Optical waveguides – With disengagable mechanical connector – Optical fiber/optical fiber cable termination structure
Patent
1990-11-09
1991-12-10
Healy, Brian
Optical waveguides
With disengagable mechanical connector
Optical fiber/optical fiber cable termination structure
385 89, G02B 626
Patent
active
050712195
ABSTRACT:
A fiber-optic connection system comprises three interfitting plastic parts. A two-piece cable terminal includes a cable receiving body and a terminal body. The terminal body has two spaced projections which mount the fiber ends and has a pair of converging cable guide walls. The cable receiving body has walls with gripper teeth complementary to the guide walls. When two cable strands are introduced and the bodies are interconnected to form the terminal connector, the walls trap the cables. The fiber ends are finished by hot plate melting. The terminal connector is inserted into a header having pockets to mount electro-optical devices. The pockets have integral spring rails to force the devices into contact with the projections containing the fiber ends upon assembly. A series of integral lock tangs and shoulders retain the component parts interconnected to prevent inadvertant disassembly.
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AMP Brochure IS 9429 entitled "AMP Optimate FSD Wall Outlet Assembly", released 5-8-89.
Cope Kenneth P.
Gladd Joseph H.
Plyler Robert G.
Steele Robert E.
Yurtin John A.
Fodale Francis J.
General Motors Corporation
Healy Brian
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