Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes – With measuring – testing – or inspecting – Positioning of a mold part to form a cavity or controlling...
Patent
1989-11-07
1991-07-23
Lowe, James
Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes
With measuring, testing, or inspecting
Positioning of a mold part to form a cavity or controlling...
264 15, 2643281, 2643287, 425171, 425577, 425DIG5, B29C 4580
Patent
active
050341707
ABSTRACT:
An injection-molded connector for single-mode optical fibers includes two mating plugs having aligned fiber-receiving holes. To keep transmission losses in the connector at an acceptable level, the eccentricity of each hole relative to its plug profile must be maintained within a fraction of a micron. The mold utilized to form the plugs includes a dual-eccentric-cam adjustment mechanism that comprises nested conically shaped cams. In a method for fabricating such plugs, rotation of the cams serves to move a part of the mold that positions a hole-forming pin. By rotating this mechanism, the eccentricity of the fiber hole relative to the profile of the molded plug can be established and maintained within the required precision.
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Briggs, Jr. Paul R.
Kiss Gabor D.
Varachi, Jr. John P.
Bell Communications Research Inc.
Falk James W.
Lowe James
Suchyta Leonard Charles
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