Abrasive tool making process – material – or composition – Impregnating or coating an abrasive tool
Patent
1990-09-04
1992-04-28
Rose, Robert A.
Abrasive tool making process, material, or composition
Impregnating or coating an abrasive tool
51120, B24B 500, B24B 722
Patent
active
051076276
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus (19) which is capable of being used in the field is adapted to polish fiber end faces each terminated by a plurality of cylindrically shaped ferrule type connector plugs (30--30). The apparatus includes a platform (50) which includes a plurality of nests (52--52) each adapted to receive a plug such that a plug end face (29) is disposed adjacent to a polishing surface and such that an end portion of fiber which protrudes from each plug engages the polishing surface. Facilities are provided in each nest for applying forces to each plug which may be varied to control the pressure between each fiber end face and the polishing surface and, if desired, subsequently between each plug end face and the polishing surface. Relative motion between the plurality of plugs and the polishing surface is caused to exist such that the polishing surface is turned rotatably while being revolved about an axis to provide uniformly polished fiber end faces. The apparatus also may be used to contour-polish simultaneously a plurality of plugs prior to terminating optical fibers therewith.
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Mock, Jr. Robert W.
Muth, Jr. Harold F.
Snyder Donald Q.
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Rose Robert A.
Somers Edward W.
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