Optical fiber array splicing device

Details Optical fiber array splicing device Optical fiber array splicing device

1991-05-10

1992-07-28

Lee, John D.

Optical waveguides

With disengagable mechanical connector

Structure surrounding optical fiber-to-fiber connection

385 54, 385136, G02B 638

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051346737

ABSTRACT:
Terminated arrays (22,22) of optical fibers are spliced together by a splicing device (20) which includes a housing (40). The housing includes two sidewalls (42,42) and two endwalls (46,46), each endwall adapted to have an end portion of a terminated array inserted therethrough. The end portions of the terminated arrays are received between two negative chips (33,33) disposed between two backing plates (60,60) to cause the terminated arrays to be aligned. Clamping means (70) includes two spring clips (72,72) each adapted to be disposed in an armed position to allow insertion of the end portions of the terminated arrays and then to be moved to a clamping position in which portions of the clips are in compressive engagement with the backing plates to hold the terminated arrays in alignment and in the housing.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3864018 (1975-02-01), Miller
patent: 4649670 (1987-03-01), Snyder
patent: 4662713 (1987-05-01), Davies et al.
patent: 4762387 (1988-08-01), Batdorf et al.

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