Optical fiber connector with auxiliary spring

Details Optical fiber connector with auxiliary spring Optical fiber connector with auxiliary spring

1998-05-29

2000-01-25

Palmer, Phan T. H.

Optical waveguides

With disengagable mechanical connector

Structure surrounding optical fiber-to-fiber connection

385 60, 385 86, 385 68, 385 78, G02B 638

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060171537

ABSTRACT:
An optical fiber connector assembly has a connector having a bore having a cable receiving end and a reentrant interface and forming a fiber holder. A latching arm has latch means for engaging a shoulder in a adapter, and camming lobes on the latching arm engage sloping ramps in the adapter to impart a bias force to move the connector toward the interface end. A bias force augmenting member is included for insuring reliable connections over extended periods of time. The augmenting member is a resilient member whose elastic force is added to the biasing force produced by the camming lobes.

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patent: 5481634 (1996-01-01), Anderson et al.
patent: 5719977 (1998-02-01), Lampert et al.
patent: 5923805 (1999-07-01), Anderson et al.

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