Optical waveguides – With disengagable mechanical connector – Optical fiber/optical fiber cable termination structure
Patent
1992-04-29
1993-06-29
Epps, Georgia Y.
Optical waveguides
With disengagable mechanical connector
Optical fiber/optical fiber cable termination structure
385 72, G02B 636
Patent
active
052241866
ABSTRACT:
An optical connector comprising a first housing for supporting a ferrule, a second housing having a ferrule holder into which the ferrule is inserted with a predetermined frictional resistance, a spring member for elastically pushing the ferrule into the ferrule holder against the frictional resistance at the time that load as the ferrule is brought into contact with the ferrule holder at a first predetermined stroke position has reached a first predetermined threshold value, and a pair of locking members contacting each other at a second predetermined stroke position, and when load of the contact at the second stroke position has reached a second predetermined threshold value, the contact at the second stroke position being released and then the first housing being further moved in the predetermined direction and the locking members being engaged with each other, wherein the second stroke position is set with respect to the first stroke position so that the locking members can contact each other prior to the contact of the ferrule with the ferrule holder; and the second threshold value is higher than the first threshold value so that the ferrule can be inserted into the ferrule holder by a force of inertia resulting from the release of the contact at the second stroke position.
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Kishimoto Koji
Sawai Takanori
Yonemura Ryugen
Epps Georgia Y.
Heartney Phan T.
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
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