Optical waveguides – With disengagable mechanical connector – Optical fiber/optical fiber cable termination structure
Patent
1992-05-27
1993-05-18
Healy, Brian
Optical waveguides
With disengagable mechanical connector
Optical fiber/optical fiber cable termination structure
385 56, 385 67, 385 76, 385 84, 385139, G02B 626, G02B 638
Patent
active
052127524
ABSTRACT:
An optical connector (20) includes a ferrule assembly (22) which is adapted to be received in a plug frame (70). The ferrule assembly is held in the plug frame by a cable retention assembly (40) which is adapted to be secured to said plug frame. A leading end of the plug frame is symmetrical in an end cross-section which is normal to a longitudinal axis of the connector. After the ferrule assembly has been assembled to the plug frame, the direction of any eccentricity of the plug passageway or of an optical fiber terminated by the ferrule assembly is determined. Then the plug frame is assembled to a housing of a grip (90) such that the direction of eccentricity is aligned with a key (92) of the grip. The plug frame is capable of being assembled to the grip notwithstanding the rotational orientation of the plug frame with respect to the grip. An optical connection between optical fibers terminated by two connectors is made by inserting the grip of each of the two connectors into a coupling housing (100) so that the keys are aligned. Advantageously, portions of the connector may be factory assembled which facilitates field use of the connector to terminate optical fiber.
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Stephenson Daniel L.
Subh Naif T.
Travieso Ruben
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Hayes, Jr. Donald E.
Healy Brian
Somers Edward W.
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