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Optical fiber clamping assembly

A technology for clamping components and optical fibers, applied in optical components, light guides, optics, etc., can solve problems such as the impact of optical fiber alignment operations, and achieve the effects of simplifying manufacturing, reducing costs, and reducing inventory requirements

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-01-07
TE CONNECTIVITY CORP
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Variations in tolerances tend to add up, negatively impacting fiber alignment before, during, and even after the clamping assembly is touched

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[0034] Referring to Figures 1a and 1b, a preferred embodiment of an SC-type connector 10 and an LC-type connector 10' are shown in exploded view, respectively, including clamping assemblies 11 and 11' of the present invention. It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to SC and LC type connectors, and can be applied to any conventional or future developed connectors, including, for example, traditional ST and FC type connectors, plus a small design, Examples include MU, MTRJ, MPX and MPO type connectors. Also, the clamping assembly of the present invention is not limited to the field of connectors, but can be used in any optical field where optical fibers need to be fixed on a structure. For example, the clamp assembly can be used as a splicing device to optically couple two optical fibers, or can be incorporated into an active device such as a radio transceiver or a passive device such as a multiplexer , to optically couple the fiber optics to this de...

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A clamping assembly having at least one optical axis (17), and a pre-actuation state in which an optical fiber (14) has not been fixed on the clamping assembly and a post-actuating state in which the optical fiber is fixed on the clamping assembly, which The clamping assembly utilizes a first cam member (40) disposed within a housing (12), the first cam member being radially actuatable within said housing. The clamping assembly also utilizes a second cam member (50) disposed within the housing and axially slidable therein, the second cam member being configured so that when the second cam member is forward relative to the first cam member In motion, the first cam member is pushed downward due to the camming action between the first and second cam members, which clamps the fiber (14) without undesirably bending or twisting the fiber. The clamping assembly also utilizes an actuator (60) which is slidably disposed within the housing adjacent to the second cam member (50) and is configured so that when it moves forward it forces the second cam member (50) to The member moves forward relative to the first cam member (40).

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to an optical fiber clamping assembly, and more particularly, to a field installable optical connector having a clamping assembly for securing an optical fiber to the connector. Background technique [0002] Fiber optic connectors are a required component in almost all fiber optic communication systems. For example, such connectors are used to connect fiber optic segments into longer lengths, to connect fibers to active components such as sources, detectors, and repeaters, and to connect fibers to components such as converters and attenuators. on passive devices such as devices. The main function of a fiber optic connector is to align the core of an optical fiber coaxially with the optical path of a mating device (such as another optical fiber, active device, or passive device) by holding the end of the optical fiber. The optical fiber is optically coupled to the matching device. [0003] To achieve optical co...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G02B6/00G02B6/36G02B6/38
CPCG02B6/3838G02B6/3846G02B6/3858
Inventor 兰迪·M·曼宁刘易斯·E·索尔温林武弘戴维·厄尔德曼
Owner TE CONNECTIVITY CORP