GB1556476A - Fibre connector - Google Patents

Fibre connector

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Publication number
GB1556476A
GB1556476A GB4171676A GB4171676A GB1556476A GB 1556476 A GB1556476 A GB 1556476A GB 4171676 A GB4171676 A GB 4171676A GB 4171676 A GB4171676 A GB 4171676A GB 1556476 A GB1556476 A GB 1556476A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
insert
pressure
fibre connector
hydrostatic
separable
Prior art date
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Expired
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GB4171676A
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
STC PLC
Original Assignee
Standard Telephone and Cables PLC
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Publication date
Application filed by Standard Telephone and Cables PLC filed Critical Standard Telephone and Cables PLC
Priority to GB4171676A priority Critical patent/GB1556476A/en
Priority to AU29302/77A priority patent/AU2930277A/en
Priority to CH1220577A priority patent/CH624222A5/en
Publication of GB1556476A publication Critical patent/GB1556476A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3801—Permanent connections, i.e. wherein fibres are kept aligned by mechanical means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
    • G02B6/3874—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls using tubes, sleeves to align ferrules
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3801—Permanent connections, i.e. wherein fibres are kept aligned by mechanical means
    • G02B6/3802—Assembly tools, e.g. crimping tool or pressing bench
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
    • G02B6/3854—Ferrules characterised by materials

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)

Abstract

The separable demountable connection for aligning and subsequently coupling optical fibres contains, inter alia, a deformable insert (12), which is mounted in a sleeve (11) and on which pressure is exerted via a "hydrostatic" medium (14); this pressure deforms the walls of the insert in such a way that the fibre end (15), which may be provided with an end piece (13), is firmly gripped. <IMAGE>
GB4171676A 1976-10-07 1976-10-07 Fibre connector Expired GB1556476A (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB4171676A GB1556476A (en) 1976-10-07 1976-10-07 Fibre connector
AU29302/77A AU2930277A (en) 1976-10-07 1977-10-04 Optical fibre connector
CH1220577A CH624222A5 (en) 1976-10-07 1977-10-06 Separable demountable connection for coupling optical fibres

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB4171676A GB1556476A (en) 1976-10-07 1976-10-07 Fibre connector

Publications (1)

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GB1556476A true GB1556476A (en) 1979-11-28

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GB4171676A Expired GB1556476A (en) 1976-10-07 1976-10-07 Fibre connector

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AU (1) AU2930277A (en)
CH (1) CH624222A5 (en)
GB (1) GB1556476A (en)

Cited By (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0039953A1 (en) * 1980-05-14 1981-11-18 Trw Inc. Variable geometry optical fiber connector
WO1981003384A1 (en) * 1980-05-14 1981-11-26 Trw Inc Optical fiber connector construction
EP0080722A2 (en) * 1981-11-30 1983-06-08 Dai-Ichi Seiko Co. Ltd. An optical connector for optical fiber cables
EP0104416A1 (en) * 1982-09-01 1984-04-04 GTE Products Corporation Optical fiber connector
US4448482A (en) * 1980-05-14 1984-05-15 Trw Inc. Variable geometry optical fiber connector
EP0274153A1 (en) * 1986-12-08 1988-07-13 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Optical assembly
US4818055A (en) * 1988-04-18 1989-04-04 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Optical fiber splice connector
US4824197A (en) * 1988-04-18 1989-04-25 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Stamped precision lightguide interconnect centering element
US4865412A (en) * 1988-04-18 1989-09-12 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Connector for splicing optical fiber cables
US4921324A (en) * 1982-09-01 1990-05-01 Gte Products Corporation Optical fiber connector
US7385772B2 (en) 2003-03-25 2008-06-10 Precision Optics Corporation Optical device with lens positioning and method of making the same

Cited By (15)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4448482A (en) * 1980-05-14 1984-05-15 Trw Inc. Variable geometry optical fiber connector
WO1981003384A1 (en) * 1980-05-14 1981-11-26 Trw Inc Optical fiber connector construction
WO1981003383A1 (en) * 1980-05-14 1981-11-26 Trw Inc Variable geometry optical fiber connector
EP0039953A1 (en) * 1980-05-14 1981-11-18 Trw Inc. Variable geometry optical fiber connector
EP0080722A3 (en) * 1981-11-30 1986-06-11 Dai-Ichi Seiko Co. Ltd. An optical connector for optical fiber cables
EP0080722A2 (en) * 1981-11-30 1983-06-08 Dai-Ichi Seiko Co. Ltd. An optical connector for optical fiber cables
US4636034A (en) * 1981-11-30 1987-01-13 Dai-Ichi Seiko Co., Ltd. Optical connector for optical fiber cables
EP0104416A1 (en) * 1982-09-01 1984-04-04 GTE Products Corporation Optical fiber connector
US4921324A (en) * 1982-09-01 1990-05-01 Gte Products Corporation Optical fiber connector
EP0274153A1 (en) * 1986-12-08 1988-07-13 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Optical assembly
US4776670A (en) * 1986-12-08 1988-10-11 U.S. Philips Corporation Optical assembly
US4818055A (en) * 1988-04-18 1989-04-04 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Optical fiber splice connector
US4824197A (en) * 1988-04-18 1989-04-25 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Stamped precision lightguide interconnect centering element
US4865412A (en) * 1988-04-18 1989-09-12 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Connector for splicing optical fiber cables
US7385772B2 (en) 2003-03-25 2008-06-10 Precision Optics Corporation Optical device with lens positioning and method of making the same

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Publication number Publication date
AU2930277A (en) 1979-04-12
CH624222A5 (en) 1981-07-15

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