201137423 六、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明係關於一種用於支撐一經包覆光纖之經包覆光纖 支撐構件。此外，本發明係關於一種用於將一光學連接器 附接至經包覆光纖之一尖端之光學連接器附接機構。又此 外’本發明係關於包括該光學連接器附接機構之該光學連 接器。又此外，本發明係關於一種用於將該光學連接器附 接至β玄經包覆光纖之该尖端之光纖端接方法。 【先前技術】 在將一光學連接器（或，換言之，一光纖連接裝置）附接 至其係容納於一護套中之一經包覆光纖（包括一芯及包層 且藉由一包覆物塗佈之一光纖）之一光學電纜或一光學線 之如邛之一光纖端接方法中，存在已知技術：其中包含 於光學電似類似物中之—預定長度的複數個經包覆光纖 之尖端區域係自護套曝露且光學連接器係附接至個別經包 覆光纖之每-尖端。在此組態中，並非光學電缓及類似物 之護套而是自該護套曝露之經包覆光纖藉由光學連接器之 一本體固持。 例如，日本未審查專利公開案（K〇kai)第2〇〇8 897〇3號 (專利文獻1)描述「-種用於將—經包覆光纖附接至包括— 機械連接區段（其後面部分具有容納用於夾住光纖之一護 套之-護套固定組件之一容納區段)之一光學連接器之光 學連接器附接方法’其特徵在於當允許光學連接器附接側 處之經包覆光纖自-保護管突出日夺，該經包覆光纖係插入 153465.doc 201137423 至該保護管中，該護套固定組件係附接至該保護 學連接器附接側處之端部外部，該光學連接k機械^ £段係附接至該突出經包覆光纖’且該護套固^牛係容 納於用於將光學連接器附接至經包覆光纖之端部之該容蜗 區段中」；「-種光學連接器總成包括：一光纖套圈，其正 面部分具有铁有一内建光纖之一非常小的孔且其後面部分 具有用於固持待連接的光纖之一機械連接類型之_光纖爽 住區段；-護套夾住構件，其係用於炎住在該光纖套圈之 後端側處之光學電欖之護套；包覆該光纖套圈及該護套炎 住構件之-外殼；待連接之一經包覆光纖，一待連接之經 包覆光纖，及-經包覆光纖之一外圓周的保護管，該光學 連接器總成的特徵在於包覆該經包覆光纖之保護管係藉由 護套夾住構件夾住，且該經包覆光纖係機械地連接至該光 纖套圈」，「一種具有容納及保護經包覆光纖之一功能之經 包覆光纖保護管，其外形可比擬於一引 内光學電境之外形且其具有形成於其中之:一電=」： 「-種經包覆光纖暫時緊固裝置，其特徵在於將一壓縮應 力施加至具有一矩形截面（其具有一長邊及相同於光學電 ’見之短邊）且其中在縱向中形成大於經包覆光纖之外徑 之一通孔之經包覆光纖保護管之彼此相對的兩側以壓縮該 通孔，使得可暫時或永久停止佈置於該通孔中之經包覆光 纖在該通孔中之縱向中之運動」。 專利文獻1進一步描述「圖5(a)繪示上述與光纖帶1〇a個 別分離之經包覆光纖10。接著，如圖5(b)中所繪示，於經 I53465.doc 201137423 包覆光纖10上放置保護管20。接著，如圖5(c)中所搶示， 將護套固定組件4 2附接至保護管在經連接側處之端部且將 經包覆光纖暫時緊固裝置30附接至保護管20之一中間部分 以暫時緊固保護管20及容納於保護管20内部之通孔中之該 經包覆光纖。接著，如圖5(d)中所繪示，藉由使用一未經 繪示之包覆物移除工具移除經包覆光纖1〇之包覆層，使得 一特疋長度之包覆層保持曝露於護套外部，且此外籍由使 用一未經繪示之光纖切割器將包覆物自其移除之裸光纖1〇, 切割至一預定長度。接著，如圖5(e)中所繪示，將切割至 特定長度之裸光纖10,及自保護管20突出一預定長度之經包 覆光纖10附接至光學連接器4〇之一機械接續區段43，以光 學互連光學連接器40及經包覆光纖1〇。接著，如圖5(f)中 所繪不，將濩套固定組件42容納於光學連接器4〇之外殼46 之谷納區段46’中並且移除經包覆光纖暫時緊固裝置3〇。 此後，完成連接作業」。 【發明内容】 在用於將光學連接器附接至經包覆光纖之尖端之光纖端 接方法中，典型地，當將一連接器附接構件（專利文獻1中 之護套固定組件」或「護套夾住構件」）附接至經包覆 光纖時’移除自該連接H附接構件延伸之該經包覆光纖之 尖端區域之包覆物達預定長度且將自包覆物曝露之一未經 包覆光纖（專敎獻1巾之「裸光纖」）切$,j至該駭長度。 根據待附接的光學連接器之結構預先決定自連接器附接構 件至切Qj之後的未經包覆光纖之尖端之長度及切割之後的 153465.doc 201137423 該未經包覆光纖之曝露部分之長度。因此，在以上操作 中，必須確定地防止歸因於當移除包覆物或切割光纖時施 加至經包覆光纖之張力之該經包覆光纖相對於連接器附接 構件之位置偏差。 在如專利文獻it間述之組態中，在遠在護套固定組件 之後的位置處藉由經包覆光纖暫時緊固裝置而將保護管之 一端部附接有護套固定組件之保護管及插入通過該保護管 之經包覆光纖兩者彼此固定時，執行包覆物之移除及自該 護套固定組件向前延伸之經包覆光纖之尖端區域之切割。 在藉由使用附接至保護管之護套固定組件而將經包覆光纖 連接至光學連接器之後，自該保護管移除經包覆光纖暫時 緊固裝置。在此組態中，因為需要用於附接及分離經包覆 光纖暫時緊固裝置之方法，所以光纖端接方法係複雜的。 此外，因為保護管與經包覆光纖係在遠離護套固定組件之 位置處彼此互連’所以歸因於當移除包覆物或切割光纖時 至，.座包覆光纖之張力，該保護管可彎曲或可移除該保 蒦S中之差包覆光纖之彎曲使得可發生經包覆光纖相對於 護套固定組件之位置偏差。 解決問題之方法 本發明之一目的係簡化用於將一光學連接器附接至一經 匕覆光纖之穴端之工作程序，使得一光纖端接方法可經 快速及精碟地執行。 、在H中’提供一種用於支撐一經包覆光纖之經包覆 光纖支撐構件’该經覆蓋光纖支樓構件包括：一光纖失住 153465.doc 201137423 區段，其具有在其内部界定一第一腔室之一彈性可變形第 一壁，該光纖夾住區段經調適以當該第— 壁之外部施加至該第一壁之一塵力而彈性變央 住收納於該第一腔室中之一經包覆光纖；及一附加區段， 其具有在其内部界定一第二腔室之一第二壁，該第二腔室 與邊第-腔室連通，該附加區段經調適以將接續藉由該光 纖夾住區段夾住之經包覆光纖之一經爽住區域之一後緣區 域容納於該第二腔室中；該光纖爽住區段與該附加區段係 彼此成一體以形成一單一構件。 在另-態樣中，提供-種用於將—光學連接器附接至一 經包覆光纖之-端部之光學連接器附接機構，該光學連接 器附著機構包括：-經包覆光纖支撐構件，其包括一光纖 夾住區段’該光纖夾住區段具有在其内部界定一第一腔室 之一彈性可變形第-壁，該光纖夾住區段經調適以當該第 一壁藉由自該第—壁之外部施加至該第一壁之一壓力而彈 性變形時緊固地夾住收納於該第—腔室中之—經包覆光 纖；及一固持構件，其係用於藉由自該光纖夾住區段之第 2之外施加壓力至該第—壁而固持該經包覆光纖支樓 構件。 ，在又另—態樣t ’提供—種光學連接器，其包括上述之 光學連接器附接機構；及固持構件所裝配之—連接 一在又另一態樣令’提供—種用於將一光學連接器附接至 -經包覆光纖之一端部之—光纖端接方法，其包括：提供 153465.doc 201137423 上述之光學連接器附接機構；藉由經包覆光纖支撐構件將 一經包覆光纖支撐於其中該經包覆光纖之一端部區域自光 纖夾住區段向外突出之一位置中；藉由固持構件固持經包 覆光纖支撐構件之光纖夾住區段，其中藉由該經包覆光纖 支撐構件支撐經包覆光纖，以便藉由壓力使第—壁彈性變 形，並且藉由該光纖夾住區段緊固地夾住收納於第—腔室 中之經包覆光纖之一經夾住區域；及移除該經包覆光纖之 端部區域之一包覆物達一預定長度，其中藉由該經包覆光 纖支標構件之光纖夾住區段緊固地夾住該經包覆光纖之經 夾住區域，並且切割端部區域達一預定長度。 本發明之效果 因為光纖夾住區段可直接夾住經包覆光纖，所以上述之 經包覆光纖支撐構件可緊固地支撐經包覆光纖。特定言 之，在用於將光學連接器附接至經包覆光纖之尖端之光纖 端接方法中，因為光纖夾住區段係附接至連接器附接構 件，所以經包覆光纖支撐構件接收至光纖夾住區段之第一 壁的所需壓力以固定經包覆光纖》在光纖端接方法中，當 將支撐經包覆光纖之經包覆光纖支撐構件附接至連接器附 接構件時，移除自該連接器附接構件延伸之經包覆光纖之 尖端區域之包覆物達一預定長度並且將自包覆物曝露之未 經包覆光纖切割至一預定長度。此處，因為經包覆光纖支 撐構件可將經包覆光纖直接固定及支撐至光纖夾住區段， 所以藉由將光纖夾住區段附接至連接器附接機構，該經包 覆光纖支撐構件可抵抗在用於移除經包覆光纖之尖端區域 153465.doc 201137423 處之包覆物及切割未經包覆光纖之操作期間施加至經包覆 光纖之張力而將該經包覆光纖穩定地固持於相對於連接器 附接構件之-預定位置。此外，因為不必要使用防止經包 覆光纖之位置偏差之一分開裝置，所以此類裝置之附接及 刀離方法變得不必要且可簡化光纖端接方法。如上所述， 知因於經包覆光纖支撐構件，用於將光學連接器附接至經 包覆光纖之尖端之工作程序可經簡化使得該光纖端接方法 可經快速及精確地執行。 匕外在上述之光學連接器附接機構、光學連接器及光 纖端接方法中，因為固持構件抵抗在光纖端接方法中用於 移除、.&包覆光纖之尖端區域處之包覆物及切割未經包覆光 纖之操作期間施加至經包覆光纖之張力而固持支禮經包覆 光纖之經包覆光纖支撲構件之光纖夹住區段，所以可將該 經包覆光纖穩定地固持於相對於該經包覆光纖之一預定位 置。此外’因為不必要使用防止經包覆光纖之位置偏差之 一分開裝置，所以此類裝置之附接及分離方法變得不必要 且可簡化光纖端接方法。因此，歸因於上述之光學連接器 附接機構、光學連接器及光纖端接方法，用於將光學連接 器附接至經包覆光纖之尖端之工作程序可經簡化，使得該 光纖端接方法可經快速及精確地執行。此外，例如，若固 持構件經組態使得其可用作為用於將架空進接線之引進光 學電纜之護套緊固地連接至光學連接器之連接器本體之連 接器附接構件，則該固持構件具有一用於固持支撐經包覆 光纖之經包覆光纖支撐構件之光纖夾住區段之功能及—用 153465.doc 201137423 於固持引進光學電纜之護套之功能。因此，在此情形下， 在上述之光纖端接方法中，在將經包覆光纖支撐於經包覆光 纖支擇構件中之後的程序變成大體上相同於引進光學電纜之 端接方法中之程序，使得操作者可在現場容易地工作。 【實施方式】 執行本發明之模式 下文將參考隨附圖式詳細描述本發明之實施例。貫穿若 干視圖，相似元件係藉由相似參考符號標示。 圖1係根據本發明之一實施例之一經包覆光纖支撐構件 10之一透視圖。圖2(a)至圖2(e)係繪示如自五個方向觀察 之經包覆光纖支撐構件10之視圖。圖3(勾至圖3(b)係經包 覆光纖支撐構件10之兩個方向的截面。典型地，如下所 述’經包覆光纖支撐構件10係用於將一未經繪示之光學連 接器（或’換言之’一光纖連接裝置）附接至一未經繪示之 經包覆光纖（即，包括一芯及包層且藉由一包覆物塗佈之 一光纖）之一光纖端接方法中。但是，經包覆光纖支撐構 件10之應用係不限於上述之應用。 經包覆光纖支撐構件1 〇包含：一光纖夾住區段i 6，其具 有在其内部界定一第一腔室12之一彈性可變形第一壁14 ; 及一附加區段22，其具有在其内部界定一第二腔室18之一 第二壁20,該第二腔室與第一腔室12連通。因為第一壁14 係藉由自第一壁14之外部施加至第一壁14之一壓力而向内 彈性變形，所以光纖夾住區段16可緊固地夾住收納於該第 一腔至12中之一經包覆光纖（圖式中未繪示）。附加區段 153465.doc -11· 201137423 可將接續藉由光纖夹住區段16夾住之經包覆光纖之一經夾 住區域之一後緣區域容納於第二腔室18中。光纖夾住區段 16及附加區段22係自具有固有撓性之一材料（諸如熱塑性 彈性體、合成橡膠等等）彼此成一體地形成。 光纖夾住區段16之第一壁14具有相對地佈置成彼此平行 之一對壁部分24。每一壁部分24具有一大體上矩形板狀形 狀且在其之每一縱向端部處成一體地耦合至附加區段22並 且在遠離附加區段22之一部位26a處（圖式中之另一縱向端 部）及鄰近於附加區段22之一部位26b處局部成一體地耦合 至另一壁部分24(圖3(a)及圖3(b))。第一腔室12係由在該對 壁部分24(圖2(a)至圆2(e))之相對表面24&之間界定之一狹 縫28構成。在所繪示的實施例中，狹縫28在第一壁“之兩 個縱向端部及一個橫向端部（圖式中之底端）處係部分開啟 且在第一壁14之另一橫向端部處係完全開啟（圖式中之頂 端）（圖2(a)至圖2(e)及圖3)。此處，該對壁部分24之相互耦 合部位26a及26b形成部分開啟狹縫28之一底面且其可將收納 於狭縫28中之經包覆光纖定位於第一壁14的幾何中心中。 在如上述般組態之光纖夾住區段16中，藉由在允許該對 壁部分24彼此接近之一方向上施加至第一壁14之該對壁部 分24之一壓力，兩個壁部分24容易相對地彎曲並且降低狹 縫28的寬度W(圖2⑷：如在第—壁14之—厚度方向上觀察 之一尺寸），使得相對容易地達到其中彼此相對之表面24& 彼此接觸之-狀態。因& ’在其中將經包覆光纖收納於狹 縫28中之-狀態中，-旦該方向上之壓力允許第—壁此 153465.doc -12- 201137423 兩個壁部分24彼此接近，即使該壓力相對小，兩個壁部分 24之彼此相對壁24a就可與經包覆光纖彈性地緊密接觸， 且藉由在與收納於狹縫28中之經包覆光纖之一軸線大體上 正交之-方向上作用之夾住力，可將經包覆光纖緊固地爽 住於光纖夾住區段16中。 假定用於產生該對壁部分24之所需彈性變形之壓力未變 得太大，歸因於第-壁14的形狀、尺寸、材料及類似物之 選擇，光纖夾住區段16之第一腔室12可具有除圖式中緣示 之狭縫28之外的各種組態。例如，可將第—腔㈣組態為 在縱向中通過第一壁14之一通道或在圖式中之第一壁“之 底端處未開啟之一凹槽。在任一情形下，第一腔室12可經 組態以通過第一壁14之幾何中心。此外，在正常條件下 (或當該對壁部分24未變形時），如在第一壁14之厚度方向 上觀察之第一腔室12之尺寸（例如，狹縫28之寬度w)可大 體上等於或略微大於待藉由經包覆光纖支樓構件1〇支樓之 經包覆光纖之一外徑。 此外，假定可在構成光纖夾住區段16之第一壁14之該對 壁部分24之間界定具有所需形狀及尺寸之第一腔室12，則 該對壁部分24之各者可具有除圖式中繪示之大體上矩形形 狀卜之各種形狀。例如’如圖4中繪示般，可將圖式中之 ㈣壁部分24之底側處之該對壁部分24之外表面施形成 為一圓柱形f曲表面。或者’儘管圖式中未繪示，可將圖 式中之該對壁部分24之頂端處的外表面形成為一圓柱形彎 表面⑯下所述’當藉由使用經包覆光纖支樓構件10執 153465.doc 13 201137423 行光纖端接方法時，在該對壁部分24之底端或頂端處具有 彎曲外表面24b之光纖夾住區段16展現尤其良好效應。或 者，該對壁部分24之各者可具有如在對應於圖4之一方向 上觀察之一橢圓外形。在任一情形下，該對壁部分Μ之各 者可具有彼此相同之形狀。 在光纖端接方法中，經包覆光纖支撐構件1〇可結合圖5 中繪示之保護管30—起使用。保護管3〇具有一管狀本體部 分32及一環形接合部分34(其係在其之一縱向端部自本體 部分32之一外部圓周表面突出）。保護管3〇具有一預定總 長度且可在本體部分32内部之一通道32a中容納一預定長 度之經包覆光纖之一區域。歸因於本體部分32之一管狀 壁，保護管30用以保護容納於通道32a中之一預定長度之 該經包覆光纖之區域。 為了能夠組裝保護管30，經包覆光纖支撐構件丨〇之附加 區段22包括經調適以收納容置有經包覆光纖之保護管3〇之 一保護管收納區段36。保護管收納區段36具有（作為附加 區段22之第二壁20): —前端壁部分38，其係鄰近於光纖 夾住區段16; —後端壁部分4〇,其係在光纖失住區段16之 相對側處，及側壁部分42 ’其係形成於光纖夾住區段 16(或前端壁部分38)與後端壁部分4〇之間以界定第二腔室 18。構成保護官收納區段36之附加區段22之第二壁20整體 上具有在相對於光纖夾住區段16之大體上矩形第一壁14之 一徑向中向外膨脹之一大體上圓柱外形。 在保護管收納區段36之前端壁部分38上，光纖夾住區段 153465.doc • 14· 201137423 16之狹縫28係開啟且沿著狹縫28之一開口邊緣，提供朝向 第二腔室18逐漸擴張之一錐形表面44。側壁部分42具有用 於將保護官3 0之接合部分3 4容納於第二腔室1 8中之一側開 口 46 ’如同側壁部分42與狹缝28之開口連通般。後端壁部 分40具有一端開口 48用於允許保護管30之本體部分32穿過 端開口48 ’其中保護管30之接合部分34容納於第二腔室18 中（圖3)。 側壁部分42中所提供的側開口 46具有允許保護管30之接 合部分34在無障礙情況下穿過側開口 46之尺寸及形狀。後 端壁部分40中所提供的端開口 48具有允許保護管30之本體 部分32在無障礙情況下穿透端開口 48但不允許接合部分34 穿透端開口 48之尺寸及形狀。第二腔室18具有在側開口 46 處開啟之一 U形戴面之一内部形狀以穩定地容納保護管3 〇 之接合部分34(圖3(b))。 在附加區段22處具有保護管收納區段3 6之經包覆光纖支 樓構件10可支樓容納於保護管3 0中之經包覆光纖。因此， 在光纖端接方法或光學連接/佈線操作中，可防止藉由經 包覆光纖支撐構件10支撐之經包覆光纖遭破壞。 經包覆光纖支撐構件10之附加區段22進一步包括在與光 纖夾住區段16相對之側處成一體且接合地連接至保護管收 納區段36之一彈性可變形管狀引出罩區段5〇。引出罩區段 50具有在一端部處成一體地連接至保護管收納區段36之後 端壁部分40之一穿孔管狀第三壁52。第三壁52於其中界定 一第三腔室54，該第三腔室54透過保護管收納區段3 6之後 153465.doc •15· 201137423 端壁部分40之端開口 48而與第二腔室丨8連通。第三腔室54 在第三壁52之與保護管收納區段36相對之一側處之—端部 52a處係開啟的。引出罩區段5〇之第三壁52整體上具有一 大體上圓柱外形（其在相對於保護管收納區段36之大體上 圓柱第二壁20之一徑向中向内縮小）》或者，如圖中所繪 示’引出罩區段50之第三壁52可具有其外徑朝向端部分 52a逐漸縮小之一形狀。如所需般，第三壁52可具有在如 圖中所繪示之一橫向中使第三腔室54局部開啟之複數個切 口 56。引出罩區段50之第三腔室54可容納保護管30之本體 部分32 ’其中接合部分34係容納於保護管收納區段36之第 二腔室18中。 經包覆光纖支撐構件1 〇(其之附加區段22具有與保護管 收納區段36連通之引出罩區段5〇)可支撐容納於保護管3〇 中之 '纟2包覆光纖。此外，當將一.彎曲力施加至容納經包覆 光纖之保護管30之本體部分32時，引出罩50根據彎曲力以 適當的曲率彎曲而不引起局部彎曲。因此，可防止彎曲力 在容納於保護管30中之經包覆光纖上集中及光學傳輸之所 得信號劣化。 若將保護管30與經包覆光纖支撐構件10組裝在一起，首 先，自與接合部分34相對之一端部使保護管3〇之本體部分 3 2通過經包覆光纖支撐構件丨〇之保護管收納區段3 6之側開 口 46而插入至第二腔室18中’且接著通過端開口 48而插入 至引出罩區段50之第三腔室54中。一旦將保護管30插入至 保護管收納區段36中直至本體部分32通過引出罩區段5〇之 153465.doc -16- 201137423 第二腔室54而自第三壁52之端部分52a向外延伸一預定長 度，保護官30之接合部分34通過保護管收納區段36之側開 口 46而容納於第二腔室中。 圖6繪示保護管30係與經包覆光纖支撐構件1〇適當地組 裝在一起。在此狀態下，因為接合部分34抵靠保護管收納 區段36之後端壁部分4〇鄰接，所以防止保護管3〇通過第三 腔室54而掉出。此處，保護管30與保護管收納區段36之第 一壁20之間以及保護管3〇與引出罩區段5〇之第三壁52之間 具有其間產生適當間隙之此一尺寸關係。 圖7繪不與保護管30組裝的經包覆光纖支撐構件10係附 接至經包覆光纖58。為了將與保護管30組裝的經包覆光纖 支撐構件10附接至經包覆光纖58，將經包覆光纖58之一尖 端插入至自經包覆光纖支撐構件1〇之引出罩區段5〇向外延 伸之保護管3〇之本體部分32之一遠端開口 32b(圖5(a))中。 經包覆光纖58穿過保護管3〇之通道32a(圖5(a))並且在無障 礙之情況下通過經包覆光纖支撐構件1〇之引出罩區段5〇及 保濩管收納區段3 6，且藉由保護管收納區段3 6之前端壁部 分38中所提供的錐形表面44引導而進入光纖夾住區段16之 狹縫21 此時’若在正常條件下（或當該對壁部分24未變形時）經 包覆光纖58的外徑小於狹縫28之寬度w(圖2(d))，則經包 覆光纖5 8在縱向方向上平順地通過光纖夾住區段16之狹縫 28 °如上所述’可將經包覆光纖支撐構件10附接至在經包 覆光纖5 8之尖端附近之一期望位置。在此附接位置處，可 153465.doc • 17· 201137423 在允許經包覆光纖支撐構件10之光纖夾住區段16之該對壁 部分2 4彼此接近之方向上施加一適當壓力至該對壁部分 24’使得可藉由光纖夾住區段16緊固地夾住經包覆光纖 58。在此經夾住狀態中，可適當防止容納經包覆光纖58之 保護管30掉出經包覆光纖支撐構件1〇。 如上述般組態之經包覆光纖支撐構件1〇之光纖夾住區段 1 6直接夹住經包覆光纖58 ’使得可緊固支撐經包覆光纖 5 8。特定言之’在如上述般組態之經包覆光纖支撐構件丄〇 中’在用於將光學連輅器（圖式中未繪示）附接至經包覆光 纖58之一尖端之光纖端接方法中，光纖夾住區段16係附接 至下述之一連接器附接構件使得光纖夾住區段i6之第一壁 14接收一所需麗力以固定經包覆光纖μ。在此光纖端接方 法中’在其中支撐經包覆光纖58之經包覆光纖支標構件1〇 係附接至連接器附接構件之一狀態中，移除自連接器附接 構件延伸之經包覆光纖58之一尖端區域之包覆物達一預定 長度並且將自包覆物（圖式中未繪示）曝露之未經包覆光纖 切割至一預定長度。此處，經包覆光纖支撐構件10之光纖 夾住區段16可直接且緊固地支撐經包覆光纖58。因此，藉 由將光纖夾住區段16附接至連接器附接構件，可抵抗在用 於移除經包覆光纖58之尖端區域之包覆物及切割未經包覆 光纖之操作期間施加至經包覆光纖58之張力而將經包覆光 纖58穩定地固持於相對於連接器附接構件之一預定位置。 此外，因為不必要使用防止經包覆光纖之位置偏差之一分 開裝置（諸如上述專利文獻丨中所闡述之「經包覆光纖暫時 153465.doc 201137423 緊固裝置」）’所以此類裝置之附接及分離方法變得不必 要並且可簡化光纖端接方法。如上所述，歸因於經包覆光 纖支撐構件10,用於將光學連接器附接至經包覆光纖58之 尖端之工作程序可經簡化使得光纖端接方法可經快速且精 確地執行。 經包覆光纖支樓構件10所展現的上述效應完全依靠光纖 夾住區段16之特性組態。因此，例如，如圖8及圖9中作為 修改例（一經包覆光纖支樓構件1 〇’）所繪示般，附加區段22 可僅具有保護管收納區段36且其可不具有引出罩區段5〇。 在此組態中，保護管30經組態使得接合部分34係容納於保 s蒦管收納區段36之第二腔室18中且使得本體部分32通過提 供於保護管收納區段36之後端壁40上之端開口 48而大體上 完全曝露於經包覆光纖支撐構件1〇，之外部。經包覆光纖58 之尖端係插入至自經包覆光纖支撐構件1〇，之保護管收納區 k36向外延伸之保護管3〇之本體部分32之遠端開口 32b(圖 5(a))中並且通過保護管3〇之通道32 a(圖5(a))中以穿透光纖 夾住區段16之狹縫28。因此，可將經包覆光纖支撐構件j 〇, 附接至在經包覆光纖58之尖端附近之一期望位置。 或者，經包覆光纖支撐構件1 〇可不結合保護管3 〇使用。 在此情形下，例如，如圖1 〇及圖丨丨中作為其他修改例（經 包覆光纖支撐構件1 〇")所繪示般，附加區段22可僅具有引 出罩區段5 0且其可不具有保護管收納區段3 6。因此，經包 覆光纖支樓構件1 〇"包括作為附加區段22之彈性可變形管 狀引出罩區段50’該引出罩區段5〇具有第二壁52及第二腔201137423 VI. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a coated optical fiber supporting member for supporting a coated optical fiber. Furthermore, the present invention is directed to an optical connector attachment mechanism for attaching an optical connector to one of the tips of a coated optical fiber. Still further, the present invention relates to the optical connector including the optical connector attachment mechanism. Still further, the present invention relates to a fiber termination method for attaching the optical connector to the tip end of a beta plexi-coated fiber. [Prior Art] Attaching an optical connector (or, in other words, a fiber optic connection device) to a coated optical fiber (including a core and a cladding layer and being covered by a cladding) In one of the optical fibers or one of the optical fibers, such as one of the optical fiber termination methods, there is a known technique in which a plurality of coated optical fibers of a predetermined length are included in an optical electrical analog. The tip region is exposed from the sheath and the optical connector is attached to each tip of the individual coated fiber. In this configuration, the sheath of the optically electrically slower and the like is not retained by the coated optical fiber exposed from the sheath by a body of the optical connector. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (KOKAI) No. 2 897 897 (Patent Document 1) describes "the use of the coated-coated optical fiber to include-mechanical connection section (its An optical connector attachment method of the optical connector having one of the sheath receiving components for holding the one of the sheaths of the optical fiber, the rear portion is characterized in that when the optical connector attachment side is allowed The coated optical fiber is self-protecting, and the coated optical fiber is inserted into 153465.doc 201137423 into the protective tube, and the sheath fixing component is attached to the end of the protective connector attachment side. Externally, the optical connection k is attached to the protruding coated optical fiber ' and the sheath is received in the end for attaching the optical connector to the end of the coated optical fiber "The optical connector assembly" includes: a fiber ferrule having a front portion having a very small hole in the iron having a built-in fiber and a rear portion having an optical fiber for holding the fiber to be connected a mechanical connection type _ fiber cooling section; - sheath clamping structure And a sheath for optically insulating the end of the optical fiber ferrule; covering the optical fiber ferrule and the sheath-inflaming member-shell; one of the to-be-bonded fibers is coated a coated optical fiber to be connected, and a protective tube on the outer circumference of one of the coated optical fibers, the optical connector assembly characterized in that the protective tube covering the coated optical fiber is sandwiched by the sheath Clamped, and the coated fiber is mechanically coupled to the fiber ferrule", "a coated fiber protection tube having the function of accommodating and protecting a coated optical fiber, the shape of which is comparable to an in-line optical The electrical shape is external and has a shape formed therein: an electric = ":" - a coated optical fiber temporary fastening device, characterized in that a compressive stress is applied to have a rectangular cross section (having a long side and the same a pair of opposite sides of the coated optical fiber protection tube having a through hole larger than one of the outer diameters of the coated optical fibers in the longitudinal direction to compress the through hole so that it can be temporarily or permanently Stopping the coated light disposed in the through hole The movement of the fiber in the longitudinal direction of the through hole." Patent Document 1 further describes "FIG. 5(a) illustrates the above-described coated optical fiber 10 separately separated from the optical fiber ribbon 1A. Next, as illustrated in FIG. 5(b), it is coated with I53465.doc 201137423. A protective tube 20 is placed on the optical fiber 10. Next, as shown in Fig. 5(c), the sheath fixing assembly 42 is attached to the end of the protective tube at the connected side and the coated optical fiber is temporarily fastened. The device 30 is attached to an intermediate portion of the protective tube 20 to temporarily secure the protective tube 20 and the coated optical fiber housed in the through hole inside the protective tube 20. Next, as illustrated in Figure 5(d), The coating of the coated optical fiber 1 移除 is removed by using an unillustrated coating removal tool such that a special length of the coating remains exposed to the outside of the sheath, and further An unillustrated fiber cleaver cuts the bare fiber from which the cladding is removed, to a predetermined length. Then, as shown in FIG. 5(e), the bare fiber 10 is cut to a specific length. And a coated optical fiber 10 protruding from the protective tube 20 by a predetermined length is attached to one of the mechanical connectors 4 of the optical connector 4 for optical interconnection The connector 40 and the coated optical fiber 1 〇. Next, as shown in Figure 5 (f), the ferrule fixing assembly 42 is received in the valley portion 46' of the outer casing 46 of the optical connector 4 The coated optical fiber temporary fastening device 3 is removed. Thereafter, the connection operation is completed. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In an optical fiber termination method for attaching an optical connector to a tip end of a coated optical fiber, typically, when a connector attachment member (the sheath fixing assembly in Patent Document 1) or "Sheath clamping member") when attached to the coated optical fiber 'removing the covering of the tip end region of the coated optical fiber extending from the connecting H attachment member for a predetermined length and exposing the self-cladding One uncoated fiber ("bare fiber" dedicated to 1 towel) cuts $,j to the length of the file. Depending on the structure of the optical connector to be attached, the length of the tip of the uncoated optical fiber after the connector attachment member to the cut Qj is determined in advance and after cutting 153465.doc 201137423 The exposed portion of the uncoated optical fiber length. Therefore, in the above operation, it is necessary to surely prevent the positional deviation of the coated optical fiber with respect to the connector attachment member due to the tension applied to the coated optical fiber when the wrap or the optical fiber is cut. In a configuration as described in the patent document, a protective tube of a sheath fixing assembly is attached to one end of the protective tube by means of a coated optical fiber temporary fastening device at a position far behind the sheath fixing assembly. And when the coated optical fibers inserted through the protective tube are both fixed to each other, the removal of the cladding and the cutting of the tip end region of the coated optical fiber extending forward from the sheath fixing assembly are performed. After the coated optical fiber is attached to the optical connector by using a sheath fixing assembly attached to the protective tube, the coated optical fiber temporary fastening device is removed from the protective tube. In this configuration, the fiber termination method is complicated because of the need for a method for attaching and detaching the coated fiber temporary fastening device. In addition, since the protective tube and the coated optical fiber are interconnected to each other at a position away from the sheath fixing assembly, the protection is due to the tension of the coated optical fiber when the covering or cutting the optical fiber is removed. The tube can be bent or the difference in the protective coated S can be removed so that the positional deviation of the coated optical fiber relative to the sheathing assembly can occur. Means for Solving the Problems An object of the present invention is to simplify the working procedure for attaching an optical connector to a cavity end of a coated optical fiber such that a fiber termination method can be performed quickly and finely. Providing a coated optical fiber supporting member for supporting a coated optical fiber in H. The covered optical fiber framing member includes: a fiber lost 153465.doc 201137423 segment having a first defined therein One of the chambers is elastically deformable with the first wall, the fiber clamping section being adapted to be elastically slidably received in the first chamber when the exterior of the first wall is applied to a dust force of the first wall One of the coated optical fibers; and an additional section having a second wall defining a second chamber therein, the second chamber being in communication with the side-chamber, the additional section being adapted Storing one of the coated optical fibers sandwiched by the optical fiber clamping section and accommodating the rear edge region of one of the cooling regions; the optical fiber cooling section and the additional section are mutually Integrated to form a single component. In another aspect, an optical connector attachment mechanism for attaching an optical connector to an end of a coated optical fiber is provided, the optical connector attachment mechanism comprising: - a coated optical fiber support a member comprising a fiber clamping section having a resiliently deformable first wall defining a first chamber therein, the fiber clamping section being adapted to be the first wall Securely clamping the coated optical fiber housed in the first chamber by elastically deforming from the outside of the first wall to the pressure of one of the first walls; and a holding member The coated fiber optic building member is retained by applying pressure to the first wall from the second of the fiber clamping section. In another aspect, the optical connector is provided, which includes the optical connector attachment mechanism described above; and the holding member is assembled - the connection is provided in another aspect to provide An optical connector attached to the end of one of the coated optical fibers - a fiber termination method comprising: providing an optical connector attachment mechanism as described in 153465.doc 201137423; The coated optical fiber is supported in a position in which an end region of the coated optical fiber protrudes outward from the optical fiber clamping section; and the optical fiber clamping section of the coated optical fiber supporting member is held by the holding member, wherein The coated optical fiber is supported by the coated optical fiber supporting member to elastically deform the first wall by pressure, and the coated optical fiber accommodated in the first chamber is tightly clamped by the optical fiber clamping portion Once the region is clamped; and the covering of the end region of the coated optical fiber is removed for a predetermined length, wherein the fiber clamping portion of the coated optical fiber bearing member is securely clamped Wrapped fiber coated The area is lived and the end area is cut to a predetermined length. EFFECT OF THE INVENTION Since the fiber-clamping section can directly sandwich the coated optical fiber, the above-mentioned coated optical fiber supporting member can securely support the coated optical fiber. In particular, in a fiber termination method for attaching an optical connector to the tip of a coated fiber, the coated fiber support member is attached because the fiber clamping segment is attached to the connector attachment member Receiving the required pressure to the first wall of the fiber gripping section to secure the coated fiber. In the fiber termination method, attaching the coated fiber support member that supports the coated fiber to the connector attachment In the case of the member, the covering of the tip end region of the coated optical fiber extending from the connector attachment member is removed for a predetermined length and the uncoated optical fiber exposed from the covering is cut to a predetermined length. Here, since the coated optical fiber support member can directly fix and support the coated optical fiber to the optical fiber clamping section, the coated optical fiber is attached by attaching the optical fiber clamping section to the connector attachment mechanism. The support member is resistant to the tension applied to the coated fiber during operation of removing the wrap at the tip region 153465.doc 201137423 of the coated fiber and cutting the uncoated fiber. Stablely held at a predetermined position relative to the connector attachment member. In addition, since it is not necessary to separate the device by one of the positional deviations of the coated optical fiber, the attachment and knife-off method of such a device becomes unnecessary and the fiber termination method can be simplified. As noted above, the process for attaching the optical connector to the tip of the coated fiber can be simplified by the coated fiber support member so that the fiber termination method can be performed quickly and accurately. In the above optical connector attachment mechanism, optical connector, and fiber termination method, because the holding member resists the coating at the tip end region of the optical fiber termination method for removing, & coating the optical fiber And the fiber-clamped section of the coated fiber-optic member of the coated optical fiber that is applied to the tension of the coated optical fiber during the operation of cutting the uncoated optical fiber, so the coated optical fiber can be coated Stablely held in a predetermined position relative to one of the coated optical fibers. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to use a separate device for preventing the positional deviation of the coated optical fiber, the attachment and separation methods of such devices become unnecessary and the fiber termination method can be simplified. Thus, due to the optical connector attachment mechanism, optical connector, and fiber termination method described above, the operational procedure for attaching the optical connector to the tip of the coated fiber can be simplified such that the fiber is terminated The method can be performed quickly and accurately. Further, for example, if the holding member is configured such that it can be used as a connector attachment member for fastening the sheath of the introduction optical cable of the overhead cable to the connector body of the optical connector, the holding member The utility model has the function of holding a fiber clamping section for supporting the coated optical fiber supporting member of the coated optical fiber and the function of holding the sheath of the optical cable with 153465.doc 201137423. Therefore, in this case, in the above-described fiber termination method, the procedure after supporting the coated optical fiber in the coated optical fiber-retaining member becomes a procedure substantially the same as the termination method of the introduction optical cable. This allows the operator to work easily on site. [Embodiment] Mode for Carrying Out the Invention Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Throughout the drawings, like elements are indicated by like reference characters. 1 is a perspective view of one of the coated fiber support members 10 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 2(a) to 2(e) are views showing the coated optical fiber supporting member 10 as viewed from five directions. Figure 3 (hook to Figure 3(b) is a cross-section through the two directions of the coated fiber support member 10. Typically, the coated fiber support member 10 is used to provide an unillustrated optical The connector (or 'in other words' a fiber optic connection device) is attached to one of the uncoated coated fibers (ie, one of the core and the cladding and one of the fibers coated by a cladding) In the termination method, however, the application of the coated optical fiber supporting member 10 is not limited to the above application. The coated optical fiber supporting member 1 includes: a fiber clamping section i 6, which has a first defining therein An elastically deformable first wall 14 of one of the chambers 12; and an additional section 22 having a second wall 20 defining a second chamber 18 therein, the second chamber and the first chamber 12. The first wall 14 is elastically deformed inward by being applied to the pressure of one of the first walls 14 from the outside of the first wall 14, so that the fiber clamping section 16 can be securely clamped and received in the first One of the cavities to one of the 12 coated optical fibers (not shown). Additional section 153465.doc -11· 201137423 One of the coated optical fibers sandwiched by the fiber clamping section 16 is received in the second chamber 18 via a region of the clamping region. The fiber clamping section 16 and the additional section 22 are inherently inherent. One of the flexible materials (such as thermoplastic elastomer, synthetic rubber, etc.) is integrally formed with each other. The first wall 14 of the fiber clamping section 16 has a pair of wall portions 24 that are oppositely arranged parallel to each other. The portion 24 has a generally rectangular plate-like shape and is integrally coupled to the additional section 22 at each of its longitudinal ends and at a portion 26a away from the additional section 22 (the other longitudinal end of the figure) And a portion 26b adjacent to the additional section 22 is partially integrally coupled to the other wall portion 24 (Figs. 3(a) and 3(b)). The first chamber 12 is bounded by the pair of walls. The portion 24 (Fig. 2(a) to circle 2(e)) defines a slit 28 defined between the opposing surfaces 24 & in the illustrated embodiment, the slit 28 is in the first wall "two The longitudinal end portion and a lateral end portion (the bottom end in the drawing) are partially open and completely complete at the other lateral end of the first wall 14 (top of the drawing) (Fig. 2(a) to Fig. 2(e) and Fig. 3). Here, the mutual coupling portions 26a and 26b of the pair of wall portions 24 form a bottom surface of the partial opening slit 28 and It can position the coated fiber received in the slit 28 in the geometric center of the first wall 14. In the fiber clamping section 16 configured as described above, by allowing the pair of wall portions 24 to each other Close to one of the pair of wall portions 24 applied to the first wall 14 in one direction, the two wall portions 24 are relatively easily curved and reduce the width W of the slit 28 (Fig. 2 (4): as in the first wall 14 - thickness Viewing one of the dimensions in the direction makes it relatively easy to reach the state in which the surfaces 24 & Because of the & 'in the state in which the coated optical fiber is received in the slit 28, the pressure in the direction allows the first wall 153465.doc -12- 201137423 two wall portions 24 to be close to each other, even if The pressure is relatively small, and the opposing wall 24a of the two wall portions 24 is resiliently in intimate contact with the coated optical fiber and is substantially orthogonal to one of the axes of the coated optical fibers received in the slit 28. The clamping force acting in the direction can securely seal the coated optical fiber in the fiber clamping section 16. It is assumed that the pressure for producing the desired elastic deformation of the pair of wall portions 24 does not become too large, and the first of the fiber gripping sections 16 is attributed to the selection of the shape, size, material and the like of the first wall 14. The chamber 12 can have various configurations other than the slits 28 shown in the figures. For example, the first cavity (four) may be configured to pass through one of the channels of the first wall 14 in the longitudinal direction or one of the grooves at the bottom end of the first wall in the drawing. In either case, the first The chamber 12 can be configured to pass through the geometric center of the first wall 14. Further, under normal conditions (or when the pair of wall portions 24 are undeformed), as viewed first in the thickness direction of the first wall 14 The size of the chamber 12 (e.g., the width w of the slit 28) may be substantially equal to or slightly larger than the outer diameter of one of the coated fibers to be wrapped by the coated fiber optic truss member 1 。. Between the pair of wall portions 24 constituting the first wall 14 of the fiber gripping section 16, a first chamber 12 having a desired shape and size is defined, and each of the pair of wall portions 24 can have a pattern The various shapes of the substantially rectangular shape are shown. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the outer surface of the pair of wall portions 24 at the bottom side of the wall portion 24 in the drawing may be formed as a cylinder. Shape f curved surface. Or 'although not shown in the drawings, the appearance of the top end of the pair of wall portions 24 in the drawing Formed as a cylindrical curved surface 16 as described above by using the coated fiber optic truss member 10 153465.doc 13 201137423 row fiber termination method, at the bottom or top end of the pair of wall portions 24 The fiber clamping section 16 of the curved outer surface 24b exhibits particularly good effects. Alternatively, each of the pair of wall portions 24 can have an elliptical profile as viewed in a direction corresponding to one of Figure 4. In either case, the pair Each of the wall portions may have the same shape as each other. In the fiber termination method, the coated fiber support member 1 may be used in conjunction with the protective tube 30 illustrated in Figure 5. The protective tube 3 has a tubular shape. The body portion 32 and an annular engagement portion 34 (which project from one of its longitudinal ends project from an outer circumferential surface of one of the body portions 32). The protective tube 3 has a predetermined total length and is openable within the body portion 32. A region of a predetermined length of coated optical fiber is received in 32a. Due to the tubular wall of one of the body portions 32, the protective tube 30 serves to protect a region of the coated optical fiber received in a predetermined length of the passage 32a. in order to The protective tube 30 can be assembled, and the additional section 22 of the coated optical fiber support member includes a protective tube receiving section 36 adapted to receive the protective tube 3 accommodating the coated optical fiber. The protective tube receiving section 36 has (as a second wall 20 of the additional section 22): a front end wall portion 38 adjacent to the fiber gripping section 16; a rear end wall portion 4〇, which is in the fiber lost section 16 The opposite side, and side wall portion 42' is formed between the fiber gripping section 16 (or the front end wall portion 38) and the rear end wall portion 4A to define a second chamber 18. The protector receiving section 36 is formed. The second wall 20 of the additional section 22 as a whole has a generally cylindrical outer shape that expands outwardly in a radial direction relative to one of the generally rectangular first walls 14 of the fiber gripping section 16. On the end wall portion 38 of the protective tube receiving section 36, the slit 28 of the fiber gripping section 153465.doc • 14· 201137423 16 is opened and along one of the open edges of the slit 28, providing a second chamber 18 gradually expands one of the tapered surfaces 44. The side wall portion 42 has a side opening 46' for accommodating the engaging portion 3 4 of the protector 30 in the second chamber 18 as the side wall portion 42 communicates with the opening of the slit 28. The rear end wall portion 40 has an end opening 48 for allowing the body portion 32 of the protective tube 30 to pass through the end opening 48' wherein the engagement portion 34 of the protective tube 30 is received in the second chamber 18 (Fig. 3). The side opening 46 provided in the side wall portion 42 has a size and shape that allows the engaging portion 34 of the protective tube 30 to pass through the side opening 46 in an unobstructed condition. The end opening 48 provided in the rear end wall portion 40 has a size and shape that allows the body portion 32 of the protective tube 30 to penetrate the end opening 48 without obstruction but does not allow the engaging portion 34 to penetrate the end opening 48. The second chamber 18 has an inner shape of one of the U-shaped wear faces opened at the side opening 46 to stably accommodate the engaging portion 34 of the protective tube 3 (Fig. 3(b)). The coated fiber optic building member 10 having the protective tube receiving section 36 at the additional section 22 can be housed in the coated optical fiber in the protective tube 30. Therefore, in the fiber termination method or the optical connection/wiring operation, the coated optical fiber supported by the coated optical fiber supporting member 10 can be prevented from being damaged. The additional section 22 of the coated fiber support member 10 further includes an elastically deformable tubular take-up hood section 5 integrally and cooperatively coupled to the protective tube receiving section 36 at a side opposite the fiber gripping section 16. Hey. The take-up hood section 50 has a perforated tubular third wall 52 which is one of the end wall portions 40 after being integrally connected to the protective tube receiving section 36 at one end. The third wall 52 defines a third chamber 54 therein, and the third chamber 54 passes through the protective tube receiving section 36 after the end opening 48 of the end wall portion 40 of the 153465.doc •15·201137423 and the second chamber丨8 connected. The third chamber 54 is open at the end 52a of the third wall 52 opposite the side of the protective tube receiving section 36. The third wall 52 of the take-up hood section 5 has a generally cylindrical outer shape (which is reduced inwardly in a radial direction relative to one of the substantially cylindrical second walls 20 of the protective tube receiving section 36) or As illustrated in the figure, the third wall 52 of the take-up hood section 50 may have a shape in which its outer diameter tapers toward the end portion 52a. The third wall 52 can have a plurality of slits 56 that partially open the third chamber 54 in a lateral direction as illustrated in the figures, as desired. The third chamber 54 of the take-up hood section 50 can receive the body portion 32' of the protective tube 30 wherein the engaging portion 34 is received in the second chamber 18 of the protective tube receiving section 36. The coated fiber support member 1 〇 (the additional section 22 having the take-up cover section 5〇 in communication with the protective tube receiving section 36) can support the '纟2 coated optical fiber housed in the protective tube 3〇. Further, when a bending force is applied to the body portion 32 of the protective tube 30 accommodating the coated optical fiber, the take-up cover 50 is bent with an appropriate curvature according to the bending force without causing local bending. Therefore, the signal generated by the concentrated and optical transmission of the bending force on the coated optical fiber housed in the protective tube 30 can be prevented from deteriorating. If the protective tube 30 is assembled with the coated optical fiber supporting member 10, first, the body portion 3 2 of the protective tube 3 is passed through the protective tube of the coated optical fiber supporting member from one end opposite to the engaging portion 34. The side opening 46 of the receiving section 36 is inserted into the second chamber 18' and is then inserted through the end opening 48 into the third chamber 54 of the take-up hood section 50. Once the protective tube 30 is inserted into the protective tube receiving section 36 until the body portion 32 passes through the leading portion 5 of the third wall 52 from the second chamber 54 of the 153465.doc -16 - 201137423 Extending a predetermined length, the engagement portion 34 of the protector 30 is received in the second chamber by the side opening 46 of the protective tube receiving section 36. Figure 6 illustrates the protective tube 30 being suitably assembled with the coated fiber support member 1A. In this state, since the engaging portion 34 abuts against the end wall portion 4A after the protective tube accommodation portion 36, the protective tube 3 is prevented from falling out through the third chamber 54. Here, between the protective tube 30 and the first wall 20 of the protective tube receiving section 36 and between the protective tube 3A and the third wall 52 of the take-up cover section 5, there is such a dimensional relationship that a suitable gap is created therebetween. Figure 7 depicts the coated fiber support member 10, which is not assembled with the protective tube 30, attached to the coated optical fiber 58. In order to attach the coated fiber support member 10 assembled with the protective tube 30 to the coated optical fiber 58, one of the tips of the coated optical fiber 58 is inserted into the take-up cover section 5 of the self-coated optical fiber supporting member 1 The distal end opening 32b (Fig. 5(a)) of one of the body portions 32 of the protective tube 3 is extended outward. The coated optical fiber 58 passes through the passage 32a of the protective tube 3 (Fig. 5(a)) and passes through the sheathed cover section 5 and the protective tube receiving area of the coated optical fiber supporting member 1〇 without being unobstructed. Section 3 6, and guided by the tapered surface 44 provided in the front end wall portion 38 of the protective tube receiving section 36 into the slit 21 of the fiber gripping section 16 at this time 'if under normal conditions (or When the pair of wall portions 24 are undeformed, the outer diameter of the coated optical fiber 58 is smaller than the width w of the slit 28 (Fig. 2(d)), the coated optical fiber 58 is smoothly passed through the optical fiber in the longitudinal direction. The slit 28 of the segment 16 can be attached to a desired location near the tip end of the coated optical fiber 58 by the coated optical fiber support member 10 as described above. At this attachment location, 153465.doc • 17· 201137423 applies a suitable pressure to the pair in a direction that allows the pair of wall portions 24 of the fiber-clamping section 16 of the coated fiber support member 10 to approach each other. The wall portion 24' makes it possible to securely clamp the coated optical fiber 58 by the fiber clamping section 16. In this sandwiched state, the protective tube 30 accommodating the coated optical fiber 58 can be appropriately prevented from falling out of the coated optical fiber supporting member 1''. The fiber-clamping section 16 of the coated optical fiber supporting member 1 configured as described above directly clamps the coated optical fiber 58' so that the coated optical fiber 58 can be fastened. Specifically, 'in a coated fiber support member configured as described above' in an optical fiber for attaching an optical switch (not shown) to one of the tips of the coated optical fiber 58 In the termination method, the fiber gripping section 16 is attached to one of the connector attachment members described below such that the first wall 14 of the fiber gripping section i6 receives a desired force to secure the coated fiber μ. In this fiber termination method, 'in the state in which the coated optical fiber support member 1 supporting the coated optical fiber 58 is attached to one of the connector attachment members, the removal from the connector attachment member is extended. The cladding of one of the tip regions of the coated optical fiber 58 reaches a predetermined length and the uncoated optical fiber exposed from the cladding (not shown) is cut to a predetermined length. Here, the fiber-clamped section 16 of the coated fiber support member 10 can directly and securely support the coated fiber 58. Thus, by attaching the fiber clamp section 16 to the connector attachment member, it is resistant to application during the operation of removing the wrap of the tip region of the coated fiber 58 and cutting the uncoated fiber. The coated optical fiber 58 is stably held to a predetermined position relative to the connector attachment member up to the tension of the coated optical fiber 58. In addition, since it is not necessary to use a device that prevents separation of one of the positional deviations of the coated optical fiber (such as the "coated optical fiber temporary 153465.doc 201137423 fastening device" as described in the above-mentioned patent document), The pick and drop method becomes unnecessary and the fiber termination method can be simplified. As noted above, due to the coated fiber support member 10, the operational procedure for attaching the optical connector to the tip of the coated fiber 58 can be simplified such that the fiber termination method can be performed quickly and accurately. The above-described effects exhibited by the coated fiber optic truss member 10 rely entirely on the characteristic configuration of the fiber-clamping section 16. Thus, for example, as illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9 as a modification (a coated fiber optic truss member 1 〇 '), the additional section 22 may have only the protective tube receiving section 36 and may not have a take-up hood Section 5〇. In this configuration, the protective tube 30 is configured such that the engagement portion 34 is received in the second chamber 18 of the retaining tube receiving section 36 and the body portion 32 is passed through the end wall provided after the protective tube receiving section 36 The upper end opening 48 of 40 is substantially completely exposed to the exterior of the coated fiber support member 1 . The tip end of the coated optical fiber 58 is inserted into the distal opening 32b of the body portion 32 of the protective tube 3〇 extending outward from the protective tube receiving portion k36 (Fig. 5(a)) And through the passage 32 a of the protective tube 3 (Fig. 5 (a)), the slit 28 of the section 16 is penetrated by the penetrating fiber. Thus, the coated fiber support member j can be attached to a desired location near the tip end of the coated fiber 58. Alternatively, the coated optical fiber supporting member 1 may be used without being combined with the protective tube 3 . In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 as another modification (coated fiber support member 1 〇 "), the additional section 22 may have only the take-up cover section 50. And it may not have the protective tube receiving section 36. Thus, the coated fiber optic truss member 1" includes an elastically deformable tubular take-up hood section 50' as an additional section 22 having the second wall 52 and the second cavity
S 153465.doc 201137423 室54(分別對應於經包覆光纖支撐構件1〇之第三壁52及第 三腔室54)。在此組態中，經包覆光纖58之尖端係插入至 經包覆光纖支撐構件10"之引出罩區段50之端部52a之一開 口中並且通過引出罩5 0之第二腔室54以穿透光纖夾住區段 16之狭縫28。因此’可將經包覆光纖支撐構件i 〇"附接至 在經包覆光纖58之尖端附近之一期望位置。此處，儘管圖 式中未繪示，經包覆光纖支撐構件1〇可不具有附加區段 22(保護管收納區段36及引出罩區段5〇)且可僅具有光纖夾 住區段16。 經包覆光纖支撐構件10、10,或10"可由各種材料形成。 例如，經包覆光纖支撐構件i 0、1 〇|或1 〇"與光纖夾住區段 16與附加區段22可由熱塑性彈性體（TPE)(諸如交聯彈性體 (tpv)、聚胺基甲酸酯彈性體（TPU)及聚酯彈性體（τρΕΕ : 例如’「Hytrel®」））或合成橡膠（諸如矽橡膠）一體形成。 特定言之’光纖夾住區段16較佳係由具有大約65至85之蕭 氏（Shore)A硬度之一材料形成。 經包覆光纖支撐構件10、1 〇'或1 〇"可具有各種尺寸。例 如，光纖夾住區段16可具有諸如長度1=5 2±1 mm、高度 H-3 mm、狹縫28之寬度W=0.3±l mm之尺寸（圖2)。此等尺 寸對應於在使用如下所述之經包覆光纖支撐構件1〇、1〇，或 1〇"之光纖端接方法中所使用的連接器附接構件之尺寸。 此外，當保護管收納區段36具有一大體上圓柱形狀時，例 如，該保護管收納區段36可具有諸如外徑=11 mm且長度 =3 mm之尺寸。此等尺寸對應於如標準化產品般分佈之保 153465.doc •20- 201137423 護管30之尺寸。又此外，當引出罩區段5〇具有一大體上圓 柱形狀時，例如該引出罩區段5〇可具有諸如外徑=2 3爪爪 且長度= 12.6mm之尺寸。 若光纖夾住區段16可緊固地夾住待使用等於或大於5 N 的力夾住之經包覆光纖5 8，例如，經包覆光纖支撐構件 1〇、10'或10"可經組態使得上述之形狀、尺寸及材料經適 田選擇。在光纖端接方法中，此夾住力（在與收納於狹縫 28中之經包覆光纖58之軸線大體上正交之方向上作用之 力）係抵抗在用於移除經包覆光纖58之尖端區域之包覆物 及切割未經包覆光纖之操作期間施加至經包覆光纖5 8之張 力而將經包覆光纖58穩定地固持於相對於連接器附接構件 之一預疋位置所需之力且該力可藉由試驗及類似者決定。 接著參考圖12至圖21，將描述根據本發明之一實施例 之具有經包覆光纖支撐構件1〇之一光學連接器附接機構 U1(圖14)、根據本發明之一實施例之具有經包覆光纖支撐 構件10之一光學連接器100(圖21)及根據本發明之一實施例 之藉由使用經包覆光纖支撐構件10而將光學連接器1〇〇附 接至經包覆光纖58之尖端之一光纖端接方法。 在根據本發明之一實施例之藉由使用經包覆光纖支撐構 件10之光纖端接方法中，將圖12及圖13中所繪示的固持構 件104用作為用於將經包覆光纖支撐構件丨〇附接至一連接 器本體1〇2(圖17)之連接器附接構件。當自外部施加一壓力 至光纖夾住區段16之第一壁14時，固持構件1〇4可固持經 包覆光纖支撐構件10(圖1) ^固持構件1〇4成一體地包括一 I53465.doc -21 · 201137423 壓固持區段106，其收納光纖夾住區段16之第一壁14並且 將一壓力施加至該對壁部分24以允許該對壁部分24彼此接 近；及一蓋區段110，其係經由一可重複彎曲鉸接區段1 〇8 而耦合至壓固持區段106。固持構件104與經包覆光纖支撐 構件10協作構成用於將光學連接器100附接至經包覆光纖 5 8之尖端之光學連接器附接機構ill。 固持構件104之壓固持區段106包括一底壁112及自底壁 112垂直立起之一對側壁114。該對側壁114係在底壁112上 相對地佈置成彼此平行且在此等側壁114之間形成一凹口 116，以收納經包覆光纖支撐構件1 〇之光纖夾住區段〗6。 在彼此相對之兩個側壁114的表面114a上形成彼此相對之 複數個鋸齒形突部118，以將所需壓力施加至經包覆光纖 支撐構件10之光纖夾住區段16(圖13)。彼此相對之突部118 之尖端之間的距離經設計略微小於經包覆光纖支撐構件1 〇 之光纖夾住區段16之第一壁14之厚度T(圖2(d))。歸因於此 尺寸關係，藉由僅將經包覆光纖支撐構件1 〇之光纖夾住區 段16之第一壁14按扣進入至固持構件i〇4之壓固持區段106 之一凹口 116中’自該複數個突部ι18將壓力施加至第一壁 14(該對壁部分24)。此壓力係用於允許光纖夾住區段16對 經包覆光纖58展現上述之固持力所需。此處，底壁112上 的側壁114之高度經設計大體上等於經包覆光纖支撐構件 10之光纖夹住區段16之第一壁14的高度Η(圖2(b))。 固持構件104之鉸接區段1〇8係（例如）由相同於壓固持區 段106及蓋區段110之材料之一材料形成之一薄壁部分。鉸 153465.doc -22- 201137423 接區段108本身沿著一摺疊線iosa彎曲使得蓋區段no可相 對於壓固持區段106而可旋轉地開啟及閉合。蓋區段110係 一板狀元件，其可在壓固持區段106之凹口 i丨6之一頂部開 口（與底壁112相對之一開口）係閉合的一閉合位置與上述開 口係開啟的一開啟位置之間繞著鉸接區段1〇8旋轉。當蓋 區段110係處於開啟位置時，蓋區段11〇之一内表面12〇與 壓固持區段106之凹口 116協作以固持經包覆光纖支撐構件 1〇之光纖夾住區段16而不擺動。此外，壓固持區段106及 蓋區段110分別具有公-母接合元件122及124以在閉合位置 中與蓋區段110按扣配合。 例如，當為架空服務而將一光學連接器附接至一對應引 進光學電纜時，可將如上述般組態之固持構件丨〇4用作為 用於將6亥引進光學電纜之一護套緊固地連接至一連接器本 體之一連接器附接構件。引進光學電纜通常由經包覆光纖 及一對抗拉強度構件（例如，鋼線、FRp(抗拉強度光纖）及 類似物）構成，該對抗拉強度構件係佈置於經包覆光纖的 兩側且係在大體上無空隙之情況下填充於由樹脂製成之護 套中。固持構件104之壓固持區段1〇6可具有可將上述之引 進光學電纜之護套緊固地固持於凹口 116中之一形狀及尺 寸。在此情形下，固持構件1〇4具有一用於將支撐經包覆 光纖58之經包覆光纖支撐構件1〇之光纖夾住區段16固持於 壓固持區段106之凹口 116中之功能及一將引進光學電纜之 護套固持於壓固持區段1〇6之凹口 116中之功能。因此，在 此隋形下，在光纖端接方法中，在將經包覆光纖支撐於 153465.doc •23· 201137423 經包覆光纖支撐構件ίο中之後的程序變成大體上相同於在 引進光學電纜之端接方法中的程序，使得操作者可在現場 容易地作業。 圖14繪示支撐經包覆光纖5 8之經包覆光纖支撐構件i 〇之 光纖夾住區段16係固持於光學連接器附接機構丨丨1中之固 持構件104之壓固持區段1 〇6之凹口 116中。在根據本發明 之一實施例之光纖端接方法中，首先，在其中具有一預定 長度（例如’大約40 mm至50 mm)之經包覆光纖58之一尖端 區域自光纖夾住區段16向外突出之一位置中，（如上述般） 藉由在經包覆光纖支撐構件10之光纖夾住區段16及附加區 段22(保護管收納區段36及引出罩區段50)中使用保護管30 來支援經包覆光纖5 8。接著，將支撐經包覆光纖5 8之經包 覆光纖支樓構件1 0之光纖夾住區段1 6自凹口 116之頂部開 口朝向底壁112而插入至固持構件104之壓固持區段1〇6之 凹口 116中’使得光纖夾住區段16被固持於壓固持區段1〇6 中且光纖夹住區段16係藉由自複數個突部118施加之壓力 而彈性變形。因此，在光纖夹住區段16中緊固地夾住收納 於第一腔室12(狹縫28)中之經包覆光纖58之經夹住區域。 在此狀態下，藉由將固持構件104之蓋區段110自開啟位置 移動至閉合位置，來防止經包覆光纖支撐構件10掉出固持 構件104之凹口 116(圖15)。 如圖式中所繪示，當將經包覆光纖支撐構件10之光纖夾 住區段16插入至固持構件104之壓固持區段106之凹口 116 中時，可在光纖夾住區段16之狹縫28之完全開啟側係定向 153465.doc -24- 201137423 於與壓固持區段106之底壁112(圖12)相對之一方向時將光 纖夾住區段16插入至凹口 116中。在此情形下，如參考圖4 所述般’可將在光纖夾住區段丨6之該對壁部分24之圖式中 之底側之外表面24b形成為一圓柱形彎曲表面，使得光纖 夾住區段16可經容易地插入至凹口 1丨6中。此外，儘管圖 式中未繪示，當將光纖夾住區段16插入至凹口 116中時， 為防止在其中經包覆光纖58係藉由自壓固持區段1〇6逐漸 施加至光纖夾住區段16之一壓力而推出狹縫28之一方向上 之位置偏差，可在光纖夾住區段丨6之狹縫28之完全開啟側 係定向於面向壓固持區段106之底壁112(圖12)之側（或，換 言之，定向於與圖14之情形中之該側相對之側）時將光纖 夾住區段16插入至凹口 116中。在此情形下，如上所述， 可將在光纖夾住區段16之該對壁部分24之圖式中之頂側之 一外表面形成為-圓柱形彎曲表面’使得可容易地將光纖 夾住區段16插入至凹口 116中。 接著’如圖16⑷至圖16⑷中所繪示，（例如）藉由使用一 未、.’里、”曰示的特殊卫具之手動操作，自藉由經包覆光纖支標 構件1〇(光纖夾住區段16)緊固地夾住之經包覆光纖（圖 16⑷）移除經包覆光纖58之尖端區域處之包覆物心並且使 未經包覆光纖58b曝露-預定長度（圖16(b))。此外，（例如） 藉由使用-未經繪示的特殊工具之手動操作，將在經包覆 錢58之尖端區域處曝露之未經包覆光纖58b切割至-預 定長又（圖16(e))。在移除經包覆光纖％之尖端區域之包覆 物及切割未經包覆光纖之操作中’如上所述，經包覆光纖 153465.doc •25· 201137423 支撐構件10可將經包覆光纖58直接且緊固地支撐於光纖夾 住區段16中。因此，抵抗施加至經包覆光纖5 8之張力，可 將經包覆光纖58相對於固持構件104而穩定地固持於一預 定位置。 接著，如圖17及圖18中所繪示，將固持經包覆光纖支撐 構件1〇(光纖夾住區段16)之固持機構1〇4(或，換言之，在 圖16(c)之情形下之光學連接器附接機構ιη)附接至光學連 接器100之連接器本體102。此處，如圖21中所繪示，光學 連接器100包括一套圈126(僅繪示其尖端）及佈置於連接器 本體102之一尖端側處之一接續區段128。在光學連接器 1〇〇中，藉由套圈126預先緊固地固持之一預定長度之内建 類型、未經包覆光纖與在經包覆光纖58(其係藉由使用經 包覆光纖支樓構件10及固持構件104而自連接器本體1 〇2之 後端側引進）之尖端處的未經包覆光纖58b(圖16(c))經緊密 固定且彼此互連，使得該兩個光纖之尖端彼此抵靠地鄰 接。此組態之光學連接器係公開稱為所謂之現場組裝類型 光學連接器。此處’圖式中所繪示的光學連接器可移 除地包括一致動構件13 0 ’該致動構件13 〇係用於手動地操 作接續區段128以使内建未經包覆光纖與未經包覆光纖58b 互連。 在連接器本體102之後端’光學連接器ι〇〇包括用於附接 固持構件104之一附接區段132 附接區段132係預先具有 用於固定固持構件104之一固定構件134。相對於此連接器 本體102，當將藉由經包覆光纖支撐構件1〇支撐之經包覆 153465.doc -26- 201137423 光纖58自連接ϋ本體1G2之後_人至連接器本體-中 時，固持經包覆光纖支撐構件1〇(光纖夾住區段16)之固持 構件1〇4係裝配至附接區段132(圖17)。接著，在接續區段 128中，當光纖内建套圈126與自經包覆光纖58曝露之未經 包覆光纖58b(圖16(a)至圖16(c))彼此抵靠鄰接時，固持構 件104被進一步推進入至附接區段132中以將固持構件1〇4 佈置於其中經包覆光纖58略微彎曲之一位置中（圖18)。在 此位置處，例如，如圖19(a)中所繪示般，固持構件1〇4中 所提供的釘子136係與附接區段132接合以維持内建未經包 覆光纖及未經包覆光纖58b之尖端之鄰接狀態。 在其中内建未經包覆光纖與未經包覆光纖58b彼此抵靠 於接續區段128中鄰接之狀態下，操縱致動構件j3〇並且操 作接續區段128以使内建未經包覆光纖與未經包覆光纖58b 互連。此後，啟動構件13 0變得不必要且可自連接器本體 102移除該致動構件130。接著，將固持構件1〇4之釘子136 與附接區段132脫離並且移除經包覆光纖58之彎曲（圖 19(b))。在此狀態下’在附接區段132上移動固定構件丨34 以使固定構件134之一臂與固持構件104接合，使得固持構 件104經固定至附接區段132(圖20)。因此，完成光學連接 器100之總成且亦元成將光學連接100附接至經包覆光纖 58之尖端之光纖端接方法（圖21)。可採用其他組態代替固 定構件134作為用於將固持構件1 〇4固定至附接區段132之 機構。例如，可藉由在固持構件104上放置藉由連接器本 體102樞轉地支撐之一蓋狀構件固定固持構件104。 153465.doc -27· 201137423 在如上述般組態之光學連接器1〇〇中，固持構件1〇4固持 支樓經包覆光纖5 8之經包覆光纖支撐構件1 〇之光纖夾住區 段16。因此’如上所述，當移除經包覆光纖58之尖端區域 之包覆物並切割未經包覆光纖時，可抵抗施加至經包覆光 纖5 8之張力而將經包覆光纖5 8穩定地固持於相對於固持構 件之預定位置》此外，因為不必要使用防止經包覆光纖之 位置偏差之一分開裝置（諸如上述專利文獻1中所闡述之 「經包覆光纖暫時緊固裝置」），所以此類裝置之一附接 及分離方法變得不必要且可簡化光纖端接方法。因此，歸 因於光學連接器100，將光學連接器100附接至經包覆光纖 5 8之尖端之工作程序可經簡化，使得光纖端接方法可經快 速且精確地執行。 此外’在光學連接器1 〇〇中’如上述般，固持構件1 〇4具 有一用於將支撐經包覆光纖58之經包覆光纖支撐構件10之 光纖夾住區段16固持於壓固持區段106之凹口 116中之功能 及一用於將引進光學電纜之護套固持於壓固持區段1〇6之 凹口 116中之功能。歸因於此組態，例如，藉由使用單一 類型之光學連接器100，可在現場適當地提供將若干光學 連接器100個別地附接至包含於一光學電纜及類似物中之 複數個經包覆光纖之尖端之一應用及將光學連接器1〇〇附 接至用於架空服務之引進光學電纜之另一應用兩者。 【圖式簡單說明】 圖1係根據本發明之一實施例之一經包覆光纖支撐構件 之一透視圖； 153465.doc • 28· 201137423 圖2(a)至圖2(e)係繪示圖1之經包覆光纖支撐構件之圖： ⑷-平面圖；⑻-正視圖；⑷一仰視圖；⑷如自箭頭Μ 觀察之-側視圖；及（e)如自箭頭2e觀察之一側視圖； 圖3(a)至圖3(b)係繪示圖2之經包覆光纖支樓構件之圖： ⑷沿著線3a-3a截取之一截面視圖；及⑻沿著線外·^截取 之一截面視圖； 圖4係根據對應於圖2⑷之一修改例之經包覆光纖支撐 構件之一側視圖； 圖5⑷至圖5(b)係繪示可結合圖r經包覆光纖支推構件 一起使用之-保護管之圖式：⑷—正視圖；（b)如自箭頭 5b觀察之一側視圖； 圖6係、曰；ττ其中圖5之保護管係與圖i之經包覆光^ 構件組裝在一起之一狀態之一透視圖； 圖7係繪示其中圖6之具有保護管之經包覆光纖支樓構件 係附接至、經包覆光纖之-狀態之-透視圖； 圖8係繪不其中根據—修改例之—經包覆光纖支撑構件 係,、圖5之保s蒦管組裝在一起之一狀態之一透視圖； 圖係、曰示其中圖8之具有保護管之經包覆光纖支撐構件 係附接至一經包覆光纖之一狀態之一透視圖； 圖1 〇係根據另-修改例之—經包覆光纖支樓構件之一 視圖； 圖11係^其中圖1G之經包覆光纖支撐構件 包覆光纖之一狀態之-透視圖； "係用於根據本發明之一實施例之一光纖端接方法中 153465.doc •29· 201137423 之一固持構件之一透視圖； 圖13係圖12之固持構件之一平面圖； 圖14係繪示根據本發明之一實施例之一光學連接器附接 機構（其係在其中該光學連接器附接機構固持經包覆光纖 之一狀態中）之一透視圖； 圖1 5係繪示圖14之光學連接器附接機構（其係在其中光 學連接器附接機構固持經包覆光纖之另一狀態中）之一透 視圖； 圖16(a)至圖16(勹係用於描述移除經包覆光纖之包覆物 並且切割未經包覆光纖之操作之圖：（a)移除該包覆物之前 的狀態，（b)移除該包覆物之後的狀態；及（c)切割未經包 覆光纖之後的狀態； 圖17係綠示緊接著將圖16(c)之光學連接器附接機構附接 至光學連接m接器本體之前之—狀態之—透視圖； 圖18係，.曰不緊接著將圖16(c)之光學連接器附接機構附接 至光學連接器之-連接器本體之後之—狀態之—透視圖； 圖19⑷至圖19(b)係用於描述固持構件I功能之部分 放大正視圖：⑷在其中經包覆光纖係彎曲之-位置處接合 固持構件；及（b)使固持構件脫離； 圖2〇係㈣其中固持構件經固定之—狀態之-部分放大 透視圖；及 施例之一光學連接 圖21係附接至經包覆光纖之根據一實 器之一透視圖。 【主要元件符號說明】 153465.doc -30- 201137423 10 經包覆光纖支撐構件 10' 經包覆光纖支撐構件 10" 經包覆光纖支撐構件 12 第一腔室 14 第一壁 16 光纖夹住區段 18 第二腔室 20 第二壁 22 附加區段 24 壁部分 28 狹縫 30 保護管 32 本體部分 34 接合部分 36 保護管收納區段 50 引出罩區段 52 第三壁 54 第三腔室 58 經包覆光纖 100 光學連接器 102 連接器本體 104 固持構件 111 光學連接器附接機構 116 凹口 153465.doc -31 -S 153465.doc 201137423 Chamber 54 (corresponding to the third wall 52 and the third chamber 54 of the coated fiber support member 1 respectively). In this configuration, the tip end of the coated fiber 58 is inserted into one of the openings 52a of the lead-out section 50a of the coated fiber support member 10" and passes through the second chamber 54 of the take-up cover 50. The slit 28 of the section 16 is clamped by a penetrating fiber. Thus, the coated fiber support member i can be attached to a desired location near the tip end of the coated fiber 58. Here, although not shown in the drawings, the coated optical fiber supporting member 1 may not have the additional section 22 (the protective tube receiving section 36 and the take-out cover section 5A) and may have only the fiber clamping section 16 . The coated fiber support members 10, 10, or 10" can be formed from a variety of materials. For example, the coated fiber support member i 0,1 〇| or 1 〇" with the fiber clamping section 16 and the additional section 22 may be comprised of a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) such as a crosslinked elastomer (tpv), polyamine A urethane elastomer (TPU) and a polyester elastomer (τρΕΕ: for example, 'Hytrel®)) or a synthetic rubber such as ruthenium rubber are integrally formed. Specifically, the fiber gripping section 16 is preferably formed of a material having a Shore A hardness of about 65 to 85. The coated fiber support members 10, 1 〇' or 1 〇" can have various sizes. For example, the fiber gripping section 16 can have dimensions such as a length of 1 = 5 2 ± 1 mm, a height of H - 3 mm, and a width of the slit 28 of W = 0.3 ± 1 mm (Fig. 2). These dimensions correspond to the dimensions of the connector attachment members used in fiber optic termination methods using coated fiber support members 1〇, 1〇, or 1〇" as described below. Further, when the protective tube housing section 36 has a substantially cylindrical shape, for example, the protective tube housing section 36 may have a size such as an outer diameter = 11 mm and a length = 3 mm. These dimensions correspond to the size of the protective tube 30 as a standardized product. 153465.doc •20- 201137423. Still further, when the take-up cover section 5 has a substantially cylindrical shape, for example, the take-up cover section 5 can have a size such as an outer diameter = 2 3 claws and a length = 12.6 mm. If the fiber clamping section 16 can securely clamp the coated optical fiber 5 8 to be clamped with a force equal to or greater than 5 N, for example, the coated optical fiber supporting member 1〇, 10' or 10" The configuration allows the above shapes, sizes and materials to be selected. In the fiber termination method, the clamping force (the force acting in a direction generally orthogonal to the axis of the coated optical fiber 58 received in the slit 28) is resistant to being used to remove the coated optical fiber. The coating of the tip region of 58 and the tension applied to the coated fiber 58 during the operation of cutting the uncoated fiber to stably hold the coated fiber 58 in contact with one of the connector attachment members The force required for the position and the force can be determined by trial and the like. 12 to 21, an optical connector attachment mechanism U1 (Fig. 14) having a coated optical fiber support member 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The optical connector 100 is attached to the coated optical fiber support member 10 (FIG. 21) and the optical connector 1 is attached to the coated optical fiber support member 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. One of the tips of the fiber 58 is a fiber termination method. In the fiber termination method using the coated optical fiber support member 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the holding member 104 illustrated in FIGS. 12 and 13 is used as a support for the coated optical fiber. The member 丨〇 is attached to the connector attachment member of a connector body 1〇2 (Fig. 17). When a pressure is applied from the outside to the first wall 14 of the fiber clamping section 16, the holding member 1〇4 can hold the coated fiber supporting member 10 (FIG. 1). The holding member 1〇4 integrally includes an I53465. .doc -21 · 201137423 Press-holding section 106 accommodating the first wall 14 of the fiber gripping section 16 and applying a pressure to the pair of wall portions 24 to allow the pair of wall portions 24 to approach each other; and a cover area Segment 110 is coupled to compression retaining section 106 via a repeatable curved hinge section 1 〇8. The holding member 104 cooperates with the coated fiber support member 10 to form an optical connector attachment mechanism ill for attaching the optical connector 100 to the tip end of the coated optical fiber 58. The press-holding section 106 of the retaining member 104 includes a bottom wall 112 and a pair of side walls 114 that rise perpendicularly from the bottom wall 112. The pair of side walls 114 are oppositely disposed on the bottom wall 112 so as to be parallel to each other and a notch 116 is formed between the side walls 114 to receive the fiber-clamping section 6 of the coated fiber support member 1 . A plurality of zigzag protrusions 118 opposed to each other are formed on the surface 114a of the opposite side walls 114 to apply a desired pressure to the fiber clamping section 16 of the coated fiber support member 10 (Fig. 13). The distance between the tips of the projections 118 opposite each other is designed to be slightly smaller than the thickness T of the first wall 14 of the fiber-engaging section 16 of the coated fiber support member 1 (Fig. 2(d)). Due to this dimensional relationship, only the first wall 14 of the fiber-clamping section 16 of the coated optical fiber supporting member 1 is snap-fitted into one of the pressure-holding sections 106 of the holding member i4. The pressure is applied to the first wall 14 (the pair of wall portions 24) from the plurality of protrusions ι18. This pressure is used to allow the fiber gripping section 16 to exhibit the aforementioned holding force for the coated fiber 58. Here, the height of the side wall 114 on the bottom wall 112 is designed to be substantially equal to the height Η of the first wall 14 of the fiber-engaging section 16 of the coated fiber support member 10 (Fig. 2(b)). The hinged section 1 8 of the retaining member 104 is formed, for example, by a thin wall portion of a material that is the same as the material of the press retaining section 106 and the cover section 110. Hinge 153465.doc -22- 201137423 The joint section 108 itself is curved along a fold line iosa such that the lid section no can be rotatably opened and closed relative to the press-hold section 106. The cover section 110 is a plate-like member that is openable at a top opening (one opening opposite the bottom wall 112) of one of the recesses 丨6 of the press-holding section 106 and is open to the opening An open position rotates about the hinge section 1〇8. When the cover section 110 is in the open position, one of the inner surfaces 12 of the cover section 11 协作 cooperates with the recess 116 of the press-hold section 106 to hold the fiber-clamped section 16 of the coated fiber support member 1 Without swinging. In addition, the press retaining section 106 and the cover section 110 have male-female engaging elements 122 and 124, respectively, for snap fit with the cover section 110 in the closed position. For example, when an optical connector is attached to a corresponding introduction optical cable for overhead service, the holding member 组态4 configured as described above can be used as a sheath for guiding one of the 6-inch optical cables. The ground connection is to a connector attachment member of a connector body. The introduction of optical cables typically consists of a coated optical fiber and a tensile strength member (eg, steel wire, FRp (tensile strength fiber), and the like) that are disposed on both sides of the coated fiber and It is filled in a sheath made of resin in a substantially void-free manner. The press-holding section 1〇6 of the retaining member 104 can have a shape and size that can securely hold the sheath of the lead-in optical cable described above in the recess 116. In this case, the holding member 1 4 has a fiber holding portion 16 for supporting the coated optical fiber supporting member 1 of the coated optical fiber 58 to be held in the recess 116 of the pressing and holding portion 106. The function and the function of holding the sheath of the optical cable in the recess 116 of the press-holding section 1〇6. Therefore, in this configuration, in the fiber termination method, the procedure after the coated optical fiber is supported in the 153465.doc • 23·201137423 coated optical fiber support member ίο becomes substantially the same as in the introduction of the optical cable. The program in the termination method allows the operator to easily work on site. FIG. 14 illustrates a press-holding section 1 of the holding member 104 that is supported by the optical fiber-clamping section 16 of the coated optical fiber support member 系1 in the optical connector attachment mechanism 丨丨1.凹6 in the notch 116. In the fiber termination method according to an embodiment of the present invention, first, a tip region of a coated optical fiber 58 having a predetermined length (e.g., 'about 40 mm to 50 mm) is clamped from the fiber segment 16 In one of the outwardly projecting positions (as described above) by sandwiching the section 16 and the additional section 22 (protective tube receiving section 36 and take-up hood section 50) in the optical fiber of the coated optical fiber supporting member 10. The protective tube 30 is used to support the coated optical fiber 58. Next, the fiber-clamping section 16 supporting the coated fiber-optic slab member 10 of the coated optical fiber 158 is inserted into the press-holding section of the holding member 104 from the top opening of the recess 116 toward the bottom wall 112. In the notch 116 of 1〇6, the fiber-clamping section 16 is held in the press-holding section 1〇6 and the fiber-clamping section 16 is elastically deformed by the pressure applied from the plurality of protrusions 118. Therefore, the sandwiched region of the coated optical fiber 58 housed in the first chamber 12 (slit 28) is tightly held in the fiber clamping section 16. In this state, the covered optical fiber supporting member 10 is prevented from falling out of the recess 116 of the holding member 104 by moving the cover portion 110 of the holding member 104 from the open position to the closed position (Fig. 15). As shown in the drawings, when the fiber clamping section 16 of the coated fiber support member 10 is inserted into the recess 116 of the pressure holding section 106 of the holding member 104, the fiber 16 can be clamped in the section 16 The fully open side orientation of the slit 28 is 153465.doc -24 - 201137423. The fiber clamping section 16 is inserted into the recess 116 when in one direction opposite the bottom wall 112 (Fig. 12) of the press retaining section 106. . In this case, the bottom side outer surface 24b in the pattern of the pair of wall portions 24 of the fiber clamping section 丨6 can be formed as a cylindrical curved surface as described with reference to FIG. 4, so that the optical fiber The clamping section 16 can be easily inserted into the recess 1丨6. In addition, although not shown in the drawings, when the fiber clamping section 16 is inserted into the recess 116, in order to prevent the coated optical fiber 58 from being gradually applied to the optical fiber by the self-pressure holding section 1〇6 The positional deviation in the direction of one of the slits 28 is sandwiched by the pressure of one of the segments 16 so as to be oriented toward the bottom wall 112 facing the press-holding portion 106 at the fully open side of the slit 28 of the fiber-clamping section 丨6. The side of the (Fig. 12) (or, in other words, the side opposite the side in the case of Fig. 14), inserts the fiber clamping section 16 into the recess 116. In this case, as described above, one of the outer surfaces of the top side in the pattern of the pair of wall portions 24 of the fiber clamping section 16 can be formed as a - cylindrical curved surface so that the fiber clip can be easily folded The living section 16 is inserted into the recess 116. Then, as shown in Fig. 16 (4) to Fig. 16 (4), by means of a manual operation of a special visor using a "not", "inside", by means of the coated optical fiber framing member 1 ( The fiber-clamping section 16) is tightly clamped by the coated optical fiber (Fig. 16 (4)) to remove the cladding core at the tip end region of the coated optical fiber 58 and expose the uncoated optical fiber 58b to a predetermined length (Fig. 16(b)). Further, the uncoated optical fiber 58b exposed at the tip end region of the coated money 58 is cut to a predetermined length, for example, by manual operation using a special tool not shown. (Fig. 16(e)). In the operation of removing the cladding of the tip region of the coated optical fiber and cutting the uncoated optical fiber 'as described above, the coated optical fiber 153465.doc • 25· 201137423 The support member 10 can directly and securely support the coated optical fiber 58 in the fiber clamping section 16. Thus, the coated optical fiber 58 can be opposed to the holding member against the tension applied to the coated optical fiber 58. 104 is stably held at a predetermined position. Next, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the holding is covered The holding mechanism 1〇4 of the optical fiber supporting member 1 (the optical fiber clamping section 16) (or, in other words, the optical connector attaching mechanism i in the case of FIG. 16(c)) is attached to the optical connector 100 The connector body 102. Here, as illustrated in FIG. 21, the optical connector 100 includes a set of turns 126 (only its tip is shown) and one of the successive sections 128 disposed at one of the tip sides of the connector body 102. In the optical connector 1 内, a built-in type, uncoated optical fiber and a coated optical fiber 58 (which are coated by the use of a predetermined length) are pre-fastened by the ferrule 126 The uncoated optical fibers 58b (FIG. 16(c)) at the tip end of the fiber-optic slab member 10 and the holding member 104 are introduced from the rear end side of the connector body 1 〇2 are tightly fixed and interconnected to each other such that the two The optical fibers are abutted against each other. The optical connector of this configuration is known as a so-called field assembly type optical connector. The optical connector illustrated in the drawings herein removably includes an actuator. Member 13 0 'the actuating member 13 is used to manually operate the splice section 128 to The uncoated optical fiber is interconnected with the uncoated optical fiber 58b. At the rear end of the connector body 102, the 'optical connector ι includes an attachment section 132 for attaching the holding member 104. There is a fixing member 134 for fixing the holding member 104 in advance. Relative to the connector body 102, when the fiber reinforced by the coated optical fiber supporting member 1 is supported, the 153465.doc -26-201137423 optical fiber 58 is self-contained. After connecting the body 1G2 to the connector body, the holding member 1〇4 holding the coated fiber supporting member 1 (the fiber clamping section 16) is attached to the attachment section 132 (Fig. 17) . Next, in the splicing section 128, when the fiber built-in ferrule 126 and the uncoated optical fiber 58b exposed from the coated optical fiber 58 (Fig. 16(a) to Fig. 16(c)) abut each other, The retaining member 104 is further pushed into the attachment section 132 to place the retaining member 1〇4 in a position in which the coated optical fiber 58 is slightly bent (Fig. 18). At this position, for example, as depicted in Figure 19(a), the nails 136 provided in the retaining member 1A are engaged with the attachment section 132 to maintain the built-in uncoated fiber and have not been The abutment state of the tip end of the coated optical fiber 58b. In a state in which the built-in uncoated optical fiber and the uncoated optical fiber 58b abut each other in the splicing section 128, the actuating member j3 操纵 is operated and the splicing section 128 is operated to make the built-in uncovered The fibers are interconnected with uncoated fibers 58b. Thereafter, the activation member 130 becomes unnecessary and the actuation member 130 can be removed from the connector body 102. Next, the nail 136 of the holding member 1〇4 is detached from the attachment section 132 and the bending of the coated optical fiber 58 is removed (Fig. 19(b)). In this state, the fixing member 丨 34 is moved over the attachment section 132 to engage one of the arms of the fixing member 134 with the holding member 104 such that the holding member 104 is fixed to the attachment section 132 (Fig. 20). Thus, the assembly of optical connector 100 is completed and is also referred to as a fiber termination method (Fig. 21) for attaching optical connection 100 to the tip of coated optical fiber 58. Other configurations may be employed in place of the fixing member 134 as a mechanism for fixing the holding member 1〇4 to the attachment section 132. For example, the holding member 104 can be fixed by pivotally supporting a cover member by the connector body 102 on the holding member 104. 153465.doc -27· 201137423 In the optical connector 1〇〇 configured as described above, the holding member 1〇4 holds the optical fiber clamping region of the coated optical fiber supporting member 1 covered by the coated optical fiber 58 Paragraph 16. Thus, as described above, when the wrap of the tip end region of the coated optical fiber 58 is removed and the uncoated optical fiber is cut, the coated optical fiber can be resisted against the tension applied to the coated optical fiber 58. Stablely held at a predetermined position with respect to the holding member. Further, since it is not necessary to use a device for preventing separation of one of the positional deviations of the coated optical fiber (such as the "coated optical fiber temporary fastening device" described in Patent Document 1 above) Therefore, one of the attachment and separation methods of such devices becomes unnecessary and the fiber termination method can be simplified. Thus, due to the optical connector 100, the operational procedure of attaching the optical connector 100 to the tip of the coated optical fiber 58 can be simplified so that the fiber termination method can be performed quickly and accurately. In addition, 'in the optical connector 1', as described above, the holding member 1 〇 4 has a fiber holding section 16 for supporting the coated optical fiber supporting member 10 of the coated optical fiber 58 to be held by the holding The function in the recess 116 of the section 106 and a function for holding the sheath of the introduction optical cable in the recess 116 of the press-hold section 1〇6. Due to this configuration, for example, by using a single type of optical connector 100, it is possible to appropriately provide a plurality of optical connectors 100 individually attached to a plurality of optical fibers and the like included in an optical cable and the like at the site. One application of the tip of the coated fiber and the attachment of the optical connector 1〇〇 to another application of the introduced optical cable for overhead services. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a coated optical fiber supporting member according to an embodiment of the present invention; 153465.doc • 28· 201137423 FIG. 2(a) to FIG. 2(e) are diagrams 1 (Fig. 3(a) to 3(b) are diagrams showing the coated optical fiber louver member of Fig. 2: (4) a cross-sectional view taken along line 3a-3a; and (8) taken along the line. Figure 4 is a side view of a coated optical fiber supporting member according to a modification corresponding to Figure 2 (4); Figure 5 (4) to Figure 5 (b) shows a coated optical fiber supporting member in combination with Figure The pattern of the protective tube used together: (4) - front view; (b) a side view as viewed from arrow 5b; Fig. 6 is a line, 曰; ττ where the protective tube of Fig. 5 and the coated light of Fig. ^ FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing one of the states in which the components are assembled together; FIG. 7 is a view showing the coated optical fiber slab member having the protective tube of FIG. Figure 8 is a perspective view showing one of the states in which the coated optical fiber supporting member system according to the modified example is assembled, and the protective tube of Fig. 5 is assembled; A perspective view showing a state in which the coated optical fiber supporting member having the protective tube of FIG. 8 is attached to one of the coated optical fibers; FIG. 1 is a coated optical fiber fulcrum member according to another modification. 1 is a perspective view of a state in which the coated optical fiber supporting member of the optical fiber supporting member of FIG. 1G is coated with a fiber; and is used in a fiber termination method according to an embodiment of the present invention 153465. Doc • 29· 201137423 one perspective view of one of the holding members; FIG. 13 is a plan view of one of the holding members of FIG. 12; FIG. 14 is a view showing an optical connector attachment mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention 1 is a perspective view of the optical connector attachment mechanism in a state in which one of the coated optical fibers is held; FIG. 15 is an optical connector attachment mechanism of FIG. 14 in which the optical connector attachment mechanism is held Perspective view of one of the other states of the coated fiber Figure 16 (a) to Figure 16 (Figure 5 is a diagram for describing the operation of removing the coated optical fiber and cutting the uncoated optical fiber: (a) the state before the coating is removed, (b) the state after removal of the wrapper; and (c) the state after cutting the uncoated optical fiber; FIG. 17 is a green display followed by attaching the optical connector attachment mechanism of FIG. 16(c) to Optically connected to the m-connector body before - state - perspective view; Figure 18 is, after the optical connector attachment mechanism of Figure 16 (c) is attached to the connector body of the optical connector -State - Perspective; Figures 19 (4) to 19 (b) are partial enlarged front views for describing the function of the holding member I: (4) engaging the holding member at a position where the coated optical fiber is bent; and (b) Figure 2 is a perspective view of the holding member in a state in which the holding member is fixed; and one of the optical connections of the embodiment is attached to the coated optical fiber according to a perspective of an actual device Figure. [Main component symbol description] 153465.doc -30- 201137423 10 coated optical fiber supporting member 10' coated optical fiber supporting member 10" coated optical fiber supporting member 12 first chamber 14 first wall 16 optical fiber clamping region Segment 18 Second chamber 20 Second wall 22 Additional section 24 Wall portion 28 Slit 30 Protection tube 32 Body portion 34 Engagement portion 36 Protective tube receiving section 50 Extraction hood section 52 Third wall 54 Third chamber 58 Coated optical fiber 100 optical connector 102 connector body 104 holding member 111 optical connector attachment mechanism 116 notch 153465.doc -31 -