WO1998041889B1 - Connector for at least one optical fibre - Google Patents

Connector for at least one optical fibre

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Publication number
WO1998041889B1
WO1998041889B1 PCT/SE1998/000527 SE9800527W WO9841889B1 WO 1998041889 B1 WO1998041889 B1 WO 1998041889B1 SE 9800527 W SE9800527 W SE 9800527W WO 9841889 B1 WO9841889 B1 WO 9841889B1
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WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
connector
component
spring member
hooked
ferrule
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/SE1998/000527
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
WO1998041889A3 (en
WO1998041889A2 (en
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Priority claimed from SE9701027A external-priority patent/SE516303C2/en
Application filed filed Critical
Priority to EP98911345A priority Critical patent/EP0968449B1/en
Priority to CA002284631A priority patent/CA2284631A1/en
Priority to AU65313/98A priority patent/AU6531398A/en
Priority to JP54045298A priority patent/JP2001525076A/en
Priority to DE69830390T priority patent/DE69830390T2/en
Publication of WO1998041889A2 publication Critical patent/WO1998041889A2/en
Publication of WO1998041889A3 publication Critical patent/WO1998041889A3/en
Publication of WO1998041889B1 publication Critical patent/WO1998041889B1/en

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Abstract

The present invention relates to optical connectors and concerns a connector (1) for connecting at least one optical fibre (2) in a so called integrated optical interface, wherein a ferrule fibre end, in order to contact a second ferrule fibre end, is pressed towards said second end and is retained in this position. Because the first ferrule (11), creating the optical interface, is placed just outside a wall in an opto electrical component (3), and the second ferrule (6), a same kind of or similar ferrule, is placed inside the connector (1), a possibility is formed to mutually align two optical fibres in a cost efficient way. In order to retain the contact between the fibre ends in a contact position, the connector (1) comprises two hook members (12), the hooked ends (13) of which can be hooked into grooves (14) provided in the component (3). To release the connector from the component, only a slight pressure needs to be applied to the hook elements, whereby the hooked ends of the hook elements are released from the grooves, and the connector can be separated from the component.

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS[received by the International Bureau on 09 October 1998 (09.10.98); original claims 1-5 replaced by amended claims 1-3 (1 page)]
1. A connector for at least one optical fibre comprising a plastic housing with a therein flexibly connected fibre end, at least one spring member of the connector with a hooked, free and outer one end provided to engage a groove or the like in a component, the optical fibre of which the optical fibre of the connector is to make contact with, whereby the component is retained against the connector by the hooked end of the spring member and the optical fibres of the connector and the component are in contact, characterized in that a second end (15) of the spring member (12) is permanently fixed to the connector (1) and that the spring member (12) between its ends (13, 15) has a freely suspended area provided to lift the hooked free end (13) out of the groove by a compression of the spring member, due to the spring member between the freely suspended area and the outer free end is provided to be balanced against a contact house (16) in the connector.
2. A connector according to claim 1, characterized in that the spring member (12) is designed as a leaf spring.
3. A connector according to claim 2, characterized in that two spring members (12) are oppositely arranged on the connector (1) in order to engage with their outer free hooked ends (13) into grooves (14) or recesses in the component (3) and for release a pressure towards the freely suspended area of the spring member lifts the outer free ends (13) out of the grooves (14) and the connector can be released from the component.
PCT/SE1998/000527 1997-03-20 1998-03-20 Connector for at least one optical fibre WO1998041889A2 (en)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP98911345A EP0968449B1 (en) 1997-03-20 1998-03-20 Connector for at least one optical fibre
CA002284631A CA2284631A1 (en) 1997-03-20 1998-03-20 Connector for at least one optical fibre
AU65313/98A AU6531398A (en) 1997-03-20 1998-03-20 Connector for at least one optical fibre
JP54045298A JP2001525076A (en) 1997-03-20 1998-03-20 Connector for at least one optical fiber
DE69830390T DE69830390T2 (en) 1997-03-20 1998-03-20 PLUG FOR AT LEAST ONE OPTICAL FIBER

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
SE9701027A SE516303C2 (en) 1997-03-20 1997-03-20 Connectors for at least one optical fiber
SE9701027-6 1997-03-20

Publications (3)

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WO1998041889A2 WO1998041889A2 (en) 1998-09-24
WO1998041889A3 WO1998041889A3 (en) 1998-12-03
WO1998041889B1 true WO1998041889B1 (en) 1999-01-07

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US (1) US6079880A (en)
EP (1) EP0968449B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2001525076A (en)
KR (1) KR20000076319A (en)
CN (1) CN1251177A (en)
AU (1) AU6531398A (en)
CA (1) CA2284631A1 (en)
DE (1) DE69830390T2 (en)
SE (1) SE516303C2 (en)
TW (1) TW530173B (en)
WO (1) WO1998041889A2 (en)

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