# US 10,310,194 B2 · Positioning mold of optical fiber connector > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,310,194 B2 - Document ID: US10310194B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/788,834 - Filed: 2017-10-20 - Published: 2018-05-03 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2016-10-27 - Applicants: Kow-Je Ling - Inventors: Kow-Je Ling - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10310194B2 ## CPC - G02B 6/3865: {fabricated by using moulding techniques (shaping techniques of plastic materials in general B29C; producing plastic optical fiber connectors B29D11/0075)} - G02B 6/3885: {Multicore or multichannel optical connectors, i.e. one single ferrule containing more than one fibre, e.g. ribbon type (optical ribbon cable G02B6/4403, G02B6/448)} - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS ## Abstract A positioning mold of optical fiber connector includes a lower mold board and a thin board. The lower mold board includes two positioning pins and at least one through aperture. The thin board is arranged above the lower mold board, and is provided with two first through holes and with at least one optical fiber positioning aperture. The two first through holes correspond to two positioning pins, and the at least one optical fiber positioning aperture to the at least one through aperture. Given such structure, even if optical fiber lines fracture inside of the optical fiber positioning apertures during the work of positioning, the fractured optical fiber lines can be taken out and replaced easily, so as to improve the productivity in manufacturing optical fiber connectors. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A positioning mold of optical fiber connector, comprising: a lower mold board, including two positioning pins, at least one through aperture, and a protrusion; and a thin board, arranged above the lower mold board, and provided with two first through holes and at least one optical fiber positioning aperture, wherein the two first through holes correspond to the two positioning pins, and the at least one optical fiber positioning aperture to the at least one through aperture, and the thin board is fixedly engaged with the lower mold board, and the protrusion is enclosing the thin board. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The positioning mold of optical fiber connector as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of fastening elements, wherein the lower mold board further includes a plurality of lower fastening apertures corresponding to the plurality of fastening elements, and the thin board further includes a plurality of upper fastening apertures corresponding to the plurality of fastening elements, and by the way of passing the plurality of fastening elements through the plurality of upper fastening apertures, respectively, and fastening the same into the plurality of lower fastening apertures, such that the thin board can be fixedly engaged with the lower mold board. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The positioning mold of optical fiber connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one optical fiber positioning aperture has a diameter smaller than a diameter of the at least one through aperture. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The positioning mold of optical fiber connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thin board is made of either one of plastic material, metallic material, and celluloid material. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The positioning mold of optical fiber connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thin board is formed by either one of laser cutting method, wet etching method, and dry etching method. ### Claim 6 A positioning mold of optical fiber connector, comprising: a bottom spacing board, including two positioning pins, at least one bottom board through aperture, and a plurality of first fastening hole; a top spacing board, arranged above the bottom spacing board, and including two first through holes, at least one top board through aperture and a plurality of second fastening holes, wherein the two first through holes correspond to the two positioning pins; at least one middle thin board, arranged in between the bottom spacing board and the top spacing board, and including two second through holes, at least one first optical fiber positioning aperture, and a plurality of third fastening holes, wherein the two second through holes correspond to the two positioning pins, the at least one first optical fiber positioning aperture to the at least one top board through aperture and the at least one bottom board through aperture; and a plurality of fastening elements, corresponding to the plurality of first fastening holes, the plurality of second fastening holes, and the plurality of third fastening holes, such that the bottom spacing board, the top spacing board, and the at least one middle thin board can be secured together. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The positioning mold of optical fiber connector as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a plurality of positioning pillars, wherein the bottom spacing board further includes a plurality of bottom board slots corresponding to the plurality of positioning pillars, and the top spacing board further includes a plurality of top board slots corresponding to the plurality of positioning pillars, and the at least one middle thin board further includes a plurality of first positioning apertures corresponding to the plurality of positioning pillars. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The positioning mold of optical fiber connector as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a top thin board arranged above the top spacing board, wherein the top thin board includes two third through holes, at least one second optical fiber positioning apertures, and a plurality of fourth fastening holes; and wherein the two third through holes correspond to the two positioning pins, the at least one second optical fiber positioning hole to the at least one first optical fiber positioning aperture, and the plurality of fourth fastening holes to the plurality of fastening elements. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The positioning mold of optical fiber connector as claimed in claim 8, further comprising at least one middle spacing board, wherein the at least one middle spacing board includes two fourth through holes, at least one middle board through aperture, a plurality of fifth fastening holes, and a plurality of second positioning apertures; and wherein the two fourth through holes correspond to the two positioning pins, the at least one middle board through aperture to the at least one first optical fiber positioning aperture, the plurality of fifth fastening holes to the plurality of fastening elements, and the plurality of second positioning apertures to the plurality of positioning pillars. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The positioning mold of optical fiber connector as claimed in claim 9, further comprising a top protrusion arranged above the top spacing board and a bottom protrusion below the bottom spacing board, wherein the top protrusion is provided with a plurality of sixth fastening holes corresponding to the plurality of fastening elements, and the bottom protrusion is provided with a plurality of seventh fastening holes corresponding to the plurality of fastening elements. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The positioning mold of optical fiber connector as claimed in claim 8, wherein the at least one first optical fiber positioning aperture and the at least one second optical fiber position aperture, respectively, has a diameter smaller than that of the at least one top board through aperture and smaller than that of the at least one bottom through aperture. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The positioning mold of optical fiber connector as claimed in claim 11, wherein the at least one middle thin board and the top thin board are made of either one of plastic material, metallic material, and celluloid material.