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US 11,237,341 B2Granted
Modular hardened optical fiber connector and assembly method thereof
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorsGuanpeng Hu, Liming Wang, Jianfeng Jin
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Abstract
The present disclosure discloses a modular hardened optical fiber connector and an assembly method thereof. The modular hardened optical fiber connector comprises: a ferrule stub module which comprises a pre-installed optical fiber; an optical cable holding module which comprises an optical drop fiber of an optical drop cable; an optical fiber protection module which is arranged around a connection portion between the pre-installed optical fiber and the optical drop fiber; an inner housing module which accommodates the ferrule stub module, the optical cable holding module and the optical fiber protection module therein; and an outer housing module which accommodates the inner housing module therein.
Claims33
A modular hardened optical fiber connector, comprising:
- a ferrule stub module which comprises a pre-installed optical fiber;
- an optical cable holding module which comprises an optical drop fiber of an optical drop cable;
- an optical fiber protection module which is arranged around a connection portion between the pre-installed optical fiber and the optical drop fiber;
- an inner housing module which accommodates the ferrule stub module, the optical cable holding module and the optical fiber protection module therein, the inner housing module defining a first fixation region at which the ferrule stub module is axially fixed to the inner housing module and a second fixation region at which the cable holding module is axially fixed to the inner housing module, the second fixation region being disposed at an opposite end of the inner housing module from the first fixation region;
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- an outer housing module which accommodates the inner housing module therein.
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A modular hardened optical fiber connector, comprising:
- a ferrule stub module which comprises a pre-installed optical fiber;
- an optical cable holding module which comprises an optical drop fiber of an optical drop cable, wherein the optical cable holding module comprises an optical cable holder for holding an end of the optical drop cable, and a heat shrink sleeve enclosing a connection portion between the optical cable holder and the optical drop cable, wherein the optical cable holder is a cylinder with a bottom portion at one end, which includes an inner chamber for accommodating the end of the optical drop cable and a hole at the bottom of the cylinder for passing through the optical drop fiber, wherein a rear portion of the inner chamber accommodates a sheath of the optical drop cable, and an adhesive is filled therebetween, so as to fix the sheath of the optical drop cable with the optical cable holder;
- an optical fiber protection module which is arranged around a connection portion between the pre-installed optical fiber and the optical drop fiber;
- an inner housing module which accommodates the ferrule stub module, the optical cable holding module and the optical fiber protection module therein;
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- an outer housing module which accommodates the inner housing module therein.
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A modular hardened optical fiber connector, comprising:
- a ferrule stub module which comprises a pre-installed optical fiber;
- an optical cable holding module which comprises an optical drop fiber of an optical drop cable, wherein the optical cable holding module comprises an optical cable holder for holding an end of the optical drop cable, and a heat shrink sleeve enclosing a connection portion between the optical cable holder and the optical drop cable, wherein the optical cable holder is a cylinder with a bottom portion at one end, which includes an inner chamber for accommodating the end of the optical drop cable and a hole at the bottom of the cylinder for passing through the optical drop fiber;
- an optical fiber protection module which is arranged around a connection portion between the pre-installed optical fiber and the optical drop fiber;
- an inner housing module which accommodates the ferrule stub module, the optical cable holding module and the optical fiber protection module therein;
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- an outer housing module which accommodates the inner housing module therein, wherein an outer surface of the cylinder is provided with a groove to receive an O-ring, for achieving water-proof sealing between the optical cable holding module and the outer housing module.
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A modular hardened optical fiber connector, comprising:
- a ferrule stub module which comprises a pre-installed optical fiber;
- an optical cable holding module which comprises an optical drop fiber of an optical drop cable;
- an optical fiber protection module which is arranged around a connection portion between the pre-installed optical fiber and the optical drop fiber, wherein the optical fiber protection module comprises a protective sleeve, wherein the protective sleeve comprises a bonded tube, a reinforcement and a heat shrink sleeve from inside to outside;
- an inner housing module which accommodates the ferrule stub module, the optical cable holding module and the optical fiber protection module therein;
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- an outer housing module which accommodates the inner housing module therein.
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A modular hardened optical fiber connector, comprising:
- a ferrule stub module which comprises a pre-installed optical fiber;
- an optical cable holding module which comprises an optical drop fiber of an optical drop cable;
- an optical fiber protection module which is arranged around a connection portion between the pre-installed optical fiber and the optical drop fiber;
- an inner housing module which accommodates the ferrule stub module, the optical cable holding module and the optical fiber protection module therein;
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- an outer housing module which accommodates the inner housing module therein, wherein the outer housing module includes an outer house accommodating the inner housing module, a nut installed around the outer house onto the outer house, a shroud in threaded connection with the nut, and a stress relief boot connected to a rear part of the outer house.
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