Lensed fiber optic ferrule with simplified molding
AssigneeUS Conec Ltd.
InventorsDaniel D. Kurtz, Ke Wang, Darrell R. Childers
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Abstract
A fiber optic ferrule has a main body with a top surface and a bottom surface and extends between a front end and a back end. The front face includes a recessed portion with a plurality of optical lenses. The front face is configured to allow for the plurality of lenses to be on an angle relative to the front face and the fiber optic ferrule will have not any undercuts and allow the fiber optic ferrule to be ejected from a mold without engaging any portions of the mold.
Claims18
A fiber optic ferrule for receiving a plurality of optical fibers in optical fiber support structures comprising:
- a main body extending between a front end and a rear end, the main body having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface and the bottom surface having different lengths between the front end and the rear end;
- a longitudinal axis extending between the front end and the rear end and parallel to the optical fiber support structures;
- a front face at the front end of the main body, the front face being non-perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
- a recessed portion at the front face;
- a plurality of optical lenses within the recessed portion,
- wherein the front face has a plurality of points that lie on a plurality of vertical axes extending between the bottom surface and top surface, wherein each of the plurality of points are even with or rearward of the each of the plurality points thereabove.
A fiber optic ferrule for receiving a plurality of optical fibers in optical fiber support structures comprising:
- a main body extending between a front end and a rear end, the main body having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface and the bottom surface having different lengths between the front end and the rear end;
- a longitudinal axis extending between the front end and the rear end and parallel to the optical fiber support structures;
- a front face at the front end of the main body, the front face being non-perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
- a recessed portion at the front face;
- a plurality of optical lenses within the recessed portion,
- wherein the front face has a plurality of points that lie on a plurality of vertical axes extending between the bottom surface and top surface, wherein each of the plurality of points are even with or forward of the each of the plurality points therebelow.
A fiber optic ferrule for receiving a plurality of optical fibers in optical fiber support structures comprising:
- a main body extending between a front end and a rear end, the main body having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface being longer than the bottom surface;
- a longitudinal axis extending between the front end and the rear end and parallel to the optical fiber support structures;
- a front face at the front end of the main body, the front face being non-perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
- a recessed portion at the front face;
- a plurality of optical lenses within the recessed portion,
- wherein the fiber optic ferrule is moved in a direction orthogonal to the top surface post molding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.