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US 12,271,039 B2Granted
Optical fiber polisher with controlled platen stopping position
AssigneeDomaille Engineering, LLC
InventorsJohn P. Hagen, Dennis J. Anderson, Gregory A. Schumacher, Jill B. Christie, Paul Fishbaugher, Timothy E. Kanne
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Abstract
An optical fiber polisher includes a polishing mechanism, a platen, and a memory for storing operational parameters entered by a user. The optical fiber polisher includes a processor to control a stopping position of the platen at an end of a polishing step based on the operational parameters.
Claims18
An optical fiber polisher, comprising:
- an overarm assembly configured to apply a downward force on a fixture holding one or more fiber optic connectors;
- a platen;
- a memory for storing operational parameters entered by a user, the operational parameters including a stop speed parameter, and
- a processor configured to change a speed of a movement of the platen to a stop speed indicated by the stop speed parameter toward an end of a polishing step, move the platen at the stop speed to a predetermined position, and cause a deceleration of the platen from the stop speed to zero velocity to stop platen at the predetermined position at the end of the polishing step.
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A method, comprising:
- storing, in a memory, operational parameters entered by a user, the operational parameters including a stop mode parameter;
- causing, with a processor, in a first mode indicated by the stop mode parameter, the platen to stop at a first position toward an end of a polishing step, causing the platen to accelerate from the first position to a predetermined speed, causing the platen to move at the predetermined speed to a predetermined position, and causing a deceleration of the platen from the predetermined speed to zero velocity to stop the platen at the predetermined position at the end of the polishing step;
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- causing, with the processor, in a second mode indicated by the stop mode parameter, a deceleration of the platen from an operating speed to the predetermined speed toward an end of the polishing step, causing the platen to move at the predetermined speed to the predetermined position, and causing a deceleration of the platen from the predetermined speed to zero velocity to stop the platen at the predetermined position at the end of the polishing step with no intermediate stop.
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An optical fiber polisher, comprising:
- an overarm assembly configured to apply a downward force on a fixture holding one or more fiber optic connectors;
- a platen;
- a platen motor to cause movement of the platen;
- a memory for storing operational parameters entered by a user, the operational parameters including a stop speed parameter;
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- a processor configured to change a speed of movement of the platen to a stop speed indicated by the stop speed parameter toward an end of a polishing step, move the platen at the stop speed to a predetermined position, and cause a deceleration of the platen from the stop speed to zero velocity to stop the platen at the predetermined position at the end of the polishing step.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.