Fiber optic receptacle having an alignment assembly
AssigneeCorning Research & Development Corporation
InventorsFlavio Puppin Moreira da Silva, Luiz Alberto Lourenco Rozo, Rodrigo Resende Machado, Willian Souza Silva
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Abstract
A fiber optic receptacle includes a receptable housing defining an internal cavity opening through an internal end and an opposing external end; an alignment assembly disposed within the internal cavity defined by the receptacle housing and received through the internal end, the alignment assembly comprising a plurality of alignment supports and an alignment sleeve having ends contained with each alignment support; and a retainer for retaining the alignment assembly within the internal cavity defined by the receptacle housing, the retainer having an opening and a plurality of tangs disposed about the opening.
Claims17
A fiber optic receptacle comprising:
- a receptacle housing defining an internal cavity opening through an internal end and an opposing external end;
- an alignment assembly disposed within the internal cavity defined by the receptacle housing and received through the internal end, the alignment assembly comprising a plurality of alignment supports and an alignment sleeve having ends contained with each alignment support;
- a retainer for retaining the alignment assembly within the internal cavity defined by the receptacle housing, the retainer having an opening and a plurality of tangs disposed about the opening;
- at least one biasing member disposed within the receptacle housing that operatively engages with at least one of the retainer and the alignment assembly so as to urge the alignment assembly in the direction of the external end of the receptacle housing;
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- at least one biasing member support provided on at least one of the retainer and the alignment assembly for operatively supporting the at least one biasing member within the receptacle housing,
- wherein the at least one biasing member support comprises at least one tapered post that retains and guides a corresponding biasing member during assembly of the fiber optic receptacle.
A fiber optic receptacle comprising:
- a receptacle housing defining an internal cavity opening through an internal end and an opposing external end;
- an alignment assembly disposed within the internal cavity defined by the receptacle housing and received through the internal end, the alignment assembly comprising a proximal alignment support, a distal alignment support and an alignment sleeve having ends contained at least partially within each alignment support;
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- a retainer for retaining the alignment assembly within the internal cavity defined by the receptacle housing, the retainer having an opening and a plurality of tangs disposed about the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.