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US 2003/0147596 A1Published application
Connection device for optical fibres
AssigneeConnecteurs Electriques Deutsch
InventorJean-Marc Lancelle
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AssigneeConnecteurs Electriques Deutsch
InventorJean-Marc Lancelle
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The invention concerns a connection device (1) for optical fibres, for use in a polluted environment and comprising a first connector (2) designed to be associated with at least a first optical fibre (16) and a second connector (3) designed to be associated with at least a second optical fibre (25) to be connected to the first fibre, wherein one of the connectors (2, 3) carries a fluid reserve (36) having a refractive index equal to that of the optical fibres, and at least pumping means (37) connected to said fluid reserve and which, in operation, can be actuated in response to connecting and disconnecting movements of the two connectors (2, 3) to inject, at each connecting/disconnecting movement, the fluid into a space (58) encompassing the front ends of the two fibres bringing them closer together or spacing them apart.
Connection device for optical fibres, comprising a first connector (2) intended to be associated with at least a first optical fibre (16) and a second connector (3) intended to be associated with at least a second optical fibre (25) which is to be connected to the first fibre, characterised in that one (3) of the two connectors (2, 3) carries a reserve (36) of a fluid having a refractive index equal to that of the optical fibres, and at least one pumping means (37) which is connected to the said fluid reserve and which, in service, can be actuated in response to the connection and disconnection movements of the two connectors (2, 3) in order, at each connection/disconnection movement, to inject fluid into a space (58) surrounding the front ends of the two fibres bringing them closer together or spacing them apart.
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