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AssigneeTomoegawa Paper Co., Ltd.
InventorsKyoichi Sasaki, Ritsu Kawase, Masayoshi Suzuki, Tatsushi Kobayashi
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An optical fiber connection component which is easy to adjust the distance between the optical fiber ends before connection, hardly damages the optical fiber during transportation or connection, and saves the number of parts and the cost, and a method for connecting optical fibers by using this component. The optical fiber connection component used for the optical fiber connection method consists of a connection member having one or more optical fiber through-holes provided with guides for rodlike coupling member at or near both side ends, rodlike coupling members, and a plug having through-holes for rodlike coupling members. The connection member is arranged in the plug slidably with the rodlike coupling member inserted in the plug. Two such optical fiber connection components are opposed to the optical fiber inserted in the through-hole to butt the through-holes of both the connection members against each other. Both the connection members are slid in the direction of the center axis of the optical fiber along the rodlike coupling member guided by the guide, so that the optical fibers are jointed in the through-hole of one connection member.
An optical fiber connection component which comprises a connection member having one or a plurality of through-holes for optical fibers provided with guides for rodlike coupling member at or near both side edges, rodlike coupling members, and a turned square U-shaped plug having a through-hole(s) or a groove(s) for inserting an optical fiber(s) and guide holes for rodlike coupling members on the bottom of the concavity of square U-shape, wherein said connection member is arranged slidably in said plug by being installed in the concavity of square U-shape of said plug by means of the rodlike coupling member inserted in the plug:
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An optical fiber connecting method which comprises opposing two optical fiber connection components comprising each a connection member having one or a plurality of through-holes for optical fiber provided with guides for rodlike coupling members at or near both side edges, rodlike coupling members, and a turned square U-shaped plug having a through-hole(s) or a groove(s) for inserting an optical fiber(s) and guide holes for rodlike coupling members on the bottom of the concavity of square U-shape, wherein said connection member is arranged slidably in said plug by being installed in the concavity of square U-shape of said plug by means of the rodlike coupling members inserted in said plug in such a state that the optical fibers are inserted respectively in said through-holes for optical fiber, bringing the through-holes of both connection members face to face with each other, and sliding said connection members in a direction of the center axis of the optical fibers along the rodlike coupling members guided by the guides, so that the optical fibers are connected in the through-hole of one connection member.
An optical fiber connection structure which is formed by opposing two optical fiber connection components comprising each a connection member having one or a plurality of through-holes for optical fiber provided with guides for rodlike coupling member at or near both side edges, rodlike coupling members, and a turned square U-shaped plug having a through-hole(s) or a groove(s) for inserting an optical fiber(s) and guide holes for rodlike coupling members on the bottom of the concavity of square U-shape, wherein said connection member is arranged slidably in said plug by being installed in the concavity of square U-shape of said plug by means of the rodlike coupling members inserted in said plug, in such a state that the optical fibers are inserted respectively in said through-holes for the optical fibers, bringing the through-holes of both connection members face to face with each other, and sliding said connection members in a direction of the center axis of the optical fibers along the rodlike coupling members guided by the guides, so that the optical fibers are connected in the through-hole of one connection member.
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