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US 2014/0193120 A1Published application
Ferrule assembly with integral latch
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsMalcolm H. Hodge, Wenzong Chen, Dean Richardson, Scot A. Ennst, Thomas D. Chiltz, Thomas R. Marrapose
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Abstract
An optical fiber assembly includes a ferrule body with a plurality of optical fibers positioned therein. The assembly may include a beam expanding element adjacent the front face of the ferrule body with a lens array aligned with the optical fibers. A resilient latch is integrally formed with the beam expanding element or the ferrule body.
Claims16
An optical fiber assembly comprising:
- a plurality of generally parallel optical fibers, each optical fiber having an end face;
- a ferrule body having the plurality of optical fibers positioned therein, the ferrule body having a front face, the end face of each optical fiber being positioned generally adjacent the front face of the ferrule body;
- a beam expanding element generally adjacent the front face of the ferrule body, the beam expanding element having a lens array aligned with the optical fibers of ferrule body;
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- a resilient latch for interconnecting the optical fiber assembly to a mating component, the resilient latch being integrally formed with the beam expanding element.
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An optical fiber assembly comprising:
- a plurality of generally parallel optical fibers, each optical fiber having an end face;
- a ferrule body directly engaging the optical fibers positioned therein, the ferrule body having a front face, the end face of each optical fiber being positioned generally adjacent the front face of the ferrule body;
- a beam expanding element generally adjacent the front face of the ferrule body, the beam expanding element having a lens array aligned with the optical fibers of ferrule body, the lens array being spaced from the optical fibers by a predetermined distance;
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- a resilient latch for interconnecting the optical fiber assembly to a mating component, the resilient latch being integrally formed with one of the ferrule body and the beam expanding element.
2 more elements
An optical fiber assembly comprising:
- a plurality of generally parallel optical fibers, each optical fiber having an end face;
- a ferrule body directly engaging optical fibers positioned therein, the ferrule body having a front face, the end face of each optical fiber being positioned generally adjacent the front face of the ferrule body;
- and
- a resilient latch for interconnecting the optical fiber assembly to a mating component, the resilient latch being integrally formed with the ferrule body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.