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US 2020/0264381 A1Published application
Mechanical splice assembly for splicing opposing optical fibers within a fiber optic connector and method of performing the same
AssigneeSenko Advanced Components, Inc.
InventorsGuanpeng HU, Man Kit WONG
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Abstract
A field installable fiber optical connector formed using a mechanical splice assembly secured within an opening of a plug frame. A fiber optical cable is secured to a distal end of a rear body that is secured to a distal end of the plug frame.
Claims18
A mechanical splice assembly, comprising:
- a base formed by opposing sidewalls and a bottom portion with a V-groove formed as part of the bottom portion;
- an opening in the base is configured to receive a fiber press block;
- a first optical fiber is placed within the V-groove at a proximal end of the base and a second optical fiber is placed within the V-groove at a distal end of the base;
- the first optical fiber abuts the second optical fiber forming an optical pathway;
- a splice cap is inserted into the opening wherein a plural of splice latch legs force down the fiber press block to close the fiber channel formed by the V-groove thereby forming a mechanical splice between opposing optical fibers.
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A fiber optic connector, comprising:
- a mechanical splice assembly received in a plug frame;
- a ferrule with an optical pigtail received at a proximal end of the plug frame,
- a rear body secured to a distal end of the plug frame;
- a fiber optic cable with a second optical fiber;
- and wherein the optical pigtail and the second optical fiber abut forming a mechanical splice when a splice cap of the mechanical splice assembly is secured with a base of the mechanical splice assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.