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US 2021/0263222 A1Published application
Mechanical splcie protective sleeve for securing a splice area formed by splicing a plural of optical fibers
AssigneeSenko Advanced Components, Inc.
InventorsYim WONG, Jin Jian FENG
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Abstract
A fiber optic connector is spliced to an optical fiber provided by a sheathed optical fiber and an optical fiber pigtail. The connector houses a protective sleeve that secures the splice area from damage due to movement of optical fibers during connecter use. The protective sleeve retains the sheathed optical fiber at a first end and secures the protective sleeve to a distal end of a ferrule flange assembly at a second end.
Claims11
A protective sleeve for protecting a fiber splice point, comprising:
- a main body portion having an open channel on one side of the protective sleeve along a longitudinal axis of the sleeve;
- a first end of the protective sleeve with a retention collar configured to secure a first optical fiber;
- a second end further comprising a retention flange having a locking tab;
- and wherein
- the locking tab secures the protective sleeve to a ferrule flange retention stub.
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A ferrule flange assembly, comprising:
- a ferrule locking flange for securing the ferrule flange assembly within a fiber optic connector housing;
- a ferrule at a proximal end of the ferrule locking flange,
- the ferrule has at least one optical fiber pigtail protruding from a distal end of the ferrule flange assembly;
- an inner flange and a flange retention stub concentric with each other and forming a circumferential opening therebetween at the distal end of the ferrule locking flange;
- the circumferential guide opening accepts a second end of a protective sleeve;
- and wherein
- the protective sleeve protects a fiber splice section formed by splicing the optical fiber pigtail and an optical fiber provided from a first end of the protective sleeve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.