Optical fiber connector
AssigneeSenko Advanced Components, Inc.
InventorsYim WONG, Kazuyoshi TAKANO
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Abstract
An optical fiber connector can terminate a plurality of optical fiber cables, each with a jacket encasing at least one optical fiber and a strength element. A connector housing has a back post. The optical fibers of the plurality of optical fiber cables extend into the connector housing through the back post. A single crimp ring crimps the strength members of the plurality of optical fiber cables onto the back post. In a method of terminating a plurality of optical fiber cables, the cables are inserted through a single crimp ring, optical fibers of each of the cables are terminated in a multifiber ferrule, the cables are loaded into a back body of a connector housing, and strength members of the cables are crimped onto a back post using a single crimp ring.
Claims20
An optical fiber connector for terminating a plurality of optical fiber cables, each optical fiber cable comprising a jacket encasing at least one optical fiber and a strength element, the optical fiber connector comprising:
- a connector housing having a back post configured so the optical fibers of the plurality of optical fiber cables extend into the connector housing through the back post;
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- a single crimp ring configured to crimp the strength members of the plurality of optical fiber cables onto the back post.
A method of terminating a plurality of optical fiber cables, the method comprising:
- inserting a plurality of optical fiber cables through a single crimp ring;
- terminating optical fibers of each of the plurality of optical fiber cables in a multifiber ferrule;
- loading the plurality optical fiber cables into a back body of a connector housing, and
- crimping strength members of the plurality of optical fiber cables onto a back post of the back body using a single crimp ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.