Holder for bundles of optical fibers
AssigneeAdvanced Fiber Optics S.L.
InventorJuan Carlos Jiménez Cortés
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Abstract
A holder for bundles of optical fibers. The holder has end rings which are coupled in an adjusted manner at the smooth ends thereof, the rings having internal threaded regions for receiving the body of the holder which is provided with an external thread for said coupling and an internal thread for the bush for compressing a sealing gasket of the optical fiber cable, which gasket is fitted in the internal conical end of the body of the holder, the body also having a number of external cooling grooves.
Claims20
A holder positionable on an end of a bundle of optical fibers so as to couple the fibers to the outlet of a light-emitting device, the holder having a front end and an opposite rear end, comprising:
- a main body having a front end and an opposite rear end configured so as to receive the bundle of optical fibers;
- a filter-carrying ring mounted to the front end of the main body;
- a gasket configured for holding and sealing the bundle of optical fibers inside the holder;
- a clamping element mounted on the main body to clamp the gasket;
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- a flexible sleeve coupled to the rear end of the main body, the flexible sleeve having a front end and an opposite rear end, the rear end of the flexible sleeve having a rear mouth defined therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.