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US 6,474,878 B1Granted
Optical connector
AssigneeBerg Technology, Inc.
InventorDrew A. Demangone
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Abstract
An optical fiber connector subassembly comprising a first housing member and a first optical fiber locator. The first optical fiber locator is connected to the housing member. The locator is comprised of silicon and has channels for positioning optical fibers therein. The housing member comprises a recess. At least a portion of the locator is located in the recess to interlock the locator with the housing member.
Claims13
An optical fiber connector subassembly comprising:
- a housing member having a front, a rear, recess and at least one housing stop;
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- a silicon ferrule, said silicon ferrule having channels for positioning optical fibers therein, said silicon ferrule further having two lateral sides, a front end, and a rear end, and at least one of said lateral sides has a sloped surface portion therein spanning from said front end towards said rear end and terminating at ferrule stop;
- wherein said silicon ferrule is positioned in said, recess of said housing member such that said housing stop interacts with said ferrule stop to properly position said ferrule within said housing;
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- further comprising a pin positioned in each sloped surface portion, said pin position limited by being in contact with said ferrule stop;
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- whereby said housing, said ferrule, and said pin are kept in accurate positioning by said housing, said ferrule and said pin being in contact with each other at said housing and said ferrule stops.
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An optical fiber connector subassembly comprising:
- a one piece housing member having a receiving area, the receiving area including at least one positioning surface along a portion of a side wall of the receiving area and one stop surface located at least one of the side walls of the receiving area between a front end and a rear end of the housing member;
- a silicon ferrule adapted to be inserted into the receiving area, the silicon ferrule having channels of positioning optical fibers therein, the silicon ferrule including an angled surface, one at least one side of the ferrule, the angled surface adapted to make contact with a corresponding positioning surface of the housing member;
- the silicon ferrule including a stop surface on at least one of the sides of the ferrule, the stop surface of the ferrule adapted to make contact with a complimentary stop surface of the housing member to locate the ferrule in a predetermined position in the receiving area;
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- wherein the housing member includes an aperture on at least one lateral side of the housing member into the receiving area, the aperture adapted to receive a guide pin.
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A method of forming a optical fiber subassembly comprising the steps of:
- forming a single piece housing member having a front, a rear, a recess and at least one housing stop;
- forming an optical fiber ferrule, the ferrule having channels for positioning optical fibers therein, the ferrule further having two lateral sides, a front end, and a rear end, and at least one of the lateral, sides has a sloped surface portion therein spanning from the front end towards the rear end and terminating at a ferrule stop;
- positioning the silicon ferrule in the recess of the housing member, wherein the housing stop interacts with the ferrule stop to position the ferrule in the housing at a predetermined position;
- positioning a pin against each sloped surface portion of the ferrule, a position of the pin being limited by contact with the ferrule stop.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.