Optical fiber end processing method and optical fiber end processing equipment
AssigneesAutonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorKazuhiro Asada
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Abstract
The thermally conductive working body 25 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape is provided on the heating surface 21h of the hot plate 21 to protrude therefrom. The plastic optical fiber 2 is inserted into the ferrule portion 11 of the optical connector 10 and then positioned/held to cause its top end portion to protrude. The top end portion of the plastic optical fiber 2, that is projected to the top end side of the ferrule portion 11, is pushed against the mirror surface 25a of the thermally conductive working body 25 by inserting the thermally conductive working body 25 into the protection wall portion 16 of the optical connector 10 in the situation that the thermally conductive working body 25 is heated by the hot plate 21.
Claims11
An optical fiber end processing method for an optical connector in which a ferrule portion for receiving/holding an end portion of a plastic optical fiber is formed integrally to protrude from a connector housing portion and also an almost cylindrical protection wall portion is formed integrally in the connector housing portion to extend to a top end side rather than the ferrule portion, comprising the steps of:
- preparing an optical fiber end processing equipment in which a thermally conductive working body is provided onto a heating surface of a hot plate to project therefrom and a projected surface of the thermally conductive working body is worked into a mirror surface;
- inserting the plastic optical fiber into the ferrule portion to cause its top end portion to protrude;
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- pushing the top end portion of the plastic optical fiber that is projected to the top end side of the ferrule portion against a mirror surface of the thermally conductive working body, which is heated by the hot plate, by inserting the thermally conductive working body into the protection wall portion of the optical connector.
An optical fiber end processing equipment for an optical connector in which a ferrule portion for receiving/holding an end portion of a plastic optical fiber is formed integrally to protrude from a connector housing portion and an almost cylindrical protection wall portion is formed integrally in the connector housing portion to extend to a top end side rather than the ferrule portion, comprising:
- a hot plate having a flat heating surface;
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- a thermally conductive working body which is projected on the hot plate and has a mirror surface that is formed to be inserted into a protection wall portion of the optical connector and can come into contact with a top end portion of the plastic optical fiber, that is projected to a top end side of the ferrule portion in the protection wall portion, in a state that the mirror surface is inserted into the protection wall portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.