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AssigneeTyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
InventorsJan Watte, Luiz Neves Mendes, Lodewijk Van Noten, Thomas T. De Boer, Alan Roland Torry, Michael Andrew Beard
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A device for cleaving an optical fibre includes a fixing mechanism to fix a fixing element to the optical fibre, and a cleaving mechanism to cleave the optical fibre. The fixing element may be a ferrule, and the fixing element may be fixed to the fibre such that the fibre extends through the fixing element. The cleaving mechanism cleaves the fibre preferably when the fixing element has been fixed to the fibre. The cleaving device may be a hand-held, and hand-operated, tool. The device may enable the possibility of automatic preset positioning and/or orienting of the cleaved fibre end face (which may be angled to the axis of the fibre) with respect to the fixing element. Attachments may be provided for holding the fibre and fixing element during the cleaving operation and for holding a connector body while the fixing element with the cleaved fibre is inserted into the connector.
A device for cleaving an optical fibre, comprising a fixing mechanism configured to fix a fixing element to the optical fibre, and a cleaving mechanism configured to cleave the optical fibre, the device comprising a flexibly-positionable neck and clamp configured to temporarily attach the device in a working position on a telecoms distribution frame or other apparatus where optical fibres are to be connected, and wherein the fixing mechanism and cleaving mechanism are arranged such that the fibre is cleaved, and consequently an end face of the fibre is produced, at a preset position along the fibre with respect to the fixing element and wherein the cleaving mechanism cleaves the fibre such that the fibre end face produced is oriented at a non-perpendicular angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the fibre.
A device for cleaving an optical fibre, comprising a fixing mechanism configured to fix a fixing element to the optical fibre, and a cleaving mechanism configured to cleave the optical fibre, wherein a connector body holder is attached to the device to hold a connector body into which will be inserted a crimped ferrule and cleaved optical fibre prepared by use of the device and the connector body holder is rotatably attached to the device to enable insertion of a ferrule and fibre into each end of the connector body from directions of insertion less than 180 degrees apart.
A device for cleaving an optical fibre, comprising a fixing mechanism configured to fix a fixing element to the optical fibre, and a cleaving mechanism configured to cleave the optical fibre, wherein a connector body holder is attached to the device to hold a connector body into which will be inserted a crimped ferrule and cleaved optical fibre prepared by use of the device, wherein the device comprises a ferrule assembly holder configured to hold a ferrule assembly of (i) the ferrule and (ii) the fibre to be cleaved and (iii) a ferrule holder, wherein the ferrule assembly holder is adapted to hold the ferrule assembly during a crimp and cleave operation and the device comprises a guide means attached thereto, wherein the ferrule assembly holder is moveable on a controlled path from a crimp-and-cleave position to bring the ferrule assembly into alignment with a connector body when held in the connector body holder in use, and the ferrule assembly holder is then releaseable to enable insertion and locking of the ferrule assembly into the connector body.
A device for cleaving an optical fibre, comprising a fixing mechanism configured to fix a fixing element to the optical fibre, and a cleaving mechanism configured to cleave the optical fibre, wherein a connector body holder is attached to the device to hold a connector body into which will be inserted a crimped ferrule and cleaved optical fibre prepared by use of the device, wherein the device comprises a ferrule assembly holder configured to hold a ferrule assembly of (i) the ferrule and (ii) the fibre to be cleaved and (iii) a ferrule holder, wherein the ferrule assembly holder is adapted to hold the ferrule assembly during a crimp and cleave operation, wherein the ferrule assembly holder is configured to receive a succession of suitably shaped and arranged ferrule assemblies, and wherein the ferrule assembly holder carries a re-useable resiliently-compressible member configured to be inserted into successive ferrule assemblies, between the end of the ferrule and a facing internal end of the ferrule holder, to compensate resiliently for cleaved fibre length tolerance variations during insertion of the ferrule assemblies into connector bodies held in the connector body holder, and the compressible member is removable from the ferrule assemblies after insertion and locking of the ferrule assemblies into the connector bodies.
A device for cleaving an optical fibre, comprising a fixing mechanism configured to fix a fixing element to the optical fibre, and a cleaving mechanism configured to cleave the optical fibre, wherein a connector body holder is attached to the device to hold a connector body into which will be inserted a crimped ferrule and cleaved optical fibre prepared by use of the device, the device further comprising a securing means attached thereto for directly securing the ferrule and the fibre during and after a crimp and cleave operation in the absence of any separate ferrule holder.
A method of coupling optical fibres using a device comprising a fixing mechanism configured to fix a fixing element to an optical fibre, and a cleaving mechanism configured to cleave the optical fibre, the method comprising:
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