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US 7,452,139 B2Granted
Aligning lens carriers and ferrules with alignment frames
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsWilliam H. Wang, Darren S. Crews, Brian H. Kim, Yousheng Wu, Xiaojie J. Xu
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Abstract
Methods of aligning lens carriers and ferrules with alignment frames during assembly of optical cable connectors are disclosed. In one aspect, a method may include coupling an alignment frame with a circuit substrate, aligning a lens carrier with the alignment frame, and aligning a ferrule with the alignment frame. Other methods, apparatus, and systems incorporating the apparatus are also disclosed.
Claims16
An apparatus comprising:
- an alignment frame;
- a ferrule aligned with the alignment frame;
- a ferrule latch latching the ferrule to the alignment frame, wherein the ferrule latch has a first portion over the ferrule to latch the ferrule and a second, opposite portion stretched over the alignment frame to provide a clamping force to force the ferrule and the alignment frame together;
- a lens carrier aligned with the alignment frame, further comprising one or more alignment structures of the lens carrier mated with one or more corresponding alignment structures of the alignment frame, wherein the corresponding mated alignment structures comprise one or more male members inserted into one or more corresponding female members.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an alignment frame;
- a ferrule aligned with the alignment frame;
- a ferrule latch latching the ferrule to the alignment frame, wherein the ferrule latch has a first portion over the ferrule to latch the ferrule and a second, opposite portion stretched over the alignment frame to provide a clamping force to force the ferrule and the alignment frame together;
- an optical cable termination including the ferrule;
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- a housing enclosing the alignment frame, the ferrule, and the ferrule latch,
- wherein the housing has a structure that clamps the optical cable termination.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an alignment frame;
- a ferrule aligned with the alignment frame;
- a ferrule latch latching the ferrule to the alignment frame, wherein the ferrule latch has a first portion over the ferrule to latch the ferrule and a second, opposite portion stretched over the alignment frame to provide a clamping force to force the ferrule and the alignment frame together;
- a circuit substrate coupled with the alignment frame;
- a lens carrier aligned with the alignment frame;
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- a vertical spring tab of the ferrule latch to force the lens carrier toward the circuit substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.