Optical fiber connector inspector with two-dimensional scanning function
US10101570B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3898
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A connector inspector includes a microscope assembly, a supporting tray, and a main frame. The microscope assembly is placed within the supporting tray with a bottom cylindrical protrusion inserted into a base plate of the supporting tray, and the supporting tray is coupled with the main frame with a pair of pivoting joints. The microscope assembly is horizontally biased by a spring and an adjusting knob, both set between the main frame and the microscope assembly. The microscope assembly is vertically biased by a spring and an adjusting knob, both set between the main frame and the microscope assembly. Thus, the microscope assembly is able to swing to shift the imaging axis of the microscope assembly in two dimensions using the two adjusting knobs respectively. Because the biasing means for the imaging axis are built inside the inspector, the inspector may be used with just one hand.
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