Optical adaptor for mounting to a receptacle to optically couple connectorized optical cables

US10317627B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

• Joachim Rudolf Beier · Munich, DE
• Wolf Peter Kluwe · Hagen, DE
• Jürgen Matthies · Wetter, DE
• Gordon Mueller-Schlomka · Berlin, DE
• Martin Schulte · Balve, DE
• Michael Wimmer · Bremen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 10, 2017
• Grant date: Jun 11, 2019
• Expiry date: May 10, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/3897
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An optical adaptor for mounting to a receptacle to optically couple connectorized optical cables comprises a coupling element to provide a passageway for inserting a respective ferrule of a first and a second optical connector terminating a first and a second optical cable. The optical adaptor further comprises a mounting element to mount the first optical connector to the receptacle, the mounting element being configured to be insertable in the receptacle, and a fixing element to fix the mounting element to the receptacle. The mounting element is formed as a hollow body to receive the coupling element and configured to fix the coupling element to the receptacle.