Integrated pin and socket fiber optic cleaner tip
US10502906B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 19, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B2240/02
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A cleaning module adapted to clean a socket or a pin of a ferrule includes a tip assembly comprising a tip, the tip adapted to receive a cleaning media, a retractable alignment sleeve spring-mounted on a retractable alignment sleeve spring, wherein the sleeve retracts when a flange of an opening of the tip assembly presses against a surface of the ferrule, and wherein the retractable alignment sleeve is sized to surround the pin, and a main spring that extends the tip assembly, wherein the retractable alignment sleeve spring has both a spring constant and total compressive force that are lower than that of the main spring.
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