Optical fiber alignment mechanism and connectors using the same
US4490007A · kind A · utility
31Cited by
18References
37Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 1979 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3865
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Optical fiber alignment mechanism comprising at least an optical fiber, at least three rigid members with a circular cross section, which are arranged to surround said optical fiber and of which each is in tangential contact with said optical fiber as well as with two other rigid members, and a plastic member molded in a plug like shape to contain said fiber and rigid members in lump, the outer surface of said plastic member allowing said rigid members to be exposed tangentially at least at three portions thereon.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.