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Optical fiber chuck

US4623156A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 19, 1985
Grant dateNov 18, 1986
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Expiry dateSep 19, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T279/18
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A chuck for holding an optical fiber in precise position includes first and second contiguous V-grooves, a chuck cover having a plurality of inter-leaving fingers for urging an optical fiber into the first V-groove so as to roughly position the optical fiber, and a plate for subsequently urging the optical fiber into the second V-groove for precise positioning of the optical fiber. The second V-groove is much smaller than the first V-groove and has a width which is less than the diameter of the optical fiber.

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