Method of assembling an optical fiber by applying pressure to abutting optical faces
US5067226A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 1989 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49874
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus 11 and a method for assembling an optical fiber 6 in a passage 4 of a connector 1 by applying axial force to the fiber 6 to maintain an optical face 8 of the fiber 6 in abutment with an optical face 9 of an optical device 7 mounted to the connector 1, wherein, the fiber 6 is mounted along a straight passage 15 of the apparatus 11, a pin 30 mounted on a carriage 20 imparts a bend 31 along the length of the fiber 6, and the carriage 20 is displaceable to impart axial force to the fiber 6, and to apply pressure between abutting optical faces 8,9 of the fiber 6 and the optical device 7.
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