Terminal for fiberoptic cable

US6099169A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

• Thorsten Behr · Bad Boll, DE
• Roland Berg · Bad Ditzenbach, DE
• Jürgen Brand · Detmold, DE
• Heinz Reibke · Werl, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 6, 1998
• Grant date: Aug 8, 2000
• Expiry date: Jul 6, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/4249
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A terminal for at least one fiberoptic cable comprising a housing with a front face having at least one slot therein for receiving an end of a fiberoptic cable, at least one optical transmitter and/or receiver, a fitting element which is movable within the housing by sliding and which has at least one insertion opening for a fiberoptic cable to be joined to the at least one transmitter and/or receiver, and with a cutter which has at least one blade. The at least one insertion opening of the fitting element and an actuating arrangement for sliding of the fitting element between a mounting position for receiving the at least one fiberoptic cable and an operating position in which the at least one fiberoptic cable is joined to the at least one transmitter and/or receiver are at the same side of the housing. The housing is provided with at least one cable duct for discharging cut-off pieces of the at least one fiber optic cable. Additionally, longitudinal ribs can be formed on an inner face of the at least one slot means for relieving strain on a fiberoptic cable pushed into the at least one slot between the longitudinal ribs.