Ferrule container for holding a multiple optical fiber disposed in a ferrule, and a connector for connecting multiple optical fibers

US6513989B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Tyco Electronics Logistics AG · CH

Inventors

• Oliver Bleck · Geretsried, DE
• Helge Schmidt · Speyer, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 27, 1999
• Grant date: Feb 4, 2003
• Expiry date: Dec 27, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/3897
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A ferrule container for holding a plurality of ferrules retaining a multiplicity of optical fibers. The ferrule container includes outer walls defining a plurality of parallel ferrule passageways for holding a plurality of ferrules, and a ferrule holder including a spring holder and a compression spring. The spring holder and one of the outer walls are formed with mutually cooperating structure including a latching nose and a latching nose opening cooperating to orient and hold the spring holder in at least one of the ferrule passageways. A connecting configuration is also provided for connecting a multiplicity of optical fibers including a board housing with a first ferrule and a bushing housing with a second ferrule. The first ferrule and the bushing housing are constructed such that they can be intermated on a carrier plate in such a way that the board can be displaced to a large extent with reference to the carrier plate without having a negative effect on a connection between a ferrule on the board and a ferrule on the carrier plate.