Apparatus and method to vertically route and connect multiple optical fibers
US6857790B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4248
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method to vertically route and physically pass multiple optical fibers through the walls of a package. One variation is a method to route an optical fiber ribbon through a wall of a package by routing and securing the width of the optical fiber ribbon perpendicularly to a component within the package. Another variation involves a package having an enclosure with an opening through which a group of optical fibers are arrayed in a rectangular cross-section with a width which is longer than a thickness. The package includes a component inside the enclosure, a group of optical fibers routed through the opening to the component where the width of the rectangular cross-section is perpendicularly oriented to the base of the enclosure, and a clamp to secure the width of the rectangular cross-section of the group of optical fibers perpendicularly to the base of the enclosure.
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