Assembly tool and optical connector assembly method
US7194179B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3898
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An assembly tool for installing an optical fiber in an optical connector includes a base having a connector mounting region to receive and secure the optical connector on the base, the connector including a housing and a ferrule. The assembly tool further includes a protrusion setting mechanism to set a protrusion of the terminal end of the optical fiber, the protrusion corresponding to a distance the terminal end of the fiber extends from an end face of the connector ferrule.
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