Optical fiber connector
US7997806B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3834
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical fiber connector includes a housing, a ferrule, a bias member and a flexible tube. The ferrule is formed with a first axial hole of a first inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of a jacket of an optical fiber and a second axial hole that is communicated to a distal end of the first axial hole and that has a second inner diameter smaller than the first inner diameter and larger than an outer diameter of a fiber wire of the optical fiber. The flexible tube is inserted around the proximal end side of the ferrule so that at least a part thereof is extended toward the proximal end side than the ferrule to form a proximal-end-side extended part. The proximal-end-side extended part has an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the jacket and smaller than the first inner diameter.
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