GB2028534B - Optical fibre connector - Google Patents

Optical fibre connector

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Publication number: GB2028534B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: optical fibre; fibre connector; connector; optical; fibre
Prior art date: 1978-08-15
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired

Application number

GB7928467A

Other versions

GB2028534A (en

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Bunker Ramo Corp

Original Assignee

Bunker Ramo Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1978-08-15

Filing date

1979-08-15

Publication date

1982-07-14

1979-08-15 Application filed by Bunker Ramo Corp filed Critical Bunker Ramo Corp

1980-03-05 Publication of GB2028534A publication Critical patent/GB2028534A/en

1982-07-14 Application granted granted Critical

1982-07-14 Publication of GB2028534B publication Critical patent/GB2028534B/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/381—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres
- G02B6/3826—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres characterised by form or shape
- G02B6/3831—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres characterised by form or shape comprising a keying element on the plug or adapter, e.g. to forbid wrong connection
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
- G02B6/3834—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule
- G02B6/3835—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule using discs, bushings or the like
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
- G02B6/3885—Multicore or multichannel optical connectors, i.e. one single ferrule containing more than one fibre, e.g. ribbon type
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/3887—Anchoring optical cables to connector housings, e.g. strain relief features
- G02B6/3888—Protection from over-extension or over-compression
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/3897—Connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/381—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres
- G02B6/3825—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres with an intermediate part, e.g. adapter, receptacle, linking two plugs
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
- G02B6/3851—Ferrules having keying or coding means

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)

GB7928467A 1978-08-15 1979-08-15 Optical fibre connector Expired GB2028534B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US93392778A	1978-08-15	1978-08-15

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB2028534A GB2028534A (en)	1980-03-05
GB2028534B true GB2028534B (en)	1982-07-14

Family

ID=25464691

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB7928467A Expired GB2028534B (en)	1978-08-15	1979-08-15	Optical fibre connector

Country Status (7)

Country	Link
JP (1)	JPS5528099A (en)
CA (1)	CA1121631A (en)
DE (1)	DE2932986A1 (en)
FR (1)	FR2433766A1 (en)
GB (1)	GB2028534B (en)
IT (1)	IT1122760B (en)
SE (1)	SE442454B (en)

Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
JPS5932981Y2 (en) *	1980-06-13	1984-09-14	矢崎総業株式会社	Optical fiber connector
EP1875287A1 (en) *	2005-04-19	2008-01-09	ADC Telecommunications, Inc.	Loop back plug and method
US8267598B2 (en)	2006-12-06	2012-09-18	Motorola Mobility Llc	Point to point optical communication system for conveying signals between multiple housings of a device
US7600925B2 (en)	2006-12-27	2009-10-13	Motorola, Inc.	Clip connector for use in an optical communication coupling system
CN110459918A (en) *	2018-06-30	2019-11-15	中航光电科技股份有限公司	A kind of cabinet adapter
CN114994845B (en) *	2022-05-27	2024-06-25	中航光电科技股份有限公司	Optical cable end sealing structure, optical cable assembly product water blocking structure and optical fiber connector

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
FR2175547B1 (en) *	1972-03-13	1978-12-08	Fort Francois
DE2522804A1 (en) *	1975-05-22	1976-12-02	Siemens Ag	Connection device for incoming and outgoing optical fibre cable - has ends of optical fibres held in guiding device
US4142776A (en) *	1976-09-20	1979-03-06	Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated	Optical fiber ribbon cartridge connector

1979
- 1979-08-13 CA CA000333769A patent/CA1121631A/en not_active Expired
- 1979-08-14 SE SE7906775A patent/SE442454B/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1979-08-14 JP JP10286379A patent/JPS5528099A/en active Pending
- 1979-08-14 IT IT25110/79A patent/IT1122760B/en active
- 1979-08-14 FR FR7921028A patent/FR2433766A1/en active Granted
- 1979-08-14 DE DE19792932986 patent/DE2932986A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1979-08-15 GB GB7928467A patent/GB2028534B/en not_active Expired

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
FR2433766B1 (en)	1983-12-02
IT7925110A0 (en)	1979-08-14
DE2932986A1 (en)	1980-02-28
IT1122760B (en)	1986-04-23
JPS5528099A (en)	1980-02-28
CA1121631A (en)	1982-04-13
SE7906775L (en)	1980-02-16
GB2028534A (en)	1980-03-05
SE442454B (en)	1985-12-23
FR2433766A1 (en)	1980-03-14

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB2022284B (en)	1983-03-16	Optical fibre connector
GB2013923B (en)	1982-04-07	Optical fibre connector
GB2034496B (en)	1982-09-29	Fibre optic connector
JPS556400A (en)	1980-01-17	Optical fiber connector
JPS5532096A (en)	1980-03-06	Optical fiber connector
GB2013922B (en)	1982-06-03	Connector for optical fibres
GB2060197B (en)	1983-05-25	Optical fibre connector
DE3062922D1 (en)	1983-06-09	Optical fibre connector
GB2014753B (en)	1982-07-21	Hermaphroditic fibre optic connector
JPS5541491A (en)	1980-03-24	Connector assembly for optical fibers
GB2033100B (en)	1982-08-18	Hermaphroditic fibre optic connector
GB2015766B (en)	1982-11-03	Adjustable optic fibre connector
GB2039074B (en)	1982-12-15	Optical fibre connectors
GB2032644B (en)	1982-08-11	Fibre optic connector
GB2059621B (en)	1983-09-28	Optical fibre connector
GB2032130B (en)	1982-06-30	Fibre optic connectors
AU527852B2 (en)	1983-03-24	Optical fibre connector
GB2017959B (en)	1982-05-12	Connector for optical fibres
DE2966662D1 (en)	1984-03-22	Optical fiber connector
GB2032642B (en)	1982-09-08	Fibre optic connector
GB2020844B (en)	1982-07-07	Optic fibre connectors
GB2042755B (en)	1983-05-25	Optical fibre connector
DE3067801D1 (en)	1984-06-20	Optical fibre connector
GB2030314B (en)	1982-11-24	Connector for optical fibres
DE3068966D1 (en)	1984-09-20	Optical fibre connector

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1983-06-08	732	Registration of transactions, instruments or events in the register (sect. 32/1977)
1989-04-05	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee