Overmoulded furcation assembly with strain relief
First Claim
1. An overmoulded assembly comprising:
- an optic cable comprising a cable jacket having an open end, a plurality of optic fiber subunits each comprising at least one optic fiber encased in a fiber jacket, and a plurality of aramid strands, wherein said at least one optic fiber and said aramid strands run along a length of said optic cable underneath said cable jacket and exit said open end;
at least one block comprising a plurality of passageways aligned with said optic cable length, each passageway receiving at least one of said optic fiber subunits and maintaining adjacent ones of said optic fiber subunits at a predetermined spacing and wherein each of said at least one block comprises a first end spaced from and facing said open end; and
a housing moulded over and in direct contact with said open end of said cable jacket, said aramid strands and said first end of said at least one block.
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Abstract
An assembly comprises an optic cable comprising a plurality of optic fiber subunits each comprising at least one optic fiber encased in a fiber jacket and a plurality of aramid strands is disclosed. The assembly further comprises one or more blocks comprising a passage ways for receiving the optic fiber subunits and maintaining adjacent ones of the optic fiber subunits at a predetermined spacing. A housing is molded over the open end of the cable jacket, the aramid strands and the first end of the at least one block. A method of overmolding a transition between an optic fiber cable and a furcation jacketing is also disclosed wherein a mold comprises ribs arranged at right angles to an axis of the mold and such that aramid strands are prevented during injecting from reaching a surface of the mold.
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9 Claims
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1. An overmoulded assembly comprising:
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an optic cable comprising a cable jacket having an open end, a plurality of optic fiber subunits each comprising at least one optic fiber encased in a fiber jacket, and a plurality of aramid strands, wherein said at least one optic fiber and said aramid strands run along a length of said optic cable underneath said cable jacket and exit said open end; at least one block comprising a plurality of passageways aligned with said optic cable length, each passageway receiving at least one of said optic fiber subunits and maintaining adjacent ones of said optic fiber subunits at a predetermined spacing and wherein each of said at least one block comprises a first end spaced from and facing said open end; and a housing moulded over and in direct contact with said open end of said cable jacket, said aramid strands and said first end of said at least one block. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of overmoulding a transition between an optic fiber cable comprising at least one optic fiber surrounded by first aramid strands and a first outer jacket and a furcation jacketing comprising an optic fiber receiving tube surrounded by second aramid strands and a second outer jacket, the method comprising:
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removing an end portion of the first jacket to expose the at least one optic fiber and the first aramid strands; inserting the at least one optic fiber into a first end of the optic fiber receiving tube and such that a portion of the at least one optic fiber remains exposed between a first jacket end and second jacket end; positioning ends of the first aramid strands and ends of the second aramid strands in a region between the first jacket end and the second jacket end; placing the first jacket end, the second jacket end, the first and second aramid strands and the at least one optic fiber in an elongate mould comprising a plurality of ribs; injecting a molten material into said mould to form an assembly comprising a moulded housing about the first jacket end, the second jacket end, the first and second aramid strands and the at least one optic fiber; and removing said assembly from said mould once solidified; wherein said ribs are arranged at right angles to an axis of said mould and such that the aramid strands are prevented during said injecting from reaching a surface of said mould.
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