CONNECTOR FOR TELECOMMUNICATION ENCLOSURES

• US 20140355936A1
• Filed: 12/20/2012
• Published: 12/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation (Corning Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (3M Company)
• Inventors: Bund, Christine B., Barthes, Guy J., Desard, Christophe, Brunet, Herve, Hajok, Johann G., Dupont, Denis, Frutos Fernndez, Enrique, Lallena, Susana
• Application Number:
  US14/369,055
• Publication Number:
  US 20140355936A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 385/81
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/245 Removing protective coverings of light guides before coupling
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/25 Preparing the ends of light guides for coupling, e.g. cutting
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3802 Assembly tools, e.g. crimping tool or pressing bench splicing machines G02B6/2553
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3821 with axial spring biasing or loading means G02B6/3847 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3825 with an intermediate part, e.g. adapter, receptacle, linking two plugs
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3846 with fibre stubs
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3861 Adhesive bonding adhesives in general C09J
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/387 Connector plugs comprising two complementary members, e.g. shells, caps, covers, locked together
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/38875 Protection from bending or twisting
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3888 Protection from over-extension or over-compression
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3897 Connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards G02B6/44528 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4452 Distribution frames

Abstract

An optical fiber connector is described herein for inserting a telecommunication cable into a telecommunication enclosure in order to make an optical connection when the connector is inserted into a port structure of a telecommunication enclosure. The exemplary connector has a main body with an interior passageway extending from a first end to a second end of the main body and a compressible portion at the second end of the main body, a compression member attachable to the second end of the optical fiber connector over the compressible portion, a optical connection portion disposed at least partially within the interior, and an outer housing disposed over the connection portion wherein the outer housing has an external shape mateable with a standard format optical coupling.

Claims

1. A field mountable optical fiber connector to be received in a port structure of a telecommunication enclosure, the connector comprising:

a main body having an interior passageway extending from a first end to a second end of the main body and a compressible portion at the second end of the main body;

a compression member attachable to the second end of the optical fiber connector over the compressible portion; and

an optical connection portion disposed at least partially within the interior passageway and having an outer housing that has an external shape mateable with a standard format optical coupling.

2. The connector of claim 1, wherein the optical connection portion comprises a field mountable fiber optic connector.

3. The connector of claim 2, wherein the field mountable fiber optic connector comprises a collar that holds a fiber stub and a mechanical splice device, a backbone to retain a collar body within the outer housing, and a boot that threadably engages with the backbone.

5. The connector of claim 1, further comprising a port connection mechanism.

6. The connector of claim 5, wherein the port connection mechanism comprises a spring clip.

8. The connector of claim 1, wherein the optical connection portion is secured in the interior passageway of the main body by the outer housing.

9. The connector of claim 8, wherein the main body further comprises one or more catches within the interior passageway of the main body that secures a portion of the outer housing within the interior passageway.

25. The connector of claim 1, further comprising an optical fiber cable terminated by the optical fiber cable connector where in the optical fiber cable includes a plurality of strength members secured within the optical connector portion.

27. The connector of claim 1, wherein the main body comprises at least two body portions and wherein the connector further comprising an optical fiber cable terminated by the optical fiber cable connector where in the optical fiber cable includes a plurality of first strength members secured within the optical connector portion and a plurality of second strength members,

4. (canceled)

7. (canceled)

10. A factory mountable optical fiber connector to be received in a port structure of a telecommunication enclosure, the connector comprising:

a main body having an interior passageway extending from a first end to a second end of the main body and a compressible portion at the second end of the main body;

a compression member attachable to the second end of the main body over the compressible portion; and

an optical connection portion disposed at least partially within the interior passageway; and

having an outer housing that has an external shape mateable with a standard format optical coupling.

12. The connector of claim 10, further comprising a port connection mechanism.

14. The connector of claim 12, wherein the port connection mechanism comprises a plurality of protrusions extending from an exterior surface of the main body and a release lever.

15. The connector of claim 10, wherein the optical connection portion is secured in the interior passageway of the main body by the outer housing.

17. The connector of claim 15, wherein the main body includes an internal thread in the first end of the interior passageway that engages with an external thread one the optical connection portion to secure the optical connection portion to the first end of the main body.

11. (canceled)

13. (canceled)

16. (canceled)

18. An optical fiber connector to be received in a port structure of a telecommunication enclosure, the connector comprising:

a main body having an interior passageway extending from a first end to a second end of the main body;

a compression member attachable to the second end of the main body to compress an internal sealing member between the second end of the main body and the compression member; and

an optical connection portion disposed at least partially within the interior passageway; and

having an outer housing that has an external shape mateable with a standard format optical coupling.

19. The connector of claim 18, wherein the compression member is secured to the second end of the main body via a bayonet style closure mechanism.

20. The connector of claim 18, wherein the optical connection portion is secured in the interior passageway of the main body by the outer housing via a threaded closure mechanism.

21. The connector of claim 18, wherein the main body comprises at least two body portions.

22. The connector of claim 21, wherein the main body comprises a first body portion housing the connector portion and a second connector portion to grip the sheath of an optical fiber cable passing therethrough.

23. The connector of claim 21, wherein the main body comprises a first body portion housing the connector portion and a second connector portion to grip the sheath of an optical fiber cable passing therethrough and an intermediate body portion that provides an environmental seal between the cable and the connector.

26. (canceled)