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OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR AND FERRULE

  • US 20150331201A1
  • Filed: 05/13/2014
  • Published: 11/19/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An optical fiber connector configured for being coupled with an adapter to mate with another optical fiber connector, the connector comprising:

  • a housing comprising a first end for being coupled with the adapter, the housing defining a first longitudinal passage therethrough, the first longitudinal passage defining a first longitudinal axis;

    a ferrule floatably mounted at the first housing end within the first longitudinal passage for relative movement between the ferrule and the housing, the ferrule comprising;

    a first end protruding forward of the first housing end, and a second end spaced from the first end and disposed within the first longitudinal passage, the ferrule defining a second longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end, and the first end comprises an end face for mating with an end face of an additional ferrule;

    at least first and second alignment pin holes in the end face configured for receiving an alignment pin therein, each of the first and second alignment pin holes having a longitudinal direction parallel with the second longitudinal axis, and each pin hole defining an interior surface comprising a plurality of spaced apart longitudinal grooves extending from the end face and into the ferrule; and

    at least one side wall having a first wall end at the end face and extending from the end face to a second wall end adjacent the second end of the ferrule, the at least one side wall tapering outwardly away from the second longitudinal axis in a direction from the end face towards the second end so that the ferrule is tiltable within the housing passage to offset the second longitudinal axis with respect to the first longitudinal axis.

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