Arrangement for integrating a rectangular fiber optic connector into a cylindrical connector
First Claim
1. A cylindrical contact for a fiber optic connector, comprising:
- a ferrule having a parallelepiped shaped, said ferrule having positioned therein the end of at least one optical fiber;
a contact housing including two contact housing members arranged to capture therebetween said ferrule and a portion of a fiber optic cable including said fiber and extending from said ferrule, said contact housing having a crimp ferrule portion and a generally cylindrical shape adapted to replace a contact of a cylindrical shaped electrical connector; and
a crimp sleeve arranged to crimp a strength member of said fiber optic cable to the crimp ferrule portion of the contact housing.
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Abstract
A fiber optic connector system is made up of a socket contact and a pin contact arranged to be installed in a cylindrical multiple contact connector, each contact including a fiber optic connector that has been terminated to a ribbon cable and captured between two halves of a cylindrical contact body, the socket contact being spring loaded to provide an engagement force between the two contacts when assembled into a housing. The pin and socket contacts may be installed in a wide variety of connector housings configured to receive cylindrical contacts, including the MIL-C-38999 family of connector shells, utilizing existing coupling and mounting arrangements, with the optional addition in the plug connector of a torsion spring biased shutter arranged to shield the ends of the fibers before coupling, and which is moved by a cam surface in the receptacle connector of the fiber optic connector system to uncover the ends of the fibers during coupling.
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21 Claims
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1. A cylindrical contact for a fiber optic connector, comprising:
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a ferrule having a parallelepiped shaped, said ferrule having positioned therein the end of at least one optical fiber;
a contact housing including two contact housing members arranged to capture therebetween said ferrule and a portion of a fiber optic cable including said fiber and extending from said ferrule, said contact housing having a crimp ferrule portion and a generally cylindrical shape adapted to replace a contact of a cylindrical shaped electrical connector; and
a crimp sleeve arranged to crimp a strength member of said fiber optic cable to the crimp ferrule portion of the contact housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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- 8. A cylindrical fiber optic connector system comprising a cylindrical connector shell in which are positioned a plurality of contacts, each contact including a ferrule having a parallelepiped shape, said ferrule having positioned therein the end of at least one optical fiber, a contact housing having a generally cylindrical shape and a crimp ferrule portion and a crimp sleeve arranged to crimp a strength member of said fiber optic cable to the crimp ferrule portion of the contact housing.
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21. A cylindrical contact for a fiber optic connector, comprising:
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a ferrule having a parallelepiped shape, said ferrule having positioned therein the end of at least one optical fiber;
a contact housing including two contact housing members arranged to capture therebetween said ferrule and a portion of a fiber optic cable including said fiber and extending from said ferrule, said contact housing having a crimp ferrule portion and a generally cylindrical shape adapted to replace a contact of a cylindrically shaped electrical connector; and
a fixed collar and an annular member arranged to slide on said contact housing in response to a bias force provided by a coil spring extending between said annular member and said collar.
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