One-piece fiber optic receptacle having chamfer and alignment ribs
First Claim
1. A fiber optic receptacle comprising:
- a receptacle housing defining an internal cavity opening through an internal end and an opposed external end, the external end adapted to receive a fiber optic plug;
an alignment sleeve disposed within the internal cavity defined by the receptacle housing and received through the internal end, the alignment sleeve defining a lengthwise extending passageway opening through a first end for receiving and aligning a plug ferrule and an opposed second end for receiving and aligning a back-side ferrule, the alignment sleeve defining a chamfer on the second end that guides the back-side ferrule into the alignment sleeve; and
a sleeve retainer for retaining the alignment sleeve within the internal cavity defined by the receptacle housing, the sleeve retainer having an opening and a plurality of ribs disposed about the opening that permit angular rotation of the alignment sleeve relative to the sleeve retainer to align the plug ferrule with the back-side ferrule.
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Abstract
A one-piece fiber optic receptacle is provided for aligning and optically connecting a plug ferrule with a back-side ferrule of like configuration. The fiber optic receptacle includes a receptacle housing defining an internal cavity opening through an external end and an opposed internal end, an alignment sleeve disposed within the internal cavity and received within the internal end of the receptacle housing, and a sleeve retainer secured to the internal end of the receptacle housing and operable for providing access to the alignment sleeve from the internal end of the receptacle housing. The alignment sleeve includes a chamfer for guiding the back-side ferrule into the alignment sleeve. The sleeve retainer has an opening and a plurality of alignment ribs disposed about the opening for permitting angular rotation of the alignment sleeve relative to the sleeve retainer during insertion of the plug ferrule and the back-side ferrule into the alignment sleeve.
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20 Claims
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1. A fiber optic receptacle comprising:
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a receptacle housing defining an internal cavity opening through an internal end and an opposed external end, the external end adapted to receive a fiber optic plug; an alignment sleeve disposed within the internal cavity defined by the receptacle housing and received through the internal end, the alignment sleeve defining a lengthwise extending passageway opening through a first end for receiving and aligning a plug ferrule and an opposed second end for receiving and aligning a back-side ferrule, the alignment sleeve defining a chamfer on the second end that guides the back-side ferrule into the alignment sleeve; and a sleeve retainer for retaining the alignment sleeve within the internal cavity defined by the receptacle housing, the sleeve retainer having an opening and a plurality of ribs disposed about the opening that permit angular rotation of the alignment sleeve relative to the sleeve retainer to align the plug ferrule with the back-side ferrule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A fiber optic receptacle for aligning an angled physical contact (APC) type plug ferrule with an opposed angled physical contact (APC) back-side ferrule, the receptacle comprising:
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a receptacle housing defining an internal cavity opening through an internal end and an opposed external end; an alignment sleeve disposed within the internal cavity and defining a lengthwise extending passageway opening through a first end and an opposed second end; and a removable sleeve retainer for retaining the alignment sleeve within the internal cavity defined by the receptacle housing, the sleeve retainer defining an opening and a plurality of alignment ribs disposed about the opening that permit angular rotation of the alignment sleeve relative to the sleeve retainer during insertion of the plug ferrule into the alignment sleeve through the external end and insertion of the back-side ferrule into the alignment sleeve through the internal end. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A fiber optic receptacle assembly comprising:
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a receptacle housing defining an internal cavity opening through an internal end and an opposed external end; an alignment sleeve disposed within the internal cavity define by the receptacle housing, the alignment sleeve having a lengthwise extending passageway opening through a first end and an opposed second end adjacent the internal end of the receptacle housing, the second end of the alignment sleeve defining a chamfer for guiding a back-side ferrule into the alignment sleeve; a removable sleeve retainer for retaining the alignment sleeve in the internal cavity defined by the receptacle housing, the sleeve retainer having an opening sized to receive the back-side ferrule inserted into the second end of the alignment sleeve through the opening and the internal end of the receptacle housing, the sleeve retainer comprising alignment means for permitting angular rotation of the alignment sleeve during insertion of a plug ferrule into the first end of the alignment sleeve and during insertion of the back-side ferrule into the alignment sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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