Cable termination assembly and method for connectors
First Claim
1. A fiber optic connector assembly comprising:
- a fiber optic connector including a main connector body having a front mating end and a rear cable termination end, the fiber optic connector also including a rear insert secured within the rear cable termination end of the main connector body;
a fiber optic cable including an optical fiber, a strength layer and an outer jacket, the optical fiber extending from the fiber optic cable forwardly through the main connector body and having a ferrule-less end portion accessible at the front mating end of the main connector body, the optical fiber being secured to a fiber securement substrate by a first shape recoverable sleeve, the fiber securement substrate being anchored within the rear insert;
the outer jacket of the fiber optic cable having a forward end and the rear insert having a rearward end, the forward end of the outer jacket being positioned such that an axial gap exists between the forward end of the outer jacket and the rearward end of the rear insert;
a second shape recoverable sleeve that secures the outer jacket to the rear insert, the second shape recoverable sleeve overlapping and being bonded to outer surfaces of the outer jacket and the rear insert, the second shape recoverable sleeve traversing the axial gap; and
adhesive material at least partially filling the axial gap.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic connector assembly having a fiber optic connector including a main connector body and a rear insert secured within a rear cable termination end of the main connector body. The fiber optic connector assembly has a fiber optic cable that includes an optical fiber, a strength layer and an outer jacket. The optical fiber has a ferrule-less end portion accessible at a front mating end of the main connector body. A first shape recoverable sleeve secures the optical fiber to a substrate anchored to the rear insert. An axial gap exists between the forward end of the outer jacket and the rearward end of the rear insert. A second shape recoverable sleeve secures the outer jacket to the rear insert. An adhesive material at least partially fills the axial gap.
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16 Claims
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1. A fiber optic connector assembly comprising:
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a fiber optic connector including a main connector body having a front mating end and a rear cable termination end, the fiber optic connector also including a rear insert secured within the rear cable termination end of the main connector body; a fiber optic cable including an optical fiber, a strength layer and an outer jacket, the optical fiber extending from the fiber optic cable forwardly through the main connector body and having a ferrule-less end portion accessible at the front mating end of the main connector body, the optical fiber being secured to a fiber securement substrate by a first shape recoverable sleeve, the fiber securement substrate being anchored within the rear insert; the outer jacket of the fiber optic cable having a forward end and the rear insert having a rearward end, the forward end of the outer jacket being positioned such that an axial gap exists between the forward end of the outer jacket and the rearward end of the rear insert; a second shape recoverable sleeve that secures the outer jacket to the rear insert, the second shape recoverable sleeve overlapping and being bonded to outer surfaces of the outer jacket and the rear insert, the second shape recoverable sleeve traversing the axial gap; and adhesive material at least partially filling the axial gap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A fiber optic connector assembly comprising:
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a fiber optic connector including a front plug body having a front mating end and a rear end, the fiber optic connector also including an insert secured within the rear end of the front plug body; a fiber optic cable including an optical fiber (214), a strength layer and an outer jacket, the optical fiber extending from the fiber optic cable forwardly through the front plug body and having a ferrule-less end portion accessible at the front mating end of the front plug body, the optical fiber being secured to a fiber securement substrate by a first shape recoverable sleeve, the fiber securement substrate being anchored within the insert; a rear housing having a front end to which the rear end of the front plug body is secured, the insert being positioned at least partially within the front end of the rear housing, the rear housing having an interior chamber; the outer jacket of the fiber optic cable having a forward jacket end positioned within the interior chamber, and strength layer having a forward end portion that projects forwardly beyond the forward jacket end, the forward end portion being anchored within the interior chamber of the rear housing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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