Optical fiber fastening device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9400355-B2
Application number	US-201514718650-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 21, 2015
Priority date	Jul 25, 2014
Publication date	Jul 26, 2016
Grant date	Jul 26, 2016

Abstract

An optical fiber fastening device holds an optical fiber which includes a core and a cladding layer surrounding the core. The cladding layer includes strips peeled from the core. The optical fiber fastening device includes a clamping member and a fastening sleeve. The clamping member includes a first and a second clamping portion buckled together to clamp the optical fiber, with one including at least one locating rod configured for being wrapped around by the strips, and the other including at least one locating hole receiving the at least one locating rod. The fastening sleeve sleeves over and holds the first and the second clamping portion together.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An optical fiber fastening device for holding an optical fiber, the optical fiber comprises a core and a cladding layer surrounding the core, the cladding layer comprises strips peeled from the core, the optical fiber fastening device comprising:
a clamping member comprising a first clamping portion and a second clamping portion buckled together to clamp the optical fiber, wherein one of the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion comprises at least one locating rod configured for being wrapped around by the strips, and the other of the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion comprises at least one locating hole receiving the at least one locating rod; and
a fastening sleeve sleeving over the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion and configured to hold the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion together.

2. The optical fiber fastening device of claim 1 , wherein the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion cooperatively form a first connecting end and a second connecting end opposite to the first connecting end.

3. The optical fiber fastening device of claim 2 , wherein the first connecting end forms an outer thread, the fastening sleeve forms an inner thread engaged with the outer thread, and the engaged outer thread and inner thread are further configured to claim the strips.

4. The optical fiber fastening device of claim 2 , wherein the second connecting end forms two projected locking blocks.

5. The optical fiber fastening device of claim 2 , wherein the first clamping portion comprises a first matching surface facing the second clamping portion, the first matching surface defines a first mounting groove, the second clamping portion comprises a second matching surface facing the first clamping portion, the second matching surface defines a second mounting groove corresponding to the first mounting groove, the first mounting groove and the second mounting groove are configured for cooperatively receive the optical fiber.

6. The optical fiber fastening device of claim 5 , wherein the first mounting groove comprises a first part, a second part, and a third part being different from each other in size, the first part is adjacent to the first connecting end, the third part is adjacent to the second connecting end, and the second part is located between and communicated to the first part and the third part.

7. The optical fiber fastening device of claim 6 , wherein a diameter of the first part is bigger than that of the second part, and a diameter of the second part is bigger than that of the third part.

8. The optical fiber fastening device of claim 6 , wherein the first clamp portion further comprises a plurality of ribs formed in the first part and configured for pressing the cladding layer.

Assignees

• Hong Fu Jin Prec Ind (Shenzhen) Co Ltd
• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wei Le-Peng
• Li zhi-ming

Classifications

• G02B6/3881

  using grooves to align ferrule ends · CPC title

• G02B6/245

  Removing protective coverings of light guides before coupling · CPC title

• G02B6/3858 Primary

  Clamping, i.e. with only elastic deformation · CPC title

• G02B6/3833 Primary

  Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture · CPC title

• G02B6/3888

  Protection from over-extension or over-compression · CPC title