Huber+suhner Ag

Igor Marjetic

Daniel Greub

Beat Koch

Heinz Z&uuml;llig

Martin Burkhard

Paul Tanner

Thomas Grob

The invention relates to a method for fabricating an optical plug connector, according to which the optical waveguide is immersed with the exposed optical fiber into a powdery adhesive and is withdrawn from the same, whereby particles of the powdery adhesive remain adhered to the surface of the fiber. The fiber with the adhered particles is then inserted into the bore of the ferrule of the plug connector and is fixed therein. The ferrule is heated to a temperature greater than or equal to the melting temperature of the adhesive and is maintained at this temperature. A particular suitability for use in the field is achieved by virtue of the fact that: the bonding of the fiber to the ferrule is carried out in a battery-operated hand-held device (); the plug with the ferrule is inserted into and held on a receptacle () that is placed on the hand-held device (); inside the receptacle (), the ferrule is surrounded by a battery-operated electric heating element; the optical waveguide with the fiber is then inserted into the plug and is fixed inside the same by actuating means () arranged inside the hand-held device (), and; finally, the adherence is effected by heating the ferrule using the heating element.

Method for fabricating an optical plug connector, device for carrying out the method, and plug connector for use in such a method

A fiber-optical connector system, including a fiber-optical connector and a coupling into which the connector can be inserted to establish an optical connection. The connector has a housing that extends along an axis and into which an optical fiber is arranged with the axis projecting with one end from the face of the housing. Means exist to cover the end of the optical fiber and protect the end of the optical fiber from any effects from the exterior when the connector is not inserted and to release the end of the optical fiber projecting from the housing when the connector is inserted in the coupling. A protection device for the connector system may be derived by configuring the cover means with a first cover element that protects the end of the optical fiber in the axial direction.

Fiber-optical connector system

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Arnegg, Switzerland

Igor Marjetic