Socapex

Roger Collignon

Claude Casses

The invention relates to connectors for optical transmission lines. It more specifically relates to an end fitting for an optical fibre connector, comprising at least one substantially cylindrical locating sleeve in which an optical monofibre is fixed. According to the invention the locating sleeve is provided with orientation means in the form of a ball joint permitting the sleeve to pivot within the end fitting. Preferably the ball joint comprises an elastic O-ring ensuring the sealing of the optical cable.

End fitting for optical fibre connector and connector equipped with such

A connector of the locking type, in which, due to a large number of contacts, the manual force required for disconnection, is increased by an extracting device (23). In order to assure that the extraction step is not started until after the end of the unlocking step carried out by the lever (21), the invention provides for the manual force to act solely on the unlocking lever (21) and for the unlocking lever (21) subsequently to act on the extracting lever (25), the necessary delay between the two steps being ensured by creating a distance (L) between the two levers.

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Suresnes, France

Roger Collignon