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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
May. 09, 2017
Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
Te Connectivity Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Fengchun Xie, Shanghai, CN;
Dandan Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Lyhai Hu, Shanghai, CN;
Hang Lee, Shanghai, CN;
Yu Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Berwyn, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
TE Connectivity Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A system for automatically inserting fibers is disclosed. The system comprises a cable having a plurality of fibers, a ferrule having a plurality of bores, a moving mechanism movable in a first direction, a second direction, and a third direction that are perpendicular to each other, a cable holder mounted on the moving mechanism and holding the cable, and a vision device. The moving mechanism moves the cable holder under the guidance of the vision device to align the plurality of fibers with the ferrule and insert the plurality of fibers into the plurality of bores.