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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Us Conec, Ltd, Hickory, NC (US);
Inventors:
Daniel D. Kurtz, Huntersville, NC (US);
Darrell R. Childers, Hickory, NC (US);
Michael E. Hughes, Hickory, NC (US);
Assignee:
US Conec Ltd., Hickory, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4292 (2013.01); G02B 6/3875 (2013.01); G02B 6/3885 (2013.01); G02B 6/4214 (2013.01); G02B 6/4231 (2013.01);
Abstract
An fiber-optic connector assembly includes a fiber optic ferrule and a connector, which engage an optical transceiver component. The fiber optic ferrule engages a mating plane of a lens array in the optical transceiver component and floats within the connector. The engagement of the assembly and the optical transceiver component may be removable rather than fixed. The fiber optic ferrule also engages a mechanical interface to account for three degrees of freedom, while the engagement of the mating surfaces account for another three degrees of freedom.