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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 1984
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1981
Robert A Wey, Plainville, MA (US);
Harold A Roberts, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Roger Dery, Greenville, RI (US);
Augat Inc., Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An interconnect for ferruled optical fibers which assures that the ferrule tips will not touch when inserted into an interconnect housing provides for a small, repeatable, yet non-zero spacing between the ends of opposed ferrules through a manufacturing technique in which the interconnect housing is provided with inserts pressfit into the housing utilizing a tool that establishes a precise spacing for the distal ends of the inserts regardless of the lengths of the inserts, thereby to provide precisely spaced-apart recessed seats for the flanges of the ferrules. The use of inserts also permits the formation of a central cavity in which an alignment sleeve may be either loosely or tightly captured. In one embodiment, a carrier is provided for the alignment sleeve to insure retention of the alignment sleeve during manufacture or use. In other embodiments, recessed seat spacing is provided by a precise length part or parts. These embodiments include a single insert, two abutting inserts, or two inserts with a spacing member sandwiched therebetween, in which the spacing member may be the aforementioned alignment sleeve carrier.