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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1993
Filed:
May. 21, 1992
Kinjiro Okada, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromasa Shiraishi, Tokyo, JP;
Hirokazu Yokosawa, Nagano, JP;
Shinichi Takehana, Nagano, JP;
Norio Kobayashi, Nagano, JP;
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for attaching an optical cable to a ferrule (F) which has a front aperture (F1) for holding an optical cable and a rear aperture (F2) for retaining an optical fiber of the optical cable, which includes a support block (1); a vertical passage (2) extending downwardly from an upper face of the support block; a sealing member (3) disposed around the vertical passage for making an airtight seal when a rear section of the ferrule is set in the vertical passage; a lateral passage (4) extending laterally from a side of the support block and communicating with the vertical passage; and a suction unit (5) connected to the lateral passage to draw a quantity of adhesive from the front aperture to the rear aperture, forming a mass of adhesive.