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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2005
Filed:
May. 01, 2002
Thomas J. Schmitt, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Jeffrey P. Treptau, Lakeville, MN (US);
Ronald E. Gerber, Richfield, MN (US);
Timothy S. Gardner, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Edward C. Gage, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Kevin D. Batko, Bloomington, MN (US);
Thomas J. Schmitt, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Jeffrey P. Treptau, Lakeville, MN (US);
Ronald E. Gerber, Richfield, MN (US);
Timothy S. Gardner, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Edward C. Gage, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Kevin D. Batko, Bloomington, MN (US);
ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
Two sub-assemblies in a fiber optic device are fitted to mounting faces of a central section. The mounting faces are typically flat and mutually orthogonal, thus permitting the adjustment of the two sub-assemblies in decoupled degrees of freedom. This results in a simpler adjustment procedure for aligning the two sub-assemblies. Furthermore, the mounting of the sub-assemblies using the orthogonal mounting faces permits the use of relatively thin layers of adhesive that reduce misalignment problems arising from mismatched thermal expansion when the temperature changes.