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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2001
Arie Hengelmolen, 5346 KB Oss, NL;
Sjoerd Van Geffen, 5467 BP Veghel, NL;
Rene Van Bakel, Oss, NL;
Ko Arts, 5831 GG Boxmeer, NL;
Wilfred Vermeulen, 5473 EL, Heeswikj-Dinther, NL;
Shurby Eloise, 5253 BL, Nieuw-Cuick, NL;
Martijn Scholten, 6662 XC Elst, NL;
Mike Gurreri, York, PA (US);
Hiroyuki Yamada, Ichihara, Chiba, JP;
Masahiro Hirao, Chiba, JP;
Arie Hengelmolen, 5346 KB Oss, NL;
Sjoerd van Geffen, 5467 BP Veghel, NL;
Rene van Bakel, Oss, NL;
Ko Arts, 5831 GG Boxmeer, NL;
Wilfred Vermeulen, 5473 EL, Heeswikj-Dinther, NL;
Shurby Eloise, 5253 BL, Nieuw-Cuick, NL;
Martijn Scholten, 6662 XC Elst, NL;
Mike Gurreri, York, PA (US);
Hiroyuki Yamada, Ichihara, Chiba, JP;
Masahiro Hirao, Chiba, JP;
Other;
Abstract
There is provided a ferrule which has a fiber fixed hole into which an optical fiber can be inserted easily without being broken and which can provide a sufficient fiber bonding strength, and which can restrain variations in connection loss caused by the temperature variations. A ferruleis provided with two alignment pin holesinto which alignment pins for positioning with respect to a mating ferrule are inserted, and a plurality of fiber fixed holes H formed at predetermined intervals between the alignment pin holes to insert optical fibers. Each of the fiber fixed holes H has at least a fiber guide holefor guiding the optical fiber, a fiber holeconnected with the fiber guide hole to accommodate the tip end of the optical fiber, and a fiber insertion holeconnected with the fiber guide holeto introduce the optical fiber into the ferrule. A connecting portion of the fiber guide holeand the fiber insertion holeis formed into a taper shape. And the fiber insertion holeis formed so as to introduce the sheathed portion of individual optical fiber.