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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2010
Jeroen Antonius Maria Duis, Didam, NL;
Jan Willem Rietveld, Benschop, NL;
Joseph Gerardus Maria Vos, Elsendorp, NL;
Jeroen Antonius Maria Duis, Didam, NL;
Jan Willem Rietveld, Benschop, NL;
Joseph Gerardus Maria Vos, Elsendorp, NL;
Tyco Electronics Nederland B.V., 'S-Hertogenbosch, NL;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for aligning optical transports in a ferrule. The transports are aliened in the ferrule by mounting the ferrule on a jig having grooves into which the ends of the optical transports are inserted for transversely aligning the fibers in the ferrule. A row of transports is placed in the ferrule cavity with the front ends of the transports extending past the ferrule and into the grooves of the jig, thereby laterally aligning the transports with the grooves. The fibers are affixed to the ferrule. The ferrule can then be removed from the jig and the front ends of the transports that extended into the grooves of the jig cleaved flush with the front face of the ferrule.