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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Us Conec Ltd., Hickory, NC (US);
Tymon Barwicz, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Jerome Bougie, Bromont, CA;
Darrell Childers, Hickory, NC (US);
Paul Francis Fortier, Richelieu, CA;
Alexander Janta-Polczynski, Shefford, CA;
Stephan L. Martel, Bromont, CA;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A clip connects two ferrules together, without a housing, to form a fiber optic connection. The clip has proximal and distal ends which define, and the clip has arms extending along the longitudinal axis to hold a cable-side ferrule in connection with fixed ferrule connected to a photonic module or die. The arms form an opening through which the cable-side ferrule is passed for connecting to the fixed ferrule. The arms have resilient bends forming a spring that can be resiliently extended along the longitudinal axis. The arms have a contact area at their ends which grasp the end of the cable-sided ferrule. The arms resiliently retract to compress the cable-sided ferrule towards the fixed ferrule with a predetermined force. The clip is positioned with respect to the circuit board using a pick and place system. The clip is not taller than either ferrule portion, enabling a limited vertical clearance.