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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2017
Corning Optical Communications Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Brandon Duvall Compton, Granite Falls, NC (US);
Micah Colen Isenhour, Lincolnton, NC (US);
Thomas Theuerkorn, Hickory, NC (US);
Corning Optical Communications LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
Ferrule-based fiber optic connectors having a ferrule-retraction balancing characteristic are disclosed. An example fiber optic connector includes a connector assembly and a connector sleeve assembly. The connector assembly includes a ferrule, a resilient member, and a connector body having a latch point and a ferrule stop. The connector sleeve assembly includes a ferrule sleeve and a sleeve housing having a latch, a first stop, and a second stop. The connector assembly is disposed in the passageway of the sleeve housing, and the ferrule of the connector assembly is disposed in the ferrule sleeve in a direction extending from the first stop. When the fiber optic connector is in an unmated state, a gap Gis present between the at least one latch and the at least one latch point, and a gap Gis present between the first stop and a first end of the ferrule sleeve.