WO2009040568A1 - Positioning of adaptors for optical connectors - Google Patents

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WO2009040568A1
WO2009040568A1 PCT/GB2008/050791 GB2008050791W WO2009040568A1 WO 2009040568 A1 WO2009040568 A1 WO 2009040568A1 GB 2008050791 W GB2008050791 W GB 2008050791W WO 2009040568 A1 WO2009040568 A1 WO 2009040568A1
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Kristof Vastmans
Luiz Neves Mendes
Ronnie Rosa Georges Liefsoens
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Tyco Electronics UK Ltd
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Priority to CN200880109455XA priority patent/CN101861539B/en
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Priority to BRPI0817690 priority patent/BRPI0817690A2/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3897—Connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/381—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres
    • G02B6/3825—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres with an intermediate part, e.g. adapter, receptacle, linking two plugs

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  • FIG. 1 shows an optical fibre connection device including a pivotable mounting, which consists of a baseplate 301 and pivoting arm 302 for retaining a connector attached to an optical drop cable 106.
  • the pivoting part 302 carries a simplex adaptor 304 of known kind enclosing the forward part of a known LC optical connector, the release tab 108 of which can be seen projecting from the adaptor 304.
  • the adaptor 304 is retained on the pivoting part 302 by frame 320 moulded integrally with the part 302. Pivoting the part 302 upwards away from the baseplate 301 as shown improves access for connecting and disconnecting the connectorised cable to the connector part enclosed in the selected adaptor 304. On pivoting the part 302 down, upstanding location members/mounting retainers 313 engage the flat lands 113 on a connectorised optical fibre cable. This provides resistance to both longitudinal and torsional movement of the connector parts.
  • US6227718 describes a tiltable adaptor that requires a separate coil spring to be fitted below the adaptor to retain it in position.
  • the present invention provides a simplified form of mounting for use in a drop cable array or in other optical cable handing or organising devices.
  • the invention accordingly provides an assembly of a mounting support and an optical fibre connector adaptor mounted on the support, wherein the adaptor has a connector-receiving axis and at least one lateral (to the said axis) mounting projection on at least a first one of its sides, and the mounting support comprises wall members (not necessarily flat or continuous) upstanding from the support on both sides of the said adaptor, which wall members on at least one side of the adaptor define mounting slots adapted to receive the said mounting projections of the adaptor, and wherein the slots are formed to permit movement of the adaptor between at least a first position in which the adaptor is supported with its said axis at an acute angle to the support, and a working position in which the adaptor is supported with its said axis lying substantially parallel to the support, and wherein the wall members define, in at least one of the said slots, at least one shoulder on which one of the mounting projections of the
  • the slots are arranged to hold the adaptor positively (preferably resiliently) in the said first position.
  • the wall members define, in at least one of the said slots, at least one shoulder on which one of the mounting projections of the adaptor can be supported, and at least one resilient portion of the wall member is arranged to retain that mounting projection removably on the said shoulder.
  • the slots are arranged to hold the adaptor loosely in the said working position.
  • the adaptors and mounting supports of assemblies according to this invention may be produced using any convenient moulding or other techniques and materials, for example those used to make the known simplex adaptors.
  • Figure 2 shows in perspective a simplex adaptor 20 for optical connectors having two rounded mounting bosses 25 protruding from its side in a sense lateral to its connector- receiving axis,
  • Figure 3 shows the adaptor 20 mounted in an inclined waiting position in the mounting support with the mounting bosses 25 supported on shoulders 30 formed in the slots of the upstanding support walls and a spring portion 35 of the wall members holding one of the bosses resiliently in that position. Also shown is retention means 27 of a drop cable connector inserted into the adaptor ready for engagement with upstanding retaining member 37 when the adaptor is lowered to its working position;
  • Figure 4 shows the adaptor 20 of Fig. 3 in a level position above the support, with the connector retention mechanism 27 above the upstanding retaining member 37, awaiting optional cleaning and movement downwards (as illustrated) to its operating position;
  • Figure 5 shows the operating position, where the mounting bosses 25 of the adaptor 20 and the connector retention mechanism 27 on the retaining member 37 have some clearance for movement along the connector-receiving axis;
  • Figure 6 shows three perspective views of a drop cable mounting box in which a plurality of drop cable connectors may be terminated closely side-by-side in adaptors 20 of assemblies according to the present invention.
  • the adaptor 20 is shown in a cleaning position in Fig. 6a reached by opening the box lid and raising the adaptor in the directions indicated by arrows.
  • a connector-insertion position is shown in Fig. 6c), where an optical connector (not shown) on a cable end can be inserted into the tilted adaptor 20 in the direction of the arrow adjacent to the cable.
  • a disconnection position is shown in Fig. 6b, where the illustrated optical connectors are withdrawn from the raised adaptor 20 in the opposed directions indicated by respective arrows.

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Abstract

An assembly of a mounting support and an optical fibre connector adaptor (20) mounted on the support, wherein the adaptor has a connector-receiving axis and at least one lateral (to the said axis) mounting projection (25) on at least a first one of its sides, and the mounting support comprises wall members (not necessarily flat or continuous) upstanding from the support on both sides of the saidadaptor, which wall members on at least one side of the adaptor define mounting slots adapted to receive the said mounting projections of the adaptor, and wherein the slots are formed topermit movement of the adaptor between at least a first position in which the adaptor is supported with its said axis at an acute angle to the support, and a working position in which the adaptor is supported with its said axis lying substantially parallel to the support, and wherein the wall members define, in at least one of the said slots, at least one shoulder (30) on which one of the mounting projections (25) of the adaptor can be supported, and at least one resilient portion (35) of the wall member is arranged to retain that mounting projection removably on the said shoulder.

Description

POSITIONING OF ADAPTORS FOR OPTICAL CONNECTORS
This invention relates to improved positioning of adaptors for holding optical connectors, known examples of which are described in WO-A-2007/039585 (ETO080), Figure III-2 of which is attached hereto as Figure 1 (Prior Art). The accompanying Figure 1 (Prior Art) shows an optical fibre connection device including a pivotable mounting, which consists of a baseplate 301 and pivoting arm 302 for retaining a connector attached to an optical drop cable 106. The pivoting part 302 carries a simplex adaptor 304 of known kind enclosing the forward part of a known LC optical connector, the release tab 108 of which can be seen projecting from the adaptor 304. The adaptor 304 is retained on the pivoting part 302 by frame 320 moulded integrally with the part 302. Pivoting the part 302 upwards away from the baseplate 301 as shown improves access for connecting and disconnecting the connectorised cable to the connector part enclosed in the selected adaptor 304. On pivoting the part 302 down, upstanding location members/mounting retainers 313 engage the flat lands 113 on a connectorised optical fibre cable. This provides resistance to both longitudinal and torsional movement of the connector parts. US6227718 describes a tiltable adaptor that requires a separate coil spring to be fitted below the adaptor to retain it in position.
The present invention provides a simplified form of mounting for use in a drop cable array or in other optical cable handing or organising devices. The invention accordingly provides an assembly of a mounting support and an optical fibre connector adaptor mounted on the support, wherein the adaptor has a connector-receiving axis and at least one lateral (to the said axis) mounting projection on at least a first one of its sides, and the mounting support comprises wall members (not necessarily flat or continuous) upstanding from the support on both sides of the said adaptor, which wall members on at least one side of the adaptor define mounting slots adapted to receive the said mounting projections of the adaptor, and wherein the slots are formed to permit movement of the adaptor between at least a first position in which the adaptor is supported with its said axis at an acute angle to the support, and a working position in which the adaptor is supported with its said axis lying substantially parallel to the support, and wherein the wall members define, in at least one of the said slots, at least one shoulder on which one of the mounting projections of the adaptor can be supported, and at least one resilient portion of the wall member is arranged to retain that mounting projection removably on the said shoulder. The assembly according to this invention advantageously does not require a movable pivoting part or a separate coil spring, and so may be more economically manufactured than the known devices. In preferred forms of the invention, the adaptor has at least one
(preferably two) of the said mounting projections (preferably rounded bosses) on each of its sides. Preferably, the slots are arranged to hold the adaptor positively (preferably resiliently) in the said first position. It may be especially preferred that the wall members define, in at least one of the said slots, at least one shoulder on which one of the mounting projections of the adaptor can be supported, and at least one resilient portion of the wall member is arranged to retain that mounting projection removably on the said shoulder. It may also be preferred that the slots are arranged to hold the adaptor loosely in the said working position.
The adaptors and mounting supports of assemblies according to this invention may be produced using any convenient moulding or other techniques and materials, for example those used to make the known simplex adaptors.
Specific embodiments of the invention will now be described by way of example, with reference to Figure 2 et seq of the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figure 2 shows in perspective a simplex adaptor 20 for optical connectors having two rounded mounting bosses 25 protruding from its side in a sense lateral to its connector- receiving axis,
Figure 3 shows the adaptor 20 mounted in an inclined waiting position in the mounting support with the mounting bosses 25 supported on shoulders 30 formed in the slots of the upstanding support walls and a spring portion 35 of the wall members holding one of the bosses resiliently in that position. Also shown is retention means 27 of a drop cable connector inserted into the adaptor ready for engagement with upstanding retaining member 37 when the adaptor is lowered to its working position; Figure 4 shows the adaptor 20 of Fig. 3 in a level position above the support, with the connector retention mechanism 27 above the upstanding retaining member 37, awaiting optional cleaning and movement downwards (as illustrated) to its operating position;
Figure 5 shows the operating position, where the mounting bosses 25 of the adaptor 20 and the connector retention mechanism 27 on the retaining member 37 have some clearance for movement along the connector-receiving axis;
Figure 6 shows three perspective views of a drop cable mounting box in which a plurality of drop cable connectors may be terminated closely side-by-side in adaptors 20 of assemblies according to the present invention. The adaptor 20 is shown in a cleaning position in Fig. 6a reached by opening the box lid and raising the adaptor in the directions indicated by arrows. A connector-insertion position is shown in Fig. 6c), where an optical connector (not shown) on a cable end can be inserted into the tilted adaptor 20 in the direction of the arrow adjacent to the cable. A disconnection position is shown in Fig. 6b, where the illustrated optical connectors are withdrawn from the raised adaptor 20 in the opposed directions indicated by respective arrows.

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CLAIMS:
1. An assembly of a mounting support and an optical fibre connector adaptor mounted on the support, wherein the adaptor has a connector-receiving axis and at least one lateral (to the said axis) mounting projection on at least a first one of its sides, and the mounting support comprises wall members (not necessarily flat or continuous) upstanding from the support on both sides of the said adaptor, which wall members on at least one side of the adaptor define mounting slots adapted to receive the said mounting projections of the adaptor, and wherein the slots are formed to permit movement of the adaptor between at least a first position in which the adaptor is supported with its said axis at an acute angle to the support, and a working position in which the adaptor is supported with its said axis lying substantially parallel to the support, and wherein the wall members define, in at least one of the said slots, at least one shoulder on which one of the mounting projections of the adaptor can be supported, and at least one resilient portion of the wall member is arranged to retain that mounting projection removably on the said shoulder.
2. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein the adaptor has at least one (preferably two) of the said mounting projections (preferably rounded bosses) on each of its sides.
3. An assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the slots are arranged to hold the adaptor loosely in the said working position.
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RU2010116360/28A RU2488148C2 (en) 2007-09-24 2008-09-05 Positioning of adapters for fibre-optic connectors
AU2008303329A AU2008303329B2 (en) 2007-09-24 2008-09-05 Positioning of adaptors for optical connectors
CN200880109455XA CN101861539B (en) 2007-09-24 2008-09-05 Orientation of Adapters for Fiber Optic Connectors
UAA201004707A UA98007C2 (en) 2007-09-24 2008-09-05 BASED FOUND OPTICAL FIBER ADAPTER
BRPI0817690 BRPI0817690A2 (en) 2007-09-24 2008-09-05 Positioning of adapters for optical connectors
EP08788761A EP2191310A1 (en) 2007-09-24 2008-09-05 Positioning of adaptors for optical connectors
MX2010003262A MX2010003262A (en) 2007-09-24 2008-09-05 Positioning of adaptors for optical connectors.
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