- 专利标题: Optical communications connectors
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申请号: US17317397申请日: 2021-05-11
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公开(公告)号: US11493701B2公开(公告)日: 2022-11-08
- 发明人: Gregory L. Kuffel , Joel D. Kwasny , Benjamin J. Berridge
- 申请人: Panduit Corp.
- 申请人地址: US IL Tinley Park
- 专利权人: Panduit Corp.
- 当前专利权人: Panduit Corp.
- 当前专利权人地址: US IL Tinley Park
- 代理商 Christopher S. Clancy; James H. Williams; Christopher K. Marlow
- 主分类号: G02B6/38
- IPC分类号: G02B6/38
摘要:
In accordance with the following description, an optical communication connector includes a ferrule having retractable alignment pins that are actuable between an extended position and a retracted position. For example, the connector may include an inner housing assembly having optical fibers and an outer housing positioned over the inner housing assembly. The outer housing is shaped to be removable from the inner housing assembly, which has a movable pin clamp mechanically coupled to alignment pins for aligning the connector with another connector. The pin clamp may be slid from a first position (corresponding to a male gender) to a second position (corresponding to a female gender). Separately or in combination with changing gender, the polarity of a communication connector may be changed due to its inclusion of an asymmetric polarity-changing feature that is actuable by an installer to change a polarity of the communication connector. Such a feature may actuated by being moved from a first position to a second position relative to the communication connector.
公开/授权文献
- US20210263235A1 Optical Communications Connectors 公开/授权日:2021-08-26