公开(公告)号：US06550980B2

公开(公告)日：2003-04-22

申请号：US09826475

申请日：2001-04-05

申请人： Philip W. Schofield ,  Gene Shneyder

发明人： Philip W. Schofield ,  Gene Shneyder

IPC分类号： G02B636

CPC分类号： G02B6/3839 ,  G02B6/3858 ,  G02B6/3861 ,  G02B6/3862 ,  G02B6/3885

摘要： A ferrule includes a body, a first cover, and a second cover. The body includes a first row of optical fiber receiving V-grooves, a second row of optical fiber receiving V-grooves, and a third row of optical fiber receiving apertures. Each aperture of the third row of optical fiber receiving apertures accommodates a respective optical fiber. The first cover is mounted to the body adjacent the first row of optical fiber receiving V-grooves. Each V-groove of the first row of optical fiber receiving V-grooves accommodates a respective optical fiber which is aligned therein by the first cover. The second cover is mounted to the body adjacent the second row of optical fiber receiving V-grooves. Each V-groove of the second row of optical fiber receiving V-grooves accommodates a respective optical fiber which is aligned therein by the second cover.