公开(公告)号：US4124272A

公开(公告)日：1978-11-07

申请号：US868790

申请日：1978-01-12

申请人： James A. Henderson ,  Pamela D. Oliver

发明人： James A. Henderson ,  Pamela D. Oliver

IPC分类号： G02B6/36 ,  H04B10/22 ,  G02B5/14

CPC分类号： G02B6/3604 ,  H04B10/25

摘要： A rotary fiber optic waveguide coupling. Bared ends of two fiber optic waveguide cable sections are held in mutually-aligned end-to-end adjacent positions in opposite extension along a common rotary axis by a pair of ferrules having central through-openings in which such ends coextend and are bonded in close fit. The ferrules are held in precise axial position by abutment at their inner ends with annular shoulder in a pair of alignment caps mounted in two members movable relatively about such rotary axis. Retaining sleeves screwed into the relatively turnable members cooperate with washer members on the ferrules to obtain such abutment, and the ferrules project through openings in the alignment caps to obtain precise radial positioning. A friction-free rotary bearing interconnects the two relatively turnable members. The bearing is preloaded along the axis of rotation to give precise axial and radial positions of the one turnable member relative to the other.

摘要翻译： 旋转光纤波导耦合。 两个光纤波导电缆段的裸露端部通过一对具有中心通孔的套圈沿共同的旋转轴线保持在相对延伸的相对延伸的端对端的相邻位置，其中这些端部共同延伸并且紧密接合 适合。 套圈保持在精确的轴向位置，通过在它们的内端处具有环形肩部而保持在一对对准盖中，环形肩部安装在相对绕该旋转轴线移动的两个构件中。 螺纹连接到相对可旋转的构件中的保持套与套圈上的垫圈构件配合以获得这种邻接，并且套圈通过对准盖中的开口突出以获得精确的径向定位。 无摩擦的旋转轴承将两个相对可转动的构件互连。 所述轴承沿着旋转轴线被预加载，以使所述一个可转动部件相对于另一个可精确的轴向和径向位置。