公开(公告)号：US4352542A

公开(公告)日：1982-10-05

申请号：US181524

申请日：1980-08-26

申请人： John E. Tydings

发明人： John E. Tydings

IPC分类号： G02B6/38 ,  G02B5/14

CPC分类号： G02B6/3801 ,  G02B6/3859 ,  Y10T29/49895 ,  Y10T403/48 ,  Y10T403/57

摘要： A connector for joining a fiber optic cable. The connector is constructed th a thin wall tube enclosing strips of a shape memory alloy material. The strips are bent and inserted into the thin wall tube such that an axial cavity is formed between the opposing strips. The axial cavity provides a self-centering mechanism for positioning fiber optic cables along the central axis of the tube. Dimensions of the tube and shape memory alloy strips are chosen such that fiber optic cables inserted into each end of the connector when it is above the transition temperature range of the strips will be forced into coaxial alignment when the connector is cooled to a temperature below the transition range of the strips.

摘要翻译： 用于连接光纤电缆的连接器。 连接器由薄壁管构成，包围形状记忆合金材料的条带。 条带被弯曲并插入到薄壁管中，使得在相对的条之间形成轴向空腔。 轴向腔提供了一个自动定心机构，用于沿着管的中心轴定位光纤电缆。 选择管和形状记忆合金条的尺寸，使得当连接器的高度高于条带的转变温度范围时插入连接器的每一端的光纤电缆将被迫同轴对准，当连接器被冷却到低于 条的转变范围。