METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FIXTURING A FERRULE OF A FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR DURING END FACE POLISHING
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Applicant
CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Inventor
Brian Paul Daugherty; Kevin Eugene Elliott; Trevor Hampton Fry; Alvin John McDonald
IPC Classification
CPC Classification
A method of polishing a ferrule of a fiber optic connector is disclosed. The ferrule includes a plurality of optical fibers connected thereto and at least two reference datums, one being a primary reference datum and another being a secondary reference datum. The method includes inserting the ferrule in a port of a fixture, securing the ferrule within the port of the fixture, and polishing an end face of the ferrule while the ferrule is secured to the port of the fixture. The securing step includes imposing a first clamping force on the ferrule to engage the secondary reference datum of the ferrule with the fixture, and subsequently imposing a second clamping force on the ferrule to engage the primary reference datum of the ferrule with the fixture. A fixture for polishing a ferrule according to the method is also disclosed.
Original (Chinese)
A method of polishing a ferrule of a fiber optic connector is disclosed. The ferrule includes a plurality of optical fibers connected thereto and at least two reference datums, one being a primary reference datum and another being a secondary reference datum. The method includes inserting the ferrule in a port of a fixture, securing the ferrule within the port of the fixture, and polishing an end face of the ferrule while the ferrule is secured to the port of the fixture. The securing step includes imposing a first clamping force on the ferrule to engage the secondary reference datum of the ferrule with the fixture, and subsequently imposing a second clamping force on the ferrule to engage the primary reference datum of the ferrule with the fixture. A fixture for polishing a ferrule according to the method is also disclosed.
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