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Title:
ADAPTER FOR OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3454365
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:

PURPOSE: To provide an adapter which engages an optical plug and an optical receptacle of different types while ensuring quality and optical fiber positioning accuracy.
CONSTITUTION: The adapter includes a housing 10 which receives an optical plug connector 30 at one end and receives back panels 20-1, 20-2... 20-n at the other end. The back panels 20-1, 20-2... 20-n have different engagement parts 22-1, 22-2... 22-n based upon the industrial standards. This adapter can engage any type of connector such as an SC type connector, an ST type connector, an FC type connector or others with, for example, an FDDI type connector or ESCON type connector.


Inventors:
Robert Carl Briggs
Thomas Ralph Faucette Jr.
Dennis Gregory Mulholland
Stephen Parks Owens
Wallace Ralph Savsky
Application Number:
JP18189093A
Publication Date:
October 06, 2003
Filing Date:
June 28, 1993
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
The Whitaker Corporation
International Classes:
G02B6/36; G02B6/38; G02B6/40; (IPC1-7): G02B6/36
Domestic Patent References:
JP1316711A
JP3149509A
JP62100712A
JP272309A
JP61502356A
Other References:
【文献】欧州特許出願公開468671(EP,A1)
【文献】米国特許4834486(US,A)
【文献】米国特許5067783(US,A)
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tyco Electronics AMP Co., Ltd.