METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSERTION OF FIBERS OF A FIBER CABLE INTO A FERRULE

Title:

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSERTION OF FIBERS OF A FIBER CABLE INTO A FERRULE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2004011962

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A system and method for insertion of fibers into respective rows of fiber holes in a ferrule that involves mounting the ferrule in a first element and a proximal end of a first cable containing exposed fibers onto a movable element, adjusting the movable element until the fibers are adjacent to a bottom-most row of fiber holes, inserting each fiber into its respective hole in the bottom-most row, mounting the first cable in a second element, releasing the first cable from the movable element, mounting a second cable containing exposed fibers onto the movable element, adjusting the movable element until the fibers are adjacent to a second row of ferrule fiber holes, and inserting each fiber into its respective hole in the second row.

Inventors:

KANG KEITH (US)
KANG MISU (US)
OTTO ROBERT (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2003/022332

Publication Date:

May 13, 2004

Filing Date:

July 03, 2003

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

XANOPTIX INC (US)
KANG KEITH (US)
KANG MISU (US)
OTTO ROBERT (US)

International Classes:

G02B6/36; G02B6/38; (IPC1-7): G02B6/38

Foreign References:

US5446815A	1995-08-29
US5550942A	1996-08-27
US5815621A	1998-09-29
US6238100B1	2001-05-29

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