Patent ID: 6547653
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: B24B,G02B

Abstract:
A ferrule holder assembly for an optical-fiber-end-face grinding apparatus having a substantially planar grinding board, comprising a ferrule holder board adapted to be mounted substantially parallel to the grinding board, said ferrule holder board having upper and lower surfaces, a plurality of recesses formed in the upper surface of the ferrule holder board, a plurality of adapters each mounted in a respective recess and supporting an optical fiber ferrule, each optical fiber ferrule having an axis and a ferrule tip confronting the grinding board and extending along said axis, the axis of each optical fiber ferrule being fixed relative to the ferrule holder board and the grinding board, the optical fiber ferrule being movable along its axis relative to the ferrule holder board, a pressing plate fastened to the ferrule holder board for retaining each adapter in its respective recess, a pair of coil springs disposed between the pressing plate and each adapter, said springs urging such adapter and the optical fiber ferrule associated therewith in a direction along said axis toward said grinding board.