Patent SG-11201407896U-A (SG)
Title: Expanded-beam connector with molded lens
Inventor: GRINDERSLEV SOREN
IPC: G02B6/32
Filed: 2013-05-07
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 5 December 2013 (05.12.2013) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2013/180906 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: G02B 6/32 (2006.01) G02B 6/38 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: PCT/US2013/039795 7 May 2013 (07.05.2013) English English (30) Priority Data: 13/486,590 1 June 2012 (01.06.2012) US (71) Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION [US/US]; 1050 Westlakes Drive, Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312 (US). (72) Inventor: GRINDERSLEV, Soren; 1554 Macintosh Way, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania 17036 (US). (74) Agents: STROUD, Adam L. et al.; The Whitaker LLC, 4550 New Linden Hill Road, Suite 140, Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (54) Title: EXPANDED-BEAM CONNECTOR WITH MOLDED LENS •100 Km*,, /'103a o o\ © 00 i-H en i-H o CJ o & 104a 102a (57) Abstract: An expanded-beam connector (100) comprising a sleeve (101) for holding at least one fiber (102) and one lens body (103), the sleeve (101) having an interior surface (101a) having certain a geometry, a fiber (102) having a fiber end face (102a), and a lens body (103), the lens body (103) being formed with first face a (104) and second face a (105), the first and second faces (104, 105) being substantially planar, the first face (104) having an interface point (104a) for optically coupling with the fiber end face(102a), the second face (105) having convex a surface (107), the interface point (104a) and the convex surface (107) being optic­ ally coupled through the lens body (103), the lens body (103) having an outer periphery (103a) at least a portion of which has the certain geometry such that the lens body (103) is held in precise a radial position relative to the sleeve (101) when disposed in the sleeve (101).