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KR101384076B1 - Optical connector - Google Patents
KR101384076B1
KR101384076B1 KR1020097009821A KR20097009821A KR101384076B1 KR 101384076 B1 KR101384076 B1 KR 101384076B1 KR 1020097009821 A KR1020097009821 A KR 1020097009821A KR 20097009821 A KR20097009821 A KR 20097009821A KR 101384076 B1 KR101384076 B1 KR 101384076B1
KR1020097009821A
KR20090083373A (en
요시쿄 다메쿠니
마사히로 시바타
유키히로 요코마치
츠토무 와타나베
도시히코 혼마
2006-11-13 Priority to JPJP-P-2006-307138 priority Critical
2007-01-15 Priority to JPJP-P-2007-006251 priority
2007-11-13 Application filed by 스미토모 덴키 고교 가부시키가이샤 filed Critical 스미토모 덴키 고교 가부시키가이샤
2007-11-13 Priority to PCT/JP2007/072022 priority patent/WO2008059842A1/en
2009-08-03 Publication of KR20090083373A publication Critical patent/KR20090083373A/en
2014-04-09 Publication of KR101384076B1 publication Critical patent/KR101384076B1/en
It is possible to provide an optical connector which can increase the water solubility in a cabinet or the like by making it compact, and also avoid problems such as an increase in distortion loss and breakage of the optical fiber. A protective sleeve for covering the fusion splicing portion 13 in the optical connector 1 for accommodating and holding the short optical fiber 5 pre-attached to the optical connector ferrule and the fusion splicing portion 13 in which the optical fiber core wire 3 is fusion-spliced. One end of the 15 is coupled to the optical connector ferrule 7. As a result, the protective sleeve 15 covering the fusion splicing portion 13 so that the fusion splicing portion 13 is located at the center can set its length dimension with the end of the optical connector ferrule 7 as a reference position. The compactness of the optical connector 1 in which the shortening of the protective sleeve 15 is shown is realized.
Optical connector {OPTICAL CONNECTOR}
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical connector for accommodating and retaining a short optical fiber pre-attached to an optical connector ferrule and a fusion spliced portion fusion spliced to an optical fiber core wire.
In local optical wiring and the like, it is necessary to attach an optical connector to an optical fiber cable locally.
Conventionally, there exists an optical connector disclosed in patent document 1 (FIG. 18) as a form of the structure which connects an optical connector ferrule to the edge part of an optical fiber core wire locally.
In the optical connector 110 disclosed in Patent Document 1, a short optical fiber 103 pre-attached to the optical connector ferrule 102 and a local optical fiber core wire 100 are connected by fusion splicing, and the fusion splicing portion 105 The perimeter of is covered with the protective sleeve 101 and reinforced.
The connector housing 121 is configured to accommodate up to a part of the optical fiber core wire 100 behind the protective sleeve 101 from the optical connector ferrule 102.
In addition, the connector housing 121 includes a plug frame 122 accommodated in the state where the front end of the optical connector ferrule 102 protrudes, a boot 123 accommodating an end portion of the optical fiber core wire 100, and one end. It has a cylindrical stop ring 124 that fits and integrates with the additional plug frame 122 while the other end fits and integrates with the boot 123. The optical connector ferrule 102 in the plug frame 122 is exerted a force on the tip end side by the compression coil spring 125. The compression coil spring 125 allows retraction of the optical connector ferrule 102 when the connector is connected, and sets the contact pressure between the optical connector ferrule 102 and the optical connector ferrule of the mating optical connector to a prescribed range. Keep it.
In the above-described optical connector 110, the ends of the optical fiber core wire and the optical connector ferrule are connected to each other in the following manner. As shown in Fig. 19 (a) in which the connector housing is omitted, the end portion of the local optical fiber core wire 100 is set in advance in a state where the end portion of the local optical fiber core 100 is penetrated through the protective sleeve 101 for protecting the welded portion. Then, the ends of the short optical fiber 103 pre-attached to the optical connector ferrule 102 held by a plug frame such as an SC connector and the end of the optical fiber core wire 100 are each peeled off over a predetermined length. Are brought into contact with each other to fuse them. After that, as shown in FIG. 19B, the protective sleeve 101 mounted on the optical fiber core wire 100 is moved over the fusion splicing portion 105, so that the protective sleeve 101 is fusion spliced portion 105. The reinforcement state which covers is made. Thereby, the optical connector 110 can reliably protect the fusion splicing part 105.
Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-82257
However, in the above connection, since the ends of the respective optical fibers to be fused are centered and positioned using jigs, it is necessary to set the lengths of the uncovered portions 100a and 103a to about 10 mm. In order to reliably cover the cover of each optical fiber, the length of the protective sleeve 101 is set so that the overlap between the cover of each optical fiber and the protective sleeve 101 is about 10 mm. I had to put it.
That is, the length of the protective sleeve 101 is 40 mm or more. As a result, the optical connector 110 becomes longer than L + 40 mm including the length L of the exposed coating part of the short optical fiber 103 and the length 40 mm of the protective sleeve 101, and it is difficult to ensure sufficient accommodation space. In some cases, it is difficult to incorporate a small cabinet or the like.
It is also contemplated to shorten the length of the protective sleeve 101 in order to prevent the optical connector 110 from lengthening. There is a possibility that an incorrectly disposed or stripped optical fiber may be exposed, and the overlapping value of each fiber core wire to the covering portion cannot be shortened so much.
Therefore, the problem that the effect of shortening the protective sleeve 101 and the like is small and difficult to accommodate in a cabinet or the like remains.
In the case of the optical connector 110 described above, the optical connector ferrule 102 and the protective sleeve 101 are connected when the optical connector ferrule 102 retreats due to contact with the optical connector ferrule on the opposite side during connector connection. The compressive load acts on the short optical fiber 103 between the optical fiber 103), and the compressive load may cause distortion in the short optical fiber 103, resulting in an increase in the distortion loss.
An object of the present invention is to provide an optical connector which can increase the water solubility in a small cabinet or the like and can avoid problems such as an increase in distortion loss or breakage of an optical fiber.
(1) An optical connector for accommodating and holding a fusion spliced portion of a short optical fiber mounted on an optical connector ferrule and a fiber core wire fusion-spliced, wherein one end of a protective sleeve that reinforces the fusion splicing portion is coupled to the optical connector ferrule. It is done.
(2) The optical connector according to (1), wherein the protective sleeve includes a heat shrink tube and a core rod and an adhesive tube penetrated through the heat shrink tube, and the protective sleeve engages with the optical connector ferrule. do.
(3) The optical connector according to (1) or (2), wherein the optical fiber core wire is mounted in the optical connector with the outer skin of the end of the optical cord removed by a predetermined length, and the protective sleeve is mounted on the optical connector ferrule. It is characterized by covering the outer periphery of the optical fiber core wire on the other end side that is not coupled with the.
(4) The optical connector according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the plug frame protrudes from the tip of the optical connector ferrule and accommodates the ferrule.
(5) The optical connector according to (4), comprising a rear housing in which the protective sleeve is disposed in an inner space and connected to the plug frame, wherein the rear housing is formed by drilling the plug frame. It is characterized in that the engaging claw (engaging claw) to engage the engaging hole (engaging hole) is provided.
(6) The optical connector according to (5), wherein the tensile force fiber disposed on the optical cord is caulked and fixed to the rear end of the rear housing.
(7) The optical connector according to (1), wherein the protective sleeve includes a heat shrink tube, a core rod and an adhesive tube penetrated through the heat shrink tube, and a connecting part fixed to one end of the heat shrink tube. A component is coupled with the optical connector ferrule.
(8) The optical connector according to (7), wherein the core rod is fixed to the connecting component.
(9) The optical connector according to any one of (1), (7), and (8), comprising: a plug frame for projecting a tip of the optical connector ferrule and accommodating the ferrule; The frame is formed with a guide groove for guiding the positioning projection projecting to the outer circumferential surface of the protective sleeve so as to be movable in the fiber axial direction.
(10) The optical connector according to the above (9), comprising a rear housing in which the protective sleeve is disposed in an inner space and connected to the plug frame and integrally formed with a boot for protecting the optical fiber core wire, wherein the rear The housing is provided with an engagement hole to which engagement hooks protruding from the plug frame are engaged.
(11) The optical connector according to (10), wherein a space is formed between the other end of the protective sleeve and an inner end wall of the rear housing.
(12) The optical connector according to (10) or (11), wherein the optical fiber core wire is mounted in the optical connector in a state in which the outer skin of the end portion of the optical cord is removed by a predetermined length, and the optical fiber is formed at the rear end of the rear housing. The reinforcing tube covering the core wire is connected.
(13) The optical connector according to (12), wherein the reinforcing tube is connected to the rear end of the rear housing via a connecting member, and the connecting member is caulking and fixing the tensile force fibers disposed in the optical cord. It is characterized by.
(14) The optical connector according to any one of (1) to (13), wherein a fiber position of the short optical fiber and the optical fiber core wire disposed in the protective sleeve coincides with an axis center of the optical connector ferrule. It is characterized by being.
According to the optical connector of the present invention, in order to couple one end of the protective sleeve to the optical connector ferrule, the positioning of the protective sleeve for setting the fusion splicing portion at the central position is accurately performed regardless of the skill of the operator. As a result, the overlapping value between the end portion of the protective sleeve and the coating portion of the optical fiber core wire can be shortened, whereby the length of the protective sleeve can be greatly shortened and the length of the optical connector can be made compact.
Therefore, the compactness of an optical connector can raise the water solubility to a small cabinet etc.
Further, a protective sleeve covering the circumference of the fusion spliced portion is coupled to the optical connector ferrule, so that the protective sleeve is integrally formed with the optical connector ferrule when the optical connector ferrule is retracted by contact with the optical connector ferrule on the opposite side during connector connection. Due to the retreat, large compressive loads do not act on the short optical fiber.
Therefore, during the connector connection operation, large distortion loads can be prevented from being applied to the short optical fiber attached to the optical connector ferrule, thereby avoiding problems such as increase or loss of distortion loss of the optical fiber.
Further, even when the optical fiber core wire is exposed to the rear of the optical connector with the outer skin of the optical cord removed, for example, the exposed portion is covered with a reinforcement tube and repaired.
Therefore, in order to improve the fusion splicing work performed locally, even if the outer skin of the optical cord is largely removed and the optical fiber core wire is exposed to the optical connector, it is possible to prevent an increase in the distortion loss of the optical fiber by covering it with a reinforcing tube.
1 is an external perspective view of an embodiment of an optical connector according to the present invention;
2 is an exploded perspective view of the optical connector shown in FIG. 1;
3 is an exploded plan view of the optical connector shown in FIG. 1;
4 is an exploded side view of the optical connector shown in FIG. 1;
5 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the optical connector shown in FIG. 1;
6 is an exploded perspective view of the plug frame shown in FIG. 2 and an optical connector ferrule accommodated and held in the plug frame;
FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the optical connector ferrule shown in FIG. 6 and a protective sleeve connected to the optical connector ferrule; FIG.
8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG.
9 is a side view before the heat shrink treatment of the protective sleeve shown in FIG.
10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG.
11 is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C of FIG.
12 is an explanatory view of the length of the protective sleeve at the rear of the optical connector ferrule shown in FIG. 7;
13 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another embodiment of optical connector according to the present invention;
14 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of portion B of FIG. 13;
15A to 15C are process charts for explaining an assembly procedure of an optical connector,
(D) to (g) are process charts for explaining the assembly procedure of the optical connector,
17 (h) to (k) are process charts for explaining the assembly procedure of the optical connector,
18 is a longitudinal sectional view showing yet another embodiment of optical connector according to the present invention;
(A) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the optical connector shown in FIG. 18, (b) is a principal part longitudinal sectional view of the modification which mounted the reinforcement tube,
(A) is a side view of an optical connector ferrule, (b) is a front view of the optical connector ferrule seen from a short optical fiber side,
(A) is an optical connector ferrule shown in FIG. 20, (b) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the heat-shrinkable tube with the optical connector,
22 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a configuration of a modification in which the optical connector shown in FIG. 18 is applied to a core wire type;
23A to 23E are process drawings for explaining an assembly procedure of the optical connector shown in FIG. 18;
24 (f) to 24 (k) are process charts for explaining the assembly procedure of the optical connector shown in FIG. 18;
25 (l) to 25 (q) are process charts for explaining the assembling procedure of the optical connector shown in FIG. 18;
Fig. 26 is an explanatory diagram of a structure for fusion-splicing a short optical fiber pre-attached to a conventional optical connector ferrule and an optical fiber core wire;
27 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional optical connector.
1, 1A, 1B: optical connector 3: optical fiber core wire
5: short optical fiber 7, 85: optical connector ferrule
7b: diameter enlarged portion 7c: sleeve engaging projection
9, 83: plug frame 9a: diameter reducing portion
9b: engagement groove 11: stopper
11a: projection 11c: guide home
13: fusion spliced portion 15, 87: protective sleeve
17: internal space 21, 95: boot
23, 89: ferrule press spring 25: heat shrink tube
27: core rod 29: adhesive tube
31: connection part 31b: engagement hole
31c: positioning projection 33: SC connector handle
35: space 37, 42: reinforcement tube
38: heat shrink tube 40: reinforcement tube assembly
44, 93: caulking ring 70: optical cord
72: tensile strength fiber
EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, preferred embodiment of the optical connector which concerns on this invention is described in detail with reference to drawings.
1 is an external perspective view of an embodiment of an optical connector according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the optical connector shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an exploded plan view of the optical connector, FIG. 4 is an exploded side view of the optical connector, and FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of an optical connector.
The optical connector 1 of this embodiment can remove the outer skin 72 (see FIG. 13) of the local optical cord 70 by a predetermined length, and attach it to the end of the exposed optical fiber core wire 3. An optical connector ferrule 7 pre-mounted with a short optical fiber 5 fusion-spliced to the optical fiber core wire 3, a plug frame 9 for receiving and holding the optical connector ferrule 7, and an optical connector A substantially cylindrical stopper 11 fitted to the opening of the proximal end of the plug frame 9 into which the ferrule 7 is inserted, and the fusion splicing portion 13 of the optical fiber core wire 3 and the short optical fiber 5 (FIG. 11). A protective sleeve 15 covering the outer circumference of the fusion splicing part 13 and an inner space 17 for disposing the protective sleeve 15, and the tip portion is coupled to the plug frame 9 so that the plug frame Optical islands fusion-spliced to the rear housing 18 integrated with the 9 and the short optical fiber 5 It is provided with a boot 21 for accommodating the vicinity of the end of the core core 3 to protect the optical fiber core 3 and at the same time the distal end is coupled to and integrated with the proximal end of the rear housing 18.
The optical connector ferrule 7 has a shape in which a diameter expanding portion 7b having an enlarged outer diameter is mounted to the rear of the tip shaft portion 7a which is connected to the opposing optical connector ferrule so that the tip shaft portion 7a coincides with the central shaft portion 7a. The short optical fiber 5 is attached. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a sleeve engaging projection 7c for engaging a protective sleeve 15 to be described later is formed on the outer circumference of the proximal end portion of the optical connector ferrule 7 in which the short optical fiber 5 extends. ) Protrudes and is installed.
When the optical connector ferrule 7 is inserted into the proximal end opening of the plug frame 9, as shown in FIG. 5, the diameter of the front end of the diameter expanding portion 7b protruding from the inner circumference of the plug frame 9 is provided. By contacting the reduction part 9a, the movement to the front is restricted. In this state, as shown in FIG. 5, the front-end | tip part of the optical connector ferrule 7 is positionally regulated in the state which protruded from the front-end | tip part of the plug frame 9 by predetermined length L1.
In addition, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the dust cap is attached to the distal end portion of the optical connector ferrule 7 positioned on the plug frame 9 in order to prevent dust or the like from adhering to the fiber cross section during storage or the like. 22 is mounted in a pipe.
In addition, the front end surface of the optical connector ferrule 7 is mirror-polished in advance, so that the on-site polishing is unnecessary.
The ferrule press spring 23 is inserted in the plug frame 9 in which the optical connector ferrule 7 is inserted. The ferrule press spring 23 is sandwiched between the front end of the stopper 11 fitted to the inner circumference of the opening of the proximal end of the plug frame 9 and the diameter expanding portion 7b of the optical connector ferrule 7 With the compression coil spring held, the diameter-expanded portion 7b of the optical connector ferrule 7 is brought into contact with the diameter-reduced portion 9a of the plug frame 9 and elastically supported to be retractable.
The stopper 11 which is fitted to the inner circumference of the opening of the proximal end of the plug frame 9 has a protrusion 11a (see FIG. 2) which protrudes along the circumferential direction on its outer circumference and the inner wall portion of the plug frame 9. It is fixed to the base end side of the plug frame 9 by engaging with the engaging groove 9b (refer FIG. 5) formed in the groove.
As shown in FIG. 11, the fusion splicing part 13 is a part 5b which peeled off the coating 5a of the edge part of the short optical fiber 5, and a part which peeled off the coating 3a of the edge part of the optical fiber core wire 3. As shown in FIG. It is formed by bringing (3b) into contact with each other and fusion bonding the end faces of the fibers.
In addition, the cross section of the short optical fiber 5 which peeled off the coating 5a is mirror-processed by the cleavage which cuts by applying a bending stress to an optical fiber beforehand, or it grind | polishs, and does not require the mirror surface processing locally. .
Moreover, the cross section of the short optical fiber 5 is preferable because it can prevent the chipping from the edge which arises by grinding | polishing by cutting off an edge by discharge-processing before fusion splicing. In addition, since the strength reduction by damage and absorption is suppressed so that the short optical fiber 5 may be conveyed to the site in the state which removed the coating | cover, it is preferable to use carbon coated fiber. In addition, it is preferable that the short optical fiber 5 is a fiber resistant to distortion with a small MFD.
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the protective sleeve 15 includes a heat shrink tube 25, a core rod 27 and an adhesive tube 29 passing through the heat shrink tube 25, and a heat shrink tube ( A connecting part 31 is fixed to one end of 25, and the connecting part 31 is coupled to the optical connector ferrule 7.
When the heat shrink tube 25 is heated to a predetermined temperature by a heater, the heat shrink tube 25 is in a state of being in close contact with the penetrating core rod 27.
As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 10, the core rod 27 is a solid rod having a circular cross-sectional shape and penetrated through the heat shrink tube 25 as a core material for reinforcement. As the core rod 27, steel wire, glass, or the like can be used.
The adhesive tube 29 is a tube made of adhesive penetrated into the heat shrink tube 25 in a form of being vertically attached to the core rod 27, and softened by heating when heat shrinking the heat shrink tube 25. ) And an adhesive filling the gap 34 between the core rod 27 and the core rod 27.
As shown in FIG. 11, the protective sleeve 15 initially has an end portion of the core rod 27 and an end portion of the adhesive tube 29 as long as a predetermined length L2 at one end portion of the heat shrink tube 25. The positions of the heat shrink tube 25, the core rod 27, and the adhesive tube 29 are determined in the protruding state, and in this positioning state, the connecting parts are connected to one end of the heat shrink tube 25 as shown in FIG. The proximal end of 31 is fixed.
The connection part 31 is fixed and integrated with these by the edge part of the heat-shrink tube 25 and the core rod 27 being pressed in, gluing, or fusion | melting.
As shown in FIG. 6, the connection part 31 becomes the cylindrical part 31a by which the edge part of the optical connector ferrule 7 side is fitted to the base end part of the optical connector ferrule 7, and this cylindrical part 31a is carried out. As shown in Fig. 9, an engagement hole 31b to which the sleeve engaging projection 7c of the optical connector ferrule 7 engages is formed.
By engaging the engagement hole 31b and the sleeve engaging projection 7c, one end of the protective sleeve 15 is brought into a state of being engaged and integrated with the optical connector ferrule 7.
When the above-mentioned protective sleeve 15 assembles the optical connector 1, it penetrates the optical fiber core wire 3 together with the rear housing 18 and the boot 21 shown in FIG. 2 beforehand, and the optical fiber core wire After the fusion splicing of (3) and the short optical fiber 5, it returns to the fusion splicing part 13. Then, when the connecting part 31 is coupled to the proximal end of the optical connector ferrule 7, the short optical fiber 5 and the fusion splicing part 13 are accurately positioned at approximately intermediate positions in the longitudinal direction of the protective sleeve 15. The length dimension of the heat shrink tube 25, the core rod 27, and the adhesion tube 29 of the protective sleeve 15 is set.
More specifically, after the fusion splicing of the short optical fiber 5 and the optical fiber core wire 3, the protective sleeve 15 is moved onto the fusion splicing portion 13 so as to cover the fusion splicing portion 13, and the protective sleeve 15 Of the coupling part 31 of the optical connector ferrule 7, and then heat the heat shrink tube 25 to the core rod (3) and the short optical fiber (5) before and after the fusion splicing portion 13 to the core rod ( 27) and fix it vertically.
As described above, when the heat shrink tube 25 is heat-shrinked, as shown in FIG. 12, the end of the heat shrink tube 25 has the cover 3a of the optical fiber core wire 3 and the cover 5a of the short optical fiber 5. The dimension of each component is set so that 3 mm or more may overlap on it.
In the case of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, in the state which thermally contracted the heat shrink tube 25, the fiber position of the short optical fiber 5 and the optical fiber core wire 3 arrange | positioned in the protective sleeve 15, and the optical Diameter dimensions and the like of the connecting component 31 and the core rod 27 are set so that the axis center of the connector ferrule 7 coincides.
As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6, the positioning protrusion 31c extended along the axial direction is provided in the outer peripheral surface of the connection component 31 mentioned above. And the stopper 11 fixed to the base end side of the plug frame 9 is provided with the guide groove 11c which guides the positioning projection 31c so that a movement to a fiber axial direction is possible.
Therefore, when inserting the optical connector ferrule 7 in which the protective sleeve 15 is coupled and integrated into the plug frame 9, the positioning projection 31c is inserted into the position of the guide groove 11c to smoothly insert it. The optical connector ferrule 7 and the protective sleeve 15 can be mounted in the plug frame 9.
The rear housing 18 is a cylindrical structure covering the periphery of the protective sleeve 15, and is formed by injection molding of resin or the like. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the distal end of the rear housing 18 is a cylindrical portion 18a fitted to the proximal end of the plug frame 9. And this cylindrical part 18a is provided with the engaging hole 18b which engages with the engagement hook 9c which protrudes in the outer periphery of the base end of the plug frame 9 when it is fitted to the base end of the plug frame 9, and is formed. have.
The rear housing 18 can be covered on the protective sleeve 15 after the heat shrink treatment of the protective sleeve 15, and by engaging the engaging hole 18b on the tip end side with the engaging hook 9c of the plug frame 9, It is coupled to and integrated with the plug frame 9.
In the case of this embodiment, the SC connector handle 33 which becomes a handle part at the time of connector connection is attached to the outer periphery of the plug frame 9 with which the rear housing 18 was couple | attached. This SC connector handle 33 is an exterior member which provides the external appearance of the front end side of the optical connector 1, and the outer side surface is provided with the anti-slip unevenness 33a for easy gripping.
The boot 21 protects the optical fiber core 3 so that a sharp distortion does not act on the optical fiber core 3 extending to the rear of the rear housing 18. The boot portion is fitted to the proximal end of the rear housing 18 or The screwing unit engages and integrates the rear housing 18.
Optionally, it may be formed integrally with the rear housing 18 by injection molding of resin.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the protective sleeve is provided between the other end 15a of the protective sleeve 15 and the inner wall end 21a in the boot 21 opposite the other end 15a. The space 35 which allows back of 15 is formed.
Also, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5, a reinforcement tube 37 that can be covered by the optical fiber core wire 3 is inserted and mounted behind the inner wall end portion 21a of the boot 21.
The reinforcing tube 37 is provided with a locking portion 37a having an enlarged diameter at its distal end, and the locking portion 37a is locked to restrict the movement to the rear side of the boot 21. The reinforcement tube 37 is a tube having appropriate elasticity, and prevents the optical fiber core wire 3 from being sharply distorted.
According to the above-described optical connector 1, in order for one end of the protective sleeve 15 to be coupled to the optical connector ferrule 7, the positioning of the protective sleeve 15 is accurate regardless of the skill of the operator. As a result, the overlapping value between the end portion of the protective sleeve 15 and the covering portion of the optical fiber core wire 3 can be shortened to about 3 mm as shown in FIG. 12, thereby reducing the length of the protective sleeve 15. The length of the optical connector 1 can be significantly shortened to be about L + 26 mm including the length L of the exposed coating portion of the short optical fiber 5 and the length 26 mm of the protective sleeve 15 to be compact.
Therefore, the compactness of the optical connector 1 can raise the water solubility to a small aerial closure etc.
In addition, the protective sleeve 15 covering the periphery of the short optical fiber 5 or the fusion splicing portion 13 pre-attached to the optical connector ferrule 7 is coupled to the optical connector ferrule 7 so that the other side is connected at the time of connector connection. When the optical connector ferrule 7 is retracted by the contact with the optical connector ferrules, the protective sleeve 15 is also retracted integrally with the optical connector ferrule 7 so that a large compressive load acts on the short optical fiber 5. There is nothing to do.
Therefore, during the connector connection operation, large distortion loads can be prevented from being applied to the short optical fiber 5 attached to the optical connector ferrule 7, and problems such as an increase in distortion loss or breakage of the optical fiber can be avoided.
In the optical connector 1 of the present embodiment, the protective sleeve 15 includes a core rod 27, an adhesive tube 29, and a heat shrink tube 25 passing through the heat shrink tube 25 and the heat shrink tube 25. And a connecting part 31 fixed to one end of the c), and the connecting part 31 is configured to engage with the optical connector ferrule 7.
Therefore, the protective sleeve 15 has penetrated the end of the local optical fiber core 3 before fusion-splicing the short optical fiber 5 attached to the optical connector ferrule 7 and the local optical fiber core 3. After the fusion splicing of the short optical fiber 5 and the optical fiber core wire 3, the protective sleeve 15 is moved to the optical connector ferrule 7 side, so that the connection part 31 of one end of the protective sleeve 15 is moved to the optical connector. By coupling to the ferrule 7, the protective sleeve 15 can be easily coupled to the optical connector ferrule 7.
And the protective sleeve 15 couples the connection part 31 of the one end part to the optical connector ferrule 7, and then, for the simple operation which heat-shrinks the heat-shrink tube 25 in the outer edge part by the heat processing by a heater. As a result, the fusion splicing portion 13 between the short optical fiber 5 and the local optical fiber core wire 3 can be reliably held in a state in which the fusion splicing portion 13 is vertically attached to the core rod 27, and the fusion splicing portion 13 can be firmly reinforced. have.
That is, in the field where it is difficult to equip the work equipment, the fusion splicing part 13 can be protected simply and reliably by the protection sleeve 15.
In addition, in the optical connector 1 of this embodiment, the connection component 31 is a structure by which the heat shrink tube 25 and the core rod 27 were fixed by press-fitting, gluing, or fusion | melting.
That is, the protective sleeve 15 coupled to the optical connector ferrule 7 has a core rod 27 attached perpendicularly to the fusion splicing portion 13 or a heat shrink tube for pressing the fusion splicing portion 13 to the core rod 27. Since the 25 is fixed to the connecting part 31 coupled to the optical connector ferrule 7, no bending or the like occurs at the junction between the connecting part 31 and the core rod 27, and the protective sleeve 15 The optical fiber and the fusion splicing part 13 in the inside can be kept in a favorable state in which distortion is hard to occur.
In addition, in the optical connector 1 of this embodiment, although the connection part 31 was a structure which fixes a heat shrink tube and a core rod, you may fix and couple only a core rod.
In addition, the optical connector 1 of this embodiment is provided with the plug frame 9 which protrudes the front-end | tip of the optical connector ferrule 7, and accommodates and holds the said ferrule, The said plug frame 9 has a protective sleeve ( The guide groove 11c which guides the positioning projection 31c which protruded to the outer peripheral surface of 15) so that a movement to a fiber axial direction is formed is formed.
That is, the protective sleeve 15 in which the one end connection part 31 is coupled to the optical connector ferrule 7 is provided so that the positioning projection 31c which protrudes in the outer periphery receives and holds the optical connector ferrule 7. By engaging with the guide groove 11c of the plug frame 9, the plug frame 9 is held so as to be movable only in the fiber axial direction.
Therefore, when the optical connector ferrule 7 is retracted by the contact with the opposing optical connector ferrule at the time of connector connection, the protective sleeve 15 can be smoothly retracted integrally with the optical connector ferrule 7. Can be.
Moreover, in the optical connector 1 of this embodiment, the boot 21 which connects to the plug frame 9 and protects the optical fiber core wire 3 in the state which arrange | positioned the protective sleeve 15 in the internal space 17 is carried out. An integrally formed rear housing 18 is provided, and the rear housing 18 is provided with an engagement hole 18b to which an engagement hook 9c protruding from the plug frame 9 engages.
Therefore, since the outer edge part of the protective sleeve 15 is covered and protected by the rear housing 18, handling at the time of accommodating a process closure etc. becomes easy.
In addition, the rear housing 18 can be connected to the plug frame 9 only by engaging the engagement hook 9c attached to the plug frame 9 with the engagement hole 18b formed near the plug frame 9. Therefore, it can be easily assembled locally and facilitates work in the field.
In the optical connector 1 of the present embodiment, when the optical connector ferrule 7 is retracted by contact with the optical connector ferrule on the opposite side when the connector is connected, the optical connector 1 is integrally protected with the optical connector ferrule 7. Although the sleeve 15 also retreats, since the space 35 is formed between the other end of the protective sleeve 15 and the inner wall end portion of the rear housing 18, the retraction operation of the protective sleeve 15 is not restricted. The retraction of the optical connector ferrule 7 at the time of connector connection can be accommodated without difficulty.
The optical connector of this embodiment is provided with the reinforcement tube which can be covered on the optical fiber core wire exposed to the back of an optical connector, when it is attached to the edge part of a local optical cord, and protects the said optical fiber core wire. In addition, although the reinforcement tube was mounted also in the previous embodiment, the configuration and the mounting method thereof are specifically described in the present embodiment.
In addition, in this embodiment, since the structure which removed the reinforcement tube is the same as that of the previous embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part and the same site | part, and description is abbreviate | omitted.
13 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the optical connector according to the present invention, FIG. 14 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of portion B of FIG. 13, and FIG. 15 is a process diagram illustrating an assembling procedure of the optical connector.
The optical connector 1A according to the present embodiment is capable of fusion-splicing the short optical fiber 5 of the optical connector ferrule 7 to the exposed optical fiber core wire 3 by removing the outer skin 72 of the local optical cord 70. When the outer skin 72 at the end of the optical cord 70 is largely peeled off so that the work in the fusion splicing becomes good, the exposed optical fiber core wire 3 is exposed from the rear of the optical connector 1A. The reinforcing tube 42 which covers the part of 3) and protects the said optical fiber core wire 3 is provided.
Moreover, when the outer skin 72 is peeled off (removed) in the optical cord 70, the optical fiber core wire 3 which coat | covered the outer edge part with the Kevlar (refer FIG. 14) of the tension-tensile fiber 74 is exposed. .
The reinforcing tube 42 is connected to the rear end of the rear housing 18 by a caulking ring 44 whose front end penetrates the boot 21 as a connecting member. In detail, as shown in FIG. 14, the caulking ring 44 has the large diameter part 44a formed in the one end, and the small diameter part 44b formed in the other end being substantially continuous through the intermediate part 44c. It is cylindrical.
The large diameter portion 44a is opened to a size that is gently engaged on the rear end outer circumferential surface of the rear housing 18, and when compressed and caulked in the outer diameter direction, the diameter is reduced to be fixed and engaged on the rear housing 18. Therein, the optical cord 70 is inserted into the small diameter portion 44b side of the caulking ring 44, and the tensile force fiber 74 exposed by removing the outer skin 72 of the optical cord 70 by a predetermined length is reared. When the large diameter portion 44a is compressed and caulked in a state of being disposed on the housing 18, the tension-tension fiber 74 is brought into the state sandwiched by the rear housing 18 and the caulking ring 44 to the rear housing 18. It is fixed.
The small diameter portion 44b has a ring 46 formed to be caulkable on the outer circumferential surface of the small diameter portion 44b. By caulking this ring 46 in the outer diameter direction, the reinforcing tube 42 is fixed with the end part clamped by the small diameter part 44b of the caulking ring 44 and the ring 46. That is, the reinforcing tube 42 integrally mounts a caulking ring 44 that becomes a connecting member with the rear housing 18 at the end to form the reinforcing tube assembly 40 described later. In addition, the ring 46 is caught in the inner wall end 21a (see FIG. 5) of the boot 21 in a caulked state, thereby restricting the movement of the reinforcing tube 42 to the rear side of the boot 21. This ring 46 corresponds to the locking portion 37a in the previous embodiment.
The reinforcement tube 42 is positioned by the heat shrink tube 48, a part of which is disposed on the reinforcement tube 42 on the other end side, and a part of which is disposed on the shell 72 of the optical cord 70. And fixed. That is, the reinforcing tube 42 is formed to have a length covering the portion of the optical fiber core wire 3 exposed to the rear of the optical connector 1A by removing the outer skin 72 of the optical cord 70 by a predetermined length. The optical fiber core wire 3 can be covered with the optical connector 1A without shifting.
Next, the assembly procedure at the time of mounting a reinforcement tube is demonstrated.
First, as shown in FIG. 15A, the reinforcement tube assembly 40 and the rear housing 18 which combine the boot 21, the caulking ring 44 at the end of the local optical cord 70. Insert each of the above parts in sequence.
The reinforcing tube assembly 40 mounts the heat shrink tube 48 at the end of the boot 21 side of the reinforcing tube 42, and at the same time, the caulking ring 44, which becomes a connecting member at the end of the rear housing 18 side, in advance. Caulking is fixed.
The heat shrink tube 48 is fixed to the reinforcement tube 42 by heat shrinking only a portion of the reinforcement tube 42. The fixing of the caulking ring 44 is carried out by the ring 46 on the small diameter portion 44b with the small diameter portion 44b of the caulking ring 44 fitted at the end of the reinforcing tube 42. By compression caulking.
In the optical cord 70 drawn out from the front end of the rear housing 18, as shown in FIG. 15 (b), the sheath 72 at the end is removed by a predetermined length so that the tension fiber 74 and the optical fiber core wire ( 3) was exposed. The exposed tension fibers 74 are returned to the reinforcing tube 42 side so as not to interfere with subsequent operations, as shown in FIG. 15C, while the protective sleeve 15 is attached to the optical fiber core wire 3. Penetrates.
The optical fiber core wire 3 drawn out from the protective sleeve 15 exposes the part 3b of the stripped fiber by removing the coating 3a, as shown in FIG. After cleaning 3b), it is mirror-cut to a predetermined length. Then, as shown in Fig. 16E, the stripped portion 3b of the optical fiber core wire 3 and the short optical fiber 5 fitted to the plug frame 9 are peeled off. The part 5b is made to abut, and the fiber end surfaces which abutted are fusion-spliced.
The protective sleeve 15 moves to cover the fusion spliced portion, as shown in FIG. 16F, and is coupled to the plug frame 9 via the optical connector ferrule 7.
Subsequently, the rear housing 18 moves in the same manner as the protective sleeve 15 as shown in FIG. 16G, and is coupled to the plug frame 9 in a state of being covered on the protective sleeve 15. Are integrated.
Subsequently, the reinforcing tube assembly 40 is moved and coupled to the rear housing 18 so as to cover the optical fiber core 3 exposed from the end of the optical cord 70 with the reinforcing tube 42, but first of all, FIG. 17. As shown in (h), after moving the reinforcing tube assembly 40 with the tension fiber 74 disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the rear end of the rear housing 18, the tension fiber 74 becomes a connecting member. The caulking is fixed at the large diameter portion 44a of the caulking ring 44. As such, the reinforcement tube assembly 40 is coupled to and integrated with the rear housing 18. Thereafter, the boot 21 is mounted on the rear housing 18 by moving on the reinforcement tube assembly 40, as shown in FIG. 17 (i).
The reinforcing tube assembly 40 has its other end positioned and fixed on the optical cord 70 by heating and contracting the heat shrink tube 48, as shown in FIG. 17 (j).
By going through the above steps, the reinforcing tube assembly 40 is positioned at one end by the rear housing 18 and the boot 21, and at the other end by the heat shrink tube 48. Thereby, the reinforcement tube assembly 40 is restricted in the fiber axial movement, and the position shift in the optical fiber core wire 3 part exposed to the rear of the optical connector 1A is prevented.
Finally, as shown in Fig. 17 (k), the assembly is completed by attaching the SC connector handle 33 to the plug frame 9.
According to the above embodiment, in order to perform the fusion splicing work satisfactorily, the exposed optical fiber core wire is covered with the reinforcement tube even when the outer skin of the local optical cord is largely removed and the optical fiber core wire is exposed than the optical connector. Therefore, even if an external force such as distortion acts, distortion below the allowable value can be prevented and the deterioration of the light transmission characteristic can be prevented.
18 is a longitudinal sectional view showing still another embodiment of the optical connector according to the present invention. In addition, in this embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part and the same site as said embodiment, and it demonstrates.
The optical connector of this embodiment can be applied to both a cord type for connecting the optical cord 70 and a core type for connecting the optical fiber core wire 3. In the core wire optical connector, a part that is substantially common to the cord type optical connector is used except that the shape of the SC connector handle is slightly different. In the following description, the cord-type optical connector (also referred to simply as "optical connector") 1B will mainly be described.
The optical connector 1B includes the SC connector handle 81, the plug frame 83, the fiber-integrated ferrule (optical connector ferrule) 85, and the front end side (left side in FIG. 18) of the mating optical connector. A protective sleeve 87, a ferrule press spring 89, a rear housing 91, a caulking ring 93, and a boot 95 are provided as main members. That is, it is the structure which does not use the stopper 11 and the connection part 31 demonstrated in the said embodiment.
(A) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the optical connector shown in FIG. 18, (b) is a principal longitudinal cross-sectional view of the modification which mounts the reinforcement tube, (a) is a side view of the optical connector ferrule, (b) Is the front view which looked at the optical connector ferrule from the short optical fiber side.
The optical connector ferrule 85 has a shape in which a diameter expanding portion 7b having an enlarged outer diameter is mounted to the rear of the tip shaft portion 7a which is connected to the opposing optical connector ferrule, and coincides with the tip shaft portion 7a. Short optical fiber 5 is attached. In addition, a sleeve engaging projection 7c for engaging the protective sleeve 87 to be described later protrudes and is provided on the outer circumference of the proximal end portion of the optical connector ferrule 85 where the short optical fiber 5 extends.
When the optical connector ferrule 85 is inserted into the proximal end opening of the plug frame 83, as shown in FIG. 19, the diameter of the front end of the diameter expanding portion 7b protruding from the inner circumference of the plug frame 83 is provided. By contacting the reduction part 9a, the movement to the front is restricted. In this state, the front end of the optical connector ferrule 85 is regulated in a state in which it protrudes from the front end of the plug frame 83 by a predetermined length L1.
At the distal end of the optical connector ferrule 85 positioned on the plug frame 83, a dust cap (see reference numeral 22 in FIG. 2), which is not shown, is piped to prevent dust or the like from adhering to the fiber cross section during storage or the like. Is mounted.
In addition, the front end surface of the optical connector ferrule 85 is mirror-polished beforehand, and the local grinding | polishing process is not needed.
The ferrule press spring 89 is inserted into the plug frame 83 into which the optical connector ferrule 85 is inserted. The ferrule press spring 89 is a compression coil spring that is held between the rear housing 91 and the diameter-expanded portion 7b of the optical connector ferrule 85 engaged with the plug frame 83 described later. The diameter expanding portion 7b of the connector ferrule 85 is brought into contact with the diameter reducing portion 9a of the plug frame 83 and elastically supported to be retractable.
In FIG. 21, (a) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the optical connector ferrule shown in FIG. 20, and the heat shrink tube connected to the said optical connector ferrule, (b) is A-A longitudinal cross-sectional view in (a) of a heat shrink tube.
The fusion splicing part 13 makes the part 5b which peeled off the coating 5a of the edge part of the short optical fiber 5, and the part 3b which peeled off the coating 3a of the edge part of the optical fiber core wire 3, and abuts, It is formed by fusing the end face of the fiber which touched.
In addition, the cross section of the short optical fiber 5 which peeled off the coating 5a is mirror-processed by the cleavage which cuts by applying a bending stress to an optical fiber previously, or by grinding | polishing, and does not require mirror-surface processing locally.
Moreover, the cross section of the short optical fiber 5 is preferable because it can prevent the debris from the edge which arises by grinding | polishing by discharging an edge by discharge-processing before fusion splicing. In addition, since the strength reduction by damage and absorption is suppressed so that the short optical fiber 5 may be conveyed to the site in the state which removed the coating | cover, it is preferable to use carbon coated fiber. In addition, it is preferable that the short optical fiber 5 is a fiber resistant to distortion with a small MFD.
As shown in FIG. 21B, the protective sleeve 87 includes a heat shrink tube 25, a core rod 27 and an adhesive tube 29 passing through the heat shrink tube 25 (see FIG. 10). ), The heat shrink tube 25 is coupled to the optical connector ferrule 85. The optical fiber core 3 is mounted in the optical connector 1B with the outer skin 72 at the end of the optical cord 70 removed by a predetermined length, and the protective sleeve 87 does not engage with the optical connector ferrule 85. On the other end side, the outer circumference of the optical fiber core wire 3 is covered.
The adhesive tube 29 is softened by heating at the time of thermally shrinking the heat shrink tube 25 to become an adhesive filling the gap 34 between the heat shrink tube 25 and the core rod 27.
The protective sleeve 87 positions the heat shrink tube 25, the core rod 27, and the adhesive tube 29 in a state where the end of the core rod 27 and the end of the adhesive tube 29 coincide with one end. Then, in this positioning state, the sleeve engaging projection 7c of the optical connector ferrule 85 is fixed.
The optical connector ferrule 85 is fixed to and integrated with the ends of the heat shrink tube 25 and the core rod 27 by being press-fitted or bonded or fused.
The protective sleeve 87 is short so that the fusion splice 13 can be accurately positioned at approximately an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of the protective sleeve 87 when engaged with the sleeve engaging projection 7c of the proximal end of the optical connector ferrule 85. The length dimensions of the heat shrink tube 25, the core rod 27, and the adhesive tube 29 of the optical fiber 5 and the protective sleeve 87 are set.
The protective sleeve 87 is moved to cover the fusion splicing portion 13 after the fusion splicing of the short optical fiber 5 and the optical fiber core wire 3, and after contacting the optical connector ferrule 85, the heat shrink tube 25 Heat is applied to fix the fiber core wire 3 and the short optical fiber 5 in a state where they are vertically attached to the core rod 27.
As described above, when the heat shrink tube 25 is heat shrinked, the size of each part is overlapped so that an end of the heat shrink tube 25 overlaps at least 2 mm on the sheath 3a and the sleeve engaging projection 7c of the optical fiber core wire 3. It is set.
The rear housing 91 is a cylindrical structure covering the periphery of the protective sleeve 87, and is formed by injection molding of resin or the like. The distal end of the rear housing 91 is a cylindrical portion 91a which is fitted to the proximal end of the plug frame 83. And the cylindrical part 91a is equipped with the engagement hook 91b which engages with the engagement hole 83a which is perforated in the outer peripheral part of the base end of the plug frame 83, when inserted in the base end of the plug frame 83. As shown in FIG.
The rear housing 91 described above can move and cover the protective sleeve 87 after the heat shrink treatment of the protective sleeve 87, and the engaging hook 91b on the distal end side is the engaging hole 83a of the plug frame 83. It engages with, and is integrated with the plug frame 83.
On the outer circumference of the plug frame 83 to which the rear housing 91 is coupled, an SC connector handle 81, which is a handle portion at the time of connector connection, is piped and mounted. This SC connector handle 81 is an exterior member that provides an appearance on the front end side of the optical connector 1B, and an anti-slip unevenness 33a is formed on the outer side so that gripping paper is formed.
The boot 95 protects the optical cord 70 so that the optical cord 70 does not act suddenly on the optical cord 70 extending to the rear of the rear housing 91. The boot portion is fitted or screwed to the proximal end of the rear housing 91. By being coupled, the rear housing 91 is coupled and integrated.
Optionally, you may form integrally with the rear housing 91 by injection molding of resin.
A space 35 allowing retraction of the protective sleeve 87 between the other end 87a of the protective sleeve 87 (see FIG. 21) and the inner wall end in the boot 95 opposite the other end 87a. ) (See Fig. 19) is formed.
In addition, the boot 95 may be configured such that a reinforcing tube 37 that can be covered with the optical cord 70 is inserted behind the inner wall end portion as shown in FIG. 19B.
The reinforcing tube 37 is provided with the locking part 37a which enlarged the diameter at the front-end | tip, and movement is restrict | limited by the locking part 37a being caught by the inner wall edge part in the boot 95. FIG. The reinforcing tube 37 is a tube having appropriate elasticity to prevent the optical cord 70 from being sharply distorted.
The direction alignment mark 97a is provided in the side surface of the diameter expansion part 7b of the optical connector ferrule 85. As shown in FIG. On the other hand, the alignment mark 97b and the checking groove 99 are provided on the side wall of the plug frame 83. The optical connector ferrule 85 is fitted to the plug frame 83 in the normal direction by coinciding with the direction alignment mark 97b while checking the direction alignment mark 97a in the checking groove 99.
When the optical connector 1B is fusion-connected when the short optical fiber 5 of the optical connector ferrule 85 is fusion-spliced to the exposed optical fiber core wire 3 by removing the outer skin 72 of the local optical cord 70, The shell 72 at the end of the optical cord 70 is largely peeled off so that work is good. When the outer skin 72 is removed (removed) at the end portion of the optical cord 70, the optical fiber core wire 3 coated with the tensile strength fiber (Kevlar) 74 is exposed.
The tensioning fibers 74 and the outer shell 72 are cut to a predetermined length and fitted to the rear end 91c of the rear housing 91.
The outer periphery of the fitted sheath 72 can be covered with a caulking ring 93, and the caulking ring 93 is caulked in the direction that the diameter is reduced. As the diameter of the caulking ring 93 is reduced, the sheath 72 and the tension fiber 74 are compressed to the caulking ring 93 and the rear end 91c and fixed to the rear housing 91.
22 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a modification in which the optical connector shown in FIG. 18 is applied to a core wire shape.
As described above, the optical connector 1B according to the present embodiment can also be used as a core wire type. In this case, the component configuration is the same except that the shape of the SC connector handle 81 is slightly different, the tension fiber 74 and the caulking ring 93 for fixing the shell 72 are unnecessary. In addition, reference numeral 37 in FIG. 22 shows a reinforcing tube for the optical fiber core 3.
According to the above-described optical connector 1B, in order for one end of the protective sleeve 87 to be coupled to the optical connector ferrule 85, the positioning of the protective sleeve 87 is accurate regardless of the skill of the operator. As a result, the overlapping value between the end portion of the protective sleeve 87 and the covering portion of the optical fiber core wire 3 can be shortened to about 3 mm, whereby the length of the protective sleeve 87 is greatly shortened, thereby making the optical connector 1B The length of) can be made compact.
Therefore, the compactness of the optical connector 1B can raise the water solubility to a small process closure etc.
In addition, the protective sleeve 87 covering the periphery of the short optical fiber 5 or the fusion splicing portion 13 pre-attached to the optical connector ferrule 85 is coupled to the optical connector ferrule 85, so that the mating side is connected at the time of connector connection. In the case where the optical connector ferrule 85 is retracted by contact with the optical connector ferrule, the protective sleeve 87 is also retracted integrally with the optical connector ferrule 85 so that a large compressive load is applied to the short optical fiber 5. I never do that.
Therefore, during the connector connection operation, large distortion loads can be prevented from being applied to the short optical fiber 5 attached to the optical connector ferrule 85, thereby avoiding problems such as increase or loss of distortion loss of the optical fiber.
Moreover, in the optical connector 1B of this embodiment, the protective sleeve 87 is equipped with the heat shrink tube 25, the core rod 27 and the adhesive tube 29 which penetrated the said heat shrink tube 25, and are protected. The sleeve 87 is configured to engage with the optical connector ferrule 85.
The protective sleeve 87 couples one end thereof with the sleeve engaging projection 7c of the optical connector ferrule 85, and then, in a simple operation of thermally contracting the heat shrink tube 25 at the outer edge thereof by a heat treatment by a heater. As a result, the fusion splicing portion 13 between the short optical fiber 5 and the local optical fiber core wire 3 can be reliably held in a state in which the fusion splicing portion 13 is vertically attached to the core rod 27, and the fusion splicing portion 13 can be firmly reinforced. have.
That is, the fusion splicing part 13 can be protected simply and reliably by the protection sleeve 87 also in the field | area where it is difficult to equip work facilities.
Next, the assembly procedure of the optical connector 1B which has the said structure is demonstrated.
23 (a) to 23 (e) are process diagrams illustrating the assembling procedure of the optical connector shown in FIG. 18, and FIGS. 24 (f) to (k) illustrate the assembling procedure of the optical connector shown in FIG. FIG.25 (1)-(q) are process charts explaining the assembly procedure of the optical connector shown in FIG.
In order to assemble the optical connector 1B, first, as shown in Fig. 23A, the boot 95, the caulking ring 93, the rear housing 91, at the end of the local optical cord 70, Each of these parts is inserted in the order of the ferrule press spring 89.
As shown in Fig. 23B, the outer skin 72 on the front end side of the optical cord 70 is removed, and the excess tension fiber 74 is cut. As shown in FIG. 23C, the gap 103 in the axial direction is formed in the shell 72. As shown in FIG. 23D, the sheath 72 and the exposed tension fibers 74 are folded back so as not to interfere with subsequent work. As shown in FIG. 23E, a protective sleeve 87 is fitted to the optical fiber core 3.
The optical fiber core wire 3 drawn out from the protective sleeve 87 is exposed to the portion 3b of the stripped fiber by removing the coating 3a, as shown in Fig. 24F. Clean 3b). As shown in Fig. 24G, the protective sleeve 87 and the optical fiber core 3 are set in the fusion fiber holder 105A. After mirror cutting to a predetermined length as shown in Fig. 24H, the protective sleeve 87 and the optical fiber core wire 3 are set to a fusion splicer (not shown).
On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 24 (i), the optical connector ferrule 85 incorporating the short optical fiber 5 is set in the ferrule holder 105B. Also, in the drawings, reference numeral 22 denotes a dust cap. As shown in Fig. 24 (j), the ferrule holder 105B holding the optical connector ferrule 85 is set to a fusion splicer (not shown). As shown in Fig. 24 (k), the part 3b of stripping the coating 3a of the optical fiber core wire 3 and the part 5b of stripping the short optical fiber 5 of the optical connector ferrule 85 in the splicer. ) And fusion spliced.
As shown in Fig. 25 (l), the front end of the protective sleeve 87 is inserted into the sleeve engaging projection 7c of the optical connector ferrule 85, and the fusion splicing portion 13 is covered to protect the protective sleeve 87. Heat shrink. As shown in Fig. 25 (m), the folded tension fibers 74 and the shell 72 are returned.
As shown in Fig. 25 (n), the dust cap 22 is removed from the optical connector ferrule 85, the plug frame 83 is inserted at the distal end side of the optical connector ferrule 85, and the ferrule press spring The rear housing 91 is attached to the plug frame 83 while receiving the 89. As shown in FIG. 25 (o), the tension fiber 74 and the sheath 72 are covered on the rear end 91c of the rear housing 91.
As shown in FIG. 25 (p), the caulking ring 93 is compressed to fix the tensile force 74 and the outer skin 72 to the rear end 91c. Finally, the SC connector handle 81 and the boot 95 are coupled to the plug frame 83 and the rear housing 91, respectively, to complete the assembly of the optical connector 1B.
This application is a Japanese patent application (Patent Application No. 2006-307138) filed November 13, 2006, and a Japanese Patent Application (Patent Application No. 2007-006251) filed January 15, 2007, and November 2007. It is based on the Japanese patent application (patent application 2007-292462) of one application, The content is integrated in this specification as a reference.
In order for one end of the protective sleeve to be coupled to the optical connector ferrule, the positioning of the protective sleeve for setting the fusion splicing to the central position is made precisely, regardless of the skill of the operator.
In addition, the protective sleeve can prevent a large distortion load from acting on the short optical fiber attached to the optical connector ferrule at the time of connector connection work, thereby avoiding problems such as an increase in distortion loss or breakage of the optical fiber.
In addition, in order to improve the fusion splicing work performed locally, the optical fiber core wire is largely removed from the outer skin of the optical cord so that the optical fiber core wire is covered with a reinforcement tube even when the optical fiber core wire is exposed to the optical connector, thereby preventing an increase in the distortion loss of the optical fiber. have.
An optical connector for holding and holding a fusion spliced portion in which a short optical fiber attached to an optical connector ferrule and a fiber core wire are fusion-spliced, one end of a protective sleeve for reinforcing the fusion splicing portion is coupled to the optical connector ferrule,
The protective sleeve has a heat shrink tube and a core rod and an adhesive tube fitted to the heat shrink tube, the protective sleeve is coupled to the optical connector ferrule.
The optical fiber core wire is mounted in the optical connector in a state in which the outer skin of the end of the optical cord is removed a predetermined length, and the protective sleeve covers the outer circumference of the optical fiber core wire on the other end side not engaged with the optical connector ferrule. doing
And a plug frame for protruding a tip of the optical connector ferrule and accommodating the ferrule.
A rear housing for arranging the protective sleeve in the inner space and connecting to the plug frame, wherein the rear housing is provided with an engagement hook to which an engagement hole drilled in the plug frame is engaged.
Tensile strength fibers disposed on the optical cord is characterized in that the caulking fixed to the rear end of the rear housing
The protective sleeve includes a heat shrink tube, a core rod and an adhesive tube fitted to the heat shrink tube, and a connection part fixed to one end of the heat shrink tube, and the connection part is coupled to the optical connector ferrule.
The core rod is fixed to the connecting component
The method according to any one of claims 1, 7, or 8,
A protruding end portion of the optical connector ferrule and a plug frame for accommodating the ferrule, wherein the plug frame has a guide groove for movably guiding a positioning protrusion protruding to an outer circumferential surface of the protective sleeve in a fiber axial direction. Characterized in that formed
A rear housing in which the protective sleeve is disposed in an inner space and connected to the plug frame and integrally formed with a boot for protecting the optical fiber core wire, and the rear housing engages with an engaging hook projecting from the plug frame; Characterized in that the engagement hole is provided
A space is formed between the other end of the protective sleeve and the inner wall end of the rear housing.
The optical fiber core wire is mounted in the optical connector in a state in which the outer skin of the end of the optical cord is removed a predetermined length, and a reinforcement tube covering the optical fiber core wire is connected to a rear end of the rear housing.
The reinforcing tube is connected to the rear end of the rear housing via a connecting member, the connecting member is fixed to the coarse tension fibers arranged in the optical cord.
Characterized in that the position of the fiber of the short optical fiber and the optical fiber core wire and the axis of the optical connector ferrule coincide with each other.
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