Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optical fiber connector and related method
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Application No.: US18447254Application Date: 2023-08-09
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Publication No.: US12158622B2Publication Date: 2024-12-03
- Inventor: Antonio Giglio , Kris Roberts , Luca Cavenaghi , Ian James Griffiths
- Applicant: PRYSMIAN S.p.A.
- Applicant Address: IT Milan
- Assignee: PRYSMIAN S.p.A.
- Current Assignee: PRYSMIAN S.p.A.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Milan
- Agency: Seed IP Law Group LLP
- Priority: IT102020000023317 20201002
- Main IPC: G02B6/38
- IPC: G02B6/38

Abstract:
The invention relates to an optical fiber connector and to a related method for changing the polarity thereof. The connector comprises a ferrule, housing a plurality of terminations of optical fibers, and an inner housing arranged around the ferrule and comprising a rear portion and a front portion configured to be inserted into an optical fiber adapter. The front portion is releasably connected to the rear portion and comprises a frame, configured to surround an outer surface of the ferrule, and a key, extending from said frame along a longitudinal direction of the connector and configured to mate with a corresponding keyway provided in the optical fiber adapter, and The front portion is releasably connected to the rear portion by means of a first coupling member associated to the front portion cooperating with a second coupling member associated to the rear portion, in either one of a first orientation, in which the key extends along an upper wall of the inner housing, said first orientation corresponding to a first polarity of the connector with respect to the adapter, and a second orientation, in which the key extends along a lower wall of the inner housing, said second orientation corresponding to a second polarity of the connector with respect to the adapter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230384535A1 OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR AND RELATED METHOD Public/Granted day:2023-11-30
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