Global Patent Index - EP 1478959 A1

EP 1478959 A1 20041124 - OPTICAL PLUG-IN CONNECTION

Title (en)

OPTICAL PLUG-IN CONNECTION

Title (de)

OPTISCHE STECKVERBINDUNG

Title (fr)

RACCORD OPTIQUE ENFICHABLE

Publication

EP 1478959 A1 20041124 (DE)

Application

EP 02774248 A 20021121

Priority

  • CH 0200629 W 20021121
  • CH 3272002 A 20020225

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03071329A1] Disclosed is an optical plug-in connection (10), particularly for connecting polarization-maintaining optical fibers, comprising at least two plug-in connectors and a coupler into which the plug-in connectors are plugged from opposite ends. The optical fiber to be connected is fixed to the fiber end of a ferrule (21, 22) in each of the plug-in connectors. The coupler is provided with a guiding device (11, 19), into which the ferrules (21, 22) enter from opposite ends when the plug-in connectors are plugged into the coupler. Also provided are means (17, 23, 24; 18, 25, 26) for positioning the ferrules (21, 22) at an angle from each other. The ferrules can be positioned in relation to each other in a much more precise manner by means of such an optical plug-in connection by configuring the positioning means (17, 23, 24; 18, 25, 26) in such a way that the ferrules (21, 22) are placed at an angle that is relative to the guiding device (11, 19) when the plug-in connectors are plugged into the coupler.

IPC 1-7

G02B 6/38

IPC 8 full level

G02B 6/38 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G02B 6/3812 (2013.01 - EP US); G02B 6/3831 (2013.01 - EP US); G02B 6/3869 (2013.01 - EP US); G02B 6/3877 (2013.01 - EP US); G02B 6/3878 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03071329A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03071329 A1 20030828; AU 2002340712 A1 20030909; EP 1478959 A1 20041124; US 2006018603 A1 20060126; US 2007217747 A1 20070920; US 7232259 B2 20070619; US 7387446 B2 20080617

DOCDB simple family (application)

CH 0200629 W 20021121; AU 2002340712 A 20021121; EP 02774248 A 20021121; US 50570204 A 20040825; US 80413307 A 20070517