公开(公告)号：US5150516A

公开(公告)日：1992-09-29

申请号：US580590

申请日：1990-09-11

申请人： Paolo Boero ,  Bruno Bortolin

发明人： Paolo Boero ,  Bruno Bortolin

IPC分类号： G02B6/44 ,  B23Q1/00 ,  B29C59/00 ,  B29C59/02 ,  G02B6/08 ,  G02B6/36 ,  G02B6/38

CPC分类号： G02B6/3696 ,  B23Q1/00 ,  B29C59/002 ,  B29C59/022 ,  G02B6/3839 ,  G02B6/3873 ,  G02B6/3885 ,  G02B6/3652 ,  Y10T29/49195 ,  Y10T29/4921 ,  Y10T29/49789 ,  Y10T29/49906

摘要： Connectors for optical cables in ribbon form and a process for making such connectors in which metal plates for the enclosing the cable ends are made by cold, plastic flow forming of grooves in the plates with a punch having ridges produced by a process which produces grooves which hold the positions of the optical fibers between the plates within narrow tolerances. In the process, a punch body with partially formed ridges is mounted on a head rotatable about the axis of the body and movable toward a grinding wheel which is movable in a path perpendicular to the direction of movement of the head toward the grinding wheel. After two opposite passes of the grinding wheel along the side of a ridge, the punch body is rotated 180 degrees, and the side of a corresponding ridge on the opposite side of the punch body axis is ground. The process is repeated with movement of the head toward the grinding wheel, which is measured, until the sides of all ridges are ground. One of the grooves receives an alignment pin, and after the fibers are assembled with the plates, the end faces of the fibers are ground.

摘要翻译： 用于带状形式的光缆的连接器和用于制造这种连接器的方法，其中用于封闭电缆端部的金属板通过冷却的塑料流动形成，其中板形成有凹槽的凹槽，冲头具有通过产生凹槽的工艺产生的脊 在窄公差范围内保持板之间光纤的位置。 在该过程中，具有部分形成的脊的冲压体安装在可围绕主体的轴线旋转的头部上，并可朝向砂轮移动，所述砂轮可在与头部朝向砂轮的运动方向垂直的路径中移动。 在砂轮沿着脊的两侧相反的两次通过之后，冲头主体旋转180度，并且在冲头主体轴线的相对侧上的对应凸脊的侧面被研磨。 重复该过程，头部朝着被测量的砂轮移动，直到所有脊的边被研磨为止。 其中一个凹槽接收对准销，并且在纤维与板组装之后，纤维的端面被研磨。

公开(公告)号：US5093881A

公开(公告)日：1992-03-03

申请号：US596783

申请日：1990-10-12

申请人： Bruno Bortolin ,  Paolo Boero

发明人： Bruno Bortolin ,  Paolo Boero

IPC分类号： G02B6/38

CPC分类号： G02B6/3821 ,  G02B6/3839 ,  G02B6/3874 ,  G02B6/3882 ,  G02B6/389

摘要： A pair of interengageable connectors for interconnecting optical fiber tape or ribbon cables which have a plurality of parallel optical fibers within a relatively thin and wide covering. Each connector has a ferrule formed by semicylindrical elements with engaging and axially extending planar faces. One end of the elements is a coupling face, and the planar faces have grooves extending axially from the coupling face for receiving the fibers with the covering removed and a recess remote from the coupling face for receiving the fibers with the covering thereon. The elements are held together by a sleeve which extends from at or adjacent the coupling face toward the other end of the ferrule. A ring nut with teeth for engaging corresponding teeth of the other connector encircles the sleeve and the ferrule and is slidable axially with respect thereto. A spring urges the ring nut toward the end of the ferrule remote from the coupling face. The assembled elements have axially extending holes receiving alignment pins.

公开(公告)号：US5129027A

公开(公告)日：1992-07-07

申请号：US661700

申请日：1991-02-27

申请人： Paolo Boero ,  Bruno Bortolin

发明人： Paolo Boero ,  Bruno Bortolin

IPC分类号： G02B6/46 ,  G02B6/44 ,  G02B6/54 ,  H02G15/02

CPC分类号： G02B6/4489 ,  G02B6/4403 ,  G02B6/4465 ,  Y10T403/50 ,  Y10T403/56

摘要： A drawing head for ribbon type optical cables having optical fibres in ribbons with respective end connectors, a central strength member and a grooved core includes a drawing member connected at one end thereof to the axial strength member of the cable and at the other end thereof to a pulling and grasping member, which drawing member is surrounded by a flexible body. The drawing member has a length corresponding to a predetermined fibre ribbon length required for establishing cable connections, and the flexible body is provided with grooves adapted to accommodate the fibre ribbons disposed in alignment with the grooves of the cable core. The flexible body is followed by a deformable supporting body surrounding the drawing member and which can be deformed by the connector to provide longitudinally separated and aligned recesses for receiving the end connectors of the ribbons of each ribbon group accommodated in a given groove. Tubular articulated segments and axial preloading devices are also present, the former providing an external protection and the latter compensating for the elongation of the drawing member when subjected to pulling forces.

公开(公告)号：US5037179A

公开(公告)日：1991-08-06

申请号：US555907

申请日：1990-07-20

申请人： Bruno Bortolin ,  Paolo Boero

发明人： Bruno Bortolin ,  Paolo Boero

IPC分类号： G02B6/44 ,  G02B6/08 ,  G02B6/36 ,  G02B6/38

CPC分类号： G02B6/383 ,  G02B6/3803 ,  G02B6/3839 ,  G02B6/3885 ,  G02B6/3652 ,  G02B6/3861

摘要： An interconnect system for ribbon-joined optical fibers includes two connectors (1, 2) integrally attached to the ends of respective optical fiber ribbons (3, 4), in which each connector (1, 2) consists of a pair of coupled metal plates (5) rigidly fastened to each other, between which two or more optical fibers (7) belonging to a ribbon (3, 4) made of parallel optical fibers as well as alignment plugs (10) are clamped. At least a plate (5) in each connector (1, 2) includes an element made of metallic material in which several housing grooves (6, 9) for the optical fibers (7) of the ribbon (3, 4) and for the alignment plugs (10) are formed by cold plastic deformation using the same punch for all the plates belonging to one series. The method of accomplishing the invention includes making several grooved plates (5) by plastic deformation using a single punch; coupling a grooved plate (5) to a second plate and interposing therebetween the optical fibers (7) which are part of an optical fiber ribbon (3, 4) and on a length of which the common covering has been removed, partially housing the fibers (7) in the respective grooves (6); inserting a metered amount of hardening adhesive between the plates (5) clamped against the fibers (7); grinding the end surface of the plates (5) from which the fibers (7) issue; and introducing at least an alignment plug (10) into a respective groove (9).

公开(公告)号：US5001338A

公开(公告)日：1991-03-19

申请号：US569760

申请日：1990-08-21

申请人： Paolo Boero

发明人： Paolo Boero

IPC分类号： G01D5/26

CPC分类号： G01D5/268

摘要： An optical position sensor for indicating the position of a movable body with respect to a reference point. A first optical signal at one wavelength and a second optical signal at a different wavelength, both modulated at a radio frequency, are transmitted through an optical fiber to the reference point at which a semi-reflecting mirror which passes the first signal and reflects the second signal is disposed. The first signal is reflected by the body into the optical fiber, and a phase comparator coupled to the fiber compares the phases of the modulating signals on the reflected first signal and the reflected second signal to determine the position of the body relative to the mirror.

公开(公告)号：US4768882A

公开(公告)日：1988-09-06

申请号：US918833

申请日：1986-10-14

申请人： Paolo Boero

发明人： Paolo Boero

IPC分类号： B60G17/019 ,  G01B11/14 ,  G01D5/26

CPC分类号： B60G17/01933 ,  G01B11/14 ,  G01D5/268

摘要： Apparatus for sensing the position of a body which is rectilinearly movable with respect to a fixed, reference body which apparatus comprises a pair of surfaces on the movable object each with areas with a low coefficient of reflection and with a high coefficient of reflection and a pair of lens systems for projecting light on and receiving reflected light from respective ones of such surfaces. Light is supplied to such lens systems by optical fibers which are coupled to light-to-electrical signal converters for providing electrical signals dependent upon the amount of reflected light received from the surfaces and hence, upon the relative positions of the bodies. The pair of surfaces may be on the end of a piston operable by the pneumatic springs of a vehicle. Also, computer systems for processing the electrical signals of the converters and for actuating controls for changing the position of the movable body.

摘要翻译： 用于感测相对于固定的参考体可直线移动的身体的位置的装置，该装置包括可移动物体上的一对表面，每个表面具有低反射系数和高反射系数的区域 用于将光投射并接收来自相应的这些表面的反射光的透镜系统。 光通过光纤提供给这种透镜系统，该光纤耦合到光电信号转换器，用于根据从表面接收的反射光量提供电信号，因此根据物体的相对位置。 一对表面可以在可由车辆的气动弹簧操作的活塞的端部上。 而且，用于处理转换器的电信号并用于致动控制以改变可移动体的位置的计算机系统。

公开(公告)号：US4807958A

公开(公告)日：1989-02-28

申请号：US50061

申请日：1987-05-13

申请人： Colin Gunner ,  Paolo Boero

发明人： Colin Gunner ,  Paolo Boero

IPC分类号： G02B6/32 ,  G02B6/38

CPC分类号： G02B6/32

摘要： A method for interconnecting optical fiber cables and a connector for use in such method. In the method, the spherical lenses normally used to couple the fibers is replaced by a spherical body of smaller diameter and the fibers are brought into contact with such body and fixed in axial position. Thereafter, the body is replaced by the lenses normally used which provides the correct spacing between the latter lenses and the ends of the optical fibers. The connector has housings for the normal lenses part of which is removable for the substitution of the spherical body during adjustment of the positions of the optical fibers.

摘要翻译： 用于互连光纤电缆的方法和用于这种方法的连接器。 在该方法中，通常用于连接纤维的球面透镜由较小直径的球形体代替，并且使纤维与这种主体接触并固定在轴向位置。 此后，身体由通常使用的透镜代替，这些透镜在后者的透镜和光纤的端部之间提供了正确的间隔。 连接器具有用于正常透镜的壳体，其部分可拆卸以在调整光纤位置期间取代球体。

公开(公告)号：US4786135A

公开(公告)日：1988-11-22

申请号：US943618

申请日：1986-12-18

申请人： Paolo Boero

发明人： Paolo Boero

IPC分类号： G02B6/32 ,  G02B6/38 ,  G02B6/42 ,  G02B6/36

CPC分类号： G02B6/3878 ,  G02B6/32 ,  G02B6/3825 ,  G02B6/3847 ,  G02B6/3883 ,  G02B6/3887 ,  G02B6/4204 ,  G02B6/3894

摘要： A connector for interconnecting optical fiber cables or an optical fiber with an optical component, the cable or cables having an optical fiber encircled by a tension resistant member comprising a yarn. The connector has a hollow cylindrical body which slidably receives a lens mount with a lens thereon, the optical fiber is secured to the lens mount and the tension resistant member is secured to the body so that the cable can be pulled without applying damaging stress to the optical fiber. The lens mount is spring biassed into its normal position in which is couples optical signals to another cable or to an optical component.

摘要翻译： 用于将光纤电缆或光纤与光学部件互连的连接器，所述电缆或电缆具有由包括纱线的抗张力构件包围的光纤。 连接器具有中空圆柱体，其可滑动地接收其上具有透镜的透镜座，光纤固定到透镜座上，并且抗张力构件固定到主体，使得可以拉动电缆而不对 光纤。 透镜安装座被弹簧偏压到正常位置，在正常位置将光信号耦合到另一个电缆或光学部件。