ASSEMBLY TOOL AND OPTICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY METHOD

An assembly tool for installing an optical fiber in an optical connector includes a base having a connector mounting region to receive and secure the optical connector on the base, the connector including a housing and a ferrule. The assembly tool further includes a protrusion setting mechanism to s...

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Hauptverfasser: CARPENTER JAMES B, JOHNSON STEVEN L, BRYANT JOHNNY P, BYLANDER JAMES R
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An assembly tool for installing an optical fiber in an optical connector includes a base having a connector mounting region to receive and secure the optical connector on the base, the connector including a housing and a ferrule. The assembly tool further includes a protrusion setting mechanism to set a protrusion of the terminal end of the optical fiber, the protrusion corresponding to a distance the terminal end of the fiber extends from an end face of the connector ferrule.