FIBRE-OPTIC SOCKET Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC G02B6/38 

FIELD: physics.

SUBSTANCE: fibre-optic socket has a housing with a centraliser, the centraliser being in form of a floating coupler, having an annular groove in the central part of the outer cylindrical surface, and opposite ends of the floating coupler have conical outer surfaces. The housing of the fibre-optic socket has an inner annular groove in which an additional fixing element is inserted, said element being located in the annular groove of the floating coupler. The floating coupler can be in form of a resilient collet element and has one or more elements; the fixing element of the floating coupler can be in form of an resilent split ring. Opposite ends of the resilient collet element have conical outer surfaces. The resilient collet element can have in the central part of the outer cylindrical surface a protrusion for fixation thereof in the annular groove of the housing of the fibre-optic socket.

EFFECT: high impact and vibration resistance of the fibre-optic socket while maintaining accuracy of accuracy of coupling ferules of convectors and simple design.

6 cl, 8 dwg