Recess forming tool for preparing fiber optic ferrule endfaces

摘要

A tool and a method for forming a pair of recesses on an endface of a fiber optic ferrule are disclosed. The tool includes a base, a ferrule holder slidingly mounted to the base along a guided path, and a pair of material removing members extending in a direction parallel to the guided path. The material removing members are spaced a distance perpendicular to the guided path from each other and mounted to the base. The tool includes a linkage that clamps and centers the ferrule about the tool. The recesses can adjoin pin holes of the ferrule. The linkage can be a parallelogram linkage.

主权项

1. A tool for removing material from an endface of a fiber optic ferrule, the tool comprising:
a fiber optic ferrule holder including a pair of jaws adapted to clamp the fiber optic ferrule; a parallelogram linkage including a pair of pivoting links and a pair of guiding links, the pair of the pivoting links positioned opposite from each other and the pair of the guiding links positioned opposite from each other about the parallelogram linkage, each of the pivoting links defining a link pivot axis, each of the guiding links positioned on opposite sides of the fiber optic ferrule holder, the pair of the guiding links linearly guiding the fiber optic ferrule holder along a guided path, and each of the jaws of the fiber optic ferrule holder slidingly attached to a corresponding one of the pair of the guiding links; a base defining a pair of base pivot axes and including a media bed; each of the pivoting links rotatably connected about the link pivot axis to the base about a corresponding one of the pair of the base pivot axes.