Fiber Optic Ferrule with Rear Holes to Align A Guide Pin Clamp with Field Changeable Guide Pins

摘要

A fiber optic ferrule with rear holes and a guide pin clamp allows for changing guide pins in the field. The guide pin clamp has a forward clamp portion to engage the rear face of the fiber optic ferrule, a rearward clamp portion configured to engage the biasing spring, and a guide pin retaining plate. The guide pin retaining plate is movable from a first position to a second position to allow for the removal or insertion of guide pins.

主权项

1. A pin clamp for use with a fiber optic connector, the fiber optic connector having at least one housing, a fiber optic ferrule disposed at least partially within the at least one housing of the fiber optic connector, the fiber optic ferrule having guide pin openings extending from a front face to a rear face of the fiber optic ferrule to receive a guide pin therein, a spring, and a spring push, the pin clamp comprising:
a forward clamp portion to engage the rear face of the fiber optic ferrule, the forward clamp portion having at least two projections configured to engage corresponding openings in the rear face of the fiber optic ferrule; a rearward clamp portion configured to engage the spring for biasing the fiber optic ferrule in the fiber optic connector; and a guide pin retaining plate disposed between the forward clamp portion and the rearward clamp portion, the guide pin retaining plate configured to engage a portion of each of the guide pins.