FIBRE OPTIC CONNECTOR DEVICE

摘要

A connector device for a fibre optic cable. The connector device includes a housing assembly (5, 25, 31) arranged to house a section of a fibre optic cable (9); a first fibre optic connector (47) including a body (48) that is arranged to receive a first optical fibre; a second fibre optic connector (49) including a body (50) that is arranged to receive a second optical fibre; and attachment mechanism (41, 65) for releasably attaching each of the first and second fibre optic connectors (47, 49) to the housing assembly (5, 25, 31). A fibre optic connector assembly (1) and a method for changing the polarity of first and second optical fibres in a fibre optic cable assembly (1) are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A connector device for a fibre optic cable, said connector device comprising:
a housing assembly arranged to house a section of a fibre optic cable; a first fibre optic connector including a body that is arranged to receive a first optical fibre; a second fibre optic connector including a body that is arranged to receive a second optical fibre; wherein the first and second fibre optic connectors are connected together, the arrangement being such that the first and second connectors are releasably attachable to the housing assembly as a unit; and wherein the unit is attachable to the housing assembly in a first orientation such that the first and second fibre optic connectors have a first polarity with respect to first and second optical fibres, and in a second orientation such that the first and second fibre optic connectors have a second polarity with respect to the first and second optical fibres, said second polarity being different from said first polarity.