Guide pin for aligning ferrules with enhanced alignment feature

摘要

A guide pin for mating multi-fiber optical ferrules includes a first end, a second end and a flexile feature adjacent to the second end. The first end has a first end width and the second end has a first engagement width and may change to a second engagement width while engaging a guide pin bore in a ferrule. The change in width permits the guide pin to engage and axially align with guide pin bores of varying diameters to achieve reliable optical mating of optical wave guides.

主权项

1. A guide pin for mating ferrules, comprising:
an elongated body, the elongated body having a generally roundish cross section and an axis therethrough; a first end for inserting into a ferrule, at least a portion of the first end having a first end width; a second end opposite the first end for engaging another ferrule, at least a portion of the second end having a second end width; and at least one flexile feature, the flexile feature having a first engagement width, which can change to a second engagement width while engaging another ferrule for mating ferrules, the second engagement width being up to 20% smaller than the first engagement width, the at least one flexile feature including at least two cantilevered members.