OPTICAL FIBER INTERCONNECTION DEVICE

摘要

PURPOSE: To extend many optical fibers from an axis in mutually different radial directions by making the plug ends of respective contact points just fit inside the socket ends of the other contact points. CONSTITUTION: All the contact points 12-12E are the same and all provided with an inclined plug end 16 and an inclined socket ends 17. Then, the plug end 16 of the contact point 12 is matched so as to be just fitted inside the conductive annular detent of the socket end 17 of the other contact point. Further, the conductive annular detents of the respective socket ends 17 are respectively stipulated by the circular array of cantilever detent parts matched so as to be deflected away from the axis so as to house the plug ends. In this case, regardless of the segmentation of the socket end, the plug end and socket end of the spliced contact points form continuous conductive contact points regardless of a relative rotation angle. As a result, the mutually different optical fibers 14-14E are extended in an optional radial direction to a common center axis 20.