| 摘要 |
<p>A connector comprises a tubular crimping sleeve (48) containing a resiliently deformable alignment body (49) having a central alignment passage (50) for optical fibres (43, 45) characterised in that the crimping sleeve (48) extends beyond the alignment body (49) at opposite ends and a support bushing (44, 51) having a central fibre passageway is disposed within each end of the sleeve (48) adjacent the alignment body (49), each support bushing (44, 51) having a peripheral recess (52, 53) within the sleeve (48) whereby on crimping the sleeve (48) about the alignment body (49) and the bushings (44, 51) the sleeve (48) may be indented (60, 61) into the recesses (52, 53) to secure the bushings (44, 51) in abutment with opposite ends of the alignment body (49) and the alignment body (49) under axial constraint. The connector is particularly suited for use in conjunction with an optical fibre terminal as disclosed and claimed in EPA 0096511 and comprising a short optical fibre length (6) having a relatively rigid metal coating.</p> |
