| 摘要 |
<p>An optical fibre connector comprising a first member composed of a rigid material and formed in one surface thereof with an elongated groove for axially receiving respective end portions of a pair of optical fibres to be interconnected, a second member substantially identical with the first member and engageable therewith such that said grooves are in registration and can locate therebetween the end portions of said pair of fibres, with the end portion of each fibre being fixed relative to a respective one of the members, and a resilient element which, when said first and second members are interengaged, co-operates with said first and second members. The resilient element and said members are such that one end of the resilient element is anchored relative to the first member at a position between the free end of the end portion of one of the fibres and the point at which said one fibre projects from the first member, while the other end projects from the first member, while the other end of the resilient element is anchored relative to the second member at a position between the free end of the end portion of the other fibre and the point at which said other fibre projects from the second member. The resilient element is stressed when co-operating with said interengaged first and second members and being arranged so as thereby to impart to the first and second members a force having a first component in a direction urging said one surfaces together, and a second component in a direction parallel with the axes of the fibres so as to apply a sliding force to the members.</p> |
