| US 7,542,648 B2 | ||
| Holder for optical fiber ferrule end face grinding apparatus | ||
| Kunio Yamada, Matsudo (Japan); and Takehiko Narita, Funabashi (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Seikoh Giken Co., Ltd., (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 27, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/78,089. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0212930 A1, Sep. 04, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G02B 6/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 385—134 [451/364; 451/365] | 7 Claims |
| 1. A holder for an optical fiber ferrule end face grinding apparatus that holds a plurality of optical fiber ferrules, the
holder comprising:
a holder plate having a plurality of insertion holes;
a holding member that holds each of the ferrules with respect to the holder plate; and
handles for holding the holder plate; wherein
the insertion holes are arranged in rows on a straight line with an equal interval in an area including a central part of
the holder plate and extending therefrom for a predetermined range, and the rows are arranged in a plurality of numbers adjacent
to each other with an equal interval; wherein the holding member comprises:
adapter members positioned corresponding to the respective insertion holes in the holder plate, into which each of the ferrules
is inserted; and
a fixing member that fixes the adapter members to the holder plate collectively for each row at the positioned locations.
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