OPTICAL CONNECTOR UNIT

• US 20090274432A1
• Filed: 02/27/2009
• Published: 11/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Furukawa Electric Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Furukawa Electric Company Limited
• Inventors: IWAYA, Mitsuhiro
• Granted Patent: US 7,871,203 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 385/139
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3825 with an intermediate part, e.g. adapter, receptacle, linking two plugs
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3879 Linking of individual connector plugs to an overconnector, e.g. using clamps, clips, common housings comprising several individual connector plugs
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3898 Tools, e.g. handheld; Tuning wrenches; Jigs used with connectors, e.g. for extracting, removing or inserting in a panel, for engaging or coupling connectors, for assembling or disassembling components within the connector, for applying clips to hold two connectors together or for crimping tools for cleaning, G02B6/3866; tools in general B25B

Abstract

An optical connector unit according to the present invention is characterized in that the optical connector unit 10 comprises: optical fiber plugs 11 as a plurality of pieces therefor; a member for location 12, for inserting thereinto each of the optical fiber plugs as a plurality of the pieces therefor, and then for locating the same; an adaptor 20, for inserting thereinto a front part on each of the optical fiber plugs, and then for connecting the same thereto individually; a connection jig 40, for pushing the member for location 12 toward a side for the adaptor 20, and then for inserting the point part on each of the optical fiber plugs 11 into the adaptor 20; and a detachment jig 50, for detaching each of the optical fiber plugs 11 as a plurality of the pieces therefor from the adaptor 20, by being engaged with the member for location 12 and then by pulling the same.

Claims

1. An optical connector unit, comprising:

optical fiber plugs as a plurality of pieces therefor;

a member for location, for inserting thereinto each of the optical fiber plugs as a plurality of the pieces therefor, and then for locating the same;

an adaptor, for inserting thereinto a front part on each of the optical fiber plugs, and then for connecting the same thereto individually;

a connection jig, for pushing the member for location toward a side for the adaptor, and then for inserting the front part on each of the optical fiber plugs into the adaptor; and

a detachment jig, for detaching each of the optical fiber plugs as a plurality of the pieces therefor from the adaptor, by being engaged with the member for location and then by pulling the same.

2. The optical connector unit as defined in claim 1,

wherein the connection jig is designed to be arranged at an outside of each of the optical fiber plugs as a plurality of the pieces therefor, that are objects to be attached.

3. The optical connector unit as defined in claim 2,

wherein the connection jig comprises:

thrust parts, for bumping against the member for location, and then for pushing the same; and

an operating part to be connected to the thrust part, and then for giving a force toward the thrust part.

4. The optical connector unit as defined in any one of claims 1 to 3,

wherein the detachment jig is designed to be arranged at an outside of each of the optical fiber plugs as a plurality of the pieces therefor, that are objects to be detached.

5. The optical connector unit as defined in claim 4,

wherein the detachment jig comprises an engagement part to be engaged with a protrusion part that is formed at the member for location.