PLUG CONNECTOR HAVING UNLOCKING MECHANISM

• US 20110058773A1
• Filed: 04/28/2009
• Published: 03/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huber + Suhner AG
• Original Assignee: Huber + Suhner AG
• Inventors: Scopic, Nesa, Peterhans, Adrian, Zaina, Patrick
• Granted Patent: US 8,221,007 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 385/76
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3893 Push-pull type, e.g. snap-in, push-on
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6272 comprising a single latching arm
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/633 for disengagement only in combination with safety switch H01R13/7132

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an optical plug connector (1) having an improved unlocking mechanism. A locking arm (4), which protrudes toward the back in a slanted manner, is operatively connected to a collar (7) by way of a bracket (9). By displacing the collar (7) in an unlocking direction (−x), the connector (1) can be unlocked and removed from a sleeve.

Claims

1-17. -17. (canceled)

18. A plug connector having a base body and an articulated locking arm, which is integrally formed on the front end of the base body and protrudes obliquely toward the rear, and an unlocking element which is operatively connected to the locking arm and is displaceable in an unlocking direction in relation to the base body such that the locking arm is unlocked, wherein the unlocking element has a displacement element which is displaceable in the unlocking direction and is operatively connected to the base body, with the displacement element and the locking arm operatively connected by a clip, and with the displacement element having one of a C- and U-shaped cross section which at least partially surrounds the base body or is snapped onto said base body, or having an annular cross section which completely surrounds the base body.

19. The plug connector as claimed in claim 18, wherein the clip is arranged in an articulated manner.

20. The plug connector as claimed in claim 19, wherein the clip and the locking arm are of integral design.

21. The plug connector as claimed in claim 19, wherein the clip and the displacement element are of integral design.

22. The plug connector as claimed in claim 18, wherein the displacement element is operatively connected to the base body in a detachable manner.

23. The plug connector as claimed in claim 18, wherein the displacement element and/or the base body have/has means for limiting displacement in and/or counter to the unlocking direction.

24. The plug connector as claimed in claim 18, wherein the clip is operatively connected to the displacement element and/or to the locking arm by a film hinge or a mechanical hinge.

25. The plug connector as claimed in claim 18, wherein the clip interacts with the locking arm by means of a ramp.

26. The plug connector as claimed in patent claim 25, wherein the locking arm has a ramp.

27. The plug connector as claimed in patent claim 26, wherein the locking arm has a thick area on the sides of which a ramp is formed.

28. The plug connector as claimed in patent claim 26, wherein the unlocking element has a clip with a pin which projects laterally inward and interacts with the ramp during an unlocking operation.

29. The plug connector as claimed in claim 18, wherein the plug connector has coupling means for lateral operative connection to a further plug connector.

30. The plug connector as claimed in claim 29, wherein the coupling means are arranged on the base body and/or the displacement element.

31. The plug connector as claimed in claim 29, wherein the coupling means comprise projecting pins and corresponding recesses which prevent the plug connectors from twisting in relation to one another.

32. The plug connector as claimed in patent claim 26, wherein the base body has a continuous opening, a press-in sleeve being pressed into the rear end of said opening.

33. The plug connector as claimed in patent claim 32, wherein the press-in sleeve has two concentrically arranged circumferential teeth.