OPTICAL CONNECTOR PLUG
First Claim
1. An optical connector plug, comprising:
- a front housing, configured to hold a ferrule and to be fitted with a fitting portion of a coupling counterpart member; and
a rear housing, mounted to the front housing so as to be allowed to slide toward front and rear directions at a rear side of the front housing,wherein the front housing comprises;
a front housing body; and
a latching piece with elasticity, formed on an upper side outer wall face of the front housing body,the latching piece comprises;
a locking portion, configured to engage with an engaging portion for fitting of the coupling counterpart member; and
a releasing portion, configured to release the locking portion from an engaging state with the engaging portion for fitting,the rear housing comprises;
a tubular body; and
a releasing lever, formed at an upper side of the tubular body,the releasing lever comprises;
a hook portion, formed at a front part of the releasing lever and configured to engage with the releasing portion of the latching piece at a time of retreat of the rear housing, so as to activate a release function; and
a knob portion for retreat, formed at a rear part of the releasing lever, andthe hook portion formed at the releasing lever loosely fits with a slit formed before the releasing portion, by the hook portion sliding with and entering under the releasing portion of the latching piece, a taper portion at a distal end side of the hook portion pushing up the releasing portion and the hook portion entering into the slit when the front housing and the rear housing are assembled.
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Abstract
An optical connector plug includes a front housing, configured to hold a ferrule and to be fitted with a fitting portion of a coupling counterpart member, and a rear housing, mounted to the front housing to be allowed to slide toward front and rear directions at a rear side of the front housing. The front housing includes a latching piece with elasticity. The latching piece includes a locking portion, engageable with an engaging portion for fitting of the coupling counterpart member, and a releasing portion, configured to release the locking portion from an engaging state with the engaging portion. The rear housing includes a releasing lever. The releasing lever includes a hook portion, formed at a front part and configured to engage with the releasing portion at a time of retreat of the rear housing, so as to activate a release, and a knob portion for retreat.
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9 Claims
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1. An optical connector plug, comprising:
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a front housing, configured to hold a ferrule and to be fitted with a fitting portion of a coupling counterpart member; and a rear housing, mounted to the front housing so as to be allowed to slide toward front and rear directions at a rear side of the front housing, wherein the front housing comprises; a front housing body; and a latching piece with elasticity, formed on an upper side outer wall face of the front housing body, the latching piece comprises; a locking portion, configured to engage with an engaging portion for fitting of the coupling counterpart member; and a releasing portion, configured to release the locking portion from an engaging state with the engaging portion for fitting, the rear housing comprises; a tubular body; and a releasing lever, formed at an upper side of the tubular body, the releasing lever comprises; a hook portion, formed at a front part of the releasing lever and configured to engage with the releasing portion of the latching piece at a time of retreat of the rear housing, so as to activate a release function; and a knob portion for retreat, formed at a rear part of the releasing lever, and the hook portion formed at the releasing lever loosely fits with a slit formed before the releasing portion, by the hook portion sliding with and entering under the releasing portion of the latching piece, a taper portion at a distal end side of the hook portion pushing up the releasing portion and the hook portion entering into the slit when the front housing and the rear housing are assembled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
wherein the groove portion is formed at a rear part of the plug frame. -
7. The optical connector plug of claim 2, wherein
a groove portion is formed at a rear side of the front housing, enabling to mount a blocking member at a position adjoining the front housing behind, the blocking member configured to block backward slide of the rear housing in a state where the rear housing is mounted to the rear side and is advanced. -
8. The optical connector plug of claim 3, wherein
the blocking member has an annular tube shape with a C-shape section partially having a slit, so as to enable putting into the groove portion from a direction perpendicular to an axis line of a longitudinal direction of the front housing. -
9. The optical connector plug of claim 3, further comprising
a plug frame, put into a rear part of the front housing, wherein the groove portion is formed at a rear part of the plug frame.
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Specification