Optical connector system
First Claim
1. An optical connector system, comprising:
- two multiway connectors each having a connector housing with a longitudinal axis and a plurality of individual plug connectors float-mounted in said connector housing;
a plurality of alignment aids on said connector housings and an individual alignment element on each of said individual plug connectors;
said connector housings having a face edge, and said alignment aids being a plurality of long tab-shaped projections and a plurality of short tab-shaped projections on said face edge of said connector housing, said connector housings of said two multiway connectors being provided with substantially identical alignment aids disposed such that, when one of said multiway connectors is rotated through 180°
about the longitudinal axis thereof with respect to the other one of said multiway connectors, said long tab-shaped projections cooperate with said short tab-shaped projections; and
a coupling bush for axially fixing said housings of said two connectors to one another in a mating position thereof.
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Abstract
The connector system includes a coupling bush in each of whose openings on both sides a multiway connector, each with a connector housing, can be inserted. A plurality of individual plug connectors having alignment elements are mounted in a floating manner in each connector housing. Alignment aids on the connector housings lead during the mating process and directly align the connector housings with respect to one another before the alignment elements of the individual plug connectors start to cooperate, with mutual fine alignment. The two housings have the same alignment aids which are disposed such that, when one of said multiway connectors is rotated through 180° about its longitudinal axis with respect to the other one, the alignment aids are aligned to cooperate with one another and to allow the two connectors to mate.
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5 Claims
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1. An optical connector system, comprising:
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two multiway connectors each having a connector housing with a longitudinal axis and a plurality of individual plug connectors float-mounted in said connector housing;
a plurality of alignment aids on said connector housings and an individual alignment element on each of said individual plug connectors;
said connector housings having a face edge, and said alignment aids being a plurality of long tab-shaped projections and a plurality of short tab-shaped projections on said face edge of said connector housing, said connector housings of said two multiway connectors being provided with substantially identical alignment aids disposed such that, when one of said multiway connectors is rotated through 180°
about the longitudinal axis thereof with respect to the other one of said multiway connectors, said long tab-shaped projections cooperate with said short tab-shaped projections; and
a coupling bush for axially fixing said housings of said two connectors to one another in a mating position thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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