Adapter for assembling multiple optical connectors
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1. An optical connector adapter for connecting optical connectors, the adapter comprising:
- a frame adapted to be mounted to a printed circuit board; and
at least one adapter housing movably mounted in a receiving area of the frame, the adapter housing including at least one spring on a surface of the adapter housing adapted to be received in a spring receiving area of the frame, wherein the spring is adapted to spring load the adapter housing on the frame; and
wherein the adapter housing is adapted to receive at least two optical connectors therein and individually fixedly connect the optical connectors to the adapter housing, and wherein the optical connectors are received in opposite directions into the adapter housing and connect to each other inside the adapter housing.
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Abstract
An optical connector adapter for connecting optical connectors comprising a frame adapted to be mounted to a printed circuit board; and at least one adapter housing movably mounted in a receiving area of the frame. The optical connector adapter is independently floatable along a Z-axis relative to the frame. The adapter housing is sized and shaped to receive at least two optical connectors therein and individually fixedly connect the optical connectors to the adapter housing. The optical connectors are received in opposite directions into the adapter housing and connect to each other inside the adapter housing.
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26 Claims
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1. An optical connector adapter for connecting optical connectors, the adapter comprising:
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a frame adapted to be mounted to a printed circuit board; and
at least one adapter housing movably mounted in a receiving area of the frame, the adapter housing including at least one spring on a surface of the adapter housing adapted to be received in a spring receiving area of the frame, wherein the spring is adapted to spring load the adapter housing on the frame; and
wherein the adapter housing is adapted to receive at least two optical connectors therein and individually fixedly connect the optical connectors to the adapter housing, and wherein the optical connectors are received in opposite directions into the adapter housing and connect to each other inside the adapter housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An optical connector adapter for connecting optical connectors, the adapter comprising:
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a frame adapted to be mounted to a printed circuit board;
at least one adapter housing movably mounted in a receiving area of the frame;
at least one retainer connected to the frame for preventing the adapter housing from exiting the receiving area out of a first side of the frame; and
at least one spring between the frame and the adapter housing biasing the adapter housing in a first direction towards the first side, wherein the adapter housing is movable relative to the frame in a second opposite direction with resilient deflection of the spring. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of assembling an optical connector adapter for connecting optical connectors on a backplane member, the method comprising steps of:
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inserting a plurality of adapter housings into at least one receiving area of an adapter frame, the frame being adapted to be mounted to the backplane member, and the adapter housings each being adapted to removably connect two of the optical connectors thereto in opposite directions;
locating springs between the adapter housings and the adapter frame, wherein the adapter housings are movably mounted to the adapter frame and biased by the springs in a first direction relative to the adapter frame; and
connecting at least one retainer to the adapter frame to prevent the adapter housings from exiting the receiving area in the first direction.
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26. In an assembly comprising a gang adapter block and a plurality of fiber optic adapters connected to the gang adapter block, wherein the improvement comprises:
each of the plurality of fiber optic adapters being independently floatable along a Z-axis relative to the gang adapter block.
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