Optical connector

• US 7,510,335 B1
• Filed: 06/09/2008
• Issued: 03/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Su, Bing, Yang, Li-Jun, Bian, Xiao-She, Lin, Hao-Zhuan
• Primary Examiner(s): ROJAS, OMAR R
• Application Number:
  US12/136,011
• Time in Patent Office: 295 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 385/78
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3869 Mounting ferrules to connector body, i.e. plugs

Abstract

An exemplary optical connector 200 includes a first housing 20 and a second housing 24. The first housing 20 includes a main body 201. The main body 201 is elongated and hollow. One end of the main body 201 forms a resisting member 203 and the other end of the main body 201 forms a lock receiving portion 205. At least one latch hole 2051 is defined in the lock receiving portion 205 and at least one joint line 208 is formed in the lock receiving portion 205 adjacent to the at least one latch hole 2051. The extending direction of the joint line 208 is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the first housing 20. One end of the second housing 24 forms a lock portion 242 configured for engaging with the lock receiving portion 205. The lock portion 242 forms at least one protrusion 2423 configured for engaging with the latch hole 2051.

Claims

1. An optical connector comprising:

a first housing including a main body, the main body being elongated and hollow, one end of the main body forming a resisting member and the other end of the main body forming a lock receiving portion, the lock receiving portion defining at least one latch hole therein and forming at least one joint line adjacent to the at least one latch hole; and

a second housing, one end of the second housing forming a lock portion for engaging with the lock receiving portion, the lock portion forming at least one protrusion for engaging in the at least one latch hole of the first housing;

wherein the extending direction of the at least one joint line is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the first housing.

2. The optical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the extending direction of the resisting member is same to the longitudinal direction of the main body.

3. The optical connector as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a ferrule and a flange, wherein the ferrule is fixed on one end of the flange, and the ferrule and the flange are received in an enclosed space defined by the lock receiving portion and the lock portion.

4. The optical connector as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a resilient member, one end of the resilient member resisting the flange and another end of the resilient member resisting the second housing.

5. The optical connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein the resilient member is a spring.

6. The optical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first housing is made of plastic material.

7. The optical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lock receiving portion defines two latch holes and the lock portion forms two protrusions.