Optical fiber connector adapter

• US 8,192,091 B2
• Filed: 06/22/2009
• Issued: 06/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Incorporated (ACON Holding, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Incorporated (ACON Holding, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hsu, Min-Chao, Wu, Chun-Hsiung, Tung, Shang-Yi
• Primary Examiner(s): ULLAH, AKM E
• Application Number:
  US12/489,152
• Publication Number:
  US 20100278497A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,079 Days
• Field of Search: 385/55, 385/56, 385/88, 385/89, 385/147
• US Class Current: 385/55
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3825 with an intermediate part, e.g. adapter, receptacle, linking two plugs

Abstract

An optical fiber connector adapter has a housing, a front sleeve holder, a rear sleeve holder, a sleeve and detachable positioning member. The housing has a cavity, two limiting protrusions and two positioning slots. The cavity and positioning slots are defined in the housing. The limiting protrusions are formed in the cavity. The front and sleeve holders are mounted in the cavity and each has a tube and a mount abutting the limiting protrusions. The sleeve is mounted in the tubes. The detachable positioning member is mounted on the housing and has two stoppers extending respectively the positioning slots to make the mounts clamped between the limiting protrusions and the stoppers. The optical fiber connector adapter with the detachable positioning member may be detached easily to facilitate rework.

Claims

1. An optical fiber connector adapter comprising:

a housing having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom and two opposite sides and further having

a cavity defined in the housing through the front and the rear and having an inner surface;

two limiting protrusions formed and protruding transversely from the inner surface of the cavity; and

two positioning slots defined in the top respectively adjacent to the sides;

a front sleeve housing mounted in the cavity of the housing and having a tube having an inside end, an outside end and a mounting hole defined through the front sleeve housing; and

a mount formed on and protruding radially from the inside end of the tube and abutting the limiting protrusions;

a rear sleeve housing mounted in the cavity of the housing and having a tube having an inside end, an outside end and a mounting hole defined through the front sleeve housing; and

a mount formed on and protruding radially from the inside end of the tube of the rear sleeve housing, abutting the limiting protrusions and abutting the mount of the front sleeve holder;

a sleeve being hollow and mounted in the mounting holes of the tubes of the front and rear sleeve holders; and

a detachable positioning member mounted detachably on the housing and having

a link being a plate, mounted and exposed on the top of the housing and having two ends;

two wings being plates, formed respectively on and protruding downwards from the ends of the link and mounted respectively and exposed on the sides of the housing; and

two stoppers being plates, formed respectively on and protruding from the wings, mounted respectively in the positioning slots of the housing and abutting the mounts of the front and rear sleeve holders so that the mounts are clamped between the stoppers and the limiting protrusions of the housing.

2. The optical fiber connector adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stoppers of the detachable positioning member respectively protrude perpendicularly and transversely from the wings and extend inwards towards each other.

3. The optical fiber connector adapter as claimed in claim 2, wherein the wings of the detachable positioning member are resilient.

4. The optical fiber connector adapter as claimed in claim 3, wherein

the mount of the front sleeve holder has

two opposite sides edge;

a first engaging portion formed on one side edge and abutting one limiting protrusion; and

a second engaging portion formed on the other side edge and abutting the other limiting protrusion;

the mount of the rear sleeve holder has two opposite side edges;

a first engaging portion formed on one side edge of the mount of the rear sleeve holder, abutting one limiting protrusion and engaged with the second engaging portion of the mount of the front sleeve holder; and

a second engaging portion formed on the other side edge of the mount of the rear sleeve holder, abutting the other limiting protrusion and engaged with the first engaging portion of the mount of the front sleeve holder; and

each stopper of the detachable positioning member abuts one of the first and second engaging portions of the front sleeve holder and abuts one of the first and second engaging portions of the rear sleeve holder so that each of the first and second engaging portions of each of the first and second sleeve holders are clamped by one of the stoppers and one of the limiting protrusions.

5. The optical fiber connector adapter as claimed in claim 4, wherein

in the mount of the front sleeve holder, the first engaging portion has an engaging notch defined in the first engaging portion, and the second engaging portion is an engaging protrusion protruding longitudinally out from the mount of the front sleeve holder;

and

in the mount of the rear sleeve holder, the first engaging portion has an engaging notch defined in the first engaging portion and engaged with the engaging protrusion of the mount of the front sleeve holder, and the second engaging portion is an engaging protrusion protruding longitudinally out from the mount of the rear sleeve holder and engaged with the engaging notch of the mount of the front sleeve holder.

6. The optical fiber connector adapter as claimed in claim 5, wherein

the mount of the front sleeve holder further has two resilient hooks formed on and protruding longitudinally outwards from the mount;

and

the mount of the rear sleeve holder further has two resilient hook formed on and protruding longitudinally outwards from the mount.

7. The optical fiber connector adapter as claimed in claim 6, wherein the housing further has a top indentation defined in the top and accommodating the link of the detachable positioning member.

8. The optical fiber connector adapter as claimed in claim 7, wherein the housing further has two side indentations defined respectively in the sides, communicating with the top indentation and respectively accommodating the wings of the detachable positioning member.

9. The optical fiber connector adapter as claimed in claim 8, wherein each side indentation has an inner surface and at least one hooking element formed on the inner surface;

and

each wing of the detachable positioning member has a hooking opening defined through the wing and hooking on the at least one hooking element in on side indentation.

10. The optical fiber connector adapter as claimed in claim 9, wherein

the housing further has two protruding blocks formed respectively on and protruding transversely outwards from the sides;

and

each wing of the detachable positioning member further has a fastening tab formed on and protruding from the wing towards one protruding block of the housing.

11. The optical fiber connector adapter as claimed in claim 10, wherein the rear sleeve holder is similar to the front sleeve holder.

12. The optical fiber connector adapter as claimed in claim 11, wherein the detachable positioning member is made of metal.

13. The optical fiber connector adapter as claimed in claim 12, wherein the sleeve is made of ceramic.

14. The optical fiber connector adapter as claimed in claim 13 being compatible with the subscriber connector standard.