Optical fiber adapter with shutter member

• US 8,851,763 B2
• Filed: 03/16/2012
• Issued: 10/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ezontek Technologies Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Ezontek Technologies Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lin, Sung An, Lin, Sung Chi
• Primary Examiner(s): Petkovsek, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US13/422,040
• Publication Number:
  US 20130064517A1
• Time in Patent Office: 935 Days
• Field of Search: 385/53, 385/55, 385/58, 385/73, 385/75, 385/76, 385/136, 385/139
• US Class Current: 385/58
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3825 with an intermediate part, e.g. adapter, receptacle, linking two plugs
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3849 using mechanical protective elements, e.g. caps, hoods, sealing membranes G02B6/3816 takes precedence; provisionally see H01R13/44
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

An optical fiber adapter includes a main body, an elastic shutter member and a pair of inner housings. The main body has an accommodation room. The shutter member includes a fixed portion, a shutter plate, a connecting portion, an extending portion and a bent portion. The fixed portion is positioned in the accommodation room. The connecting portion connects the fixed portion with the shutter plate. The shutter plate is positioned within the accommodation room. The extending portion extends from the fixed portion and is connected with the bent portion. The bent portion is attached to a protrusion on a wall of the accommodation room. The inner housings are positioned within the accommodation room and each include a hollow cylinder extending from a flange. The flanges of the inner housings are attached to each other and one of the flanges is positioned above the bent portion of the shutter member.

Claims

1. An optical fiber adapter, comprising:

a main body having an accommodation room defined by a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and a fourth wall, the first wall facing the third wall and connecting with the second and fourth walls, wherein the accommodation room has opposing first and second openings in an axial direction, a protrusion is formed on the third wall;

an elastic shutter member comprising;

a fixing portion positioned within the accommodation room and on the third wall;

a shutter plate;

a connecting portion connecting the fixing portion with the shutter plate; and

an extending portion extending from the fixed portion; and

a bent portion connecting with the extending portion, the bent portion being attached to the protrusion on the third wall,

wherein the shutter plate extends from the connecting portion and into the accommodation room; and

a pair of inner housings positioned within the accommodation room, each of the inner housings comprising;

a flange having opposing front and back surfaces; and

a hollow cylinder extending from the front surface of the flange,

wherein the flanges of the two inner housings are attached to each other, and one of the flanges is positioned above the bent portion of the elastic shutter member.

2. The optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a first stop block positioned on the first wall;

a second stop block positioned within the accommodation room;

a third stop block positioned on the third wall; and

a fourth stop block positioned within the accommodation room;

wherein the flanges of the two inner housings are positioned between the first and second stop blocks, and between the third and fourth stop blocks, and wherein the first, second, third and fourth stop blocks are positioned to restrict a movement of the flanges in the axial direction,

wherein the first opening is configured for an optical fiber connector and the two inner housings to insert into the accommodation room.

3. The optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 2, further comprising an elastic supporting plate to carry the first stop block.

4. The optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 3, wherein the elastic supporting plate is located away from the first wall.

5. The optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 2, further comprising an elastic supporting plate to carry the third stop block.

6. The optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 5, wherein the elastic supporting plate is located away from the third wall.

7. The optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 2, wherein each of the first and third stop blocks has an inclined side surface facing the first opening of the accommodation room.

8. The optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:

a fifth stop block positioned on the second wall; and

a sixth stop block positioned on the fourth wall,

wherein each of the fifth and sixth stop blocks has an inclined side surface facing the first opening of the accommodation room.

9. The optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:

a first guiding block and a second guiding block positioned on the second and fourth walls, respectively.

10. The optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 7, wherein each of the inner housings has a hook extending from the flange to hook on to the flange of the other inner housing.

11. The optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 2, wherein the second and fourth stop blocks are positioned on the second and fourth walls, respectively.

12. The optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 2, wherein a plurality of indentations is formed on the front surface of one of the flanges to receive the first and third stop blocks, respectively.

13. The optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main body is integrally formed.