OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR AND ADAPTER CAPABLE OF PREVENTING DUST

• US 20120057825A1
• Filed: 10/26/2010
• Published: 03/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Protai Photonic Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Ezontek Technologies Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LIN, Sung An, LIN, Sung Chi, CHANG, Yu Ting
• Granted Patent: US 8,845,207 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 385/78
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3825 with an intermediate part, e.g. adapter, receptacle, linking two plugs
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3893 Push-pull type, e.g. snap-in, push-on

Abstract

An optical fiber adapter includes a housing, a hook member and an elastic body. The housing has an axial cavity defined by a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and a fourth wall. The hook member is positioned in the axial cavity which comprises a flange, a hollow cylinder and a pair of hooks. The hollow cylinder and hooks extends from one end of the flange and the hollow cylinder is positioned between the hooks. The elastic body is positioned on and around the hollow cylinder. When the optical fiber connector is inserted into the axial cavity of the optical fiber adapter, the ferrule will be inserted into the hollow cylinder and the elastic body will be in contact with inner walls of the inner housing of the optical fiber connector.

Claims

1-6. -6. (canceled)

7. An optical fiber adapter configured to receive an optical fiber connector, wherein the optical fiber connector has an outer housing, an inner housing and a ferrule, the outer housing has an opening formed thereon, the inner housing has an opening formed thereon and is positioned in the outer housing, the ferrule is positioned in the inner housing and protrudes from the openings of the inner and outer housings, the optical fiber adapter comprises:

a housing having an axial cavity defined by a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and a fourth wall;

a hook member positioned in the axial cavity, comprising a flange, a hollow cylinder and a pair of hooks;

the hollow cylinder and hooks extending from one end of the flange, the hollow cylinder being positioned between the hooks; and

an elastic body positioned on and around the hollow cylinder; and

wherein when the optical fiber connector is inserted into the axial cavity of the optical fiber adapter, the ferrule will be inserted into the hollow cylinder and the elastic body will be in contact with inner walls of the inner housing of the optical fiber connector.

8. The optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 7, wherein the hollow cylinder has an indentation formed thereon, and the elastic body is positioned in the indentation.

9. The optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 7, wherein the optical fiber adapter is an SC type optical fiber adapter.