Connector
US10627584B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 10, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/403
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A connector that includes an outer housing having an assembly channel with a stopping step on an inner wall of thereof and an optical beam expanding module assembled with the assembly channel of the outer housing. The optical beam expanding module includes a rear seat, formed with a snap ring groove, in which a C-shaped snap ring is fitted. A cable having a strengthening element is fixed on a rear end portion of the rear seat. When the cable of the optical beam expanding module is pulled outwardly, the C-shaped snap ring abuts against the stopping step, so that a pulling force exerted on the cable is transferred to the outer housing through the strengthening element of the cable, instead of being transferred to an optical fiber of the cable, thus preventing the optoelectronic coupling end faces of the connector from being separated.
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