Connector system for fiber optic male contacts
US6688778B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3897
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The connector system comprises a standard DIN 41612 two-part connector for printed circuit boards having a plug shell 1 inserted into a socket shell 2, which shells have grids 5, 12 and opposed cavities 6, 13 for separate contacts. A front plug shell hollow insert 16 and a rear plug shell hollow insert 17 are assembled in communication to one another in a cavity 6 of the plug shell 1. A front socket shell hollow insert 31 and a rear socket shell hollow insert 32 are assembled in communication to one another in a cavity 13 of the socket shell 2 opposed to the cavity 6 of the plug shell 1. An alignment sleeve 48 is placed in a floating condition in a housing 49 formed in the front plug shell insert 16. Alignment sleeve 48 allows front to front aligned housing of the ferrules 52 of two fibre optic male contacts plugged into the rear plug shell insert 17 and rear socket shell insert 32.
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