Optical connector
US6755574B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3897
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical connector that provides a housing body 21 and a fixed part 22 that are installed so as to hold a backplane 3, and connects an optical connector plug 4b inserted into said housing body 21 via an installation hole in said backplane 3 and another optical connector plug 4a inserted into said housing body 21 from the direction opposite to that of said optical connector plug 4b, wherein flexible claws 25 projecting from both sides of said fixed part 22 engage said housing body 21 via said installation hole 30 in said backplane 3, and thereby said backplane 3 is held between said housing body 21 and said fixed part 22. Simply by adjusting the floating range (amount of floating) of the flexible claws 25 within said installation hole 30 the floating range (amount of floating) of the housing body 21 can be reliably set. Thereby, when the housing body 2 engages the printed board housing, the dimensional error is offset reliably by the floating of the housing body 21, and the engagement is carried out smoothly. A special order part for setting the floating range of the housing body 21 is not necessary, and thus a lower cost is possible and assembly can be carried out easily. In addi…
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