Fiber optic connector release mechanism
US7513693B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 10, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4284
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber optical connector release mechanism is disclosed. The fiber optical connector is incorporated in a cage assembly through a transceiver module. The front end of the transceiver module is disposed with a handle and a bail which is rotated to operate the release mechanism such that a pair of guiding tenons disposed at the inner wall are urged to push a pair of longitudinal guiding slots at the front end of the handle during the rotation process to move two rearward extending arms of the handle forward and in turn render wedge elements at its rear end disengaged from the snap engagement of the lock tabs due to the forward motion of the arms. Further, the locating structure of the arms and their corresponding slide paths is released from the locked state such that the transceiver module may be pulled out of the cage assembly.
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