Optical connector with forward-biasing projections
AssigneeSenko Advanced Components, Inc.
InventorsYim Wong, Man Ming Ho, Kazuyoshi Takano
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Abstract
An optical connector is provided having a ferrule configured to house one or more optical fibers. An inner housing is provided to hold the ferrule and has a distal end in a connection direction and a proximal end in a cable direction. An outer housing at least partially surrounds the inner housing. One or more resilient forward biasing projections extend from one or more of the outer housing or the inner housing for biasing the outer housing towards the distal end of the inner housing. The resilient forward biasing projection may be integrally formed with either the inner housing or with the outer housing.
Claims45
An optical connector comprising:
- a ferrule configured to house one or more optical fibers;
- an inner housing configured to hold the ferrule and having a distal end in a connection direction and a proximal end in a cable direction;
- an outer housing at least partially surrounding the inner housing;
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- one or more resilient forward biasing projections extending from one or more of the outer housing or the inner housing for biasing the outer housing towards the distal end of the inner housing, and wherein the one or more resilient forward biasing projections is integrally formed with the inner housing.
An optical connector comprising:
- a ferrule configured to house one or more optical fibers;
- an inner housing configured to hold the ferrule and having a distal end in a connection direction and a proximal end in a cable direction;
- an outer housing at least partially surrounding the inner housing;
- and
- one or more resilient forward biasing projections extending from one or more of the outer housing or the inner housing for biasing the outer housing towards the distal end of the inner housing, and wherein the one or more resilient forward biasing projections is integrally formed with the outer housing.
An optical connector comprising:
- a ferrule configured to house one or more optical fibers;
- an inner housing configured to hold the ferrule and having a distal end in a connection direction and a proximal end in a cable direction;
- an outer housing at least partially surrounding the inner housing;
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- one or more resilient forward biasing projections extending from one or more of the outer housing or the inner housing for biasing the outer housing towards the distal end of the inner housing, and wherein the resilient forward biasing projection includes a primary bendable arm protruding from the outer housing, and further wherein a distal end of the bendable arm is configured to contact an inner housing flange;
- and further comprising one or more auxiliary bendable arms extending from the outer housing, and further wherein the one or more auxiliary bendable arms extending from the outer housing is configured to act on the primary bendable arm to enhance the elastic force for biasing the outer housing towards the distal end of the inner housing, and wherein the one or more auxiliary bendable arms extending from the outer housing is configured to contact an inner housing flange.
An optical connector comprising:
- a ferrule configured to house one or more optical fibers;
- an inner housing configured to hold the ferrule and having a distal end in a connection direction and a proximal end in a cable direction;
- an outer housing at least partially surrounding the inner housing;
- and
- one or more resilient forward biasing projections extending from one or more of the outer housing or the inner housing for biasing the outer housing towards the distal end of the inner housing, and wherein the resilient forward biasing projection includes at least two bendable arms protruding from the outer housing, and further wherein the at least two bendable arms are configured to contact an inner housing flange;
- and further wherein a gap is present between the at least two bendable arms when the outer housing is fully retracted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.