Hybrid connector
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorNoboru Yamaguchi
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Abstract
A hybrid connector is provided, by which the optical loss can be reduced. In the hybrid connector, a housing is provided integrally with receiving cylinders for holding sleeves. An end of the receiving cylinders, into which the corresponding sleeve is inserted, is provided with an engaging part, with which a shield case engages. The case has a spring property so that each optical element module received in the case can be pressed against the corresponding receiving cylinder and/or the corresponding sleeve when the case engages with the engaging parts.
Claims2
A male hybrid connector comprising electric and optical connectors formed integrally with each other, wherein the optical connector includes:
- at least one optical element module having an optical element;
- sleeves, each of which has an optical waveguide, provided in accordance with the number of the optical element modules;
- a housing shared with the electric connector;
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- a case for holding the optical element modules, the housing is provided integrally with receiving cylinders for holding the sleeves, an end of the receiving cylinder, into which the corresponding sleeve is inserted, is provided with an engaging part, with which the case engages, and the case has a spring property so that each optical element module received in the case can be pressed against the corresponding receiving cylinder and/or the corresponding sleeve when the case engages with the engaging parts.
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