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US 2003/0113070 A1Published application
Optical fiber connector
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsZiQiang Zhu, Jian Ning Yang
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Abstract
An optical fiber connector (3) includes an insert body (31), a door (33), a housing (35), an optical element (37) and a spacer (39). The door includes a shutter (331), a fixing portion (335) and a spring member (333) assembled onto the shutter. The door is held between the insert body and the housing. The shutter can bend inwardly into an inserting hole (351) defined by the housing when a fiber plug (5) is inserted the inserting hole.
Claims19
An optical fiber connector for receiving a fiber plug, comprising:
- a housing defining an inserting hole;
- an insert body mounted in the inserting hole of the housing;
- a door being clamped between the housing and the insert body and covering an inlet side of the inserting hole;
- a spring member mounted within the housing;
- wherein the door is bent inwardly into the inserting hole of the housing, by insertion of a fiber plug, against a spring force applied by the spring member to the door to press and stably mount the fiber plug in the inserting hole of the housing.
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An optical fiber connector assembly comprising:
- a housing defining an insertion hole defining a front opening;
- a plug adapted to be inserted into the insertion hole through said front opening;
- and
- a door having an end fixed to the housing around said front opening and covering said front opening when no plug is inserted into the insertion hole;
- wherein
- said door being is configured to be able to be inwardly bent about the end thereof when said plug is inserted into the insertion under a condition that a spring device is provided in the insertion hole and positioned between the door and a wall of the housing, and wherein the door is positioned between the plug and said wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.