US 2008/0175547 A1 · APPARATUS FOR ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE CONNECTION

Abstract

An optical fiber connector for releasably coupling an optical fiber to an electro-optical module is disclosed. The optical fiber connector includes a housing, a strain relief, a fiber retention clip, and a pair of latching arms. The housing includes a housing bore defined through at least a portion of the housing and adapted to accommodate the exterior diameter of a typical optical fiber. The optical fiber extending through the strain relief and into the housing bore, terminating at an end of the housing. The optical fiber is retained by the housing by the utilization of the fiber retention clip. The latching arms are arranged to releasable attach the connector to an electro-optical device such that the optical fiber and an optical lens disposed in the electro-optical device are aligned.

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Dependent claims

An optical fiber connector for releasably coupling an optical fiber to an electro-optical module comprising:

a housing having a bore sized to receive the optical fiber, the bore extending through at least a portion of the housing and terminating at a first end portion of the housing;
a fiber retaining clip mounted to the housing, the fiber retaining clip constructed and arranged to secure the optical fiber between the fiber retaining clip and the housing, wherein the optical fiber terminates at the first end portion of the housing;
and
a pair of biased latching arms, each including a first end attached to a side of the housing adjacent the first end portion of the housing, each extending toward a second end portion of the housing terminating in a second end and being resiliently deflectable to permit movement of the second end between an inward release position and an outward lock position.

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An optical fiber connector for releasably coupling an optical fiber to an electro-optical module comprising:

a housing having a bore sized to receive the optical fiber, the bore extending through at least a portion of the housing and terminating at a first end portion of the housing;
a fiber retaining clip mounted to the housing, the fiber retaining clip constructed and arranged to secure the optical fiber to the housing;
and
a pair of biased latching arms, each including a first end attached to a side of the housing adjacent the first end portion of the housing, each extending toward a second end portion of the housing terminating in a second end and being resiliently deflectable to permit movement of the second end between an inward release position and an outward lock position, wherein each of the latching arms is integrally attached at the first end of the latching arm to the housing forming a first pivot, and each of the latching arms including a first arm portion and a second arm portion integrally attached to the first arm portion at a central interface forming a second pivot, the first arm portion extending between the first pivot and the second pivot, and the second arm portion extending between the second pivot and the second end of the latching arm.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Apparatus for electro-optical device connection

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Abstract

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