Optical connector, housing for optical connector, and metal case for optical connector
AssigneesFurukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Furukawa Automotive Systems Inc.
InventorsToshikuni Kondo, Noritsugu Enomoto
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Abstract
In an optical connector, a metal case has engageable concaved parts at free ends of side plates; a housing has engageable convexed parts, engageable with the engageable concaved parts, on side surfaces corresponding to the side plates of the metal case; and the engageable convexed parts each have a separation restriction part for restricting the corresponding side plate from being laterally distanced from the corresponding side surface in a state where the engageable convexed parts and the engageable concaved parts are in engagement with each other.
Claims14
An optical connector, comprising:
- a housing for holding optical transmission path-related members forming an optical transmission path;
- and
- a metal case for covering the housing, the metal case including a top plate and side plates and having a gate-like cross-section;
- wherein:
- the metal case has engageable concaved parts at free ends of the side plates;
- the housing has engageable convexed parts, engageable with the engageable concaved parts, on side surfaces corresponding to the side plates of the metal case;
- and
- the engageable convexed parts each have a separation restriction part for restricting the corresponding side plate from being laterally distanced from the corresponding side surface in a state where the engageable convexed parts and the engageable concaved parts are in engagement with each other.
A connector housing for an optical connector, the connector housing holding optical transmission path-related members which form an optical transmission path and being covered with a metal case which includes a top plate and side plates and has a gate-like cross-section, the connector housing comprising:
- engageable convexed parts provided on side surfaces corresponding to the side plates of the metal case and engageable with engageable concaved parts provided in the metal case;
- and
- separation restriction parts for restricting the side plates from being laterally distanced from the side surfaces in a state where the engageable convexed parts and the engageable concaved parts are in engagement with each other.
A metal case for an optical connector for covering a housing which holds optical transmission path-related members forming an optical transmission path, the metal case comprising:
- a top plate and side plates to form a gate-like cross-section;
- and
- engageable concaved parts provided at free ends of the side plates, the engageable concaved parts being engageable with engageable convexed parts provided on side surfaces of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.