# US 2016/0259137 A1 · Optical connector

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- Number: US 2016/0259137 A1
- Document ID: US20160259137A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/055,757
- Filed: 2016-02-29
- Published: 2016-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2015-03-06
- Assignees: Fujitsu Component Limited
- Applicants: Fujitsu Component Limited
- Inventors: Ayumu Akabane; Satoshi Moriyama; Mitsuki Kanda; Shinichiro Akieda
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160259137A1

## CPC

- G02B 6/3888: {Protection from over-extension or over-compression}
- G02B 6/3829: {Bent or angled connectors (G02B6/3827 takes precedence)}
- G02B 6/3882: {using rods, pins or balls to align a pair of ferrule ends}
- G02B 6/3897: {Connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards (G02B6/44528 takes precedence)}
- G02B 6/421: {the intermediate optical component consisting of a short length of fibre, e.g. fibre stub}
- G02B 6/423: {using guiding surfaces for the alignment}
- G02B 6/4256: {Details of housings}
- G02B 6/428: {containing printed circuit boards [PCB]}
- G02B 6/4292: {the light guide being disconnectable from the opto-electronic element, e.g. mutually self aligning arrangements}
- G02B 6/3853: {Lens inside the ferrule (lensed connectors G02B6/32)}
- G02B 6/3885: {Multicore or multichannel optical connectors, i.e. one single ferrule containing more than one fibre, e.g. ribbon type (optical ribbon cable G02B6/4403, G02B6/448)}
- G02B 6/38875: {Protection from bending or twisting}
- G02B 6/4248: {Feed-through connections for the hermetical passage of fibres through a package wall (see provisionally also G02B6/4428)}
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS

## Abstract

An optical connector includes a board including an element that performs conversion between an electric signal and light, a first ferrule and a second ferrule that are butted against each other, an optical waveguide that optically connects the first ferrule with the element, and a guide that guides the optical waveguide disposed between the first ferrule and the element.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An optical connector, comprising:
a board including an element that performs conversion between an electric signal and light;
a first ferrule and a second ferrule that are butted against each other;
an optical waveguide that optically connects the first ferrule with the element; and
a guide that guides the optical waveguide disposed between the first ferrule and the element.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The optical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guide includes a guide groove in which the optical waveguide is placed.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The optical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guide includes a guide hole into which the optical waveguide is inserted.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The optical connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein the guide further includes a boot that protects the optical waveguide, the boot being formed as an integral part of the guide.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The optical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guide includes a positioning pin for aligning the first ferrule with the second ferrule.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The optical connector as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
a housing that houses the board,
wherein the guide and the housing are formed as a monolithic part.