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US 6,293,709 B1Granted
Optical connector
AssigneeInfineon Technologies AG
InventorsLutz Melchior, Reinhard Sander
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Abstract
The optical connector has a basic body formed with a coupling end face at which optical fibers terminate. At least one separate aligning element and the basic body are provided with mutually cooperating form-locking elements such that the aligning element latches in the basic body.
Claims6
An optical connector, comprising:
- a basic body formed with optical fiber bores each for holding a respective optical fiber and a coupling end face at which the optical fibers terminate;
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- at least one aligning element fastened to said basic body and projecting beyond said coupling end face, said aligning element and said basic body being formed with mutually latching form-locking elements fastening said aligning element on said basic body.
An optical connector, comprising:
- a basic body formed with a coupling end face at which one or more optical fibers terminate;
- at least one aligning element fastened to said basic body and projecting beyond said coupling end face, said aligning element and said basic body being formed with mutually latching form-locking elements fastening said aligning element on said basic body;
- said form-locking elements of said basic body including an elastically expandable opening and a holding opening aligned with said expandable opening for receiving said aligning element, and said aligning element being formed with a constriction latching in said expandable opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.