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Granted Patent B2
US 11,500,162 · App. 17/111,566 · Granted Nov 15, 2022

Cap for optical connector adapter and optical connector assembly

Inventors: Takahiro Inaba (Yokohama, JP); Yoshikyo Tamekuni (Yokohama, JP); Daizo Nishioka (Osaka, JP); Motoyoshi Kimura (Komaki, JP)
Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD.
G02B6/3849G02B6/3825
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Patent No.
US 11,500,162
App. No.
17/111,566
Granted
Nov 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cap for an optical connector adaptor, including: a base portion including a first surface and a second surface provided on an opposite side of the first surface; a grip portion formed by protruding from the first surface of the base portion; a fitting portion configured to protrude from the second surface of the base portion and to be fitted to an optical connector adapter; and a cover portion that is formed over the whole outer periphery of the base portion, in which the second surface includes a contact surface where the optical connector adapter and the cap for an optical connector adaptor contact each other, and in which the cover portion is configured to surround the contact surface from the outer periphery of the base portion.

Claims (29)

1. A cap for an optical connector adaptor, comprising:

a base portion including a first surface and a second surface provided on an opposite side of the first surface;

a grip portion formed by protruding from the first surface of the base portion;

a fitting portion configured to protrude from the second surface of the base portion and to be fitted to an optical connector adapter; and

a cover portion that is formed over a whole outer periphery of the base portion,

wherein the second surface includes a contact surface where the optical connector adapter and the cap contact each other,

wherein the cover portion is configured to surround the contact surface from the outer periphery of the base portion, and

wherein the cover portion is formed such that the optical connector adapter is interposed between the fitting portion and the cover portion.

2. The cap according to claim 1 ,

wherein the cover portion is formed by protruding from the second surface of the base portion.

3. The cap according to claim 1 ,

wherein a height of the cover portion from the second surface is lower than a height of the fitting portion from the second surface.

4. The cap according to claim 1 ,

wherein the fitting portion comprises a rib portion configured to be fitted to the optical connector adapter, and

wherein a height of the rib portion from the second surface is lower than a height of the fitting portion from the second surface.

5. The cap according to claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one claw portion that is provided between the cover portion and the fitting portion,

wherein the claw portion is configured to be able to contact a side of the optical connector adapter.

6. The cap according to claim 5 ,

wherein the claw portion is provided in the cover portion and configured to protrude from the cover portion toward the fitting portion.

7. The cap according to claim 5 ,

wherein the cover portion is a rectangular shape, and

wherein the claw portion is provided on at least one short side of the cover portion.

8. The cap according to claim 7 ,

wherein the at least one claw portion includes a plurality of claw portions, and

wherein at least one claw portion of the plurality of claw portions is provided on each short side of the cover portion.

9. An optical connector assembly, comprising:

an optical connector adapter; and

the cap according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2020
From: INABA, TAKAHIRO; TAMEKUNI, YOSHIKYO; NISHIOKA, DAIZO; KIMURA, MOTOYOSHI
To: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054544/0349 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-220390 · Dec 5, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210173152A1 · Jun 10, 2021
Cited By (2)
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