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US 11,598,923 · App. 17/445,369 · Granted Mar 7, 2023

Fiber optical connector

Inventors: Yang-Yang Cui (New Taipei, TW); Yan-Mei Chang (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: ACON OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS INC.
G02B6/3869G02B6/3888G02B6/3893G02B6/3879
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Patent No.
US 11,598,923
App. No.
17/445,369
Granted
Mar 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fiber optical connector includes a connector housing and an optical-fiber component. The connector housing comprises a receiving space. One end of the connector housing forms a connector opening communicating with the receiving space. Two side walls of the connector housing comprise a plurality of buckling portions adjacent to the connector opening. The optical-fiber component is positioned in the receiving space. The optical-fiber component comprises a sleeve piece. The sleeve piece comprises a block member and a threaded portion. The block member is assembled in the connector opening and the block member fully received inside the receiving space. Two sides of the block member respectively form an engaging portion. Each of the engaging portions is engaged with the corresponding buckling portion, and the threaded portion is exposed on the peripheral surface of a tail portion of the sleeve piece and out of the connector opening.

Claims (18)

1. A fiber optical connector, comprising:

a connector housing comprising a receiving space, wherein one end of the connector housing forms a connector opening communicating with the receiving space, and two side walls of the connector housing comprise a plurality of bucking portions adjacent to the connector opening; and

an optical-fiber component positioned in the receiving space, wherein the optical-fiber component comprises a sleeve piece, the sleeve piece comprises a block member and a threaded portion, the block member is directly connected to the threaded portion, and the block member and the thread portion are at two ends of the sleeve piece, the block member is assembled in the connector opening and the block member fully received inside the receiving space, two sides of the block member respectively form an engaging portion, each of the engaging portions is engaged with the corresponding buckling portion, and the threaded portion is exposed on the peripheral surface of a tail portion of the sleeve piece and out of the connector opening, and wherein the optical-fiber component comprises a base body, an insertion pin, a connection sleeve, a core component and a spring, the base body is received in the receiving space, the insertion pin and the connection sleeve are respectively assembled with two sides of the base body, the core component is fitted over the connection sleeve, and the spring is fitted over the core component.

2. The fiber optical connector according to claim 1 , wherein each of the buckling portions comprises an elastic protruding portion, and the elastic protruding portions are formed on the side walls of the connector housing; each of the engaging portions comprises a recessed portion formed on a side wall of the sleeve piece.

3. The fiber optical connector according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the sleeve piece is in a range between 6.25 mm and 10.25 mm, and a total length of the fiber optical connector is in a range between 30 mm and 35 mm.

4. The fiber optical connector according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the connector housing is in a range between 8.9 mm and 13.9 mm or in a range between 15.4 mm and 19.4 mm.

5. The fiber optical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the optical-fiber component comprises a tubular member and a tail cap, the tubular member is fitted over one end of the sleeve piece, the tail cap is fitted over the tubular member, a length of the tubular member is in a range between 4.5 mm and 8.5 mm, and a length of the tail cap is in a range between 10.7 mm and 14.7 mm.

6. The fiber optical connector according to claim 5 , wherein the tubular member is fitted over the threaded portion, an inner side of the tubular member forms a plurality of barb structures, and the length of the sleeve piece is 8.25 mm.

7. The fiber optical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the block member of the sleeve piece is not exposed out of the connector opening and only the threaded portion of the sleeve piece is exposed out of the connector opening.

8. A fiber optical connector, comprising:

a connector housing comprising a receiving space, wherein one end of the connector housing forms a connector opening communicating with the receiving space, and two side walls of the connector housing comprise a plurality of bucking portions adjacent to the connector opening; and

an optical-fiber component positioned in the receiving space, wherein the optical-fiber component comprises a sleeve piece, the sleeve piece comprises a block member assembled in the connector opening and the block member is fully received inside the receiving space, two sides of the block member respectively form an engaging portion, and each of the engaging portions is engaged with the corresponding buckling portion, wherein the optical-fiber component comprises a tubular member and a tail cap, the tubular member is fitted over one end of the sleeve piece, the tail cap is fitted over the tubular member, a length of the tubular member is in a range between 4.5 mm and 8.5 mm, and a length of the tail cap is in a range between 10.7 mm and 14.7 mm, and wherein the optical-fiber component comprises a base body, an insertion pin, a connection sleeve, a core component and a spring, the base body is received in the receiving space, the insertion pin and the connection sleeve are respectively assembled with two sides of the base body, the core component is fitted over the connection sleeve, and the spring is fitted over the core component.

9. The fiber optical connector according to claim 8 wherein the sleeve piece further comprises a threaded portion, wherein the threaded portion is exposed on the peripheral surface of a tail portion of the sleeve piece and out of the connector opening, the tubular member is fitted over the threaded portion, an inner side of the tubular member forms a plurality of barb structures, and the length of the sleeve piece is 8.25 mm.

10. The fiber optical connector according to claim 9 , wherein the block member of the sleeve piece is not exposed out of the connector opening and only the threaded portion of the sleeve piece is exposed out of the connector opening.

11. A fiber optical connector, comprising:

a connector housing comprising a receiving space, wherein one end of the connector housing forms a connector opening communicating with the receiving space, and two side walls of the connector housing comprise a plurality of bucking portions adjacent to the connector opening; and

an optical-fiber component positioned in the receiving space, wherein the optical-fiber component comprises a sleeve piece, the sleeve piece comprises a block member and a threaded portion, the block member is directly connected to the threaded portion, and the block member and the thread portion are at two ends of the sleeve piece, the block member is assembled in the connector opening and the block member fully received inside the receiving space, two sides of the block member respectively form an engaging portion, and each of the engaging portions is engaged with the corresponding buckling portion, wherein each of the buckling portions comprises an elastic protruding portion, and the elastic protruding portions are formed on the side walls of the connector housing; each of the engaging portions comprises a recessed portion formed on a side wall of the sleeve piece, and wherein the optical-fiber component comprises a base body, an insertion pin, a connection sleeve, a core component and a spring, the base body is received in the receiving space, the insertion pin and the connection sleeve are respectively assembled with two sides of the base body, the core component is fitted over the connection sleeve, and the spring is fitted over the core component.

12. The fiber optical connector according to claim 11 , wherein the block member of the sleeve piece is not exposed out of the connector opening and only the threaded portion of the sleeve piece is exposed out of the connector opening.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2021
From: CUI, YANG-YANG; CHANG, YAN-MEI
To: ACON OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 057219/0031 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 201920485628.3 · Apr 11, 2019 · national
CN 202010264114.2 · Apr 7, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16845393 · Apr 10, 2020
Related Publication 20210382246A1 · Dec 9, 2021
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