Optical waveguides – With disengagable mechanical connector – Structure surrounding optical fiber-to-fiber connection
Patent
1996-06-25
1998-06-09
Healy, Brian
Optical waveguides
With disengagable mechanical connector
Structure surrounding optical fiber-to-fiber connection
385 72, 385 77, 385 78, 385 81, 385139, G02B 638
Patent
active
057648344
ABSTRACT:
An optical fibre connector is shown comprising a jack mounted to a mother board and a plug mounted to a daughter board. The plug has a slidable insert retained by thrust lances against a shoulder of the plug housing such that the insert can be inserted into a cavity of the jack. Latches of the jack serve to latch onto ribs of the plug insert so as to butt a ferrule of the plug against a ferrule of the jack resiliently together. Further insertion of the insert into the jack causes ribs to release the thrust lances of the plug insert such that the insert springs rearwards allowing the plug housing to slide forwards without spring resistance, enabling absorption of a certain tolerance in the spacing between the daughter board and the mother board.
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Healy Brian
The Whitaker Corporation
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