Optical fiber connector

Details Optical fiber connector Optical fiber connector

2007-06-12

2007-06-12

Font, Frank G. (Department: 2883)

Optical waveguides

With disengagable mechanical connector

Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector

C385S088000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11000748

ABSTRACT:
An optical fiber connector (30) includes a housing defining a cavity (314) and a receiving space (364) therein, an optical element (34) received in the cavity and a protecting member received in the receiving space. The protecting member includes a door (32) defining an aperture (322) therein and a spring member (33) assembled to the door. The spring member is deformable in the cavity along a front-to-back direction when a fiber plug (40) is inserted/withdrawn. The protecting member occupies a small inner space of the optical fiber connector.

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