Optical connector component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10067296-B2
Application number	US-201615042275-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 12, 2016
Priority date	Mar 30, 2015
Publication date	Sep 4, 2018
Grant date	Sep 4, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed in an optical connector component including: a housing that accommodates an end portion of an optical transmission line; a shutter having a reflecting portion that reflects an optical signal outputted from the optical transmission line and being able to open and close inside the housing; and a light-absorbing member that is heat resistant compared to the housing and is irradiated the optical signal reflected by the reflecting portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An optical connector component, comprising:
a housing that accommodates an end portion of an optical transmission line;
a shutter having a reflecting portion that reflects an optical signal outputted from the optical transmission line and being able to open and close inside the housing; and
a light-absorbing member that is heat resistant compared to the housing and is irradiated by the optical signal reflected by the reflecting portion, wherein
the shutter has a deformed portion that deforms to open and close the reflecting portion and a securing portion that secures the reflecting portion to the light-absorbing member that is attached to the housing so that the securing portion does not contact the housing,
the securing portion comprises inner and outer surfaces such that at least one engaging hole passes through the inner and outer surfaces, and
the light-absorbing member is arranged such as to cover the securing portion.

2. The optical connector component according to claim 1 , wherein
the light-absorbing member has an accommodating portion that accommodates the securing portion and
the housing can have mounted the light-absorbing member in a state accommodating the securing portion in the accommodating portion.

3. The optical connector component according to claim 2 , wherein the securing portion accommodated in the accommodating portion does not come into contact with an inner wall face of the housing.

4. The optical connector component according to claim 1 , wherein the housing can have attached or detached the light-absorbing member.

5. The optical connector component according to claim 1 , wherein the housing is a receptacle that accommodates a receptacle side optical connector on one side while allowing attachment or detachment of a plug side optical connector on another side.

6. The optical connector component according to claim 1 , wherein the housing is an adapter that can have attached or detached optical connectors from both sides.

Assignees

• Fujikura Ltd

Inventors

• Kanno Shuhei

Classifications

• G02B6/3825

  with an intermediate part, e.g. adapter, receptacle, linking two plugs · CPC title

• G02B26/02

  for controlling the intensity of light {(G02B26/004 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• G02B2006/4297

  having protection means, e.g. protecting humans against accidental exposure to harmful laser radiation · CPC title

• G02B6/3814 Primary

  with cooling or heat dissipation means · CPC title