Optical connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9651750-B2
Application number	US-201414331919-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 15, 2014
Priority date	Jul 18, 2013
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

An optical connector has an optical waveguide slit and a pass-through hole. The optical waveguide slit is a hole that extends from an insertion surface of a connector body into the connector body. The optical waveguide slit accommodates a sheet-like optical waveguide whose tip abuts against a slit bottom. The pass-through hole is provided near the slit bottom, and passes through the top surface of the connector body and the top surface of the optical waveguide slit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An optical connector comprising:
a connector body;
an enclosure extending from a first surface of the connector body into the connector body, and accommodating a sheet-like optical waveguide having an approximately same width as that of the enclosure; and
a first through hole passing through the connector body from a second surface of the connector body to a first side surface of the enclosure, is provided at one end of a width direction of the enclosure, and extends in a direction intersecting with a direction where the optical waveguide is inserted into the enclosure, the second surface intersecting with the first surface, wherein
the first through hole is provided at a tip of the enclosure and at an end of a width direction of the optical waveguide, and
the tip of the optical waveguide abuts against the enclosure at a position other than where the first through hole is provided.

2. The optical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the first through hole extends in a direction intersecting with the width direction of the enclosure.

3. The optical connector according to claim 2 , further comprising a portion defining a second through hole provided at another end of the width direction of the enclosure, wherein the first through hole and the second through hole are positioned symmetrically with respect to center of the width direction of the enclosure.

4. The optical connector according to claim 1 , wherein an opening of the first through hole on the first side surface of the enclosure faces a part of the tip of the optical waveguide enclosed in the enclosure.

5. The optical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the first through hole passes through a second side surface of the enclosure facing the first side surface, and a third surface of the connector body on a side opposite to the second surface.

Assignees

• Fujitsu Component Ltd

Inventors

• Moriyama Satoshi
• Akabane Ayumu
• Daikuhara Osamu

Classifications

• G02B6/428 Primary

  containing printed circuit boards [PCB] · CPC title

• G02B6/3885

  Multicore or multichannel optical connectors, i.e. one single ferrule containing more than one fibre, e.g. ribbon type (optical ribbon cable G02B6/4403, G02B6/448) · CPC title

• G02B6/3853

  Lens inside the ferrule (lensed connectors G02B6/32) · CPC title

• G02B6/4284

  of optical modules with disconnectable electrical connectors (latching arms for electrical connectors H01R13/627) · CPC title

• G02B6/325

  comprising a transparent member, e.g. window, protective plate · CPC title