EP0092338A2
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Fiber optic connector housing
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1983-04-05
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2003-04-05
Abstract
Abstract A housing member has a profiled bore (16) extending therethrough in one section of which a ferrule member (64) containing an electro-optic member is secured by a removable retaining clip member (14) that also acts as a heat sink member. Another ferrule member (92) of a fiber optic connector (90) terminated onto a fiber optic transmission member (106) is disposed in another section of the profiled bore (16) and is latchably secured therein by spring latching members (12) secured in the housing.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernard George Caron
- 👤 John Carey Hoffer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 14:05
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/42; G02B6/4292; G02B6/4201; G02B6/4266; G02B6/4268; G02B6/4269
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A housing for interconnecting fiber optic connectors (64, 90) in a profiled bore (16) extending through the housing, characterised in that latching members (12) have mounting sections (46) secured in said housing and spring members (48) extending outwardly from said mounting sections (46) and forwardly of one end of said housing and curving back toward one entrance to said profiled bore, inwardly-directed ends (50) of said spring members positioned adjacent said one entrance and engageable onto a shoulder (100) of a ferrule member (92) of a fiber optic connector (90) that has been positioned into said profiled bore (16).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
A housing for interconnecting fiber optic connectors (64, 90) in a profiled bore (16) extending through the housing, characterised in that latching members (12) have mounting sections (46) secured in said housing and spring members (48) extending outwardly from said mounting sections (46) and forwardly of one end of said housing and curving back toward one entrance to said profiled bore, inwardly-directed ends (50) of said spring members positioned adjacent said one entrance and engageable onto a shoulder (100) of a ferrule member (92) of a fiber optic connector (90) that has been positioned into said profiled bore (16).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
A housing as set forth in claim 1 characterised in that a retaining clip (14) has a body member (80), spring members (86) extending outwardly from said body member (80) and having inwardly-directed end members (88) slidably engageable within recesses (36) in said housing adjacent a second entrance to said profiled bore (16).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
A housing as set forth in claim 2 characterised in that said body member (80) includes a stop member (84) for engagement with said housing to limit movement of said inwardly-directed end members (88) along said recesses (36) and said body member (80) having a U-shaped opening (82).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
A housing as set forth in claim 1 characterised in that said mounting sections (46) have mounting legs (54) extending outwardly therefrom and from a bottom surface of said housing for engagement with holes (60) in a printed circuit board (58) to mount said housing thereon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A housing as set forth in claim 4 characterised in that said bottom surface of said housing includes projections (40) to space said housing from said printed circuit board (58).
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