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EP0586930B1
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Board mounted fiber optic connector
Assignee: Molex LLC
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Filing: 1993-08-17
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Granted: 1998-04-08
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Expires: 2013-08-17
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Yuriy Belenkiy
- 👤 Igor Grois
- 👤 Ilya Makhlin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 14:43
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/36; G02B6/38; G02B6/3807; G02B6/3869; G02B6/3833; G02B6/3847; G02B6/3849; G02B6/3897; G02B6/381; G02B6/3818; G02B6/3821; G02B6/3887; G02B6/389; G02B6/3893
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
352 words
A connector assembly (10) for mating the end of an
optical fiber with the end of an optical fiber (14) of an optical
connector element (18), the assembly including a cylindrical ferrule
(26) adapted to be secured around the optical fiber, a
ferrule holder (28) adapted to be secured about the
cylindrical ferrule, the ferrule holder having a flange
(30) located a distance from a rear end of the holder, a
housing (36) adapted for receiving the ferrule holder
and having forward shoulder means (54) against which the
flange of the ferrule holder can abuts and a rear open
end (50) into which the ferrule holder can be assembled
into the housing, and a spring means comprising a coil spring (32) within the
housing for engaging the flange of the ferrule holder
and biasing the ferrule holder forwardly against the
shoulder means of the housing and spring retaining means
(38) insertable and removable through an opening (40) in
the housing (36) from the exterior thereof against a
rear portion of the spring means to retain the spring
means within the housing in loaded condition, biasing the
ferrule holder forwardly in the housing, characterized in that said housing (36) has mounting means (42) for
permanently mounting the housing on a substructure such
as a printed circuit board (12), said mounting means
including pegs (42, 44) protruding from the housing (36) for
inserting into holes (46, 47) in the substructure (12), said spring retaining means (38) comprises a U-shaped
clip having a pair of leg portions (38a) insertable into
the housing and a bight portion (38b) exposed exteriorly
of the housing to facilitate removal of the clip, a washer element (34) being sandwiched between the rear
end of the coil spring (32) and the leg-portions (38a)
of the U-shaped clip (38) when inserted in the housing, said washer element (34) being sized to surround the rear
portion of the ferrule holder (28), whereby the U-shaped clip can be readily removed to
allow the ferrule holder to be disassembled from the
housing through the rear open end thereof without
unmounting the housing from the substructure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
24 words
The connector assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein
said spring means (32) surrounds the ferrule holder (28)
behind the flange (30) thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The connector assembly as set forth in claim 2, wherein
said coil spring (32) has a
forward end engageable with the flange (30) of the
ferrule holder (28) and a rear end effectively
engageable by said spring retaining means (38).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
99 words
A connector assembly (10') according to one of claims 1
to 3 characterized by a protective shroud (60) movably
mounted on the forward end of the housing (36) and
protruding therefrom a distance at least sufficient to
surround and protect the exposed end of the optical
fiber (14), and spring means (68) operatively associated
between the housing and the protective shroud for spring
loading the protective shroud, whereby the protective
shroud can automatically retract relative to the housing
to expose the projecting end of the optical fiber upon
mating of the connector assembly with the second optical
connector element.
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