JP4951029B2 - Optical connector adapter and optical connector - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an optical connector adapter and an optical connector that hold the tip of an optical fiber and optically connect the optical fibers.

  Conventionally, optical connection between optical fibers used for optical communication or the like is an optical connector having an optical connector plug that holds the tip of the optical fiber and an optical connector adapter that fixes the optical connector plugs to perform optical connection of the optical fiber. It has been performed by a method using a connector or a method of welding the end faces of optical fibers.

  In the optical connection between the optical fibers by welding, there is a problem that the use is limited due to the problem that the optical connection of the optical fibers cannot be detached and the problem that the welding process is complicated.

  Also, optical connectors such as SC-type and FC-type optical connectors that use an optical fiber holding ferrule tubular body having an outer diameter of φ2.5 mm cannot be reduced in size and mounted on a mounting board. In this case, a large mounting area is required.

  For this reason, a relatively miniaturized MU-type optical connector using a ferrule tubular body having an outer diameter of φ1.25 mm for holding an optical fiber has been proposed (for example, see Non-Patent Document 1).

  In this MU type optical connector, the optical connector plug and the optical connector adapter are not easily detached and the reliability of the optical connection can be improved. However, such an MU type optical connector is generally provided on the panel surface outside the optical transmission device. Because it is designed to make an optical connection using an optical fiber cord coated with a tensile body and a coating on the outer periphery of the optical fiber core wire coated on the outer periphery of the optical fiber, as in Because of the large number of parts, miniaturization is difficult. For this reason, in order to mount a relatively small MU type optical connector on a mounting substrate, a large mounting area is required, and there is a problem that the mounting substrate itself cannot be reduced in size.

  Further, when the conventional optical connector is mounted on the mounting board, the optical connector adapter is directly fixed to the mounting board, so that a space for attaching / detaching the optical connector plug holding the optical fiber is required on the mounting board. However, there is a problem that the working efficiency is poor.

  Further, each of the optical connector plug and the optical connector adapter of the conventional optical connector has a problem that it has a large number of parts and is difficult to assemble.

  In order to solve such a problem, for example, the ferrule holding the optical fiber is urged and held on the tip end side in the axial direction by a leaf spring fixed to the mounting substrate, and the tip faces of the ferrule are applied with a predetermined pressure. A contacted optical connector has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP-A-2-259708 (page 1-2, FIG. 1-3) Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-73705 (5th page, Fig. 1)

Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) C5983 F14 type optical connector

  However, in the optical connector using the above-described leaf spring, the durability of the leaf spring deteriorates due to the durability performance of the leaf spring, etc., and the opposing connection of the optical fiber, that is, the insertion loss worsens. Therefore, there is a problem that the number of times of attachment / detachment is limited.

  Further, in the optical connector using the leaf spring described above, there is no means for restricting the movement in the rotational direction around the axis of the ferrule holding the tip of the optical fiber, and the eccentric direction of the core of the optical fiber may be defined. However, there is a problem that an eccentricity deviation occurs and the insertion loss is likely to increase.

  Furthermore, in the optical connector using the above-described leaf spring, there is a problem that the ferrule is easily detached from the leaf spring due to vibration and impact, and the reliability is low.

  Further, in the optical connector using the leaf spring described above, the tip of the ferrule cylindrical body is inserted directly into the optical connection sleeve. There is a problem that the polished tip end surface is easily damaged, insertion loss during optical connection is likely to increase, and reliability is low.

  In view of such circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide an optical connector adapter and an optical connector that reduce insertion loss of an optical fiber, improve reliability, and are miniaturized.

A first aspect of the present invention includes an optical connector adapter and a mounting board or a mount member that is detachably fixed to the mounting board. The optical connector adapter has ferrules that hold optical fibers inserted from both ends. An optical connection sleeve for optically connecting the ferrule end faces to each other, and an adapter housing for holding the optical connection sleeve and optically coupling optical connector plugs holding the ferrule, The adapter housing includes a housing main body in which a sleeve insertion hole into which the optical connection sleeve is inserted and held is opened on one side surface, and a lid member that fits into the sleeve insertion hole of the housing main body. the mounting member, the other side surface opposite to the one side surface of the sleeve insertion hole is formed in the housing body The lid member has a mount engaging portion projecting from the mounting substrate or the mount member and detachably engaged with the mounting substrate or the mount member, and the lid member is attached to the housing body. When mounted, the mount engaging portion of the lid member engages with the mounting substrate or the mount member.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, a jig insertion hole into which a detachable jig is inserted is formed between the mount engaging portion and the housing body. In the optical connector, the mount engaging portion is expanded by elastic deformation by insertion, and the engagement with the mount member is released.

  In the present invention, the optical connection sleeve is inserted from the sleeve insertion hole formed in the housing body, the end faces of the ferrules are brought into contact with each other in the sleeve, and the optical fiber is connected. Since the lid can be formed, the number of parts of the optical connector can be reduced to reduce the manufacturing cost, and the assembly process can be simplified.

  Furthermore, since the optical connector adapter can be attached to and detached from the mount member mounted on the mounting board by providing the optical connector with the optical connector adapter and the mounting member that can be attached to and detached from the optical connector, the mounting board can be reduced in size and mounted. Can be easily detached.

It is a perspective view which shows the mounting process of the optical connector which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the optical connector which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the top view and sectional drawing of the optical connector plug which concern on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a top view which shows the assembly process of the optical connector plug which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the top view and sectional drawing of the optical connector adapter which concern on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a top view of the optical connector adapter which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the mounting process in the lamination | stacking of the optical connector which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the mounting state in the lamination | stacking of the optical connector which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the top view and sectional drawing which show the mounting state in the lamination | stacking of the optical connector which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the mounting process in the lamination | stacking of the optical connector which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the mounting state in the lamination | stacking of the optical connector which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the assembly process of the optical connector adapter which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is the top view and sectional drawing of the optical connector adapter which concern on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the connection state and plug release jig | tool of the optical connector which concern on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the mounting process in the lamination | stacking of the optical connector which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the mounting state in the lamination | stacking of the optical connector which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention, and an unmounting jig | tool. It is a perspective view which shows the mounting process which shows the other example of the mount member which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments.
(Embodiment 1)
1A and 1B are perspective views illustrating a mounting process of the optical connector according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view illustrating a connection process of the optical connector, and FIG. 2B illustrates a connection state of the optical connector. 2C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of FIG. 2B, FIGS. 3A and 3B are plan views of the optical connector plug, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line -B ', and FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an assembly process of the optical connector plug.

  As illustrated, the optical connector 10 includes an optical connector plug 20, an optical connector adapter 50, and a mount member 70.

  The optical connector plug 20 is provided with a ferrule 21 that holds the optical fiber 1 and a first anti-rotation portion 22 that directly holds the ferrule 21 so as to be movable within a predetermined range in the axial direction and restricts movement in the rotational direction. The plug housing 23 is composed of a biasing spring 24 that biases the ferrule 21 toward the axial front end surface.

  The ferrule 21 includes a ferrule tubular body 25 and a collar member 26 provided at the rear end portion of the ferrule tubular body 25.

  The ferrule tubular body 25 has a cylindrical shape, and has an optical fiber insertion hole 27 through which the optical fiber 1 can be inserted in the axial direction. A tapered portion 27 a having an inner diameter that gradually increases toward the opening side is provided at the rear end portion of the optical fiber insertion hole 27. By providing such a tapered portion 27 a, when the optical fiber 1 is inserted into the optical fiber insertion hole 27, the tip of the optical fiber 1 comes into contact with the end surface of the ferrule tubular body 25, so that it is chipped or broken. Can be prevented.

  Examples of the material of the ferrule cylindrical body 25 include ceramic materials such as zirconia, plastic materials and glass materials such as crystallized glass, borosilicate glass and quartz, and metal materials such as stainless steel and nickel. Can be mentioned. In this embodiment, the outer diameter of the ferrule tubular body 25 is 1.25 mm.

  The collar member 26 communicates with the optical fiber insertion hole 27 of the ferrule tubular body 25 and has an optical fiber core insertion hole 28 through which the optical fiber core 2 having a coating can be inserted on the outer periphery of the optical fiber 1. The distal end side of the optical fiber core insertion hole 28 is a fitting hole 28 a formed with an inner diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the ferrule cylindrical body 25, and the ferrule cylindrical body 25. It adheres to the rear end portion of the rear panel by press-fitting or bonding.

  Further, the outer periphery of the collar member 26 on the tip end side has a collar part 29 protruding in a rectangular shape in the circumferential direction. The collar portion 29 engages with a first rotation stop portion 22 of the plug housing 23, which will be described in detail later, and restricts movement in the rotational direction around the axis of the ferrule 21.

  Further, an insertion portion 30 that can be inserted into the biasing spring 24 is provided behind the collar member 26. The insertion portion 30 includes a small-diameter portion 31 having a relatively small outer diameter on the rear end side, and a large-diameter portion 32 having an outer diameter larger than that of the small-diameter portion 31 on the collar portion 29 side. .

  On the outer periphery of the large-diameter portion 32 of the insertion portion 30, a spring projection 33 that protrudes in the circumferential direction and engages with the biasing spring 24 is provided.

  Further, on the outer periphery of the small-diameter portion 31 of the insertion portion 30, an engagement protrusion 34 is provided so as to protrude in the circumferential direction so that the outer diameter is substantially equal to the large-diameter portion 32. The surface on the rear end side is an inclined tapered surface 34a. The tapered surface 34a provided on the engagement protrusion 34 is used to insert the insertion portion 30 of the collar member 26 while expanding the engagement hole 36 when the insertion portion 30 is inserted into the engagement hole 36 of the plug housing 23 described later. It is.

  In this embodiment, such a collar member 26 is formed of a metal such as stainless steel. The material and the manufacturing method of the collar member 26 are not particularly limited to this, and for example, the collar member 26 may be integrally formed with plastic at the rear end portion of the ferrule tubular body 25.

  An urging spring 24 such as a compression spring is provided on the outer periphery of the insertion portion 30 of the collar member 26. The urging spring 24 engages with a spring projection 33 provided on the large-diameter portion 32 of the insertion portion 30 to temporarily prevent the urging spring 24 from being detached from the ferrule 21.

  On the other hand, the plug housing 23 is made of, for example, plastic, and is provided with a ferrule holding hole 35 that penetrates in the axial direction and holds the ferrule 21 and the biasing spring 24.

  At the rear end portion of the ferrule holding hole 35, an engagement hole 36 having a larger diameter than the small diameter portion 31 of the collar member 26 and a smaller diameter than the engagement protrusion 34 is provided.

  By inserting the small-diameter portion 31 of the insertion portion 30 of the collar member 26 through the engagement hole 36, the ferrule 21 is held in the plug housing 23 so as to be movable by a predetermined amount in the axial direction.

  That is, when the insertion portion 30 of the collar member 26 is inserted into the engagement hole 36, the engagement protrusion 34 having an outer diameter larger than that of the engagement hole 36 pushes the engagement hole 36 and elastically deforms it. When the protrusion 34 is inserted through the engagement hole 36, the inner diameter of the engagement hole 36 is restored, and the engagement protrusion 34 contacts the rear end surface of the plug housing 23 where the engagement hole 34 is opened. The housing 23 is held in a state in which the movement on the distal end surface side is restricted.

  The biasing spring 24 held on the outer peripheral surface of the insertion portion 30 of the collar member 26 of the ferrule 21 has one end abutting on the collar portion 29 and the other end abutting on the inner surface where the engagement hole 36 opens. The ferrule 21 is biased toward the distal end side in the axial direction with respect to the plug housing 23.

  The ferrule 21 urged toward the front end in the axial direction by the urging spring 24 is, as described above, the rear end surface where the engagement projection 34 provided on the collar member 26 opens the engagement hole 36 of the plug housing 23. , The movement toward the tip end in the axial direction is restricted and held in a state of being biased toward the tip surface.

  Since the engagement hole 36 of the plug housing 23 is pushed and expanded to the engagement protrusion 34 when the insertion portion 30 of the collar member 26 is inserted, the engagement hole 36 of the plug housing 23 is formed at the rear end portion of the plug housing 23 where the engagement hole 36 is provided. Are provided with two intermittent openings 37 around the engagement hole 36 in the circumferential direction. The opening 37 facilitates elastic deformation of the periphery of the engagement hole 36 and facilitates insertion of the insertion portion 30 of the collar member 26 into the engagement hole 36.

  An optical fiber slit 38 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the plug housing 23 to communicate the ferrule holding hole 35 with the outside in the axial direction. The optical fiber slit 38 has a width larger than the diameter of the optical fiber 1 and the optical fiber core 2 held by the ferrule 21 and a width slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the small diameter portion 31 of the collar member 26. ing.

  The optical fiber slit 38 is inserted into the optical fiber 1 and the optical fiber core 2 in advance with respect to the ferrule 21 holding the optical fiber 1 and the optical fiber core wire 2 when the optical connector plug 20 is assembled. Even if not, the plug housing 23 can be attached later to simplify the assembly.

  Thus, by providing the optical fiber slit 38 in the plug housing 23, it is not necessary to insert the plug housing 23 into the optical fiber 1 in advance, so that the optical fiber 1 can be prevented from being broken or damaged. Thus, the yield can be improved.

  Also, the plug housing 23 is provided with a pair of claws 40 provided with a pair of claws 39 so as to sandwich the ferrule 21, and provided with locking claws 39 on the inner surfaces of the tip portions opposed to each other.

  The claw portion 40 is engaged with an adapter housing 52 of an optical connector adapter 50 described later in detail to engage the optical connector plug 20 and the optical connector adapter 50.

  Further, in the region facing each collar portion 29 of each claw portion 40, there is a first anti-rotation portion 22 that protrudes so as to come into contact with each of a pair of opposed outer peripheral surfaces of the collar portion 29. Is provided.

  The first rotation stoppers 22 provided on each of the claw portions 40 abut against a pair of opposing surfaces of the outer peripheral surface of the collar portion 29, that is, a first rotation stopper provided on the pair of claw portions 40. By pinching the flange portion 29 by the portion 22, the ferrule 21 is restricted from moving in the rotational direction around the axis with respect to the plug housing 23.

  Further, the pair of claws 40 are formed at intervals such that inner surfaces facing each other on the rear end side of the first rotation stopper 22 do not come into contact with the collar 29 when the collar 29 rotates. Has been.

  That is, when the ferrule 21 of the optical connector plug 20 is pressed against the urging force of the urging spring 24 toward the axial rear end side, the first rotation stop portion 22 and the collar portion 29 are disengaged, and the ferrule 21 can be rotated relative to the plug housing 23. Thereby, even after the ferrule 21 and the plug housing 23 are assembled, the rotation direction of the ferrule 21 can be determined by the eccentric direction of the optical fiber 1, and the optical connector plugs 20 are connected to each other by the optical connector adapter 50 described later in detail. The insertion loss can be reduced by aligning the eccentric directions when the two are connected to each other.

  In the present embodiment, a groove portion 41 having a predetermined depth is formed on the front end surface of the collar portion 29. Although not particularly shown, the ferrule 21 is pressed toward the rear end portion by a jig that engages with the groove portion 41. What is necessary is just to make it rotate in the state pressed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an engagement restricting portion 42 that engages with an engagement restricting recess 63 a of an optical connector adapter 50 described later is provided on one of the edges of the one claw portion 40.

  The engagement restricting portion 42 is provided only on one of the edges of the one claw portion 40 so that the optical connector plug 20 restricts the optical connector adapter 50 from engaging with the optical connector adapter 50 in the rotational direction. Can do. That is, when the optical connector plug 20 is engaged with the optical connector adapter 50, the optical connector plug 20 can always be engaged at the same rotational position. Thereby, when the optical connector plugs 20 are connected to face each other, the eccentric direction of the optical fiber 1 is not different, and an increase in insertion loss can be prevented.

  As an assembling method of such an optical connector plug 20, first, the ferrule 21 is formed by fixing the collar member 26 to the rear end portion of the ferrule tubular body 25 by press fitting. Next, by inserting the insertion portion 30 of the collar member 26 into the biasing spring 24, the biasing spring 24 is engaged with the spring projection 33 provided on the large diameter portion 32, and the outer peripheral surface of the insertion portion 30 is engaged. The urging spring 24 is temporarily fixed.

  Next, the optical fiber 1 and the optical fiber core wire 2 are bonded to the ferrule 21 temporarily fixed to the urging spring 24 through, for example, a thermosetting adhesive. Thus, the front end surface of the ferrule 21 holding the optical fiber 1 and the optical fiber core wire 2 is polished together with the front end surface of the optical fiber 1 by a polishing apparatus or the like.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4, the optical fiber slit 38 of the plug housing 23 is inserted into the optical fiber core 2 held by the ferrule 21, and the insertion portion 30 of the collar member 26 is inserted into the engagement hole 36 of the plug housing 23. Insert through. At this time, the insertion portion 30 is inserted while expanding the engagement hole 36 by the engagement protrusion 34, and the engagement protrusion 34 is engaged with the engagement hole 36 in a state where movement to the distal end side is restricted.

  As a result, the ferrule 21 is urged toward the distal end side in the axial direction in the ferrule holding hole 35 of the plug housing 23 and the movement in the rotational direction around the axis is restricted by the first rotation stop portion 22 of the claw portion 40. The optical connector plug 20 according to the present embodiment can be held by being movable by a predetermined amount in the axial direction.

  As described above, since the optical connector plug 20 is configured only by the ferrule 21, the urging spring 24, and the plug housing 23, the number of parts can be reduced and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. In addition, the biasing spring 24 can be temporarily fixed to the rear end portion of the ferrule 21, and the optical fiber plug 1 can be fixed to the ferrule 21 after the optical fiber 1 is fixed. Twenty assembly procedures can be simplified.

  Table 1 below shows a comparison of dimensions and the number of parts between the optical connector plug 20 having such a configuration and a conventional MU type optical connector plug (JIS C5983 F14 type optical connector).

  As shown in Table 1, the optical connector plug 20 according to the first embodiment has a smaller number of parts than the conventional MU type optical connector plug, and can be reduced in size, width, and height. Thereby, the optical connector 10 using the optical connector plug 20 can be reduced in size, and when the optical connector 10 is mounted on a mounting board, the density can be increased.

  Note that the optical connector 10 using such an optical connector plug 20 optically connects the optical fiber cores 2 whose outer periphery of the optical fiber 1 is coated on the mounting substrate 100. There is no need to use an optical fiber cable having a tensile strength member and a coating on the outer periphery, and the size can also be reduced.

  Next, the optical connector adapter 50 of the optical connector 10 will be described in detail.

  5A is a plan view from the bottom side of the optical connector adapter, FIG. 5B is a sectional view taken along the line CC ′ of FIG. 5A, and FIG. 5C is a sectional view taken along the line DD ′ of FIG. FIG. 6 is a plan view from the end face side and the top face side of the optical connector adapter.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the optical connector adapter 50 includes an optical connection sleeve 51 into which the tip of the ferrule tubular body 25 is inserted, and an adapter housing 52 in which the optical connection sleeve 51 is built. Yes.

  The optical connection sleeve 51 has a cylindrical shape, and includes a ferrule insertion hole 53 provided so as to penetrate in the axial direction, and a single slit 53a provided from one end side to the other end side in the longitudinal direction. . Further, the ferrule insertion hole 53 is formed with an inner diameter slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the ferrule tubular body 25.

  Such ferrule insertion holes 53 of the optical connection sleeve 51 are optically connected by inserting the tip portions of the ferrule cylindrical body 25 from the openings on both sides thereof. At this time, the optical connection sleeve 51 is elastically deformed in the direction in which the slit 53a expands when the distal end portion of the ferrule tubular body 25 is inserted, and therefore the distal end portion of the ferrule tubular body 25 is inserted into the ferrule insertion hole 53. The inner surface is closely held and connected oppositely.

  Examples of the optical connection sleeve 51 include a ceramic material such as zirconia, a metal material such as a copper alloy, and the like.

  The adapter housing 52 is formed, for example, by integrally molding a resin such as plastic, and is provided with a through hole 54 that penetrates in the axial direction and holds the optical connection sleeve 51.

  The ferrule cylindrical body 25 is inserted from both ends of the through hole 54 and is inserted into the optical connection sleeve 51 held in the through hole 54.

  That is, the through hole 54 has a sleeve holding portion 55 having a diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the optical connection sleeve 51 on the substantially central side, and the outer diameter of the ferrule tubular body 25 on both ends of the sleeve holding portion 55. A communication hole 56 having substantially the same inner diameter is provided, and a stepped portion 57 is provided by a difference between the inner diameters.

  The optical connection sleeve 51 is held by the sleeve holding portion 55 in a state in which the movement in the axial direction is restricted by the end surfaces of the optical connection sleeve 51 coming into contact with the stepped portion 57.

  The adapter housing 52 is provided with a sleeve insertion hole 58 that is formed in the same size as the sleeve holding portion 55 and communicates the sleeve holding portion 55 with the outside. The sleeve 51 is inserted into the sleeve holding portion 55.

  Further, two pairs of sleeve projections 59 provided so as to protrude narrower than the sleeve holding portion 55 are provided on inner surfaces of the sleeve insertion holes 58 facing each other so as to face each other. The sleeve projection 59 is provided in a tapered shape so that the amount of projection becomes smaller toward the opening side of the sleeve insertion hole 58, and the optical connection sleeve 51 inserted from the sleeve insertion hole 58 has two pairs. The sleeve projection 59 is spread and inserted into the sleeve holding portion 55, and the sleeve projection 59 comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the inserted optical connection sleeve 51, so that the optical connection sleeve 51 is inside the sleeve holding portion 55. Are held in a state where movement in the radial direction is restricted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, engagement recesses 60 that engage with the pair of claws 40 of the optical connector plug 20 are provided on the outer surfaces of both ends of the adapter housing 52, respectively. It has been.

  The engagement recess 60 is formed from both end faces of the adapter housing 52 to be approximately equal to the length and thickness of the claw portion 40, and the bottom surface of the engagement recess 60 projects to the opening surface side of the engagement recess 60. A convex portion 61 is provided. A taper surface 61 a is formed on the surface of the engagement convex portion 61 on the side where the claw portion 40 is inserted, and when the claw portion 40 is inserted into the engagement concave portion 60 from the end surface side, the taper surface of the engagement convex portion 61. When the locking claw 39 comes into contact with 61 a, the claw portion 40 is elastically deformed and the space between the pair of claw portions 40 is expanded, and the locking claw 39 that has passed through the engaging convex portion 61 becomes the engaging convex portion 61. By engaging, the optical connector plug 20 and the optical connector adapter 50 are engaged.

  The adapter housing 52 is provided with second rotation stoppers 62 that are engaged with the flange portions 29 of the flange member 26 and restrict the movement in the rotational direction about the axis of the ferrule 21 on both end surfaces of the adapter housing 52. .

  The second rotation stopper 62 is formed as a rectangular communication hole that communicates with the communication hole 56 of the through hole 54 and has a size into which the collar portion 29 of the collar member 26 is inserted. A notch 63 is formed on the engagement recess 60 side where the flange 29 of the rotation stopper 62 is inserted. That is, the first rotation stop portion 22 provided on the claw portion 40 contacts one of the opposing outer peripheral surfaces of the collar portion 29, and the second rotation stop portion 62 is on the other outer peripheral surface of the collar portion 29. By abutting, the movement in the rotational direction around the axis of the ferrule 21 is restricted.

  That is, the optical connector plug 20 and the optical connector adapter 50 are engaged by the claw portion 40 and the engaging recess 60, so that the movement in the rotational direction around the axis of the ferrule 21 is restricted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, an engagement restricting recess 63 a into which the engagement restricting portion 42 of the optical connector plug 20 is inserted is provided on one of the edges of the notch 63.

  The engagement restricting recess 63 a is provided at one of the edges of the notch 63, thereby restricting the engaging position in the rotational direction around the axis of the optical connector plug 20.

  Here, the optical connection between the optical connector plugs 20 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2A, one optical connector plug 20 is inserted and held on one end side of the optical connector adapter 50.

  Specifically, the claw portion 40 of the optical connector plug 20 is engaged with the engagement recess 60 of the optical connector adapter 50. At this time, since the optical connector plug 20 is provided with the engagement restricting portion 42 only on one of the edges of the one claw portion 40, the engagement restricting portion 42 is provided with the engagement restricting recess 63a of the optical connector adapter 50. To be inserted into.

  Thereby, the engagement position of the rotation direction of the optical connector plug 20 with respect to the optical connector adapter 50 can be positioned.

  In addition, the ferrule 21 held between the optical connector adapter 50 and the optical connector plug 20 that are engaged with each other is in the direction of rotation about the first rotation stop portion 22 and the second rotation stop portion 62. Is maintained in a restricted state.

  The ferrule 21 is attached so that the engagement protrusion 34 of the insertion portion abuts the engagement hole 36 so that movement on the front end side is restricted and movement by pressing toward the rear end portion is possible. Are held.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2B, the other optical connector plug 20 is inserted and held on the other end side of the optical connector adapter 50.

  The engagement between the optical connector adapter 50 and the optical connector plug 20 is performed by engaging the claw portion 40 and the engagement recess 60 in the same manner as the one optical connector plug 20 and the optical connector adapter 50 described above.

  When the other optical connector plug 20 is engaged with the optical connector adapter 50 in this way, the ferrules 21 are brought into contact with the front end surfaces so that the urging force of the urging spring 24 is resisted toward the rear end side. Moved.

  In this manner, the front end surfaces of the ferrules 21 urged toward the front end side by the urging force of the urging spring 24 are brought into contact with each other while being pressed with a predetermined pressure, and optical connection can be performed.

  Thus, by optically connecting the optical connector plugs 20 via the optical connector adapter 50, the optical connector plug 20 and the optical connector adapter 50 can be attached and detached any number of times.

  In addition, since the ferrule 21 is restricted from moving in the rotational direction by the second rotation stopper 62, the ferrule 21 is not inserted into the optical connection sleeve 51 in an oblique direction, and the front end surface of the ferrule 21 It is hard to be damaged. Thereby, the insertion loss at the time of optical connection can be reduced and the reliability can be improved.

  In order to disengage the optical connector plug 20 and the optical connector adapter 50 from each other, although not particularly illustrated, the claw portion 40 of the optical connector plug 20 may be spread by a jig and removed.

  A mount engaging portion 64 that engages with the mount member 70 is provided on one surface of the adapter housing 52.

  In the present embodiment, the mount engaging portion 64 is provided as four protrusions protruding from the surface of the adapter housing 52 on the sleeve insertion hole 58 side, and an engagement groove is formed on the inner surface side of the mount engaging portion 64. 64a is formed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the adapter housing 52 has the same shape as the adapter protrusions 76 and adapter engaging portions 77 used for attaching and detaching the mount member 70, which will be described later, to the adapter housing 52. A stacking protrusion 65 and a stacking engagement portion 66 are provided.

  The laminating protrusion 65 and the laminating engagement portion 66 are described later in detail, and are for detachably engaging with an adapter housing of another optical connector adapter to stack a plurality of optical connectors 10. .

  As described above, the optical connector adapter 50 is constituted by the optical connection sleeve 51 and the integrally formed adapter housing 52, so that the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

  Table 2 below shows a comparison of dimensions and the number of parts between the optical connector adapter 50 configured as described above and a conventional MU type optical connector adapter (JIS C5983 F14 type optical connector).

  As shown in Table 2, the optical connector adapter 50 of the present embodiment has fewer parts than the conventional MU type optical connector adapter, and can be downsized in terms of overall length, width, and height. Thereby, the optical connector 10 using the optical connector adapter 50 can be reduced in size, and when the optical connector 10 is mounted on the mounting board, the density can be increased.

  Next, the mount member 70 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mount member 70 has a U-shape formed by bending both end portions of a flat plate-like member, a fixed portion 71 at both bent end portions, and two fixed portions. It is comprised by the base part 72 of the area | region between the parts 71. FIG.

  The fixing portion 71 is inserted and held in a fixing hole 101 provided so as to penetrate the mounting substrate 100, and its tip end portion is wider than the pedestal portion 72 side and wider than the inner diameter of the fixing hole 101. Thus, a stepped portion 73 is formed.

  Further, the front end surface of the fixing portion 71 is formed with a tapered surface 74 so that it can be easily inserted into the fixing hole 101, and a cutout portion 75 cut out by a predetermined amount from the front end in the longitudinal direction is formed at the substantially central portion in the width direction. Is provided.

  When such a fixing part 71 is inserted into the fixing hole 101 of the mounting substrate 100, the edge of the fixing part 71 comes into contact with the tapered surface 74 of the fixing part 71, and the fixing part 71 is narrowed so that the width of the notch part 75 is reduced. By being elastically deformed, the fixing hole 101 is inserted.

  The inserted fixing portion 71 is held while the stepped portion 73 abuts against the opening edge of the fixing hole 101 to prevent the mount member 70 from coming out of the fixing hole 101.

  In addition, the pedestal portion 72 of the mount member 70 has a pair of adapter protrusions 76 that protrude in a substantially central portion on the opposite side of the fixing portion 71 and protrude into the sleeve insertion hole 58 of the adapter housing 52, and the pedestal portion 72. Four adapter engaging portions 77 that are engaged with the respective engaging grooves 64 a of the four mount engaging portions 64 of the adapter housing 52 are provided at the edge in the width direction.

  The adapter protrusions 76 are provided so as to protrude from both ends of the sleeve insertion hole 58 in the longitudinal direction of the adapter housing 52, and the adapter protrusions 76 come into contact with both ends of the sleeve insertion hole 58 in the longitudinal direction. The movement of the optical fiber 1 in the axial direction with respect to the mount member 70 is restricted.

  Further, the adapter engaging portion 77 is formed so as to protrude in the width direction of the pedestal portion 72, and the adapter engaging portion 77 is engaged with the engaging groove 64 a of the mount engaging portion 64, The movement of the adapter housing 52 in the width direction and the attachment / detachment direction with respect to the mount member 70 is regulated and held.

  That is, when the surface of the adapter housing 52 provided with the sleeve insertion hole 58 is brought into contact with the pedestal portion 72 of the mount member 70, the adapter engagement portion 77 of the mount member 70 is engaged with the mount engagement portion 64 of the adapter housing 52. Accordingly, the movement in the width direction and the attachment / detachment direction is restricted, and the pair of adapter protrusions 76 provided on the pedestal portion 72 project into the sleeve insertion hole 58 of the adapter housing 52, thereby restricting the movement in the longitudinal direction. To be held.

  The mount member 70 and the optical connector adapter 50 are formed such that the inner surface of the engagement groove 64a of the mount engagement portion 64 is inclined and the adapter engagement portion 77 is inclined. Therefore, both can be attached and detached freely by pushing in or pulling out with a predetermined force.

  Such a mount member 70 can be formed by, for example, metal pressing.

  As a method for assembling an optical connector composed of such an optical connector plug, an optical connector adapter, and a mount member, first, the mount member 70 is fixed to the mounting substrate 100. Next, the optical connector plug 20 is fixed to both sides of the optical connector adapter 50, and the optical connector plugs 20 are optically connected to each other. Thereafter, by fixing the optical connector adapter 50 to which the optical connector plug 20 is fixed to the mount member 70, the optical connector 10 in which the optical fibers 1 are optically connected to each other can be mounted on the mounting substrate 100.

  In order to remove the optical connector plug of the optical connector mounted on the mounting substrate 100 in this way, the optical connector adapter 50 to which the optical connector plug 20 is fixed is removed from the mount member 70, and then the optical connector adapter 50 The connector plug 20 may be removed.

  Since the mount member can be attached to and detached from the optical connector adapter 50 in this manner, the optical connector adapter 50 can be attached and detached after the mount member 70 is fixed to the mounting substrate 100. 20 does not need to be engaged on the mounting substrate 100, and it is not necessary to provide a mounting / removal space between the optical connector adapter 50 and the optical connector plug 20 on the mounting substrate 100. Thereby, the mounting substrate 100 can be reduced in size and the optical connector 10 can be easily mounted.

  Here, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a mounting process in the lamination of the optical connectors, FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a mounting state in the lamination of the optical connectors, and FIG. 9 is a lamination of the optical connectors. It is the top view which shows the mounting state of, and its EE 'sectional drawing.

  A stacking protrusion 65 and a stacking engagement portion 66 are provided on the surface of the optical connector adapter 50 of the present embodiment opposite to the mount engagement portion 64 of the adapter housing 52.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the stacking protrusion 65 has the same shape as the adapter protrusion 76 of the mount member 70, and protrudes into the sleeve insertion hole 58 of the other optical connector adapter 50. 50, the other optical connector adapter 50 is prevented from moving in the longitudinal direction.

  Further, the stacking engaging portion 66 is formed to protrude by forming a groove along the outer peripheral edge so as to engage with the mount engaging portion 64 of the other optical connector adapter 50. When the stacking engaging portion 56 engages with the mount engaging portion 64 of the other optical connector adapter 50, the other optical connector adapter 50 is detachably held by the optical connector adapter 50. Yes.

  Thus, the optical connector adapter 50 is provided with the stacking protrusion 65 and the stacking engagement portion 66 to be engaged with the other optical connector adapter 50 on the surface opposite to the mount engaging portion 64 of the optical connector adapter 50, thereby providing an optical connector. A plurality of adapters 50 can be stacked, and it is not necessary to arrange a plurality of optical connectors 10 in the plane direction on the mounting substrate 100, so that the mounting area of the mounting substrate 100 can be reduced and the size can be reduced.

  Here, a comparison of the total length and mounting density of the optical connector 10 of Embodiment 1 and the conventional MU type optical connector plug (JIS C5983 F14 type optical connector) is shown in Table 3 below. The mounting density shown in Table 3 below is obtained by fixing the optical connector plug 20 on both sides of the optical connector adapter, and is a relative value based on a conventional MU type optical connector.

As shown in Table 3, the optical connector 10 of the present embodiment can realize a mounting density that is twice or more in the width direction and a mounting density that is twice that in the height direction as compared with the conventional MU type optical connector plug. Further, since the total length of the optical connector 10 of the present embodiment can be reduced to 1/3 compared to the conventional MU type optical connector, the mounting density in the longitudinal direction can also be tripled. In this longitudinal direction, the engagement and removal between the optical connector plug 20 and the optical connector adapter 50 can be performed in a small area, so that the actual mounting density is three times or more.
(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a mounting process in the stacking of optical connectors according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating a mounting state in the stacking of optical connectors according to the second embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the member similar to Embodiment 1 mentioned above, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the optical connector 10A includes an optical connector plug 20, an optical connector adapter 50A, and a mount member 70A.

  The mount member 70A is composed of a bent portion 71 and a pedestal portion 72A, and adapter engaging portions 77A are provided at edges on both sides in the width direction of the pedestal portion 72A.

  The adapter engaging portion 77A is formed to bend so as to protrude to the opposite side of the bent portion 71, and is directed to both sides in the width direction so that the tip portion thereof is in the same direction as the surface direction of the pedestal portion 72A. And bent.

  The adapter housing 52A of the optical connector adapter 50A that engages with the mount member 70A is provided with a mount engagement portion 64A that protrudes toward the sleeve insertion hole 58.

  The mount engaging portion 64A is provided so as to protrude toward the mount member 70A, and has a shape in which a tip portion protrudes inward.

  The optical connector adapter 50A and the mount member 70A are slid and moved while the surface of the adapter housing 52A on the sleeve insertion hole 58 side is in contact with the pedestal portion 72A of the mount member 70A. 64A and the adapter engaging portion 77A can be engaged with each other.

  Further, on the surface of the adapter housing 52A opposite to the mount engaging portion 64A, a groove-like laminated engaging portion 66A that engages with the mount engaging portion 64A of the other optical connector adapter 50A is provided.

  The optical connector 10A can be stacked and mounted on the mounting substrate 100 by detachably stacking a plurality of optical connector adapters 50A by the stacking engagement portion 66A.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the optical connector adapter 50A is slid and engaged with the mount member 70A to make them both detachable. The mounting and dismounting of the connector plug 20A and the optical connector adapter 50A can be facilitated and the mounting substrate 100 can be reduced in size.
(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 12 is a perspective view illustrating an assembly process of the optical connector adapter according to the third embodiment, and FIG. 13 is a plan view of the optical connector adapter and a sectional view taken along line FF ′ thereof. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the member similar to Embodiment 1 and 2 mentioned above, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the optical connector adapter 50B of this embodiment includes an optical connection sleeve 51 into which the tip of the ferrule tubular body is inserted, and an adapter housing 52B in which the optical connection sleeve 51 is incorporated. The adapter housing 52B is fitted into the housing main body 110 in which the sleeve for optical connection 51 is inserted and provided with a sleeve insertion hole 58B opened on one surface, and the sleeve insertion hole 58B of the housing main body 110. It is comprised with the cover member 120. FIG.

  The housing body 110 is formed by integrally molding a resin such as plastic, for example, as in the first embodiment described above, and is provided with a through hole 54 penetrating in the axial direction.

  The through hole 54 has a sleeve holding portion (not shown) for holding the optical connection sleeve 51 on the substantially central side, and a communication hole 56 for inserting the ferrule tubular body on both ends of the sleeve holding portion. A step portion (not shown) is provided by the difference in inner diameter between the sleeve holding portion and the communication hole 56.

  The housing body 110 is provided with a sleeve insertion hole 58B that is formed in the same size as the sleeve holding hole and communicates between the sleeve holding hole and the outside so as to open on one surface. A part of the opening side of the sleeve insertion hole 58B has a fitting portion 111 larger than the sleeve holding portion so that the lid member 120 is fitted and the fitted lid member 120 is not inserted up to the sleeve holding portion. The lid member 120 is brought into contact with the fitting portion 111, and a lid step portion 112 that restricts the movement of the lid member 120 to the sleeve holding portion is provided.

  Further, on the inner surface of the fitting portion 111 of the housing main body 110, a pair of fixing recesses 113 that are engaged with the fixing protrusions 122 of the lid member 120 are provided on opposite side surfaces.

  Further, on both side surfaces of the housing main body 110, when a lid member 120, which will be described in detail later, is fitted into the fitting portion 111, the insertion recess 114 is inserted and guided through the mount engaging portion 64B of the lid member 120. Is provided.

  Further, when the optical connector plug 20 of the first embodiment described above is engaged with the housing main body 110, a region corresponding to the locking claw 39 of the claw portion 40 of the optical connector plug 20 will be described in detail later for the plug release. A plug releasing insertion hole 115 through which the jig is inserted is provided.

  The plug release insertion hole 115 opens to the lid step portion 112 provided by the fitting portion 111 so that it is not blocked when the lid member 120 is fitted to the fitting portion 111.

  On the other hand, the lid member 120 is formed by integrally molding a resin such as plastic, for example, similarly to the housing main body 110, and is a lid portion that fits the fitting portion 111 and abuts against the lid step portion 112. 121 and a mount engaging portion 64B that protrudes from the surface opposite to the surface on which the fitting portion 111 of the housing main body 110 is provided.

  The lid portion 121 is provided with a fixing convex portion 122 that protrudes into each of the pair of fixing concave portions 113 when fitted to the fitting portion 111 of the housing main body 110.

  In addition, the lid 121 is provided with a stacking protrusion 65B to which the mount engaging portion 64B of another optical connector adapter 50B is engaged.

  A pair of integrally formed mount engaging portions 64B are provided on the lid portion 121 so as to protrude from the bottom surface side. The mount engaging portion 64B is inserted into the insertion recessed portion 114 of the housing main body 110 when the lid member 120 is engaged with the fitting portion 111 of the housing main body 110, and the fitting portion 111 of the housing main body 110 is provided. It is provided so as to protrude by a predetermined amount from the opposite surface to the opposite surface.

  Mount engaging protrusions 123 that are engaged with the mount member or other adapter housing 52B are provided on the inner surfaces of the tip end portions of the pair of mount engaging portions 64B facing each other.

  Further, the lid 121 has a pin for releasing the engagement between the mount engaging portion 64B and the mount member or other adapter housing 52B, as will be described in detail later, corresponding to each of the pair of mount engaging portions 64B. A jig insertion hole 124 through which a mount disengagement jig having a shape is inserted is provided.

  The jig insertion hole 124 is disposed on the inner surface side of each mount engagement portion 64B, and the mount engagement release jig is inserted into the inner surface of the mount engagement portion 64B continuously to the jig insertion hole 123. A jig insertion recess 125 is provided.

  The jig insertion recess portion 125 of the mount engagement portion 64B has a tapered surface 125a on the tip end side of the mount engagement portion 64B, and a jig for releasing the mount engagement is inserted into the jig insertion hole 124 of the lid member 120. When inserted, the tip of the mount engagement releasing jig comes into contact with the taper surface 125a of the jig insertion recess 125, and the mount engagement release jig is further pushed to widen the taper surface 125a, thereby mounting the mount engaging portion 64B. Are elastically deformed in directions away from each other.

  In addition, a jig guide recess 115 into which the tip of the mount disengagement jig inserted into the jig insertion hole 124 is provided is provided in the insertion recess 114 of the housing body 110 to which the lid member 120 is fitted. The jig engagement release jig is guided by the jig guide recess 115.

  The optical connector adapter 50 </ b> B having such a configuration is provided so that the mount engaging portion 64 </ b> B provided on the lid member 120 that fits on one surface of the housing main body 110 protrudes from the other surface of the housing main body 110. Therefore, the mount engaging portion 64B can be lengthened and is easily elastically deformed. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the mount engaging portion 64B from being cracked or broken when the mount engaging portion 64 is engaged with or released from the mount member or another optical connector adapter 50B.

  Here, an optical connector 10B using such an optical connector adapter 50B will be described. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the connection state of the optical connector and the plug releasing jig according to the third embodiment.

  Here, since the optical connector plug 20 used for the optical connector 10B together with the optical connector adapter 50B of the present embodiment is the same as that of the above-described first embodiment, a duplicate description is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the optical connector plug 20 and the optical connector adapter 50B of the optical connector 10B are engaged in the same manner as in the first embodiment described above.

  Further, this engagement is released by the adapter releasing jig 200.

  Here, the adapter release jig 200 includes a pair of release portions 201 having a flat plate shape inserted into the plug release insertion holes 115 of the adapter housing 52B at the tip, and the tips of the release portions 201 gradually increase in thickness. The taper portion 202 is reduced.

  When the release portion 201 having such a tapered portion 202 is inserted into the plug release insertion hole 115, the release portion 201 elastically deforms and pushes the claw portion 40 of the optical connector plug 20 while expanding the lock claw 39 and the adapter housing 52B. The optical connector plug 20 and the optical connector adapter 50B are disengaged from each other.

  Further, mounting of such an optical connector 10B on a mounting board will be described.

  FIG. 15 is a perspective view illustrating a mounting process in the stacking of optical connectors according to the third embodiment, and FIG. 16 is a perspective view illustrating a mounting state and a mount unmounting jig in the stacking of optical connectors according to the third embodiment. It is. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the member similar to Embodiment 1 and 2 mentioned above, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the mount member 70 </ b> B mounted on the mounting substrate 100 includes a bent fixed portion 71 at both ends and a pedestal portion 72 </ b> B in a region between the two fixed portions 71.

  The pedestal portion 72B has adapter engaging portions 77B that engage with the mount engaging portions 64B of the optical connector adapter 50B at both edges in the width direction, and adapter protrusions 76B on both sides of the adapter engaging portions 77B. Is provided.

  The adapter projection 76B contacts the mount engaging portion 64B engaged with the adapter engaging portion 77B, so that the optical connector 10B is moved in the axial direction of the optical fiber 1 with respect to the mount member 70B. Is regulated.

  The optical connector 10B is detachably fixed to the mount member 70B through the mount engaging portion 64B.

  Further, another optical connector 10B is stacked on the optical connector 10B fixed to the mount member 70B via the mount engaging portion 64B.

  Specifically, the other optical connectors 10B are stacked by being engaged with the stacking protrusions 64B provided on the cover member 120 of the optical connector 10B on the mount member 70B.

  Then, the engagement of the laminated optical connector 10B and the engagement between the optical connector 10B and the mount member 70B can be released by a mount release jig 210 shown in FIG.

  The unmounting jig 210 includes a releasing portion 211 having a pair of pin shapes inserted into the jig insertion hole 114 of the adapter housing 52B at the tip.

  When the release portion 211 of such a mount release jig 210 is inserted into the jig insertion hole 124, as described above, the tip of the release portion 210 pushes and expands the mount engagement portion 64B to elastically deform it, and the optical connector 10B. The engagement between the optical connectors 10B and the mount member 70B is released.

As described above, the optical connector 10B according to the present embodiment can be reduced in size by reducing the number of components, and since the number of components is reduced, the engagement between the optical connector plug 20 and the optical connector adapter 50B and the optical connection can be reduced. The engagement between the connectors 10B or the optical connector 10B and the mount member 70B can be easily released using the adapter release jig 200 or the mount release jig 210. In the optical connector 10B mounted on the mounting substrate 100, the engagement between the optical connector plug 20 and the optical connector adapter 50B and the engagement between the optical connectors 10B or between the optical connector 10B and the mount member 70B are released. Since it is not performed so frequently, even the release by the adapter release jig 200 or the mount release jig 210 does not become complicated.
(Other embodiments)
As mentioned above, although Embodiment 1-3 was demonstrated for this invention, the optical connector of this invention is not limited to what was mentioned above.

  For example, in Embodiments 1 to 3 described above, the shape of the collar portion 29, the first rotation stop portion 22, and the second rotation stop portion for restricting movement in the rotation direction around the axis of the ferrule 21. The shape of 62 is not limited to the above-described first to third embodiments. For example, the collar portion is formed in a disk shape, and the key grooves are equally provided in four locations in the circumferential direction in the axial direction. The one rotation stopper and the second rotation stopper may be protrusions protruding into the key groove.

  In any case, if the movement of the ferrule in the rotation direction can be restricted by the optical connector plug and the optical connector adapter, the same effects as those of the first to third embodiments can be obtained.

  Further, in the first to third embodiments described above, the mounting members 70 to 70B are provided with the bent portions 71 that engage with the fixing holes 101 of the mounting substrate 100, and the mounting members 70 and 70A to 70B are mounted on the mounting substrate 100. However, the method of mounting the mount members 70 and 70A to 70B on the mounting substrate 100 is not particularly limited to this.

  Here, another example of the mounting member is shown in FIG. FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a mounting process showing a modification of the mount member of the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the mount member 70 </ b> C is not provided with a bent portion, and includes only a pedestal portion 72 </ b> C.

  A fixed protrusion 72a protruding in the surface direction is provided on both ends in the longitudinal direction of the pedestal portion 72C, and the bottom surface side of the fixed protrusion 72a is joined to the mounting substrate 100.

  Note that the bonding between the fixing protrusion 72a and the mounting substrate 100 is not particularly limited, and for example, the bonding can be performed by bonding via an adhesive, brazing, soldering, or the like.

  Such a mount member 70C can also be formed by metal pressing.

  In the first to third embodiments described above, the optical connectors 10 to 10B are detachably fixed via the mount members 70 to 70B that are detachably fixed on the mounting substrate 100. However, the present invention is particularly limited to this. For example, if the optical connector 10B has the mount engaging portion 64B as in the third embodiment, it may be directly fixed on the mounting substrate 100. Even in such a configuration, the optical connector 10B can be detachably fixed on the mounting substrate 100, and the number of parts of the optical connector, particularly the number of parts of the optical connector adapter, can be further reduced to reduce the cost and size. Can be achieved.

10, 10A, 10B Optical connector 20 Optical connector plug 21 Ferrule 22 Connector housing 50, 50A, 50B Optical connector adapter 52, 52A, 52B Adapter housing 64, 64A, 64B Mount engaging portion 70, 70A, 70B, 70C Mount member 100 Mounting board 110 Housing body 120 Lid member 200 Adapter release jig 210 Mount release jig

Claims (2)

An optical connector adapter, and a mounting board or a mounting member that is detachably fixed to the mounting board;
The optical connector adapter includes an optical connection sleeve in which a ferrule that holds an optical fiber is inserted from both ends and the end faces of the ferrule are brought into contact with each other for optical connection, and the optical connection sleeve is held while the ferrule is An adapter housing that optically couples the optical connector plugs to each other, wherein the adapter housing has a housing body in which a sleeve insertion hole into which the optical connection sleeve is inserted and held is opened on one side surface, and the housing body A lid member that fits into the sleeve insertion hole,
The mounting substrate or the mount member is disposed on the other side surface of the housing body opposite to the one side surface on which the sleeve insertion hole is formed, and the lid member protrudes from the mounting substrate or the mount member side. A mount engaging portion that is detachably engaged with the mounting substrate or the mount member, and the mount engaging portion of the lid member is engaged with the mounting substrate or the mount member when the cover member is attached to the housing body; An optical connector characterized by matching. A jig insertion hole into which a detachable jig is inserted is formed between the mount engaging part and the housing body, and the mount engaging part is pushed and expanded by elastic deformation by the insertion of the detachable jig. The optical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the engagement with the mount member is released.

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