公开(公告)号：US06318903B1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-20

申请号：US09515291

申请日：2000-02-29

申请人： Scott R. Andrews ,  Elizabeth J. Driscoll ,  Norman Roger Lampert ,  Troy Barrett Mock ,  Gregory A. Sandels ,  Naif Taleb Subh

发明人： Scott R. Andrews ,  Elizabeth J. Driscoll ,  Norman Roger Lampert ,  Troy Barrett Mock ,  Gregory A. Sandels ,  Naif Taleb Subh

IPC分类号： G02B636

CPC分类号： G02B6/3869 ,  G02B6/381 ,  G02B6/3821 ,  G02B6/3825 ,  G02B6/3843 ,  G02B6/3849 ,  G02B6/3893 ,  G02B6/3897

摘要： A plug type connector is adapted to be latched to a backplane wall in a fixed position and has a tapered front, nose or connector end for insertion into an adapter which plugs into the backplane wall. The adapter may be misaligned in any or all of the X, Y, Z axes. The tapered nose cams the X or Y misaligned adapter into axial alignment as the adapter and its mount are being inserted. A shortened front or connector end of the connector causes the ferrule of the connector to project beyond the optical plane of the connection so that it reaches a ferrule in a Z aligned adapter to complete the connection. A coil spring within the housing of the connector is tuned to allow counter movement of the ferrule where the ferrule in the adapter is too long, thereby shifting the position of the optical plane. The connector has a ferrule-barrel assembly within a housing and an insert member which has an enlarged diameter portion which is contained by openings in the housing to prevent rotation of the ferrule-barrel assembly.

摘要翻译： 插头型连接器适于在固定位置锁定到背板壁上，并且具有锥形的前端，前端或连接器端，用于插入插入背板壁的适配器中。 X，Y，Z轴中的任何一个或全部适配器可能未对齐。 当适配器及其安装座插入时，锥形鼻尖将X或Y对准适配器凸轮轴向对齐。 连接器的缩短的前端或连接器端使得连接器的套圈突出超过连接的光学平面，使得其到达Z对齐的适配器中的套圈以完成连接。 调节连接器壳体内的螺旋弹簧，以允许套圈中的适配器中的套圈过长，从而移动光学平面的位置。 连接器在壳体内具有套圈 - 筒组件，插入件具有扩大的直径部分，该部分由壳体中的开口容纳以防止套圈 - 筒组件旋转。