JP3907991B2 - Optical connector receptacle - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an optical connector receptacle, and more particularly to an optical connector receptacle that realizes connector connection of an optical connector to an optical device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Modules (laser modules) mainly composed of optical elements such as light-emitting elements such as semiconductor lasers (LD) or light-receiving elements such as photodiodes, optical devices such as fiber arrays and substrate-type optical waveguides, and optical fibers constituting optical lines It can be said that there is almost no mechanism (hereinafter referred to as “connector connection mechanism”) that realizes connector connection with the optical connector at the tip.In particular, it is considered that the connector connection mechanism is integrally mounted on a circuit board with an optical device such as a laser module. In this case, the size of the connector connection mechanism is a problem, and it can be said that there is no suitable mechanism that satisfies the conditions of size, connection workability, mass productivity, etc. For example, an MPO type optical connector established in JIS C 5982 ( In MPO (Multifiber Push-On), the optical fiber side optical connector (optical connector plug) is connected to the optical device. To achieve this connection, an optical connector plug and an optical connector adapter are integrally assembled with an optical device such as a laser module and mounted on the board. It can be said that it is practically impossible to mount, such as interference with other components or an optical connector adapter larger than the board.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In view of the above problems, the present invention realizes connector connection of an optical connector to an optical device by connecting an optical connector ferrule assembled at the tip of an optical fiber drawn from the optical device and another optical connector ferrule. In addition, the present invention aims to provide an optical connector receptacle that can be mounted on a circuit board or the like because it can be easily downsized.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In order to solve the above problems, an optical connector receptacle according to claim 1 of the present invention is an optical connector receptacle mounted on a circuit board on which a laser module comprising a light emitting element or a light receiving element is mounted. An optical fiber ferrule on the outside line that accommodates and holds the device side optical connector ferrule assembled at the tip of the optical fiber drawn from the fiber array mounted on the laser module and is connected to the device side optical connector ferrule A housing having a ferrule insertion port for insertion of the ferrule inserted therein is opened on one side, and is rotatably supported with respect to the housing, and is movable to the ferrule insertion port and a retracted position for opening the ferrule insertion port. Provided and arranged at the ferrule insertion port by rotation, A leaf spring-like clip that urges the outer-side optical connector ferrule in the hooding against the device-side optical connector ferrule that is previously housed and held in the housing rear side facing the ferrule insertion port. The clip has an engaging portion that is detachably engaged with the housing and holds the clip in the ferrule insertion port. The housing has the device-side optical connector ferrule on the back side of the housing. And an insertion port for inserting the device-side optical connector ferrule into the ferrule housing groove for housing the external-side optical connector ferrule connected from the ferrule insertion port side to the optical connector ferrule. A lower body that is formed to open on the lower body, and is mounted on the lower body so as to be mounted on the upper surface of the lower body. Wherein together to close the opening of the ferrule housing groove and a body on which are formed in the cover shape for covering the circuit pair of side walls projecting from the bottom plate on which is brought into contact with the substrate of the lower body that,The upper body can be mounted on the lower body that is fixed on the circuit board and accommodates the optical connector ferrule in the ferrule accommodation groove,The clip is in the longitudinal direction of the ferrule receiving grooveInIt is fixed to a support arm that is rotatably supported by the upper body by a pivot in a direction perpendicular to theThe clip enters the engagement recesses formed in the lower body constituting the housing and portions of the upper body located on both sides of the ferrule insertion port, and engages and disengages. A pair of pressing pieces functioning as a joint is formed by bending or bending a part of the clip, and the clip has a part of the pair of pressing pieces formed on the engaging recesses on both sides of the ferrule insertion port. The outer-side optical connector ferrule is urged against the device-side optical connector ferrule by a portion protruding from the housing side wall portion where the ferrule insertion port is formed,The optical fiber extends between the fiber array and a device-side optical connector ferrule.
3. The optical connector receptacle according to claim 2, wherein the optical connector receptacle is mounted on a circuit board on which an optical device comprising a light emitting element or a light receiving element is mounted, and the tip of the optical fiber drawn from the optical device. A housing in which a ferrule insertion port for inserting an external line side optical connector ferrule connected to the device side optical connector ferrule is opened at one side while accommodating and holding the device side optical connector ferrule assembled to the device side And is rotatably supported with respect to the housing, and is provided movably between the ferrule insertion port and a retracted position for opening the ferrule insertion port, and is disposed at the ferrule insertion port by rotation. The outer side optical connector ferrule in the housing is inserted into the ferrule in advance. A leaf spring-like clip that urges the device-side optical connector ferrule that is housed and held on the back side of the housing facing the mouth, and the housing is the device-side optical connector ferrule on the back side of the housing. And an insertion port for inserting the device-side optical connector ferrule into the ferrule housing groove for housing the external-side optical connector ferrule connected from the ferrule insertion port side to the optical connector ferrule. And a bottom plate that closes the opening of the ferrule housing groove on the upper surface of the lower body and contacts the circuit board of the lower body by being mounted on the lower body An upper body formed in a cover shape covering a pair of side walls projecting above, and fixed on the circuit board and The upper body can be mounted on the lower body accommodating the optical connector ferrule ferrule receiving groove, the clip, the full It is fixed to a support arm rotatably supported by the upper body by a pivot in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the ferrule receiving groove, and the clip includes the lower body and the upper body constituting the housing. A pair of bodies functioning as engaging portions for holding the clip in the ferrule insertion port by entering into engagement recesses formed at portions located on both sides of the ferrule insertion port of the body and detachably engaging with each other. The pressing piece is formed by bending or bending a part of the clip, and the clip has a part of the pair of pressing pieces, and the housing side wall in which the engaging recesses on both sides of the ferrule insertion port are formed. The outer-side optical connector ferrule is biased against the device-side optical connector ferrule by a portion protruding from the portion to the ferrule insertion port. And Tsu, the optical fiber is characterized in that extending between the optical device and the device-side optical connector ferrule.
  Claim3The invention described in claim 1Or 2In the optical connector receptacle described above, the clip is formed in a gate shape formed by connecting the support arms, which are pivotally supported by the pivot shaft and provided on both sides of the upper body, with plate-like portions, and It has the operation piece extended to the rotation radial direction outer side from the plate-shaped part, and the reinforcing rib extended over an operation piece from a plate-shaped part is formed, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
  The invention according to claim 4 is the claim of claimAny one of 1-3In the optical connector receptacle described in 1), a gap through which the optical fiber can be inserted is secured between the pair of pressing pieces.
  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the optical connector receptacle according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the housing has a bottom plate that is in contact with the circuit board of the lower body at both sides of the lower body. A plate-like fixing portion that extends so as to extend to the portion, and the fixing portion is formed with an elongated hole into which a screw for fixing the lower body to the circuit board is inserted, The fixing position of the lower body with respect to the circuit board can be adjusted in a direction along the circuit board within the range of the long hole.
[0005]
Unlike the configuration in which an optical connector ferrule is incorporated in an optical connector plug and connected in an optical connector adapter, such as an MPO type optical connector, the optical connector receptacle of the present invention connects optical connector ferrules directly in a housing. This is a configuration that can be reduced in size. Accordingly, for example, mounting on a circuit board on which a module (laser module) mainly including a light emitting element such as a semiconductor laser (LD) or a light receiving element such as a photodiode is mounted is also possible.
In addition, the rotation of the clip can easily switch the bias of the optical connector ferrule inserted from the ferrule insertion port to the optical connector ferrule on the optical device side and the release of the bias. The clip is retracted from the ferrule insertion port and the ferrule is inserted. There is also an advantage that the connection workability and the connection switching workability can be improved, such that the optical connector ferrule can be freely inserted and pulled out from the ferrule insertion opening to the housing simply by opening the opening.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b) to 6 (a) to 6 (c) are views showing the configuration of an optical connector receptacle 1 according to the present invention, which is assembled from the assembly to the tip of the optical fiber 2 on the outside line side. The optical connector ferrules 3 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “external line side optical connector ferrules”) are arranged in order along the procedure from insertion to connection.
[0007]
In FIGS. 1A and 1B to FIGS. 6A to 6C, reference numeral 4 denotes a module mainly composed of an optical element such as a light emitting element such as a semiconductor laser (LD) or a light receiving element such as a photodiode. (Hereinafter referred to as “laser module”), which is mounted on the circuit board 5. A fiber array 6 is mounted on the laser module 4, and an optical connector ferrule 8 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “device-side optical connector ferrule”) is assembled at the tip of the optical fiber 7 drawn out from the fiber array 6. It has been. The optical fiber 7 is optically connected to the laser module 4 via the fiber array 6.
The laser module 4 and the fiber array 6 correspond to an optical device according to the present invention.
[0008]
In FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b) to FIGS. 6 (a) to 6 (c), optical connector ferrules 3 and 8 are, specifically, multi-fiber MT type optical connector ferrules (optical established in JIS C 5981). The connector is MT (Mechanically Transferable), and the optical fiber 7 connecting the optical connector ferrule 8 and the fiber array 6 and the optical fiber 2 on the outer line side are multi-fiber optical fiber ribbons. However, in the present invention, the optical connector ferrules 3 and 8 and the optical fibers 2 and 7 are not limited to multi-core ones, and single-core optical ferrules 3 and 8 and optical fibers 2 can be used. , 7 types can also be used.
[0009]
An optical connector receptacle 1 according to the present invention accommodates and holds a device-side optical connector ferrule 8 and also inserts a ferrule insertion port 9 for inserting an external line-side optical connector ferrule 3 connected to the device-side optical connector ferrule 8. Has a housing 10 opened on one side, and a clip 11 supported rotatably with respect to the housing 10.
[0010]
The housing 10 has a lower body 12 (mount base) fixed to the circuit board 5 and an upper body 13 mounted on the lower body 12. The lower body 12 is a resin molded product such as plastic, and a ferrule insertion port for the device-side optical connector ferrule 8 and the device-side optical connector ferrule 8 between a pair of side walls 15 protruding on the bottom plate 14. A housing body portion 17 having a ferrule housing groove 16 for housing the optical connector ferrule 3 connected to the outside line 9 connected from the 9 side, and the bottom plate 14 extending to both opposing sides of the housing body portion 17. And a plate-like fixing portion 18 which is projected. The lower body 12 is arranged on the circuit board 5 so that the bottom surface 14a of the bottom plate 14 is in contact with the circuit board 5, and each fixing portion 18 is screwed to the circuit board 5, thereby fixing the circuit board. 5 is implemented. The ferrule insertion port 9 is a portion in which one end in the longitudinal direction of the ferrule housing groove 16 is opened.
[0011]
  A screw 19 for fixing the fixing portion 18 to the circuit board 5 is inserted into a long hole 18a (see FIGS. 2A and 2B) of the fixing portion 18, and the range of the long hole 18a Thus, the fixing position of the lower body 12 with respect to the circuit board 5 can be adjusted in the direction along the circuit board 5. The elongated hole 18a isIt functions as a fixed position adjusting means.The fixed position adjusting means is not limited to the aforementioned long hole 18a, and various configurations such as a round hole having a slightly larger hole diameter than the screw 19 can be employed.
[0012]
The upper body 13 is formed in a cover shape that covers the housing main body portion 17 of the lower body 12 from above, and is mounted on the housing main body portion 17 so as to cover the housing main body portion 17 from above. The side of the housing main body 17 excluding the opening of the ferrule housing groove 16 (one opening is the ferrule insertion port 9 and the other opening is the optical fiber insertion port 20), and the upper surface 17a of the housing main body 17 ( It functions as an upper surface of the lower body 12). As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the upper body 13 is provided with notches 13 a at positions corresponding to the openings 9 and 20 of the ferrule receiving groove 16 on opposite sides of the housing main body 17. 13b is formed, and the opening 20 of the ferrule receiving groove 16 on both opposing sides of the housing main body 17 has at least a light notch 13a even after the upper body 13 is mounted on the housing main body 17. A clearance enough to allow insertion of the optical fiber 7 drawn from the connector ferrule 8 is secured. 7A illustrates the notch 13a corresponding to the optical fiber insertion port 20, but the notch 13b illustrated in FIG. 7B is formed in the ferrule insertion port 9 of the upper body 13. It is formed in the side wall part of a corresponding side, and is formed in the magnitude | size which can pass the outside line side optical connector ferrule 3. FIG.
[0013]
To assemble the optical connector receptacle 1, first, the lower body 12 is fixed at an appropriate position on the circuit board 5, as shown in FIGS. 1 (a), 1 (b) to 2 (a), 2 (b). The device-side optical connector ferrule 8 is accommodated in the ferrule accommodation groove 16 from the housing main body upper surface 17a side. At the stage where the lower body 12 is fixed on the circuit board 5, the upper body 13 is not attached to the housing main body portion 17, and the entire ferrule housing groove 16 is opened on the housing main body upper surface 17a. The device-side optical connector ferrule 8 is accommodated in a device-side ferrule accommodation portion 16a which is a ferrule accommodation groove 16 located in the vicinity of the end portion on the optical fiber insertion port 20 side, and the device-side ferrule accommodation portion 16a. The housing main body upper surface 17a is inserted into the device-side ferrule housing portion 16a from the insertion port 16d for incorporation and is housed. The optical fiber 7 drawn out from the device-side optical connector ferrule 8 is accommodated in the optical fiber insertion port 20 and inserted into the housing main body 17 inside and outside.
[0014]
Next, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the housing body 17 is mounted so as to cover the upper body 13. As a result, the opening of the ferrule housing groove 16 in the housing main body upper surface 17 a is closed by the upper body 13. The upper body 13 is configured by engaging an engagement portion 13c (here, an engagement hole) formed on the upper body 13 with an engagement portion 12a (here, an engagement claw) formed on the lower body 12. It is integrated with the lower body 12.
[0015]
The clip 11 is formed by a leaf spring, and is attached to a support arm 22 rotatably supported on the upper body 13 by a pivot 21 in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction (center axis direction) of the ferrule housing groove 16. The ferrule insertion port 9 and a retracted position 23 that opens the ferrule insertion port 9 are movably provided by rotating integrally with the support arm 22. The clip 11 is provided on the housing 10 of the optical connector receptacle 1 integrally with the upper body 13 by attaching the upper body 13 to the housing body 17.
[0016]
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, after inserting the outside optical connector ferrule 3 into the ferrule receiving groove 16 from the ferrule insertion port 9 of the assembled housing 10, as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) to 6 (c). When the clip 11 is rotated and moved from the retracted position 23 side to the ferrule insertion port 9 (more specifically, the ferrule insertion port 9 is rotated so that a later-described pressing piece 24 is disposed), a part of the clip 11 is bent. Alternatively, a pair of bent pressing pieces 24 are formed on the housing 10 (both the lower body 12 and the upper body 13 in this case) on both sides (see FIG. 8) of the ferrule insertion port 9. , 25b, engages and disengages, and is locked so as not to move to the retreat position 23 side unless forcibly rotated by an external force. Further, a part of the pressing piece 24 protrudes from the side wall portion of the housing 10 where the engaging recesses 25a and 25b are formed to the ferrule insertion port 9, and the portion protruding to the ferrule insertion port 9 The outer-line optical connector ferrule 3 is urged toward the device-side optical connector ferrule 8, that is, the optical connector ferrule 8 that is housed and held on the rear side when viewed from the ferrule insertion port 9. Here, the pressing piece 24 functions as an engaging portion that engages and holds the clip 11 with respect to the housing 10 at a position where the pressing piece 24 is disposed in the ferrule insertion port 9.
[0017]
At this time, as shown in FIG. 2A and the like, the device-side optical connector ferrule 8 is formed at the end located on the farthest side when viewed from the ferrule insertion port 9 of the device-side ferrule housing portion 16a. Since the pressure receiving wall 16b restricts the movement toward the back side with respect to the ferrule insertion port 9, as shown in FIG. 6C, the urging force of the external line side optical connector ferrule 3 by the pressing piece 24 of the clip 11 is thereby obtained. However, the optical connector ferrules 3 and 8 are butt-connected with each other while acting as a butt force between the optical connector ferrules 3 and 8, and a stable connection state and low connection loss can be realized. By connecting the optical connector ferrules 3 and 8, optical devices such as the laser module 4 and the fiber array 6 are connected to an optical line such as the optical fiber 2 on the outside line side.
[0018]
As is well known, the butt connection between the MT-type optical connector ferrules that are the optical connector ferrules 3 and 8 employs a pin coupling type positioning method using guide pins 30. In this embodiment, the device side A guide pin 30 (see FIGS. 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B) inserted into the optical connector ferrule 8 and protruded from the joining end face 8a is a guide for the outside optical connector ferrule 3. By inserting and fitting into a pin hole (not shown), the optical connector ferrules 3 and 8 are precisely positioned and butt-connected. A pin clamp 31 for fixing the guide pin 30 is attached to the rear end of the device-side optical connector ferrule 8 (the side facing the joining end surface 8a). Specifically, the device-side optical connector ferrule 8 is configured such that further pressing is restricted by the pin clamp 31 coming into contact with the pressure receiving wall 16b.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 6A and FIG. 8 and the like, a gap 26 is secured between the pair of pressing pieces 24 so that the optical fiber 2 drawn out from the outer-side optical connector ferrule 3 can be inserted. When the clip 11 is positioned so that the pressing piece 24 is disposed in the ferrule insertion port 9, the optical fiber 2 drawn out from the outer side optical connector ferrule 3 is drawn out of the housing 10 through the gap 26. It is.
[0020]
The clip 11 has an operation piece 28 extending outward in the rotational radial direction from a plate-like portion 27 attached to the support arm 22. The operation piece 28 can be easily operated by manually operating the clip 11. It can be rotated. Further, since the reinforcing ribs 29 extending from the plate-like portion 27 to the operation piece 28 are formed in the clip 11, sufficient strength is ensured, and the rotation movement by the operation of the operation piece 28 can be performed smoothly. There is an advantage that the operation piece 28 can be prevented from being deformed or damaged, and the life can be extended.
[0021]
6 (a) to 6 (c), the engagement of the pressing piece 24 with respect to the engagement recesses 25a and 25b of the housing 10 is released, and the clip 11 is rotated to the retracted position 23 side so that the ferrule insertion port 9 is moved. If it opens, the outer-line side optical connector ferrule 3 can be extracted from the ferrule insertion port 9, whereby the connection between the optical connector ferrules 3 and 8 can be released. At this time, the device-side optical connector ferrule 8 is in contact with the stopper wall 16c provided at the end of the device-side ferrule housing portion 16b (see FIG. 2A) on the ferrule insertion port 9 side. Further movement to the side 9 is restricted, so that it is surely separated from the optical connector ferrule 3 on the outside line, and is pulled out from the ferrule housing groove 16 following the withdrawal of the optical connector ferrule 3 on the outside line. There will be no inconvenience.
[0022]
By replacing the external optical connector ferrule 3 inserted into the housing 10 and connecting to the device optical connector ferrule 8, the optical line such as the optical fiber 2 on the external line with respect to the optical device such as the laser module 4 or the fiber array 6 is connected. Switching connection can be realized easily.
[0023]
Therefore, according to this optical connector receptacle 1, since the optical connector ferrules 3 and 8 accommodated in the housing 10 are directly connected to each other, the optical connector receptacle 1 can be easily miniaturized and is small enough to be mounted on the circuit board 5. Even if the optical connector ferrule 8 is made, housing of the device-side optical connector ferrule 8, assembly of the housing 10, connection of the optical connector ferrules 3 and 8, and disconnection can be easily performed.
[0024]
The optical connector receptacle of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and it goes without saying that, for example, the specific shape of the housing can be appropriately changed.
In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the fiber array 6 as an optical device is interposed between the laser module 4 and the optical fiber 7 is exemplified. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the fiber array 6 is not interposed. Alternatively, a configuration in which the optical fiber 7 is directly drawn out from the laser module 4 can be employed.
[0025]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the optical connector receptacle of the present invention, unlike an MPO type optical connector or the like, an optical connector ferrule is incorporated in an optical connector plug and connected in an optical connector adapter. Since the ferrules can be directly connected to each other in the housing, the size can be easily reduced. Thus, for example, a module (laser module) mainly composed of an optical element such as a light emitting element or a light receiving element is mounted. Mounting on a circuit board is also possible. In addition, the optical connector ferrule inserted from the ferrule insertion port can be easily urged and released from the optical device side optical connector ferrule by the rotation of the clip. The optical connector ferrule can be freely inserted into and pulled out from the ferrule insertion port with respect to the housing simply by opening the ferrule insertion port and retracting it from the housing, thereby achieving excellent effects such as improved connection workability and connection switching workability. .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIGS. 1A and 1B are diagrams showing an optical device, an optical fiber, an optical connector ferrule, and a lower body of a housing constituting an optical connector receptacle of the present invention, wherein FIG. 1A is a plan view and FIG. 1B is a side view.
2A and 2B are views showing a state in which the optical connector ferrule of FIG. 1 is housed in a ferrule housing groove of a lower body, where FIG. 2A is a plan view and FIG. 2B is a side view.
FIG. 3 is an exploded view showing a housing body portion of the lower body housing the device-side optical connector ferrule and an upper body.
FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state where the upper body is mounted on the housing main body portion of the lower body housing the device-side optical connector ferrule and the housing is assembled.
5 is a side view showing a state in which an outside optical connector ferrule inserted from the ferrule insertion port of the housing of FIG. 4 is housed in the housing.
6 is a view showing a state in which the housing-side optical connector ferrule of FIG. 5 is rotated by rotating the clip of the housing, and the pressing force of the clip gives the urging force to the device-side optical connector ferrule to the external line-side optical connector ferrule. (A) is a plan view, (b) is a side view, and (c) is a side sectional view.
7A and 7B are side views showing a notch formed in the side wall of the upper body, where FIG. 7A corresponds to the optical fiber insertion port of the lower body, and FIG. 7B corresponds to the ferrule insertion port. Indicates side.
8 is a side view of the housing of the optical connector receptacle in the state of FIGS. 6A to 6C as viewed from the ferrule insertion port side. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Optical connector receptacle, 3 ... Optical connector ferrule (external line side optical connector ferrule), 4 ... Optical device (laser module), 5 ... Target member (circuit board), 6 ... Optical device, 7 ... Optical fiber, 8 ... Optical connector ferrule (device-side optical connector ferrule), 9... Ferrule insertion port, 10... Housing, 11 .. clip, 12 .. lower body, 13 ... upper body, 16 ... ferrule housing groove, 16 d. ... Housing body, 17a. Upper surface of lower body, 18... Fixing portion, 18a... Fixed position adjusting means (long hole), 23.

Claims (5)

An optical connector receptacle mounted on a circuit board (5) on which a laser module (4) comprising a light emitting element or a light receiving element is mounted,
The device side optical connector ferrule (8) assembled at the tip of the optical fiber (7) drawn from the fiber array (6) mounted on the laser module is accommodated and held, and the device side optical connector ferrule A housing (10) in which a ferrule insertion port (9) for insertion of an external line side optical connector ferrule (3) to be connected is opened on one side;
By being rotatably supported with respect to the housing, the ferrule insertion port and a retracted position (23) for opening the ferrule insertion port are provided so as to be movable, and arranged at the ferrule insertion port by rotation. A leaf spring-like clip that urges the outer-side optical connector ferrule in the housing against the device-side optical connector ferrule that is accommodated and held in the housing rear side facing the ferrule insertion port in advance ( 11), and the clip is formed with an engaging portion (24) that is detachably engaged with the housing and holds the clip in the ferrule insertion port.
The housing has a ferrule housing groove (16) for housing the device side optical connector ferrule on the back side of the housing and the external line side optical connector ferrule connected to the optical connector ferrule from the ferrule insertion port side. A lower body (12) in which an insertion port (16d) for inserting and accommodating the optical connector ferrule is formed in the upper surface (17a) is formed, and the lower body (12) is mounted on the lower body. An upper cover that covers a pair of side walls (15) protruding from a bottom plate (14) that contacts the circuit board of the lower body and closes the opening of the ferrule housing groove on the upper surface of the body. body (13) and a, Uebo on the lower body which is fixed to the circuit board housing the optical connector ferrule to the ferrule receiving groove Can be equipped with I,
The clip is fixed to rotatably axially supported by the support arm (22) on said body by the direction of the pivot (21) perpendicular against the longitudinal direction of the ferrule receiving groove,
The clip enters the engaging recesses (25a, 25b) formed in the lower body constituting the housing and portions of the upper body located on both sides of the ferrule insertion port, and engages and disengages. Then, a pair of pressing pieces (24) functioning as the engaging portion is formed by bending or bending a part of the clip, and the clip has a part of the pair of pressing pieces inserted into the ferrule. The outer-side optical connector ferrule is urged against the device-side optical connector ferrule by the portion that protrudes from the housing side wall portion where the engaging recesses on both sides of the mouth are formed to the ferrule insertion port. And
The optical connector receptacle (1), wherein the optical fiber extends between the fiber array and a device-side optical connector ferrule. An optical connector receptacle mounted on a circuit board (5) on which an optical device (4, 6) comprising a light emitting element or a light receiving element is mounted,
An optical fiber ferrule (8) assembled at the tip of the optical fiber (7) drawn out from the optical device is accommodated and held, and an external optical connector ferrule connected to the device optical connector ferrule ( A housing (10) in which the ferrule insertion port (9) for insertion of 3) is opened on one side;
By being rotatably supported with respect to the housing, the ferrule insertion port and a retracted position (23) for opening the ferrule insertion port are provided so as to be movable, and arranged at the ferrule insertion port by rotation. A leaf spring-like clip that urges the outer-side optical connector ferrule in the housing against the device-side optical connector ferrule that is accommodated and held in the housing rear side facing the ferrule insertion port in advance ( 11)
The housing has a ferrule housing groove (16) for housing the device side optical connector ferrule on the back side of the housing and the external line side optical connector ferrule connected to the optical connector ferrule from the ferrule insertion port side. A lower body (12) in which an insertion port (16d) for inserting and accommodating the optical connector ferrule is formed in the upper surface (17a) is formed, and the lower body (12) is mounted on the lower body. An upper cover that covers a pair of side walls (15) protruding from a bottom plate (14) that contacts the circuit board of the lower body and closes the opening of the ferrule housing groove on the upper surface of the body. body (13) and a, Uebo on the lower body which is fixed to the circuit board housing the optical connector ferrule to the ferrule receiving groove Can be equipped with I,
The clip is fixed to rotatably axially supported by the support arm (22) on said body by the direction of the pivot (21) perpendicular against the longitudinal direction of the ferrule receiving groove,
The clip enters the engaging recesses (25a, 25b) formed in the lower body constituting the housing and portions of the upper body located on both sides of the ferrule insertion port, and engages and disengages. A pair of pressing pieces (24) functioning as engaging portions (24) for holding the clip in the ferrule insertion port are formed by bending or bending a part of the clip, A part of the pair of pressing pieces protrudes from the housing side wall portion where the engaging recesses on both sides of the ferrule insertion port are formed to the ferrule insertion port, so that the outer side optical connector ferrule is connected to the device side light. Energized against the connector ferrule,
The optical connector receptacle (1), wherein the optical fiber extends between the optical device and a device-side optical connector ferrule. The clip is formed in a gate shape formed by connecting the support arms, which are respectively supported by the pivot shaft and provided on both sides of the upper body, by a plate-like portion (27), and further from the plate-like portion. has rotated radially outwardly extending into the operation piece (28), according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that reinforcing ribs extending across the operating piece from the plate-like portion (29) is formed Optical connector receptacle. The optical connector receptacle according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein a gap (26) through which the optical fiber can be inserted is secured between the pair of pressing pieces. The housing has a plate-like fixing portion (18) protruding so as to extend a bottom plate (14) in contact with the circuit board of the lower body to both sides of the lower body,
The fixing portion is formed with a long hole (18a) into which a screw (19) for fixing the lower body to the circuit board is inserted, and the lower body is fixed to the circuit board within the range of the long hole. The optical connector receptacle according to claim 1, wherein the position can be adjusted in a direction along the circuit board.

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