KR200248532Y1 - Illuminating optical fiber plug - Google Patents

Abstract

The transparent optical fiber plug of the present invention has a connector made of a transparent material, the connector being received in a housing. The connector has a first end and a second end. The first end extends from the housing and is aligned with the LED in the socket corresponding to the transparent optical fiber plug. The second end connected to the optical fiber forms a transparent end on the outer side of the housing. By this arrangement, when the transparent optical fiber plug is plugged into the socket, the optical signals generated by the LED can be easily observed.

Description

ILLUMINATING OPTICAL FIBER PLUG}

The present invention relates to an optical fiber plug, and more particularly, to a transparent optical fiber plug having a transparent hollow connector so that an optical signal transmitted from the transparent optical fiber plug can be observed.

With the rapid growth of the electronics industry, media used today for transmission signals in electronic devices need to have significant capacity to transmit large signals. Optical fibers have been invented and are currently in use to satisfy high performance media. Optical fibers can transmit signals with high efficiency that conventional media such as copper wire can never reach. Therefore, optical fibers are an important medium for transmitting signals in electronic and photoelectric technology.

In order to connect the optical fiber to the electronic device, the optical fiber is connected to the optical fiber plug. The optical fiber plug is then plugged into the socket of the corresponding electronic device. 8 and 9, a conventional optical fiber plug 50 includes a housing 54 made of an opaque material and a hollow connector protruding from the front end of the housing 54 and also made of an opaque material. 52 and a receiving hole 541 formed in the rear portion of the housing 54 for accommodating the optical fiber 56. Further referring to FIG. 10, in use, the hollow connector 52 is plugged into the socket 60 of the electronic device, and the optical fiber 56 extends through the optical fiber plug 50 to extend the LED (Light Emitting Diode). Light emitting diodes), 62). The LED 62 is a light source for generating an optical signal, and the optical signals are transmitted through the optical fiber 56.

However, since the housing 54 and the hollow connector 52 are opaque, when the optical fiber plug 50 is plugged in the socket 60, the transmission state of the optical signals cannot be observed by the user. Thus, the user must unplug the optical fiber plug 50 from the socket 60 to see if the LED 62 is transmitting a signal. This is very inconvenient.

In addition, when the electronic device is not connected to the optical fiber 56, the optical fiber socket 60 can be easily contaminated by dust in the air. To prevent dust from entering the socket 60, a cap plug is used to cover the socket 60. In addition, since the cap plug is made of an opaque material, the light signal generated by the LED 62 is still not observed, and the state of the LED 62 is unknown with the plugged cap plug in the socket 60. .

In order to overcome these disadvantages and to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention seeks to provide a transparent optical fiber plug.

An object of the present invention is to provide a transparent optical fiber plug having a transparent hollow connector, so that the optical signal transmission state can be observed in the optical fiber.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a transparent optical fiber plug having a transparent hollow connector. The transparent optical fiber plug can be used as a cap plug for the optical fiber socket to observe the state of the light source in the optical fiber socket.

Further objects, advantages and novel features of the present invention are described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a transparent optical fiber according to the present invention.

2 is a horizontal perspective view of the first preferred embodiment;

3 is a transverse plan view of the first preferred embodiment plugged into the socket;

4 is a perspective view of a second preferred embodiment of a transparent optical fiber plug;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the hollow connector of the second preferred embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal plan view showing the hollow connector of the second preferred embodiment.

7 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a transparent optical fiber plug.

8 is a perspective view of a conventional optical fiber plug.

9 is a horizontal perspective view of a conventional optical fiber plug.

10 is a horizontal plan view of a conventional optical fiber plug plugged into a socket;

1 and 2, a first embodiment of a transparent optical fiber plug 10 according to the present invention has a hollow connector 12 made of a transparent material and a housing 14 made of a non-transparent material. do.

The hollow connector 12 is received in the housing 14, with the first end 121 of the hollow connector 12 extending from the front of the housing 14. The hollow connector 12 has a second end 122 housed in the housing 14, the second end 122 branching into two branch portions 120. The branch portions 120 each have a transparent end 1201 extending in the opposite direction through the housing 14 and are connected to the outer surface 140 of the housing 14. A receiving hole 143 is formed in the rear portion of the housing 14 and extends into the front portion of the housing 14 to connect to the second end 122 of the hollow connector 12.

Referring to FIG. 3, the optical fiber 16 has a fiber core 160 and a fiber cladding 161 and extends into the optical fiber plug 10 through the receiving hole 143. In addition, the fiber core 160 of the optical fiber 16 extends into the hollow connector 12.

With continued reference to FIG. 3, in use, the optical fiber plug 10 is plugged into a corresponding socket 20 with an LED 22 formed on its inner side. The LED 22 is aligned with the fiber core 160 at the first end 121 of the hollow connector 12 and the hollow connector 12. Therefore, the light signal generated by the LED 22 is transmitted through the fiber core 160 aligned with the LED 22 and each transparent end 1201 due to the transparency of the hollow connector 12. They appear transparent and form a flashing dot shape on the outer surface 140 of the housing 14. Thus, the user can easily know the state of the optical signal passing through the optical fiber plug 10 by observing the flashing dot.

4 to 6, the second preferred embodiment of the present invention is 3.5 3.5 commonly used in machines related to optical fibers to correspond to sockets (not shown) It is formed as an optical fiber plug. In the second embodiment, the transparent optical fiber plug 30 is 3.5 It is provided with a hollow connector 32 that is extended to correspond to the socket. The hollow connector 32 is made of a transparent material and extends from the housing 34 made of a non-transparent material. The hollow connector 32 has a first end 321 protruding from the front of the housing 34 and a second end 322 housed in the housing 34. The second end 322 has a transparent protrusion 320 extending radially with a transparent end 3201 extending through the housing 34 and connected to the outer side of the housing 34. The transparent protrusion 320 extends from the second end 322. Similar to the first preferred embodiment, 3.5 in use LEDs (not shown) contained within the sockets generate an optical signal, and due to the transparency of the hollow connector 32 a transparent end 3201 transparently forms flashing dots on the outer surface 340 of the housing 34. Therefore, the user can know the state of the optical signal passing through the transparent optical fiber plug 30.

Referring to FIG. 7, the third embodiment of the present invention is formed as a cap plug 40 for a socket 20. The cap plug 40 has a hollow connector 42 made of a transparent material and a housing 44 made of an opaque material. Similar to the first embodiment above, the hollow connector 42 has a first end 421 and a second end 422. The first end 421 extends outwardly of the housing and is aligned with the LED 22 in the socket 20. The second end 422 is received in a housing and branches into two branch portions 420. Each branch portion 420 has a transparent end 4201 extending through the housing 44 to connect with the outer surface 440 of the housing 44. To prevent dust from entering the socket 20 when the socket 20 is not inserted into the optical fiber plug 10, the cap plug 40 has a socket with a connector 42 aligned with the LED 22. It plugs into (20). Therefore, when the LED 22 generates an optical signal, it can be seen through the transparent end 4201.

In the preferred embodiment described above, the hollow connectors 12, 32, 42 and the housings 14, 34, 44 are integrally made of a transparent material, such as the optical fiber plugs 10, 30 and the cap plug 40 as a whole. ) Becomes transparent. In addition, in order to protect and shape the human eye, the cap plug 40 and the optical fiber plugs 10 and 30 integrally manufactured with a transparent material may include the cap plug 40 and the optical fiber plugs 10, It may be pale colored or formed into a pattern to reduce the transparency of the 30).

As described above, the present invention has the following advantages.

1. The transparent optical fiber plug plugged into the socket makes it easy to see the status of the optical signals by observing the flashing dots on the housing and the user can check the status of the optical signals without having to unplug the transparent optical fiber plug Done.

2. The flashing dot helps to indicate the position of the transparent fiber optic plug, especially in a dimly lit room.

However, while a number of features and advantages of the present invention have been described above in detail with the detailed structure and function of the present invention, the advantages and features of the present invention are not limited to those described above, but other arrangements, sizes, and portions of the invention within the principles of the present invention. It can be changed according to the shape. The present invention is protected and limited by the appended utility model registration claims.

Claims (10)

A transparent optical fiber plug comprising a housing shaped in a socket and a hollow connector having a first end and a second end, A first end of the hollow connector is aligned with a light source in the socket, and a second end of the hollow connector is received in the housing and connected with the optical fiber; Wherein the optical fiber has a fiber core extending through the hollow connector, the optical fiber plug being aligned with the light source at the first end of the hollow connector to receive optical signals generated by the light source, the transparent optical fiber plug comprising: The hollow connector is transparent, the second end of the hollow connector having at least one transparent end through the housing for connecting with an outer surface of the housing, Therefore, the optical fiber plug characterized in that optical signals transmitted through the transparent optical fiber plug are observed. A transparent optical fiber plug according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the housing opposite the hollow connector defines a receiving hole suitable for receiving the optical fiber, the receiving hole being connected with the hollow connector. The transparent optical fiber plug of claim 1, wherein the housing and the hollow connector are integrally formed and both are transparent. 3. The transparent optical fiber plug of claim 2, wherein the housing and the hollow connector are integrally formed and both are transparent. 4. The transparent optical fiber plug of claim 3, wherein the transparent housing is formed in a pattern. 4. The transparent optical fiber plug of claim 3, wherein the transparent housing is tinted. A transparent optical fiber plug comprising a housing shaped in a socket and a hollow connector having a first end and a second end, A transparent optical fiber plug, wherein the first end of the hollow connector is aligned with the light source in the socket and the second end of the hollow connector is received in the housing. The hollow connector is transparent, the second end of the hollow connector having a transparent end connecting with the outer surface of the housing and penetrating the housing, Therefore, the optical fiber plug characterized in that the optical signals generated by the light source are observed. 8. The transparent optical fiber plug of claim 7, wherein the housing and the hollow connector are integrally formed and both are transparent. 9. The transparent optical fiber plug of claim 8, wherein the transparent housing is formed in a pattern. 10. The transparent optical fiber plug of claim 9, wherein the transparent housing is tinted.