200839335 九、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明係關於一種連接一光纖之技術，且更特定而士， 係關於-種具有-固定至該光纖之一線路端部區域之㈣ 管的光纖連接器。 - 【先前技術】 .在該連接-光纖之技術中，f知存在—光纖連接器，复 具有一欲固定於-覆膜被除去之一無覆膜光纖之端部的套 、 接管。-般而言，-單芯套接管係一圓柱形構件，其具有 一=-中心轴線穿透形成以固持光纖之纖維保持孔。該套 接官包括-相對於該等纖維保持孔同心地形成之圓柱形外 部圓周表面，及沿大致正交於該纖維保持孔的轴向方向形 成於-端處之接觸端表面。該類光纖在一光纖傳輸路徑中 包括一可連接/可分離連接部分，且可藉由將其安裝於一 光纖傳輸線路構件（例如一具有一納含於一外皮内之覆膜 光纖之光纖電線及光纖電纜）之一端加以使用。 、 / 人們f知具有—套接管之該光纖連接器之町組態。該 光纖，接器包括：一支樓構件，其支撐該套接管處於可移z 動狀匕、，彈性構件（一般而言係一壓縮盤簧），其設置於 X套接&與該支撐構件之間^產生—偏壓力以彈性地沿— 轴向方向使將該套接管偏壓；及一殼體，其裝納處於一該 彈陡構件產生—偏壓力之狀態之套接管且裝配至該支樓構 件（+例而5，參照日本未經審查的專利公告（尺心&1)]^0.6_ 31853)。JP 6_331853中所述之該光纖連接器包括一於該 128036.doc 200839335 支撐構件之外表面上提供之突出部分，及—形成於該殼體 内表面上且與該支撐構件之突出部分嚙合之嚙合部分，其 作為一倚靠該彈性構件所產生之偏壓力保持一殼體裝配至 該支撐構件之狀態的嚙合結構。該殼體包括：一壁部，其 界定一用以裝納該套接管及該支撐構件之至少一部分之空 間；且具有一撓性區域，該區域可局部地擴展該空間，其 藉由一對沿一軸向方向在該壁部之一部分上穿透該壁部之 槽形成。該殼體裝配至該支撐構件期間，將該支撐構件插 入該殼體空間内，同時利用該突出部分彈性地且擠壓地打 開該殼體壁部之該撓性區域。在該突出部分與該嚙合部分 嚙合時，該撓性區域復位，藉此完成該裝配。 尤其地，根據JP 6-33 1853中所述之一先前技術之該組 態’在该支撑構件外表面上沿一圓周方向上以規則間隔提 供有一對突出部分。於該殼體内，在對應於該等突出部分 之該設置沿一圓周方向以規則間隔提供有一對可與各個突 出部分喃合之喃合部分（即，嚙合孔）。根據該組態，在將 該殼體裝配至該支撐構件上時，首先將附裝至光纖遠端之 套接管裝配至該殼體上，同時調整套接管之旋轉位置，且 將該套接管之中心軸定位於該殼體内之一期望位置。然 後，藉由目測沿該套接管之該軸向方向使該支撙構件之該 對突出部分與該對嚙合孔分別對準，且其後，將該支撐構 件軸向地插入該殼體空間内，同時藉由該等突出部分彈性 地擴張該殼體壁部之該挽性區域。然後，於一預定插入位 置處，將該支撐構件之該等相應突出部分與該殼體之該等 128036.doc 200839335 對應嚙合孔嚙合，藉此該撓性區域自動復位。藉此，於該 套接^被正確地對中之狀態下，該殼體牢固地裝配至該支 撐構件。 【發明内容】 本發明欲解決之問題 JP 6-3 3 1853中所述之作為一先前技術之該光纖連接器經 組態使得··在將該殼體裝配至該支撐構件時，需要達成在 該旋轉方向上該套接管相對於該殼體之位置調整，及該支 撐構件之該等突出部分相對於該殼體之該等嚙合孔之軸向 對準。因此，使光纖連接器之組裝製程複雜化且需要工人 之技能。 此外，在該光纖連接器組裝完畢後，在再次實施使該套 接官對中之該種情況下，可能需要將該殼體之該等嚙合孔 暫時地自該支撑構件之該等突出部分脫開，藉此提高該光 纖之該對巾精確性。在該種情況下，—般㈣該連接器以 使將該支撐構件與該殼體相對彼此旋轉以將該等相應突出 部分自該等對應鳴合孔脫出對操作有利，且為此目的，已 .木用如下組態’其中嚙合孔之尺寸稍大於突出部分之尺寸 (尤其在旋轉方向上’即該殼體之一圓周方向上），或者在 每一嗔合孔端部相反於旋轉動方向上提供有錐形表面。然 在採用忒上述組態之情況下，在殼體裝配至支撐構件 後’殼體與支撑構件可因—沿旋轉方向施加至殼體或支樓 構件之無意識外力而容易地相對於彼此旋轉，且該殼體因 a彈性構件產生之偏麼力易於自該支樓構件散開。因此， 128036.doc 200839335 傳、先上知用肖策’其中將一附加單獨蓋安裝於正確地裝 " 支撐構件之鈸體上，藉此防止殼體與支撐構件之間 2無思識相對轉動。該附加蓋之使用增加了諸多光纖連接 為:件 < 而增加了諸多組裝製程並增加了製造成本。 四提供—如下光纖連接器係本發明之：該光纖連接 =括A撐構件，其支撐一套接管同時彈性地偏磨該套 :，及-殼體’其接納該彈性偏壓狀態之套接管且裝配 /支撐構件，其中該光纖連接器可易於組裝而無需工人 :=，且其中無需使用-附加部件即可確保防止殼體自 牙件無意識地散開，藉此減少部件數量並降低製造成 〇 解決該等問題之方法 為達成上述之目的，主七 接写的如㉝求項1之本發明提供一光纖連 管：-彈：二·—套接管一支撑構件，其支撑該套接 產生一用^站其設置於該套接管與該支揮構件之間且 用I—㈣方㈣性地職該套接 及一殼體，甘丄 旬&刀’ 〃在其中該彈性構件產生該偏壓 裝納該套接管並於狀態下 特忾少认 4彳置裝配至該切構件，1 2徵在於：以„件包括—外表 2 突出之突出部分；該殼體包括p U外表面向外 間之壁部，… 界定一裝納該套接管之空 地垆展娃V力°亥壁部之—部分上且使該空間可局部 地擴展之撓性區域，及一 ]j局邛 構件之該突出人j 撓性區域内且與該支撐 大出口 P分嚙合之嚙合部· 鬆地接納該突出部分 ’6X & °p分包括-寬 斗4嘴合部分與該突出部分之間 128036.doc 200839335 於一圓周方向上之-相對移動之第_開口，及一鄰近該第 -開口且與之相連通並緊密地接納該突出部分以防止該嚙 ^部分與該突出部分之間於該圓周方向上之一相對移動之 第一開口 ’及當將該殼體於該裝配位置裝配至該支撐構件 時，在該彈性構件之偏壓力作用下，迫使該突出部分接納 並固持在該嚙合部分之該第二開口中。 Γ 如請求項2之本發明提供-如請求項m述之光纖連接 盗’其中該支樓構件包括複數個突出部分，每—者均係設 置於該外表面上且於一圓周方向上彼此間隔之該突出： 分；且其中該殼體包括複數個喷合部分，每-者均係以一 對應於該支撐構件之該等突出部分之一設置在圓周上呈互 相間隔之設置形成於該撓性區域内之該喃合部分，該等响 合部分分別與該等突出部分嚙合。 如叫求項3之本發明提供一如請求項2中所述之光纖連接 器，其中該撓性區域包括複數個槽，其以一對應於該支撐 2件之該等突出部分之_設置在圓周上呈互相間隔之設置 、〜“X體之β壁部形成’及複數個分別界定於在一圓周 ^向上並排叹置之該等槽之間的彈性樑，該等嚙合部分之 母一者均形成於該等彈性樑之每一者内。 抑、項之本^明提供一如請求項3所述之光纖連接 〃中該等槽之每_者均於該殼體鄰近該支撐構件之一 軸向：處開口，且在一軸向方向上延伸。 明：項5之本發明提供一如請求項3或#所述之光纖連 盗、中該等喷合部分與該等槽於一圓周方向上交替地 128036.doc 200839335 以規則間隔設置。 如請求項6之本發明提供一如請求項述之光纖連接 器，其中該撓性區域包括複數個透過該殼體之該壁部且於 -圓周方向上相互間隔之槽，及一界定於並排設置於_圓 周方向上之該等槽之間的彈性樑。 如請求項7之本發明提供一如請求項6所述之光纖連接 器，其中該等槽包括數對槽，各對槽彼此獨立地界定該彈 性樑。 本發明效果 如请求項1之本發明，在將該殼體裝配至該支撐構件 時，百先，使該撓性區域彈性變形，且將該支標構件插入 該殼體之該空間，同時局部地擴展該空間。然後，將該突 出部分於一預定插入位置裝配至該嚙合部分之該第一開口 内’且藉此使該撓性區域復位。接著，撤消用於將該支撐 構件插人該殼體之外力，因此，在該彈性構件產生之偏塵 力之作用下迫使該突出部分接納並固持於該喝合部分之該 :二開…在該佈置中，該嚙合部分之該第一開口與該 突出部分具有—尺寸關聯以允許㈣合部分與該突出部分 之間於-圓周方向上之一相對位移，藉此若相對粗糙地實 施該支撐構件之該突出部分與錢體之㈣合部分之間的 車向對準·，則仍可將该突出部分正確地裝配至該第一開 口内。因此’無需工人技能即可易於組裝該 此外，㈣合部分之該第：一與該突㈣分具有一尺寸 關聯以防止該唾合部分與該突出部分之間於該圓周方向上 128036.doc -12- 200839335 之一相對移動，藉此在完整裝配時該支撐構件與該殼體於 一相對旋轉方向上穩定且牢固地固定。因此，無需使用任 ，附加部件便可確定地防止該殼體自該支撐構件無意識地 政開。此外，在組裝該光纖連接器後，若需要暫時將該殼 體之該嚙合部分自該支撐構件之該突出部分脫離，則有意 地將該支撐構件相對於該殼體移動，且將該突出部分自該 第二開口移位至該嚙合部分之該第一開口。作為一結果， 可相對於彼此旋轉該支撐構件與該殼體且藉此使該突出部200839335 IX. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a technique for connecting an optical fiber, and more particularly to a device having a (four) tube fixed to a line end region of the optical fiber The optical fiber connector. - [Prior Art] In the technique of the connection-optical fiber, the optical fiber connector has a sleeve and a socket which are to be fixed to the end portion of the uncoated optical fiber from which the film is removed. In general, the single-core ferrule is a cylindrical member having a =- center axis penetrating to form a fiber retaining hole for holding the fiber. The ferrule includes a cylindrical outer circumferential surface concentrically formed with respect to the fiber retaining holes, and a contact end surface formed at the end in an axial direction substantially orthogonal to the fiber retaining hole. The optical fiber includes a connectable/detachable connecting portion in an optical fiber transmission path, and can be mounted on a fiber optic transmission line member (for example, an optical fiber wire having a laminated optical fiber contained in a sheath) And one of the ends of the fiber optic cable is used. / / People know that there is a wooing configuration of the fiber optic connector. The optical fiber connector includes: a floor member supporting the sleeve tube in a movable z-shaped jaw, and an elastic member (generally a compression coil spring) disposed on the X sleeve & Between the members, a biasing force elastically biases the ferrule in an axial direction; and a casing that houses the ferrule in a state in which the elastic member generates a biasing force and is assembled to The branch building member (+example and 5, refer to the Japanese Unexamined Patent Notice (Russ & 1)]^0.6_ 31853). The optical fiber connector described in JP 6-331853 includes a protruding portion provided on an outer surface of the support member of the 128036.doc 200839335, and an engagement formed on the inner surface of the housing and engaging with the protruding portion of the support member In part, it serves as an engaging structure for maintaining a state in which a housing is fitted to the support member by a biasing force generated by the elastic member. The housing includes a wall portion defining a space for receiving the socket tube and at least a portion of the support member, and a flexible region that can partially expand the space by a pair A groove penetrating the wall portion in a portion of the wall portion in an axial direction is formed. During assembly of the housing to the support member, the support member is inserted into the housing space while the flexible portion of the housing wall portion is elastically and squeezingly opened by the projection. When the protruding portion is engaged with the engaging portion, the flexible region is reset, thereby completing the assembly. In particular, the configuration of the prior art according to one of JP 6-33 1853 provides a pair of protruding portions at regular intervals on the outer surface of the support member at a regular interval. In the casing, a pair of garnish portions (i.e., engaging holes) which can be halved with the respective projecting portions are provided at regular intervals in a circumferential direction in the arrangement corresponding to the projecting portions. According to the configuration, when the housing is assembled to the support member, the socket attached to the distal end of the optical fiber is first assembled to the housing while adjusting the rotational position of the sleeve, and the sleeve is The central shaft is positioned at a desired location within the housing. Then, the pair of protruding portions of the support member are respectively aligned with the pair of engaging holes by visually checking the axial direction of the ferrule, and thereafter, the support member is axially inserted into the housing space At the same time, the protruding portion of the housing wall portion is elastically expanded by the protruding portions. Then, at a predetermined insertion position, the respective protruding portions of the support member are engaged with the corresponding engaging holes of the housing of the housing, whereby the flexible region is automatically reset. Thereby, the housing is securely fitted to the support member in a state in which the socket is correctly centered. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention The fiber optic connector described in JP 6-3 3 1853 as a prior art is configured such that when the housing is assembled to the support member, The position of the sleeve is adjusted relative to the housing in the direction of rotation, and the protruding portions of the support member are axially aligned with respect to the engagement holes of the housing. Therefore, the assembly process of the fiber optic connector is complicated and requires the skill of the worker. In addition, after the fiber optic connector is assembled, in the case where the centering of the socket is performed again, the engaging holes of the housing may be temporarily removed from the protruding portions of the supporting member. Opening, thereby increasing the accuracy of the pair of fibers. In this case, the connector (4) is generally advantageous for the operation of rotating the support member relative to the housing relative to each other to disengage the respective protruding portions from the corresponding merging holes, and for this purpose, The wood has been configured as follows: wherein the size of the engaging hole is slightly larger than the size of the protruding portion (especially in the direction of rotation 'that is, one circumferential direction of the housing), or opposite to the rotation at the end of each of the folded holes A tapered surface is provided in the direction. However, with the above configuration, after the housing is assembled to the support member, the housing and the support member can be easily rotated relative to each other due to an unintended external force applied to the housing or the branch member in the rotational direction, And the housing is easily dissipated from the branch member due to the bias generated by the a resilient member. Therefore, 128036.doc 200839335 is transmitted, first known to use Xiao Ce' which installs an additional separate cover on the body of the support member correctly, thereby preventing the two between the housing and the support member from being ignorant. Turn. The use of this additional cover adds a number of fiber optic connections to the piece: < adds many assembly processes and increases manufacturing costs. Provided by the present invention - the optical fiber connector is the present invention: the optical fiber connection includes an A-support member that supports a set of sockets while elastically eccentrically grinding the sleeve: and - the housing 'which receives the elastically biased ferrule And an assembly/support member, wherein the fiber optic connector can be easily assembled without the need for a worker: =, and wherein no additional components are needed to ensure that the housing is prevented from unintentionally distracting from the teeth, thereby reducing the number of components and reducing manufacturing. The method for solving the above problems is to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, and the invention of the present invention provides a fiber optic connection: a bomb: a sleeve-supporting member, which supports the socket to produce a use The station is disposed between the socket and the support member and is sleeved and sealed by an I-(four) square (four) ground, and the elastic member generates the bias The sleeve is received and the assembly is assembled to the cutting member in a state where the component is included: the protrusion comprising the protrusion of the outer surface 2; the housing comprising the outer surface of the outer surface of the p U Department,... define a dressing The open space of the tube, the V-force, the flexible portion of the wall portion that partially expands the space, and the protrusion and the large area of the protrusion The engaging portion of the outlet P is meshed. The loosely receiving the protruding portion '6X & °p includes the -theft between the mouth portion of the wide bucket 4 and the protruding portion 128036.doc 200839335 in a circumferential direction - the relative movement An opening, and a first opening adjacent to and in communication with the first opening and tightly receiving the protruding portion to prevent relative movement between the engaging portion and the protruding portion in the circumferential direction When the housing is assembled to the support member in the assembled position, the protruding portion is forced to be received and held in the second opening of the engaging portion by the biasing force of the elastic member. The invention provides a fiber optic connection as described in claim 3, wherein the branch member includes a plurality of protruding portions, each of which is disposed on the outer surface and spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction: Wherein the housing comprises a plurality of spray portions, each of which is disposed at a circumferentially spaced apart arrangement of one of the protruding portions of the support member and disposed in the flexible region The splicing portion is respectively engaged with the protruding portion. The invention of claim 3 provides the fiber optic connector of claim 2, wherein the flexible region comprises a plurality of slots, one of which corresponds to the support 2 The protruding portions of the members are disposed at intervals on the circumference, and the "B-wall portion of the X body is formed" and a plurality of elasticities respectively defined between the grooves which are respectively defined in a circle and an slant A beam, one of the mothers of the engaging portions, is formed in each of the elastic beams. In the optical fiber connection port of claim 3, each of the slots is open at an axial direction of the housing adjacent to the support member, and is in an axial direction. Extend. The invention of claim 5 provides an optical fiber hack as described in claim 3 or #, wherein the sprayed portions are alternately spaced from the grooves in a circumferential direction by 128036.doc 200839335 at regular intervals. The invention of claim 6 provides the fiber optic connector of claim 1 , wherein the flexible region comprises a plurality of grooves that pass through the wall portion of the housing and are spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction, and one is defined side by side An elastic beam disposed between the grooves in the circumferential direction. The invention of claim 7 provides the fiber optic connector of claim 6, wherein the slots comprise pairs of slots, each pair of slots defining the resilient beam independently of one another. According to the invention of claim 1, when the housing is assembled to the support member, the flexible region is elastically deformed, and the support member is inserted into the space of the housing while being partially Extend the space. Then, the protruding portion is fitted into the first opening of the engaging portion at a predetermined insertion position and thereby the flexible region is reset. Then, the force for inserting the supporting member into the casing is cancelled, and therefore, the protruding portion is forced to be received and held by the absorbing portion under the action of the dusting force generated by the elastic member: In this arrangement, the first opening of the engaging portion has a size-coupling relationship with the protruding portion to allow relative displacement between the (four) engaging portion and the protruding portion in the circumferential direction, whereby the support is performed relatively coarsely If the protruding portion of the member is aligned with the vehicle direction of the (four) portion of the body, the protruding portion can still be correctly fitted into the first opening. Therefore, 'the worker can be easily assembled without the skill of the worker. (4) The first part of the joint portion has a size association with the protrusion (four) portion to prevent the saliva portion and the protruding portion from being in the circumferential direction of 128036.doc - 12-200839335 One of the relative movements whereby the support member and the housing are stably and securely fixed in a relative rotational direction when fully assembled. Therefore, the additional member can surely prevent the housing from being unconsciously opened from the support member without using any of them. In addition, after assembling the optical fiber connector, if it is necessary to temporarily disengage the engaging portion of the housing from the protruding portion of the supporting member, the supporting member is intentionally moved relative to the housing, and the protruding portion is The second opening is displaced from the second opening to the first opening of the engaging portion. As a result, the support member and the housing can be rotated relative to each other and thereby the projection
分自該嚙合部分脫離。因此，根據請求項丨之本發明，可 減少諸多光纖連接器部件，且可降低其製造成本。 如凊求項2之本發明，可加強該支撐構件與該殼體之間 放入機械互㈣合功能，且改良該光纖連接器之結構可靠 性。 —如請求項3之本發明，具有期望之撓性之該撓性區域可 容易地形成，且在將該支撐構件插入該殼體之該空間内 寺可將該支撐構件之該等突出部分沿該殼體壁部之該等 對應槽滑動’藉此最大程度地減小因該等突出部分與該壁 部之間的滑動所造成之損壞。而且，藉由於一預定插入： 置彼此相對地旋轉該支撐構件與該殼體，可將該支撐構件 等各個犬出部分裝配至該等嚙合部分之該等對應第一 開口内°此時’使該等各個彈性樑彈性變形，藉此可避免 局。卩應力積聚及所形成之該殼體之破損。 如請求項4之本發明， 導至該軸向方向。因此， 該開槽運作以將該等突出部分引 可谷易地將該支撐構件插入該殼 128036.doc -13- 200839335 體之該空間夕 „ 性地變形及月望位置。此外’可減少使每一彈性樑彈 ’、、局部地擴展該空間所需要之外力。 ，、之本發明，在將該支撐構件之該等突出部分 ”呤應忒嚙合部分之該等第一開口時可使複數個彈性樑 2彈性變形均衡，且可更確錢避免該殼體之局部應力積 • 根據:求項6之本發明，可容易地形成具有期望撓性之 0亥挽性區域，而不考慮突出部分及嚙合部分之數目。 康S求項7之本發明，於該殼體壁部上之期望圓周位 置开y成有一所期望數量之彈性樑。因此，可調整該撓性區 域之撓性。 【實施方式】 現在’下文將參照顯示本發明實施例之附圖來詳細閣述 本發明。在所有圖式中，對應之組件由共用參考編號來標 記。 圖1係一根據本發明之一第一實施例之一光纖連接器i 〇 J 之概要視圖，圖2係一光纖連接器10之剖面圖，且圖3係一 光纖連接器10之分解視圖。光纖連接器丨〇包括一固定至一 -光纖（未顯示）之一線端區域之套接管12。光纖連接器1〇與 類似地具有一套接管之另一光纖連接器（未顯示）組合。該 對光纖（移除一蓋後係股線）可於其各自之前端表面同軸面 對之一狀態下相互連接。根據該等圖式中所示之實施例之 光纖連接器10部分地採用基於JIS-C5973之一 F〇4型（通用名 稱係SC型）單芯光纖連接器之組成元件。 128036.doc -14· 200839335 如圖1至圖3所示，光纖連接器ι〇包括··一套接管丨2 ; — 可移動地支撐套接管12之支撐構件14 ; 一彈性構件16，其 設置於套接管12與支撐構件14之間且產生一沿一軸向方向 彈性地使套接管12遠離支撐構件14偏壓之偏壓力，及一殼 體18’其於一彈性構件16產生偏壓力之一狀態下裝納套接 管12且於一預定裝配位置裝配至支撐構件14。光纖連接器 10進一步包括一斂縫構件20，其於套接管12之對置側裝配 於支撐構件14上’及一套22，其圍繞斂縫構件2〇且裝配至 支撐構件上。 套接管12係一圓柱形構件，其具有一沿一中心軸線12& 穿透形成以固持纖維之纖維保持孔（未顯示）。套接管12包 括：一對中部分24，其具有一相對於該纖維保持孔同心地 形成之圓柱形外部圓周表面24a及一沿該軸向方向之一端 形成之接觸端表面24b ; —自對中部分24之軸向方向之另 一端同軸延伸之近端部分26 ;及一在對中部分以與近端部 分26之間之一邊界區域以一對角方向向外突出之凸緣部分 28(參見圖2)。&緣部分28包括一鄰近對中部分以之前端表 面28a及一鄰近近端部分26之後端表面28b。凸緣部分“中 形成有複數個（例如四個）於前端表面28a及後端表面均 開口之鍵槽28c，其以規則之間隔沿一圓周方向設置(參見 圖2)。套接管12可使用―諸如陶:£、塑膠及金屬㈣ 料形成。 圓 支樓構件14係—具有一沿中心軸線14a形成之通孔⑽之 柱形構件。支撐構件14包括·· _具有1柱形外表面 128036.doc -15- 200839335 3〇a之主要部分30;及複數個（該等圖式中係一對 分3。之外圓周表面30&上沿圓周方向彼此間隔且 表面施向外突出之突出部分32(圖2)。支撐構件，周 部分30具有一用以接納套接㈣之近端部分 = 16的裝納凹口 34，在一預定 坪Γ生構件 * ^長度之—區域内包括沿軸向方 Γ 向位於主要部分3G_端侧之通孔⑽開口（圖2)。支 14進-步沿該軸向方向自主要部分3〇之另—端同軸延伸， 且包括-具有-在外周邊上與斂縫構件2〇摩擦唾合之不均 句表面36a之子部分36(圖2)。支撑構㈣較佳地係使用— 諸如一金屬等剛性材料整體製造。 如圖4所示，支撐構件14之一對突出部分”中之每一者 均具有一於圍繞軸線14a之相同周邊上延伸之弧形邊緣 32a。該對突出部分32在_圓周方向上以規則之間隔在一 徑向上背對背地設置於主要部分3〇之外圓周表面3〇a上（圖 4(c))。主要部分30之外部圓周表面3〇a具有在圓周方向上 毗鄰突出部分32之第一對凹槽38(圖4(b))，其每一者均具 有平行於另一平底表面延伸之平底表面38a，及一在軸 向方向上毗鄰子部分36側之突出部分32之第二對凹槽 40(圖4(a))，其每一者均具有一平行於之另一平底表面延 伸之平底表面40a。對於該佈置，每一突出部分32均具有 一對彼此平行延伸之側表面32b(圖4(c))，及一與側表面 32b正交之後端表面（或底面）32c(圖4(勾）。每一突出部分32 之底面32c之對置側形成有一具有作為一頂部之邊緣32a之 錐形表面32d(圖4(a))。 128036.doc •16· 200839335 如圖2所示，彈性構件16包括一圓柱形壓縮盤簧，其總 體上具有一可裝納套接管12之近端部分26之内徑及一能夠 插入支撐構件14之裝納槽34内之外徑。在使套接管近端部 为26在一端在軸向方向上接觸套接管12之凸緣部分28之後 端表面28b且在另一端在軸向方向上接觸支撐構件14之接 納凹槽34之一肩部表面34a之狀態下，使彈性構件16接納 入接納凹槽34内。彈性構件16並不限於該等圖式中所示之 壓縮盤簧，而可係各種其他彈性構件，例如一片簧及一碟 η，此基於該彈簧可向套接管12增加一所需偏壓力之假 設。 如圖2所示，设體18包括一界定一裝納整個套接管η及 支撐構件14之主要部分3〇之空間42的圓柱形壁部44。殼體 1 8具有一於軸向方向上近似位於壁部44内表面之一中心位 置處在一徑向方向上向内延伸之環形緩衝壁46，及複數個 (例如一對）用於定位該套接管鄰近緩衝壁46之後端表面4以 之鍵48。緩衝壁46具有一孔46b，其經形成以使套接管12 之對中部件24藉由一最小間隙透過該孔。每—鍵料均具有 使其無需實質性地變松即可插入套接管12之凸緣部分28之 α任思鍵槽28c内的一大小及一設置。在將殼體18於一適 田裝配位置裝配至將套接管12之近端部分％及彈性構件i 6 接納於接納凹口 34中之支撐構件14時，套接管12、支撐構 件14及殼體18可維持一其中各自之中心軸線12。1乜及 18a彼此大致重合之同軸狀態。殼體a較佳地係使用一諸 如塑膠等具有適當彈性之材料整體製造而成。 128036.doc -17- 200839335 如上所述，於殼體18適當地裝配至支撐構件14之狀態下 (圖2)’殼體18之一任意鍵48接納於套接管12之凸緣部分28 之鍵槽28c内，且套接管12於一旋轉方向上鎖定至殼體 1 8。基於彈性構件16所施加之偏壓力，使套接管12之凸緣 部分28之前端表面28a與殼體18之緩衝壁46之後端表面46a 相接觸。在該狀態下，使彈性構件16於套接管12之凸緣部 分28之後端表面28b與支撐構件14之接納凹口 34之肩部表 面34a之間被初始地壓縮。基於該偏壓力，迫使套接管12 之凸緣部分28壓靠在殼體18之緩衝壁46上。另一方面，可 藉由與彈性構件16所施加之偏壓力相反之外力，在鍵槽 28c之鍵48之一調節範圍内進一步將套接管12朝一面向該 支撐構件之方向（即，一凸緣部分28遠離緩衝壁46之方向） 移動。 斂縫構件20係一金屬製空心圓柱形構件，且其包括_固 定地於該軸之一端裝配至支撐構件14之子部分36的斂縫部 为50，及一固定地於該軸向方向之另一端連接至一光纖電 線（未顯示）的連接部件52(圖2)。當將光纖連接器1〇裝配至 單心光纖電線時，例如，於一預定長度區域中除去光纖 電線一端處之外皮。將一裸露之覆膜光纖及一加強纖維穿 過斂縫部分20。覆膜光纖插入支撐構件14之通孔丨仆内， ^覆膜光纖端部處之覆膜被除去之無覆膜光纖固定於套接 官12之錢線維持孔内。另—方面，將該加強纖維沿支偉 構牛之子σ卩分36之外周邊之不均表面3 6a設置。在該狀 態下，斂縫構件20之斂縫部分5〇設置於加強纖維上，且使 128036.doc -18- 200839335 用一專用工具使該加強纖維上之斂縫構件2〇於壓縮中發生 塑性變形，藉此將該加強纖維固定至支撐構件14。外皮之 一端部分沿斂縫構件20之連接部分外表面設置。將一附加 金屬壞54(圖2)設置於外皮端部分，且使用一專用工具使其 於壓縮中發生塑性變形，藉此將外皮固定至斂縫構件2〇 上。 套22係一由一諸如塑膠等撓性材料製成之圓柱形構件， 且保護支撐構件14、斂縫構件2〇及光纖電線之一連接區 域。在上述組態中，套接管12、支撐構件14、彈性構件 16、斂縫構件20及套22可與用於基於jIS_C5973之F〇4型（通 用名稱SC型）單芯光纖連接器之彼等構件相同。 如圖5所示，作為本發明之一特徵組成部分之殼體18進 一步包括一形成於壁部44之一部分内且可使空間42局部地 擴展之撓性區域56，及一對嚙合部分58(圖5中僅顯示一個 嚙合部分），其以一對應於支撐構件14之突出部分32之該 設置在圓周上呈互相間隔設置形成於撓性區域56内且可與 將主要部分30接納於空間42内之支撐構件14之突出部分32 單獨地嚙合。每一嚙合部分58均包括一第一開口 6〇，其寬 鬆地接納支撐構件丨4之對應突出部分32以允許嚙合部分58 與突出部分32在圓周方向上之一相對位移；及一第二開口 62，其鄰近且第一開口 6〇且與其相連通且緊密地接納相應 大出邻分32以防止嚙合部分58與突出部分32在圓周方向上 之一相對位移。當殼體18在裝配位置裝配至支撐構件14 時，基於彈性構件16之偏壓力（圖2)，迫使每一突出部分32 128036.doc -19- 200839335 接、内並固持在對應嚙合部分58之第二開口 62内。在該等圖 式所不之實施例中，構成每一嚙合部分58之第一開口 60及 第一開口 62中之每一者均具有一通孔，經由該通孔殼體18 之土口M4進入一厚度方向。此外，第一與第二開口 、62 之間具有一位置關係，以使第二開口 62位於殼體18之毗鄰 支撐構件14軸向一端18b(或該後端）。 根據具有上述組態之光纖連接器1〇，在將殼體18裝配至 支樓構件14時’支撐構件14之突出部分32係沿殼體18之壁 部44滑動，且使撓性區域56彈性地變形。藉由局部地擴展 空間42 ’將支撐構件14插入殼體18之空間42内。於一預定 插入位置處（在此處彈性構件16產生一超出上述初始偏壓 力之適當偏壓力），將各個突出部分32裝配至對應嚙合部 分58之第一開口 60内。作為一結果，撓性區域56復位，且 殼體18暫時地裝配至支撐構件14。在該佈置中，每一嚙合 部分58之第一開口 60與每一突出部分32之間具有一尺寸關 聯’以允許嚙合部分58與突出部分32之間於圓周方向上之 一相對位移（即如在相對旋轉方向（或殼體18之圓周方向）上 所見一第一開口 60之尺寸略大於突出部分32之尺寸的關 聯），藉此如果相對粗糙地實施支撐構件14之突出部分3 2 與殼體18之α齒合部分5 8之間的轴向對準，可準確地將突出 部分32裝配至第一開口 60内。因此，無需工人之技能，便 可容易地組裝光纖連接器1 0。 在撤消將支撐構件14插入殼體1 8之外力時，因彈性構件 16之偏壓力，支撐構件14自動地沿一遠離殼體18之方向移 128036.doc -20- 200839335 動，且在彈性構件1 6之偏壓力之作用下，迫使各個突出部 分32接納且固持在對應嚙合部分58之第二開口 62内。因 此，殼體18被完全地附裝至支撐構件14。在該佈置中，嚙 合部分58之每一第二開口 62與每一突出部分32具有一尺寸 關聯，以防止嚙合部分58與突出部分32之間於圓周方向上 之相對位移（即在相對旋轉方向（或一殼體1 8之圓周方向）上 突出部分32之尺寸大致等於第二開口 62之尺寸），藉此於 該相對旋轉方向上使支撐構件14與殼體18穩定且牢固地固 定。因此’在光纖連接器1〇中，在將殼體18於一預定裝配 位置裝配至支撐構件14後，即便向支撐構件14或殼體18於 一轉動方向上無意識地施加一外力，仍可確定地避免一支 撐構件14與該殼體彼此相對旋轉及殼體18藉此自支撐構件 14散開之風險。作為一結果，無需使用任何附加部件，便 可防止殼體18自支撐構件14無意識地散開。 此外，在組裝光纖連接器1〇之後，若需暫時將殼體18之 嚙合部分58自支撐構件14之突出部分32拆下，則抵抗彈性 構件16之偏壓力將支撐構件14有意地相對於殼體18移動， 且將突出部分32自第二開口 62移位至嚙合部分以之第一開 口 60。作為一結果，支撐構件14與殼體18可彼此相對旋 轉，且藉此將突出部分32自嚙合部分58脫離。在該佈置 中，每一第一開口 60於旋轉方向上均具有一相對於每一突 出部分32相對大之尺寸，以便可易於將突出部分32自第一 開口 60脫離，且藉此最大程度地減小對殼體壁部料之損 壞。因此，在光纖連接器1〇中，無需一傳統光纖連接器中 128036.doc •21 - 200839335 所要求之用以防止一支撐構件與一殼體之間的相對旋動之 專用或附加構件，而不損壞其基板功能，且因此，可減少 諸多光纖連接器部件並降低其製造成本。 〜 於上述組態中，在已組裝光纖連接器ίο中，若向支撐構 件14於一將支揮構件14推向殼體i8之方向上施加一與彈性 - 構件16之偏塵力相反之無意識外力，則存在該突出部分自 . 帛二開口 62移位至嚙合部分58之第一開口60之可能性。在 Μ情況下，若支撐構件14及殼體18受到—相對於彼此之無 Γ 意識旋轉，則殼體18可自支撐構件14散開。為避免該缺 點，在該所圖解說明之實施例中，％纖連接器_組態以 使.在完成其組裝時，牢固地裝納支撐構件15之套U之軸 向前端緊靠至殼體18之軸向後端18b(圖2)。 應注意在本發明中，諸如，，該第一開口寬鬆地接納該突 出部分以允許該嚙合部分與該突出部分之間於一圓周方向 上之一相對移動”的發明性特徵定義一位置關聯，以使於 相對旋轉方向上（或該殼體之圓周方向上）所見的第一開口 ^ 之尺寸略大於該突出部分之尺寸，且作為一結果可將該突 出部分自該第一開口脫離同時防止該突出部分於其一側表 - 面（該圖解說明實施例中一側表面32b(參見圖7))與該第一 開口之一侧表面（該圖解說明實施例中一側表面6〇a(圖7)) 接觸；或同時使該突出部分於其該側表面輕觸該第一開口 侧表面以由於在該同轴條件下該支撐構件與該殼體之間的 該相對旋轉而易於使該撓性區域彎曲，此取決於該突出部 分之形狀或界定該苐一開口之該撓性區域之形狀的選擇。 128036.doc -22- 200839335 該位置關聯包括一位置關聯，其中，例如，該完整之光纖 料器内在該支樓構件與該殼體之間界定-間隙，且藉此 錯由於⑲向方向上在該支撐構件與該殼體之間形成一相 對移動可將該突出部分自該第-開口脫離，即使在在同軸 條件下該突出部分自續筮 1刀目鑲弟一開口之脫離原本困難之情況 下。 ’ 另：方面，諸如，，該第二開口緊密地接納該突出部分以 防止該嚙合部分與該突出部分之間於一圓周方向上之一相 Γ 肖㈣k發明性特性定義—位置關聯’以使於該相對旋 轉動方向上（或該殼體之圓周方向上）所見之該第二開口之 2寸大致等於該突出部分之尺寸，且作為一結果，由於該 突出部分於其一側表面（該所圖解說明實施例中一側表面 32b(圖9))緊靠至該第二開口之一側表面(該圖解說明實施 例中-側表面62a(圖9))上，該支撐構件及該殼體在相對旋 轉方向上麵疋並且機械地防止該突出部分自該第一開口脫 _ ’與該突出部分之形狀或定義該第二開口之該撓性區域 之形狀的選擇無關，且亦無論該支撐構件與該殼體是否處 於同軸條件下。在該連接中，術語”緊密地”並非定義一該 犬出邛为與該第二開口之該等側表面之間的緊密或完全接 觸，而應瞭解只要於該殼體之圓周方向上該第二開口之尺 寸小於该第一開口之尺寸即可獲得該”緊密地"接納條件。 因此，能夠確保本發明之顯著效果之該突出部分與該等第 一及第二開口之間的位置關聯取決於各種參數，例如該突 出部分之形狀及尺寸、該等第一及第二開口之形狀及尺 128036.doc -23- 200839335 寸、該支撐構件及該殼體之形狀及尺寸。Disengaged from the meshing portion. Therefore, according to the invention of the claims, many fiber connector components can be reduced and the manufacturing cost thereof can be reduced. According to the invention of claim 2, the mechanical mutual (four) coupling function between the support member and the casing can be enhanced, and the structural reliability of the optical fiber connector can be improved. - the invention of claim 3, the flexible region having the desired flexibility can be easily formed, and the protruding portion of the support member can be along the space in which the support member is inserted into the housing The corresponding grooves of the wall of the housing slide 'by thereby minimizing damage caused by sliding between the protruding portions and the wall portion. Moreover, by a predetermined insertion: rotating the support member and the housing relative to each other, the respective canine portions of the support member and the like can be fitted into the corresponding first openings of the engaging portions. The respective elastic beams are elastically deformed, whereby the bureau can be avoided. The stress accumulation and the damage of the formed casing. The invention of claim 4 leads to the axial direction. Therefore, the grooving operation causes the protruding members to be easily inserted into the space of the shell 128036.doc -13-200839335, and the space is deformed and the position of the moon is desired. Each of the elastic beam bombs, the external force required to locally expand the space, and the present invention, when the protruding portions of the supporting member are responsive to the first openings of the engaging portions, may be plural The elastic beam 2 is elastically deformed and balanced, and the local stress product of the casing can be more avoided. According to the invention of claim 6, the 0-thickness region having the desired flexibility can be easily formed without considering the protrusion. The number of parts and the number of meshing parts. The invention of the present invention 7 provides a desired number of elastic beams at a desired circumferential position on the wall of the housing. Therefore, the flexibility of the flexible region can be adjusted. [Embodiment] Now, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate embodiments of the invention. In all figures, the corresponding components are labeled with a common reference number. 1 is a schematic view of a fiber optic connector i 〇 J according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a fiber optic connector 10, and FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a fiber optic connector 10. The fiber optic connector 丨〇 includes a ferrule 12 that is secured to a wire end region of a fiber (not shown). The fiber optic connector 1 is combined with another fiber optic connector (not shown) that similarly has a set of connectors. The pair of optical fibers (removing a cap and a strand) may be connected to each other in a state in which the respective front end surfaces are coaxially facing each other. The optical fiber connector 10 according to the embodiment shown in the drawings partially adopts a constituent element based on a single-core optical fiber connector of the F〇4 type (common name system type SC) of JIS-C5973. 128036.doc -14· 200839335 As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the fiber optic connector ι includes a set of nozzles 2; - a support member 14 that movably supports the socket 12; an elastic member 16, which is arranged Between the ferrule 12 and the support member 14 and creating a biasing force that elastically biases the ferrule 12 away from the support member 14 in an axial direction, and a housing 18' generates a biasing force on the elastic member 16. The ferrule 12 is received in one state and assembled to the support member 14 at a predetermined assembly position. The fiber optic connector 10 further includes a caulking member 20 that is mounted on the opposite side of the ferrule 12 to the support member 14 and a set 22 that surrounds the caulking member 2 and is assembled to the support member. The ferrule 12 is a cylindrical member having a fiber retaining hole (not shown) formed to penetrate the fiber along a central axis 12& The ferrule 12 includes: a pair of intermediate portions 24 having a cylindrical outer circumferential surface 24a formed concentrically with respect to the fiber retaining hole and a contact end surface 24b formed at one end of the axial direction; - self-centering a proximal end portion 26 in which the other end of the axial direction of the portion 24 extends coaxially; and a flange portion 28 that projects outwardly in a pair of angular directions at a boundary region between the center portion and the proximal end portion 26 (see figure 2). The <edge portion 28 includes a proximal centering portion with a front end surface 28a and a proximal end portion 26 rear end surface 28b. The flange portion is formed with a plurality of (for example, four) key grooves 28c which are open at the front end surface 28a and the rear end surface, which are arranged at a regular interval in a circumferential direction (see Fig. 2). The ferrule 12 can be used - Such as ceramic: £, plastic and metal (four) material formation. Round branch member 14 is a cylindrical member having a through hole (10) formed along the central axis 14a. The support member 14 includes a cylindrical outer surface 128036. Doc -15- 200839335 The main part 30 of 3〇a; and a plurality of (these drawings are a pair of points 3. The outer circumferential surface 30& is spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction and the surface protrudes outwardly from the protruding portion 32 (Fig. 2). The support member, the peripheral portion 30 has a receiving recess 34 for receiving the proximal portion = 16 of the socket (4), including an axial direction in a region of a predetermined flattening member * length The square hole is open to the through hole (10) on the end side of the main portion 3G_ (Fig. 2). The branch 14 is further coaxially extended in the axial direction from the other end of the main portion 3〇, and includes - has - on the outer periphery The sub-portion 36 of the uneven sentence surface 36a (Fig. 2) is rubbed against the caulking member 2〇. The support structure (4) is preferably integrally fabricated using a rigid material such as a metal. As shown in Figure 4, each of the pair of protruding portions of the support member 14 has an extension on the same perimeter about the axis 14a. The arcuate edge 32a. The pair of projecting portions 32 are disposed on the outer circumferential surface 3〇a of the main portion 3〇 in a radial direction at regular intervals in a circumferential direction (Fig. 4(c)). The outer circumferential surface 3〇a of 30 has a first pair of grooves 38 (Fig. 4(b)) adjacent to the protruding portion 32 in the circumferential direction, each of which has a flat bottom surface 38a extending parallel to the other flat bottom surface, And a second pair of grooves 40 (Fig. 4(a)) adjacent to the protruding portion 32 on the side of the sub-portion 36 in the axial direction, each of which has a flat bottom surface 40a extending parallel to the other flat bottom surface For this arrangement, each of the protruding portions 32 has a pair of side surfaces 32b extending parallel to each other (Fig. 4(c)), and an end surface (or bottom surface) 32c orthogonal to the side surface 32b (Fig. 4 (hook The opposite side of the bottom surface 32c of each protruding portion 32 is formed to have a top as a top The tapered surface 32d of the edge 32a (Fig. 4(a)). 128036.doc • 16· 200839335 As shown in Fig. 2, the elastic member 16 includes a cylindrical compression coil spring which generally has a ferrule The inner diameter of the proximal portion 26 of 12 and an outer diameter that can be inserted into the receiving groove 34 of the support member 14. The flange portion of the ferrule 12 is contacted in the axial direction at the proximal end portion 26 of the ferrule. In the state where the rear end surface 28b is 28 and the other end is in the axial direction contacting the shoulder surface 34a of one of the receiving recesses 34 of the support member 14, the elastic member 16 is brought into the receiving recess 34. The elastic member 16 is not limited to the compression coil springs shown in the drawings, but may be various other elastic members, such as a leaf spring and a disk η, which may add a desired biasing force to the ferrule 12 based on the spring. Assumption. As shown in Fig. 2, the body 18 includes a cylindrical wall portion 44 defining a space 42 for receiving the entire sleeve η and the main portion 3 of the support member 14. The housing 18 has an annular buffer wall 46 extending inward in a radial direction approximately at a central position of one of the inner surfaces of the wall portion 44, and a plurality of (eg, a pair) for positioning The ferrule is adjacent to the rear end surface 4 of the buffer wall 46 by a key 48. The buffer wall 46 has a bore 46b formed such that the centering member 24 of the ferrule 12 passes through the aperture with a minimum clearance. Each of the keystocks has a size and an arrangement that allows it to be inserted into the alpha Rensi keyway 28c of the flange portion 28 of the ferrule 12 without substantially becoming loose. When the housing 18 is assembled in an appropriate field assembly position to the support member 14 that receives the proximal portion % of the ferrule 12 and the resilient member i 6 in the receiving recess 34, the ferrule 12, the support member 14 and the housing 18 can maintain a coaxial state in which the respective central axes 12, 1 and 18a substantially coincide with each other. The casing a is preferably integrally formed using a material having appropriate elasticity such as plastic. 128036.doc -17- 200839335 As described above, in a state in which the housing 18 is properly assembled to the support member 14 (Fig. 2), any key 48 of the housing 18 is received in the key groove of the flange portion 28 of the ferrule 12 Within the 28c, the ferrule 12 is locked to the housing 18 in a rotational direction. The front end surface 28a of the flange portion 28 of the ferrule 12 is brought into contact with the rear end surface 46a of the buffer wall 46 of the housing 18 based on the biasing force applied by the elastic member 16. In this state, the elastic member 16 is initially compressed between the end surface 28b of the flange portion 28 of the ferrule 12 and the shoulder surface 34a of the receiving recess 34 of the support member 14. Based on the biasing force, the flange portion 28 of the ferrule 12 is forced against the buffer wall 46 of the housing 18. On the other hand, the sleeve 12 can be further oriented in a direction facing the support member (i.e., a flange portion) within an adjustment range of the key 48 of the key groove 28c by an external force opposite to the biasing force applied by the elastic member 16. 28 moves away from the buffer wall 46). The caulking member 20 is a metal hollow cylindrical member, and includes a caulking portion 50 that is fixedly fitted to a sub-portion 36 of the support member 14 at one end of the shaft, and a fixed end at the other end of the axial direction. A connecting member 52 (Fig. 2) connected to a fiber optic cable (not shown). When the fiber connector 1 is assembled to a single-core fiber-optic wire, for example, the outer skin at one end of the fiber-optic wire is removed in a predetermined length region. A bare coated optical fiber and a reinforcing fiber are passed through the caulked portion 20. The coated optical fiber is inserted into the through hole of the support member 14, and the uncoated optical fiber at which the film at the end of the coated optical fiber is removed is fixed in the money line maintaining hole of the socket 12. On the other hand, the reinforcing fibers are disposed along the uneven surface 3 6a around the periphery of the branch σ 卩 36 of the horn. In this state, the caulking portion 5 of the caulking member 20 is disposed on the reinforcing fiber, and 128036.doc -18-200839335 is used to cause the caulking member 2 on the reinforcing fiber to be plasticized by compression with a special tool. The deformation thereby fixing the reinforcing fibers to the support member 14. One end portion of the outer skin is provided along the outer surface of the joint portion of the caulking member 20. An additional metal defect 54 (Fig. 2) is placed on the outer skin end portion, and a special tool is used to plastically deform it during compression, thereby fixing the outer skin to the caulking member 2''. The sleeve 22 is a cylindrical member made of a flexible material such as plastic, and protects the connecting member 14, the caulking member 2, and one of the connecting regions of the optical fiber wires. In the above configuration, the ferrule 12, the support member 14, the elastic member 16, the caulking member 20, and the sleeve 22 can be used with the F〇4 type (common name SC type) single-core optical fiber connector based on jIS_C5973. The components are the same. As shown in Fig. 5, the housing 18, which is a characteristic component of the present invention, further includes a flexible region 56 formed in a portion of the wall portion 44 and allowing the space 42 to partially expand, and a pair of engaging portions 58 ( Only one engaging portion is shown in Fig. 5, which is circumferentially spaced apart from each other in a portion corresponding to the projection 32 of the support member 14 and is formed in the flexible region 56 and is receivable from the main portion 30 in the space 42. The protruding portions 32 of the inner support members 14 are individually engaged. Each of the engaging portions 58 includes a first opening 6 宽松 that loosely receives the corresponding protruding portion 32 of the supporting member 丨 4 to allow relative displacement of the engaging portion 58 and the protruding portion 32 in one of the circumferential directions; and a second opening 62, adjacent and in communication with the first opening 6 且 and closely receiving the respective large adjacent portion 32 to prevent relative displacement of the engaging portion 58 and the protruding portion 32 in one of the circumferential directions. When the housing 18 is assembled to the support member 14 in the assembled position, each protruding portion 32 128036.doc -19- 200839335 is forced to engage, retain, and hold the corresponding engaging portion 58 based on the biasing force of the resilient member 16 (Fig. 2). Inside the second opening 62. In the embodiment of the drawings, each of the first opening 60 and the first opening 62 constituting each of the engaging portions 58 has a through hole through the earth opening M4 of the through hole housing 18. A thickness direction. Additionally, there is a positional relationship between the first and second openings 62 such that the second opening 62 is located adjacent the axial end 18b (or the rear end) of the housing 18 adjacent the support member 14. According to the optical fiber connector 1 having the above configuration, the protruding portion 32 of the support member 14 slides along the wall portion 44 of the housing 18 when the housing 18 is assembled to the branch member 14, and the flexible portion 56 is elasticized. Ground deformation. The support member 14 is inserted into the space 42 of the housing 18 by locally expanding the space 42'. The respective projections 32 are fitted into the first opening 60 of the corresponding engagement portion 58 at a predetermined insertion position where the resilient member 16 produces a suitable biasing force that exceeds the initial biasing force. As a result, the flexible region 56 is reset and the housing 18 is temporarily assembled to the support member 14. In this arrangement, the first opening 60 of each engagement portion 58 has a dimensional association between each of the projections 32 to permit relative displacement between the engagement portion 58 and the projection portion 32 in the circumferential direction (i.e., The size of a first opening 60 seen in the relative rotational direction (or the circumferential direction of the housing 18) is slightly larger than the dimension of the protruding portion 32, whereby the protruding portion 3 2 and the shell of the support member 14 are relatively coarsely implemented. The axial alignment between the alpha toothed portions 58 of the body 18 accurately fits the protruding portion 32 into the first opening 60. Therefore, the fiber optic connector 10 can be easily assembled without the skill of the worker. When the external force of the support member 14 is inserted into the housing 18, the support member 14 is automatically moved 128286.doc -20-200839335 in the direction away from the housing 18 due to the biasing force of the elastic member 16, and the elastic member is Each of the projections 32 is forced to be received and retained within the second opening 62 of the corresponding engagement portion 58 by the biasing force of 16. Therefore, the housing 18 is completely attached to the support member 14. In this arrangement, each of the second openings 62 of the engaging portions 58 has a size association with each of the protruding portions 32 to prevent relative displacement between the engaging portion 58 and the protruding portion 32 in the circumferential direction (i.e., in the relative rotational direction). The protrusion portion 32 (or the circumferential direction of the housing 18) has a size substantially equal to the size of the second opening 62, whereby the support member 14 and the housing 18 are stably and firmly fixed in the relative rotational direction. Therefore, in the optical fiber connector 1A, after the housing 18 is assembled to the support member 14 at a predetermined assembly position, even if an external force is unintentionally applied to the support member 14 or the housing 18 in a rotational direction, it can be determined. The risk of a support member 14 and the housing rotating relative to one another and the housing 18 being thereby dissipated from the support member 14 is avoided. As a result, the housing 18 can be prevented from unintentionally distracting from the support member 14 without using any additional components. Further, after the fiber connector 1 is assembled, if the engaging portion 58 of the housing 18 is temporarily removed from the protruding portion 32 of the support member 14, the support member 14 is intentionally opposed to the case against the biasing force of the elastic member 16. The body 18 moves and displaces the protruding portion 32 from the second opening 62 to the first opening 60 of the engaging portion. As a result, the support member 14 and the housing 18 are rotatable relative to each other, and thereby the protruding portion 32 is detached from the engaging portion 58. In this arrangement, each of the first openings 60 has a relatively large dimension relative to each of the protruding portions 32 in the direction of rotation so that the protruding portion 32 can be easily detached from the first opening 60, and thereby maximizing Reduce damage to the wall of the housing. Therefore, in the fiber optic connector, there is no need for a dedicated or additional component for preventing relative rotation between a support member and a housing as required by 128036.doc • 21 - 200839335 in a conventional fiber optic connector. It does not damage its substrate function and, therefore, can reduce many fiber optic connector components and reduce their manufacturing costs. ~ In the above configuration, in the assembled fiber connector ίο, if the support member 14 is urged in the direction of pushing the support member 14 toward the casing i8, an unconsciousness opposite to the biasing force of the elastic member 16 is applied. The external force has the possibility that the protruding portion is displaced from the second opening 62 to the first opening 60 of the engaging portion 58. In the event of a helium, the housing 18 can be distracted from the support member 14 if the support member 14 and the housing 18 are subjected to an innocent rotation relative to each other. In order to avoid this disadvantage, in the illustrated embodiment, the % fiber connector is configured such that upon completion of its assembly, the axial front end of the sleeve U that securely houses the support member 15 abuts against the housing. The axial rear end 18b of 18 (Fig. 2). It should be noted that in the present invention, for example, the inventive feature of the first opening loosely receiving the protruding portion to allow relative movement between the engaging portion and the protruding portion in one circumferential direction defines a positional association, So that the size of the first opening ^ seen in the relative rotational direction (or in the circumferential direction of the housing) is slightly larger than the size of the protruding portion, and as a result, the protruding portion can be detached from the first opening while preventing The protruding portion has a side surface (a side surface 32b (see FIG. 7) in the illustrated embodiment) and a side surface of the first opening (the side surface 6〇a in the illustrated embodiment) 7)) contacting; or simultaneously causing the protruding portion to tap the first opening side surface at the side surface thereof to facilitate the relative rotation between the support member and the housing under the coaxial condition The flexible region is curved depending on the shape of the protruding portion or the shape of the flexible region defining the first opening. 128036.doc -22- 200839335 The positional association includes a positional association, wherein, for example, The complete fiber opticizer defines a gap between the branch member and the casing, and thereby the opposite direction is formed in the direction of the 19th direction between the support member and the casing. The first opening is detached, even in the case where the protruding portion is detached from the opening of the opening of the knives in the coaxial condition. The other side, for example, the second opening closely receives the protruding portion. a portion for preventing the engagement portion and the protruding portion from being in a circumferential direction Γ (4) k inventive property definition-positional association 'in the relative rotational direction (or the circumferential direction of the casing) The second opening of the second opening is substantially equal to the size of the protruding portion, and as a result, the protruding portion abuts on one side surface thereof (the one side surface 32b (Fig. 9) in the illustrated embodiment) To one side surface of the second opening (the illustrated side-side surface 62a (FIG. 9)), the support member and the housing are twisted in a relative rotational direction and mechanically prevent the protruding portion from First open The mouthoff_' is independent of the shape of the projection or the selection of the shape of the flexible region defining the second opening, and regardless of whether the support member and the housing are in coaxial condition. In the connection, the term " Tightly "not defining a close or complete contact between the dog's exit and the side surfaces of the second opening, but it is understood that the size of the second opening is less than the first dimension in the circumferential direction of the housing The "closely" acceptance condition can be obtained by the size of an opening. Therefore, the positional relationship between the protruding portion and the first and second openings capable of ensuring the remarkable effect of the present invention depends on various parameters such as the shape and size of the protruding portion, and the first and second openings Shape and ruler 128036.doc -23- 200839335 inch, the support member and the shape and size of the housing.
在該等圖式中所示之實施例中，挽性區域56包括：複數 個亥圖式中係一對）槽64，其經形成以對應於支撐構件14 之突出部分32之設置在圓周上呈一互相間隔之設置穿透殼 體18之壁部44 ;複數個（該圖式中係一對）界定於在一圓周 方向上並排設置之槽64之間的彈性樑66。每一嚙合部分58 均形成於每一彈性樑66處（圖5)。根據該組態，具有預定撓 生之撓f生區域56可易於形成。當將支撐構件14插入殼體18 之二間42時，支撐構件14之對應突出部分32可沿殼體丨8之 土。卩44之每一槽64滑動地插入。因此，可最大程度地減小 因突出部分32與壁部44之滑動造成之損壞（尤其對殼體18 之損壞）。並且，藉由於該預定插入位置處彼此相對地旋 轉支撐構件14與殼體18,可將支揮構件14之各個突出部分 32裝配至對應嗜合部分58之第—開口㈣，且因此可使各 個彈性樑66相應地發生彈性變形。因此，可避免該殼體之 該局部應力積聚及該最終損壞。 根據該等圖式中所示之實施例，槽64於殼體18之在軸向 方向上位於支樓構件14—晚鄰側之—端開口，且經形成在 該轴向方向上延伸（圖5)。根據該組態，槽64運作以將突出 部分32引導至該軸向方向。因此，可易於將支撐構件μ插 入殼體18之空間42之—期望位置。進—步地，可減少使彈 性樑66彈性地變形以局部地擴展空間42所需要之外力。 在該等圖式所示之實施例中，該對嘴合部分5績該對槽 64以規則間隔交替址# @ μ向m i ^ 管地°又置於圓周方向上（圖5)。根據該組 128036.doc -24- 200839335 態，在將支撐構件14之突出部分32插入對應嚙合部分58之 第一開口 60時，可使得彈性樑66之彈性變形均勻，且可確 定地避免殼體18之局部應力積聚。 進一步地，根據該等圖式中所示之實施例，一對以一懸 臂狀延伸之彈性臂68自殼體18之壁部44靠近套接管12之接 觸端表面24b的前端外表面處沿該對槽64形成（圖j及圖5)。 具有彈性臂68之光纖連接器10可用作一推接式插塞式連接 器其可連接至形成一對之諸如一連接器及一適配器等另 一連接構件上及自其上分離，如同例如基於JIS-C5973之 F04型（通用名稱為sc型）單芯光纖連接器。 參照圖6至圖1〇進一步詳細地描述根據該等圖式中所示 實施例之將殼體18裝配至光纖連接器10中之支撐構件14之 一程序及在殼體18中提供嚙合部分58之工作效果。該等圖 示中未顯示套接管12及彈性構件16。 在光纖連接器1 〇中，在將殼體丨8裝配至支撐構件i 4時， 如下情況較佳：支撐構件14之對應突出部分32沿殼體壁部 44之撓性區域56中提供之該對槽64(圖5)滑動，且將支撐構 件14插入殼體18之空間42，同時使撓性區域％之該對彈性 樑66彈性變形並擴展空間42(圖6)。在該插入作業中，每一 突出部分32在錐形表面32d可滑動地接觸界定槽64之彈性 樑66之邊緣。因此，可減少插入所需之外力，且可抑制對 殼體18之損壞。將支撐構件14與殼體18於一預定插入位置 相對旋轉，藉此將各個突出部分32插入對應嚙合部分“之 第一開口 60内，且使撓性區域56復位（圖7及圖8)。於該狀 128036.doc -25- 200839335 悲下’在突出部分32之側表面32b與第一開口 60之對應側 表面60a(即該等呈圓周相對之端表面）之間形成該等圖式中 所示之間隙。在該連接中，如前所述，亦可藉由目測粗 略地使支擇構件14之各個突出部分32與殼體18之各個嚙合 部分58於該軸向方向上對準而將支撐構件14插入殼體i 8 内’無需使用殼體壁部44之槽64。 取消將支撐構件14插入殼體18所需之外力，且支撐構件 14基於彈性構件16所施加之偏壓力自動地移至一遠離殼體 18之方向。基於彈性構件16所施加之偏壓力，迫使各個突 出部分32接納入對應嚙合部分58之第二開口 63内（圖9及圖 ίο)。在該狀態下，突出部分32之側表面32b與第二開口 62 之對應侧表面62a(即該等在圓周上對置之端表面）彼此緊密 接觸。同時，突出部分32之底表面32c與第二開口 62之對 應底表面62b(即該軸向方向上之端表面）彼此緊密接觸。作 為一結果，每一突出部分32與對應第二開口 62穩固地嚙 合，尤其在圓周方向上。因此，支撐構件14及殼體18穩固 且牢固地裝配至該相對旋轉方向。 雖然上述係本發明之較佳實施例，但根據本發明之光纖 連接器之組態並不限於上述實施例中所解釋。舉例而言， 忒喊體之撓性區域可採用各種其他組態，如僅於殼體之一 圓周期望位置上之該懸臂型或固定端樑型撓性區域，而非 採用該對槽64及該對彈性樑66。若不考慮使用基於JIS_ C5973之F04型（通用名稱為SC型）單芯光纖連接器之組成部 件，則可採用不同數量之突出部分32及嚙合部分58作為一 128036.doc •26- 200839335 支樓構件u與殼體18之相互妨結構。例如，可構造一單 =出部分32及-單㈣合部㈣。進—步地，基於突出 4刀32及嚙合部分58具有該上述相對尺寸關聯之假設，突 出部分32與唾合部分58可具有不同於該等圖式中所示彼等 形狀之各種其他形狀。 圖11係可用於本發明光纖連接器之殼體壁部之撓性區域 之一修改形式。給對應於上述光纖連接器1〇之組成元件相 對應之組成元件指配共同之參考編號，且省略料 釋。 根據該圖式中所顯示之修改形式之—撓性區域7G包括複 數個（該等圖式中係—對）形成以透過殼體18之壁部44且在 -圓周方向上相互間隔之槽72,及一任意數量(該圖式中 係7個)之界定於圓周方向上並排設置之槽72之間的一彈 性樑74。槽72於軸向方向上該支撐構件插人側殼體以之一 端⑽處不開口。槽72而係自一端⑽附近延伸至唾合部分 58’且繼續延伸至喷合部分58之第_開口6()。對於該佈 置开乂成有一以一懸臂方式在該轴向方向上支撑於靠近殼 體18之一端18b處之彈性樑74。基於該組態，可容易地形 成具有預定組態之撓性區域7〇,而無需考慮突出部分似 喷合部分58之數量。 撓性區域70可包括複數對槽，其每_對均單獨地界定— 彈性樑74。於該情況下’在殼體壁部44之圓周方向上之期 望位置上形成有一所期望數量之彈性襟7[因此，可適當 地調整撓性區域70之撓性。—對槽72可經形成與唾合部: 128036.doc •27- 200839335 58(如光纖連接器1〇之撓性區域％)隔離開。在該佈置中， 形成一固定端樑式彈性樑74。在該連接中，該固定端樑式 彈性樑之撓性較懸臂式彈性樑小且需要相對大之力將突出 戸刀32自嗜合部分58處脫離，且因此，可進一步地有效地 防止突出部分32自嚙合部分58之無意識脫離。此外，具有 圖5中所示一長方體外形之殼體丨8可經組態以使：一界 疋壁部44之一平坦側表面之壁段（包括該圖式中之嚙合部 刀58之一壁段）提供有一對位於嚙合部分58之圓周對置侧 之槽64，且界定另一相鄰平坦側表面之另一壁段（包括該 圖式中之槽64之一壁段）内不提供有任何嚙合部分及任何 槽該組恶之該撓性樑之撓性較圖5之包括該類似懸臂式 彈性樑之該組態小，且因此，亦可進一步地有效地防止突 :部分32㈣合部分58處之無意識脫離。因此，在任何組 態中，基於上述特性嚙合部分58之規定，可確定地防止殼 體18因相對於支撐構件14轉動而自支撐構件散開。 【圖式簡單說明】 圖Ua)及圖1(b)分別係一根據本發明一實施例之光纖連 接器之一頂視平面圖及一前視圖。 圖2係一沿圖i中一線h-h剖切之光纖連接器之剖視圖。 圖3係圖1之光纖連接器之一分解圖。 圖4⑷、圖4(b)及圖4(c)分別係構建於圖j之光纖連接器 中之-支料件之-頂視平面圖、—前視圖及—自— c處觀察之側視圖。 圖5係一顯示構建於圖丨之光纖連接器内之支撐構件及一 128036.doc -28- 200839335 殼體之透視圖。 圖6係一顯示圖i之光纖連接器内支撐構件與殼體之裝配 之一第一階段的部分剖切透視圖。 、 圖7係-顯示圖i之光纖連接器内切構件於殼體之装配 之一第二階段的部分剖切透視圖。 圖8係一對應於圖7之放大視圖。 圖9係一顯示圖丨之光纖連接器内支撐構件與殼體之裝配 之一第三階段的部分剖切透視圖。 圖10係一對應於圖9之放大視圖。 圖11係一圖1之光纖連接器之1體壁部内提供之一繞 性區域之一修改形式的放大視圖。 【主要元件符號說明】 2 直線 10 光纖連接器 12 套接管 12a 中心軸 14 支撐構件 14a 中心軸 14b 貫通孔 16 彈性構件 18 殼體 18a 中心軸 18b 軸向後端 20 斂縫構件 128036.doc -29- 200839335In the embodiment shown in the figures, the tractable region 56 includes a plurality of holly-type grooves 64 formed to correspond to the projections 32 of the support member 14 disposed circumferentially. The wall portion 44 of the housing 18 is disposed in a spaced relationship; a plurality of (one pair in the drawing) are defined as elastic beams 66 between the grooves 64 arranged side by side in a circumferential direction. Each of the engaging portions 58 is formed at each of the elastic beams 66 (Fig. 5). According to this configuration, the scratched region 56 having a predetermined scratch can be easily formed. When the support member 14 is inserted into the two portions 42 of the housing 18, the corresponding projections 32 of the support member 14 can be along the soil of the housing cymbal 8. Each slot 64 of the cymbal 44 is slidably inserted. Therefore, damage due to sliding of the protruding portion 32 and the wall portion 44 (especially damage to the casing 18) can be minimized. And, by rotating the support member 14 and the housing 18 relative to each other at the predetermined insertion position, the respective protruding portions 32 of the support member 14 can be assembled to the first opening (four) of the corresponding fitting portion 58, and thus each can be made The elastic beam 66 is correspondingly elastically deformed. Therefore, the local stress accumulation of the casing and the final damage can be avoided. According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the groove 64 is located in the axial direction of the casing 18 at the end opening of the branch member 14 - the adjacent side, and is formed to extend in the axial direction (Fig. 5). According to this configuration, the groove 64 operates to guide the protruding portion 32 to the axial direction. Therefore, the support member μ can be easily inserted into the desired position of the space 42 of the housing 18. Further, the external force required to elastically deform the elastic beam 66 to locally expand the space 42 can be reduced. In the embodiment shown in the figures, the pair of mouth portions 5 are arranged in the circumferential direction (Fig. 5) by alternately spacing the grooves 64 at regular intervals #@μ to m i ^. According to the set of 128036.doc -24-200839335, when the protruding portion 32 of the support member 14 is inserted into the first opening 60 of the corresponding engaging portion 58, the elastic deformation of the elastic beam 66 can be made uniform, and the housing can be surely avoided. Partial stress accumulation of 18. Further, according to the embodiment shown in the drawings, a pair of elastic arms 68 extending in a cantilever shape are located from the wall portion 44 of the housing 18 near the front end outer surface of the contact end surface 24b of the sleeve tube 12 along the The groove 64 is formed (Fig. j and Fig. 5). The fiber optic connector 10 having the resilient arms 68 can be used as a push-on plug connector that can be attached to and detached from another connecting member such as a connector and an adapter that forms a pair, as for example F04 type (common name is sc type) single-core optical fiber connector based on JIS-C5973. A procedure for assembling the housing 18 to the support member 14 in the fiber optic connector 10 in accordance with the embodiment shown in the drawings and providing the engagement portion 58 in the housing 18 is described in further detail with reference to FIGS. 6 through 1A. The effect of the work. The ferrule 12 and the resilient member 16 are not shown in these figures. In the fiber optic connector 1 ,, when the housing 丨 8 is assembled to the support member i 4 , it is preferred that the corresponding protruding portion 32 of the support member 14 is provided in the flexible region 56 of the housing wall portion 44. The groove 64 (Fig. 5) is slid and the support member 14 is inserted into the space 42 of the housing 18 while the pair of elastic beams 66 of the flexible region % are elastically deformed and the space 42 is expanded (Fig. 6). In this insertion operation, each of the projections 32 slidably contacts the edge of the elastic beam 66 defining the groove 64 at the tapered surface 32d. Therefore, the force required for the insertion can be reduced, and the damage to the casing 18 can be suppressed. The support member 14 is relatively rotated with the housing 18 at a predetermined insertion position whereby the respective projections 32 are inserted into the first opening 60 of the corresponding engagement portion and the flexible region 56 is reset (Figs. 7 and 8). In the figure 128036.doc -25-200839335, the side surface 32b of the protruding portion 32 and the corresponding side surface 60a of the first opening 60 (i.e., the circumferentially opposite end surfaces) are formed in the same pattern. The gap is shown. In the connection, as described above, the respective protruding portions 32 of the supporting member 14 and the respective engaging portions 58 of the housing 18 can be roughly aligned in the axial direction by visual inspection. Inserting the support member 14 into the housing i 8 'the slot 64 of the housing wall 44 is not required. The external force required to insert the support member 14 into the housing 18 is eliminated, and the support member 14 is automatically based on the biasing force exerted by the elastic member 16. The ground is moved to a direction away from the housing 18. Based on the biasing force exerted by the elastic member 16, the respective protruding portions 32 are forced into the second opening 63 of the corresponding engaging portion 58 (Fig. 9 and Fig. ίο). , the side surface 32b of the protruding portion 32 and the second opening The corresponding side surfaces 62a of the ports 62 (i.e., the circumferentially opposite end surfaces) are in close contact with each other. At the same time, the bottom surface 32c of the protruding portion 32 and the corresponding bottom surface 62b of the second opening 62 (i.e., in the axial direction) The end surfaces are in close contact with each other. As a result, each of the protruding portions 32 is firmly engaged with the corresponding second opening 62, particularly in the circumferential direction. Therefore, the support member 14 and the housing 18 are firmly and firmly assembled to the opposite Direction of rotation. Although the above is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the configuration of the optical fiber connector according to the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the flexible region of the screamer may adopt various other Configuration, such as the cantilevered or fixed end beam type flexible region only at a desired circumferential position of the housing, rather than the pair of slots 64 and the pair of resilient beams 66. If not considering the use of FIS based on JIS_C5973 A component of the type (general name is SC type) single-core optical fiber connector, a different number of protruding portions 32 and the engaging portion 58 can be used as a 128036.doc • 26-200839335 branch member u and the housing 18 Mutual structure. For example, a single=out part 32 and a single (four) joint part (4) can be constructed. Further, based on the assumption that the protrusion 4 knife 32 and the engaging portion 58 have the above relative size association, the protruding part 32 and the saliva The mating portion 58 can have various other shapes than those shown in the drawings. Figure 11 is a modification of one of the flexible regions of the housing wall portion that can be used in the fiber optic connector of the present invention. The constituent elements of the optical fiber connector 1 指 are assigned common reference numerals, and the material release is omitted. According to the modified form shown in the drawing, the flexible region 7G includes a plurality of (in the drawings) A groove 72 formed to penetrate the wall portion 44 of the casing 18 and spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction, and an arbitrary number (7 in the drawing) of grooves 72 defined side by side in the circumferential direction An elastic beam 74 between. The groove 72 is inserted into the side casing in the axial direction without opening at one end (10). The groove 72 extends from the vicinity of one end (10) to the salivation portion 58' and continues to the first opening 6 () of the spray portion 58. The arrangement is opened to have a resilient beam 74 supported in a cantilever manner in the axial direction adjacent one end 18b of the housing 18. Based on this configuration, the flexible region 7〇 having a predetermined configuration can be easily formed without considering the number of the protruding portions like the spray portion 58. The flexible region 70 can include a plurality of pairs of slots, each of which is individually defined - an elastic beam 74. In this case, a desired number of elastic turns 7 are formed at a desired position in the circumferential direction of the casing wall portion 44 [therefore, the flexibility of the flexible region 70 can be appropriately adjusted. - The pair of slots 72 can be formed to be isolated from the saliva: 128036.doc • 27- 200839335 58 (eg, the flexible area % of the fiber optic connector 1). In this arrangement, a fixed end beam type resilient beam 74 is formed. In the connection, the fixed end beam type elastic beam is less flexible than the cantilever type elastic beam and requires a relatively large force to disengage the protruding file 32 from the fitting portion 58, and thus, the protrusion can be further effectively prevented The portion 32 is unintentionally disengaged from the meshing portion 58. Further, a casing 8 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape as shown in FIG. 5 can be configured to: a wall section of one of the flat side surfaces of the boundary wall portion 44 (including one of the meshing cutters 58 in the drawing) The wall section) is provided with a pair of grooves 64 on the circumferential opposite sides of the engaging portion 58, and another wall section defining another adjacent flat side surface (including one of the walls 64 of the drawing) is not provided The flexibility of the flexible beam having any engaging portion and any groove of the group is smaller than the configuration of FIG. 5 including the cantilever-type elastic beam, and therefore, the protrusion can be further effectively prevented: the portion 32 (four) Part 58 is unconsciously separated. Therefore, in any of the configurations, based on the above-described characteristic engagement portion 58, the housing 18 can be surely prevented from being scattered from the support member by being rotated relative to the support member 14. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure Ua) and Figure 1(b) are a top plan view and a front view, respectively, of a fiber optic connector in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the fiber optic connector taken along line h-h of Figure i. Figure 3 is an exploded view of the fiber optic connector of Figure 1. Fig. 4 (4), Fig. 4 (b) and Fig. 4 (c) are respectively a top view, a front view and a side view of the -butting material constructed in the fiber optic connector of Fig. j. Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a support member constructed in the fiber optic connector of Fig. and a housing of 128036.doc -28-200839335. Figure 6 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a first stage of assembly of the support member and the housing in the fiber optic connector of Figure i. Figure 7 is a partial cutaway perspective view showing one of the second stages of assembly of the fiber optic connector inner cutting member of Figure i. Figure 8 is an enlarged view corresponding to Figure 7. Figure 9 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a third stage of assembly of the support member and the housing in the fiber optic connector of Figure 。. Figure 10 is an enlarged view corresponding to Figure 9. Figure 11 is an enlarged plan view showing a modification of one of the winding regions in the body wall portion of the optical fiber connector of Figure 1. [Main component symbol description] 2 Straight line 10 Fiber connector 12 Socket pipe 12a Center shaft 14 Support member 14a Center shaft 14b Through hole 16 Elastic member 18 Housing 18a Center shaft 18b Axial rear end 20 Jacking member 128036.doc -29 - 200839335
22 套 22a 軸向前端 24 對中部件 24a 外部圓周表面 24b 接觸端表面 26 近端部分 28 凸緣部分 28a 前端表面 28b 後端表面 28c 鍵槽 30 主要部分 30a 外部圓周表面 32 突出部分 32a 邊緣 32b 側面 32c 後端表面（或底面） 32d 錐形表面 34 槽 34a 肩部表面 36 子部件 36a 不均表面 38 第一開槽 38a 平底表面 40 第二開槽 128036.doc -30- 200839335 40a 平底表面 42 空間 44 壁部 46 缓衝壁 46a 後端表面 - 46b 48 鍵 50 斂縫部分 f ' 52 連接部件 54 金屬環 56 撓性區域 58 嚙合部分 60 第一開口 60a 側面 62 第二開口 62a 侧面 (62b 底面 64 開槽 66 彈性樑 68 彈性臂 70 撓性區域 72 開槽 74 彈性樑 128036.doc ·3122 sets 22a axial front end 24 centering part 24a outer circumferential surface 24b contact end surface 26 proximal end portion 28 flange portion 28a front end surface 28b rear end surface 28c keyway 30 main portion 30a outer circumferential surface 32 protruding portion 32a edge 32b side 32c Rear end surface (or bottom surface) 32d Conical surface 34 Groove 34a Shoulder surface 36 Sub-part 36a Uneven surface 38 First slot 38a Flat bottom surface 40 Second slot 128036.doc -30- 200839335 40a Flat bottom surface 42 Space 44 Wall portion 46 Buffer wall 46a Rear end surface - 46b 48 Key 50 Jacked portion f' 52 Connecting member 54 Metal ring 56 Flexible portion 58 Engagement portion 60 First opening 60a Side 62 Second opening 62a Side (62b Bottom 64 open Slot 66 Elastic Beam 68 Elastic Arm 70 Flexible Area 72 Slot 74 Elastic Beam 128036.doc ·31