TWI766347B - Optical connector module - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an optical connector module, comprising: a receptacle with a plurality of slots, each slot has a hollow area and a protruding member in the hollow area; and at least one optical connector, each of which is used for inserting into each slot; wherein when a detachable stopper with a holding structure is disposed in the hollow area, the slot which corresponds to the stopper is inserted by a first optical connector, when the stopper is not disposed in the hollow area, the slot which does not correspond to the stopper is inserted by a second optical connector.

Description

Optical Connector Module

The present invention relates to an optical connector module for communication, in particular to an optical communication module for optical fiber coupling.

Due to the advantages of high bandwidth and low loss, optical fiber has been widely used as a signal transmission medium in recent years. The use of optical fibers has had a major revolutionary impact in the communications industry. Today, 100G optical module communication is not enough, and the future can be expected to move towards the era of 400G optical module communication.

In the field of 400G optical communication, there are also many designs for the packaging design of optical fiber modules, one of which is called Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable-Double Density (QSFF-DD) Specifications, with the design of both downward compatibility, has attracted the attention of many major manufacturers, and they have launched optical communication module products with corresponding specifications.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of a conventional optical connector socket. The optical connector socket 10 is disposed on a housing board 11 of a communication device, wherein the optical connector socket 10 has a first insertion end 12 on the first side L1 of the housing board 11 and a second insertion end 12 on the second side L2 As for the end 13, since the first insertion end 12 is located outside the communication device, there is little restriction on the structure size. On the other hand, the second insertion end 13 of the second side L2 opposite to the first side L1 is disposed inside the communication device, so The size of the connector 14 to be coupled with the second insertion end 13 is easily limited by the space of the components disposed in the communication device, so the structure of the connector 14 inside the communication device is required to be shorter and cheaper.

In view of the above, there is an urgent need for an optical connector and a module thereof to provide an effective space solution according to the requirements of conventional technologies.

The contents disclosed in the above background description paragraphs are only for enhancing understanding of the background of the present invention. Therefore, the above contents do not constitute prior art that hinders the present invention, and should be well known to those skilled in the art.

The invention discloses an optical connector and a module thereof, which are provided with ultra-short connectors in a limited space, which can not only be used for stacking, but also have a foolproof design to prevent users from inserting in the wrong direction when inserting into a socket.

In one embodiment, the present invention provides an optical connector, which includes a connector body and a first adjustment member. The connector body has a first end surface and a second end surface located on the other side of the connector body and corresponding to the first end surface, and the first end surface is used for inserting into the socket. The first adjustment piece is disposed on the first side of the connector body and has a first end portion located on the second end face side. Wherein, the first adjusting member is used to move the connector body inserted in the socket out of the socket through the position adjustment movement.

In one embodiment, the present invention provides an optical connector module including a socket, a first housing and at least one connector. The socket has at least one coupling portion, the outer peripheral surface of the socket has a first positioning structure, one side of the socket has an opening corresponding to each coupling portion, and two sides of the socket are provided with sliding seats. The first shell is sleeved on the peripheral surface of the socket, the first shell has a second positioning structure combined with the first positioning structure to fix the first shell on the socket, and the first shell is opposite to the socket. should every There is a first restraint structure at the position of the opening. Each connector is used for coupling with each coupling portion, and each connector further has a connector body and a first adjusting member. The connector body has a first end surface and a second end surface located on the other side of the connector body and corresponding to the first end surface, the first end surface is used for inserting into the socket, and the first side of the connector body has a The second restraining structure abuts against the corresponding first restraining structure when the connector body is inserted into the socket and coupled with the corresponding coupling portion. The first adjusting piece is disposed on the first side of the connector body and has a first end portion close to the second end surface side. Wherein, the first adjusting member is used to push the first restraint structure away from the second restraint structure through the position adjustment movement, so that the connector body is withdrawn from the socket, or the first and second positioning structures are released from the combination. After the first housing is moved to the second end face by a certain distance, the sliding seat changes the position of the first restraint structure, so as to separate the first restraint structure from the second restraint structure, and then withdraw the connector body from the socket.

The invention provides an optical connector module, which includes a socket and at least one connector. The socket has at least one coupling portion, and a side wall of the socket has a holding structure corresponding to each coupling portion. Each connector is used for coupling with each coupling portion, and each connector further has a connector body and a first adjusting member. The connector body has a first end surface, and a second end surface located on the other side of the connector body and corresponding to the first end surface. The connector body is inserted into the socket through the first end face. The first adjustment piece is disposed on the first side of the connector body and has a first end portion close to the second end surface side. The first adjusting member has a combining structure for coupling with the holding structure. Wherein, the first adjusting member is used to push the combination structure away from the holding structure through the position adjustment movement, so that the connector body is withdrawn from the socket.

In order to make the above-mentioned purpose, technical features, and gain after actual implementation more obvious and easy to understand, a more detailed description will be given below with the aid of a preferred embodiment example and corresponding related drawings.

2, 2b, 2d: Optical connectors

2a, 2e: first optical connector

2c: Second Optical Connector

20: Connector body

200: accommodating seat

200a: Sidewall Structure

200b: Guide Bevel

200c: Convex Wall Structure

201: The first buckle structure

21, 21a~21e: the first adjustment piece

210: First End

211, 211a, 211b, 211c, 211d, 211e: Operation part

2110, 2111: Rods

2110c: Recess Structure

212, 212b, 212c, 212d: sliding part

212a, 212e: seat body

2120a, 2120b: Extension Slider

2120c: Second buckle structure

2120d: Bevel

2125: Terminal structure

213, 213a, 223: the second buckle structure

215a: binding structure

215b, 215c: convex part

22: Second adjustment piece

220: Second end

23: Second restraint structure

3, 3a, 3b: socket

30: Coupling part

31: The first positioning structure

310: First Substructure

311: Second substructure

32: Opening

33: Slider

34: Slotted

340: Extended Structure

35: The third positioning structure

350, 351: The third sub-positioning structure

36: Retaining structure

37, 37c, 37d: Slots

38: Hollow out area

380: Protruding parts

39: Stopper

390: Retaining structure

4: The first shell

40: Second positioning structure

400: first opening

401: Second opening

41: First restraint structure

410: Board surface

43: Upper shell plate

5: Optical connector module

6: Second shell

60: Fourth positioning structure

600, 601: Fourth sub-positioning structure

61: Baffle

62: Extended inclined plate structure

S1: The first end face

S2: Second end face

S10, S20: jack

W: Sidewall

A: The first side

B: Second side

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the application of a conventional optical connector socket.

2A and 2B are perspective views of an embodiment of the optical connector of the present invention from different perspectives.

FIG. 2C is a perspective view of the connector body.

FIG. 2D is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an embodiment of the first adjusting member of the present invention.

FIG. 2E is a schematic diagram of the first adjusting member of the present invention moving to another position.

2F is a schematic side view of an embodiment of the optical connector of the present invention.

3A to 3F are three-dimensional schematic diagrams of different optical connector embodiments of the present invention.

4A to 4C are schematic diagrams showing the three-dimensional assembly of the optical connector module of the present invention and the exploded views of various components.

5A and 5B are schematic views of the second embodiment of the optical connector module of the present invention.

6A and 6B are schematic views of another embodiment of the optical connector module of the present invention.

In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention, but not to limit the present invention.

The advantages and features of the present invention and the methods for achieving the same will be better understood by being described in more detail with reference to the exemplary embodiments and the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention may be embodied in different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough, complete and complete to convey the scope of the invention to those of ordinary skill in the art, and the invention will only be the scope of the appended claims defined. In the figures, the dimensions of the components and Relative dimensions are shown exaggerated for clarity. Throughout the specification, some of the different reference numerals may be the same element. As used hereinafter, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used hereinafter have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It will be more understandable that terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be construed to have meanings consistent with those in the relevant art, and unless clearly defined hereinafter, will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art. understood in the general sense understood.

The exemplary embodiments will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. These embodiments, however, may be embodied in different forms and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the claims of the present invention. These embodiments are provided so that the disclosure of the present invention will be complete and clear, and those skilled in the art will be able to understand the scope of the present invention through these embodiments.

The specific technical solutions of the present invention will be further clearly and completely described below with reference to specific embodiments.

Please refer to FIGS. 2A to 2C , wherein FIGS. 2A and 2B are perspective views of an embodiment of an optical connector of the present invention; FIG. 2C is a perspective view of the connector body. The optical connector 2 includes a connector body 20 and a first adjusting member 21 . The connector body 20 has a first end surface S1 and a second end surface S2, wherein the first end surface S1 is provided on one side of the connector body 20, and the second end surface S2 is provided on the other side of the connector body 20. The first end surface S1 It corresponds to the second end surface S2. The first end surface S1 and the second end surface S2 have electrical connection holes S10 and S20 respectively. The electrical connection jack S10 of the first end face S1 is used for inserting into the socket, and the electrical connection jack S20 of the second end face S2 is used to electrically connect with other signal connectors.

The connector body 20 has a first side A and a second side B. In this embodiment, the first side A and the second side B are within a plane range defined by the XY coordinate axes. A receiving seat 200 is provided on the first side A and the second side B respectively. It should be noted that, although in this embodiment, the structure of the accommodating seat 200 on the first side A and the second side B on the connector body 200 is the same structure, in another embodiment, it can also be adjusted according to the user's needs. Design for different structures using requirements. The first adjusting member 21 is disposed in the accommodating seat 200 on the first side A of the connector body 20 , and the first adjusting member 21 has a first end portion 210 on the side of the second end surface S2 . The first adjusting member 21 is used to move the connector body 20 inserted into the socket 3 out of the socket 3 through the position adjustment movement.

The accommodating seat 200 of the present embodiment is a chute structure. Both sides of the accommodating seat 200 have side walls W protruding from the connector body 20 , and each side wall W has a first snap structure 201 . In this embodiment, the first buckle structure 201 is a notch formed between the side walls W. As shown in FIG.

Please refer to FIGS. 2A-2D , wherein FIG. 2D is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an embodiment of the first adjusting member of the present invention. The first adjustment member 21 can perform a position adjustment movement in the accommodating seat 200 to change the fixed or released state of the connector 20 . In one embodiment, the first adjusting member 21 has a sliding portion 212 and an operating portion 211 . The sliding portion 212 is slidably arranged in the accommodating seat 200 . The operating part 211 is connected with the sliding part 212 , and the operating part 211 is used for providing a force to drive the sliding part 212 to move. In this embodiment, the operation portion 211 has a second buckle structure 213 , and after the sliding portion 212 slides to a certain position, the second buckle structure 213 is engaged with the first buckle structure 201 . In this embodiment, the second buckle structure 213 is a convex portion formed on the operation portion 211 , and can be combined with the first buckle structure 201 when moved to a position corresponding to the first buckle structure 201 .

As shown in FIG. 2D , the operating portion 211 further has a pair of parallel rods 2110 and 2111 , one end of which is connected to each other, so that there is a certain distance between the two parallel rods 2110 and 2111 . Space, the parallel rods 2110 and 2111 can use the connection point C as a fulcrum to form a cantilever that can be flexibly deformed. Each rod 2110 and 2111 is provided with a second buckle structure 213 , when the first adjustment member 21 is in an initial position, as shown in FIG. 2B , the second buckle structure 213 and the accommodating seat 200 A side wall structure 200a of the pair is abutted against to restrain the first adjusting member 21 at the initial position. When the pair of rod members 2110 and 2111 are compressed and retracted, the second locking structure 213 is driven to retract and no longer abut When leaning on the side wall structure 200a, the first adjusting member 21 is slid inward to the position by a pushing force, the second buckle structure 213 is engaged with the first buckle structure 201, as shown in FIG. 2E shown.

As shown in FIG. 2F , which is a schematic side view of an embodiment of the optical connector of the present invention. On the second side B of the connector body 20, there is also a second adjusting member 22, which has a second snap structure 223, and has a second end portion 220 on the side close to the second end surface S2. In this embodiment, the positions of the second adjusting member 22 disposed on the B-side accommodating seat 200 and the first adjusting member 21 being disposed on the A-side accommodating seat 200 are different, wherein the second buckle structure of the second adjusting member 22 223 is directly embedded on the first buckle structure 201 of the B-side accommodating seat 200, so that the distances D1 and D2 between the second end portion 220 and the first end portion 210 relative to the second end surface S2 are not equal. The arrangement of the second adjusting member 22 can make the optical connector 2 form a foolproof design for inserting and inserting, so as to avoid using the wrong direction of inserting. It should be noted that, in the present invention, the second adjustment member is only optional, and in another embodiment, the second adjustment member may not need to be installed.

In addition, although the first adjustment member 21 and the second adjustment member 22 have the same structure in this embodiment, in another embodiment, the two may also have different structures. For example, as shown in FIG. 3A to FIG. 3F , which are three-dimensional schematic diagrams of the optical connector of the present invention, different embodiments. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3A , the first optical connector 2a of this embodiment is basically similar to the embodiment of FIG. 2A, and the difference is the structure of the first adjusting member 21a. The first adjusting member 21a has a seat body 212a and an operating portion 211a. The seat body 212a is slidably arranged in the accommodating seat 200 . The operation part 211a is connected with the base body 212a, Two sides of the operation part 211a have second buckle structures 213a, and a surface of the operation part 211a has a combination structure 215a. In this embodiment, the operating portion 211a is a cantilever structure, extending outward from the body of the base body 212a, and the second buckle structure 213a is a protrusion structure protruding outward from both sides of the operating portion 211a, As for the coupling structure 215a, it is a convex structure whose upper surface protrudes outward. The position adjustment movement in this embodiment is to control the position of the coupling structure 215a through the up and down displacement of the operating portion 211a, thereby achieving the effect of restraining or releasing the first optical connector 2a. In another embodiment, the optical connector 2b shown in FIG. 3B is basically similar to that shown in FIG. 3A , the difference is that the first adjustment member 21a of FIG. 3A is used as the structure of the second adjustment member 22b of FIG. 3B , and The second adjustment member 22a of 3A is the structure of the first adjustment member 21b of FIG. 3B.

Referring to FIG. 3C , in the second optical connector 2c of this embodiment, the operating portion 211c is a cantilever structure, one end of which is connected to the sliding portion 212c and forms an included angle with the sliding portion 212c. There are concave structures 2110c on both sides of the cantilever structure to form a bonding structure. As shown in FIGS. 3D and 3E , in the optical connector 2d of the present embodiment, the main body of the operating portion 211d of the first adjusting member 21d has a plurality of grooves to form a force-applying structure. The sliding portion 212d has a pair of parallel extending sliding rods 2120a and 2120b. The outer side of each extending sliding rod 2120a and 2120b is slidably connected to the accommodating groove. When the 21d is displaced, it contacts the convex wall structure 200c with the guiding inclined surface 200b at the end of the accommodating seat 200, so that the convex wall structure 200c exerts a force on the parallel extending sliding rod during the sliding process of the first adjusting member 21d. 2120a and 2120b are placed on the inclined surfaces 2120d, so that the parallel extending sliding rods 2120a and 2120b are compressed. When the first adjusting member 21d moves to the inclined surface 2120d and separates from the convex wall structure 200c, the parallel extending sliding rods 2120a and 2120b spring back due to the flexible restoring force , so that the second buckle structure 2120c is engaged with the protruding wall structure 200c as the first buckle structure.

As shown in FIG. 3F, the first adjustment member 21e of the first optical connector 2e is substantially the same as that of FIG. 3A. Similarly, the difference is that the upper part of the base body 212e is connected with the operation part 211e, which has a pair of convex parts 215b and 215c. It should be noted that although the first adjustment members 21a, 21c, 21e and the second adjustment members 22a, 22c and 22e in FIGS. 3A, 3C and 3F are two separate components, in another embodiment the first The adjustment pieces 21a, 21c, 21e, the second adjustment pieces 22a, 22c and 22e and the connector body can be integrally formed.

Please refer to FIGS. 4A to 4C , which are schematic diagrams showing a three-dimensional assembly of an optical connector module and an exploded view of each component of the present invention. In this embodiment, the optical connector module 5 includes a socket 3 , a first housing 4 and at least one connector 2 . The socket 3 has at least one coupling portion 30 therein, a first positioning structure 31 is provided on the peripheral surface of the socket 3 for providing the insertion side of the optical connector 2, and an opening corresponding to each coupling portion 30 is provided on one side of the socket 3 32, for providing the optical connector 2 to be inserted. A sliding seat 33 is provided on both sides of each opening 32 of the socket 3 . In this embodiment, two slots 34 are formed on the peripheral surface of each side, so that the extension structure 340 between the slots 34 has the effect of flexibility, so that it can be deformed inwardly by bending under force. The first positioning structure 31 has a first sub-structure 310 and a second sub-structure 311, wherein the first sub-structure 310 is a structure protruding outward from the surface of the extension structure 340, and the second sub-structures 311 are respectively disposed in the extension structure 340 on the peripheral surface of socket 3 on both sides.

The first housing 4 of this embodiment is sleeved on the outer surface of the socket 3 . The first shell 4 is formed of a closed metal shell, and has a second positioning structure 40 combined with the first positioning structure 31 to fix the first shell 4 on the socket 3 . In this embodiment, the second positioning structure 40 is a first opening 400 and a second opening 401, so that when the first housing 4 is installed on the socket 3, the first opening 400 is coupled with the first substructure 310, and the second opening 401 is coupled to the second substructure 311 . It should be noted that the first and second sub-structures 310 and 311 can also be made in an open state, and the second positioning structure can be replaced with a protruding structure.

As shown in FIG. 4C , the first casing 4 has a plurality of first restraining structures 41 , which correspond to each opening 32 respectively. In this embodiment, the first restraint structure 41 is a plate structure extending from the upper shell plate 43 of the first shell 4 to the inside of the first shell 4 , and forms an included angle with the upper shell plate 43 . Each of the first restraining structures 41 is used to maintain the inserted state of the optical connector 2 to avoid being pulled out accidentally. When it is to be released, the direction of the coupling portion 30 of the first adjustment member 21 can be displaced, so that when the end of the first adjustment member 21 generates an external force to act on the first restraint structure 41, the first restraint structure 41 can move toward the upper shell. The direction of the board 43 is deformed, and the restraint on the optical connector 2 is released.

The socket 3 is further provided with a second casing 6 on the other side of the first casing 4 . In this embodiment, the second casing 6 is formed by concave-folding a metal plate to form a closed structure, which is used to be sleeved on the socket 3, wherein the two sides of the socket 3 correspond to the second casing 6 with a third positioning structure 35, including a A plurality of third sub-positioning structures 350 and 351 are provided, and a fourth positioning structure 60 is provided at a position corresponding to the third positioning structure 35 on the second housing 6, including a plurality of third sub-positioning structures 350 and 351 corresponding to each other The fourth sub-positioning structures 600 and 601, when the second housing 6 is inserted into the socket 3, the third positioning structure 35 and the fourth positioning structure 60 are engaged with each other, so that the second housing 6 can be stably installed in the socket 3. on socket 3. In this embodiment, the third positioning structure 35 is a convex structure, and the fourth positioning structure 60 is a hole structure. In addition, baffles 61 perpendicular to the surface of the second casing 6 are provided on both ends of the second casing 6, and a sloping plate structure 62 can be extended outward from the opening of each fourth positioning structure. The baffle 61 corresponds.

In this embodiment, the optical connector module 5 is disposed in a communication device. The communication device has a casing plate 70 with a plurality of openings 71 for accommodating the optical connector module 5 . In the figure, the optical connector module 5 is inserted into one of the openings, and the optical connector module 5 is restrained on the casing board 70 through the baffle 61 and the inclined plate structure 62 , wherein the baffle 61 is against the casing plate 70 . against the surface of the casing plate 70, and the flat plate at the end of the inclined plate structure 62 reacts because the inclined plate structure 62 is squeezed by the opening 71. The effect of exerting force to provide support. In this embodiment, the side of the casing plate 70 with the first casing 4 belongs to the inside of the communication device, and the side of the casing plate 70 with the second casing 6 belongs to the outside of the communication device. Since the space inside the communication device is limited, the optical connector 2 inside the communication device can adopt the structure shown in the aforementioned FIG. 2A and FIGS. 3A-3F . In this embodiment, the structure shown in FIG. 2A is used for description.

Each optical connector 2 is used for coupling with each coupling portion 30 , and the first side A of the connector body 20 of each optical connector 2 has a second receiving seat 200 on the accommodating seat 200 close to the first end surface S1 Constraint structure 23. When the optical connector 2 is inserted into the socket 3 and coupled to the corresponding coupling portion 30, the first restraint structure 41 will abut against the side wall of the second restraint structure 23, so that the optical connector 2 cannot be pulled out of the socket 3, In turn, it can be ensured that the optical connector 2 is fixed in the socket 3 . When the optical connector 2 is to be removed from the socket 3, there are two ways. The first method is to make the first adjustment member 21 move through the position adjustment to push the first restraint structure 41 away from the second restraint structure 23 , so that the connector body 20 is withdrawn from the socket 3 . In this method, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2E , when the first adjusting member 21 moves from the state of FIG. 2A to the state of FIG. 2E , the end structures 2125 of the first adjusting member 21 will push against the two sides of the first restraining structure 41 . The plate surface 410 causes the first restraint structure 41 to deform toward the upper shell plate 43 to be separated from the second restraint structure 23 . At this point, the user can pull out the connector.

The second method is to release the combination of the first and second positioning structures 31 and 40 , and then move the first housing 4 to the second end surface S2 by a distance, the plate surface 410 of the first restraining structure 41 It will contact the inclined surface of the sliding seat 33 to push the sliding seat 33 against the first restraining structure 41. In this embodiment, the first restraining structure 41 is pushed towards the upper shell plate 43, so that the first restraining structure 41 is released from the second restraining Structure 23 , at this time, because the optical connector 2 is no longer restrained by the first restraining structure 41 , the user can withdraw the connector body 20 from the socket 3 .

It should be noted that, in the foregoing embodiments, the optical connector 2 can be withdrawn from the socket through the movement of the first adjusting member 21 or the first housing 4 . If the optical connector modules belong to a single setting or there is a certain operating space between adjacent optical connector modules, the aforementioned two exit methods can be used. However, if the optical connector module is in a stacking manner, because the stacking arrangement will affect the movement of the first housing, in the implementation mode of stacking, the optical connector can be withdrawn by moving the first adjustment member. socket.

Please refer to FIGS. 5A and 5B , which are schematic diagrams of the second embodiment of the optical connector module of the present invention. In this embodiment, the socket 3a has at least one coupling portion 30 therein, and a side wall of the socket 3a has a holding structure 36 corresponding to each coupling portion 30 . In this embodiment, the holding structure 36 is disposed on the casing above the socket 3a, but it is not limited thereto. For example, the holding structure may also be provided on the housing below the socket 3a. The socket 3a has a plurality of slots 37, and the first optical connector 2a can be inserted in each slot. A holding structure 36 is provided on the housing of the socket 3a corresponding to each socket 37 . The holding structure 36 in this embodiment is a through-port structure.

In this embodiment, the structure of the optical connector is as shown in FIG. 3A . When the first optical connector 2a is inserted into the slot 37 of the socket 3a, the operating portion 211a above the first adjusting member 21a is a cantilever structure, so during the process of inserting the socket 3a, the operating portion 211a is affected by the housing of the socket 3a. Press and then move downward until the combined structure 215a of the operating portion 211a moves to correspond to the holding structure 36, the deformation force accumulated by the operating portion 211a is released, and the combined structure 215a is ejected into the corresponding holding structure 36, and then fix the first optical connector 2a in the socket 3a. When the optical connector is to be taken out, the first adjustment member 21a is moved by a position adjustment through an external force. The combined structure 215a of the 2 moves downwards and disengages from the holding structure 36. At this time, the user is pulling the first adjusting member to expose the socket. The end of 3a can make the first optical connector 2a withdraw from the socket 3a. It should be noted that although the structures shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B are described with the first optical connector 2a, in fact, the first optical connector 2e shown in FIG. 3F can also be applied to the first optical connector 2e shown in FIG. 5A . on the socket structure shown. For example, when the first optical connector 2e is inserted into the socket 3a, the convex portion 215b thereof can be snapped into the holding structure 36 to achieve the effect of fixing the first optical connector 2e.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B , this figure is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the optical connector module of the present invention. In this embodiment, the housing of the socket 3b has a plurality of slots 37c, 37d. An optical connector can be inserted into each slot 37c or 37d. The first side of the corresponding optical connector has a hollow area 38 , and in the hollow area 38 , the socket 3 b has a protruding piece 380 . In one embodiment, the slot 37c can be applied to the second optical connector 2c as shown in FIG. 3C . When the second optical connector 2c is inserted into the slot 37c, the concave structure 2110c on the operating portion 211c will be combined with the protruding member 380 to form the effect of holding the second optical connector 2c. When the second optical connector 2c is to be withdrawn, the operation part 211c can be pressed down, so that the concave part structure 2110c and the protruding part 380 are separated, and then the user can pull the operation part 211c outward to remove the second optical connector 2c Pull out socket 3b.

In another embodiment, for example, the slot 37d in FIGS. 6A and 6B is of another structural design, and the first optical connectors 2a and 2e shown in FIGS. 3A and 3F can be applied. In the slot 37d, a detachable stopper 39 is provided with a holding structure 390 thereon. The holding structure 390 in this embodiment is an open structure. The slot 37d can be adapted to the first optical connectors 2a and 2e shown in 3A or 3F, and the first optical connectors 2a and 2e can be fixed through the combination structure 215a or the convex portion 215b and the holding structure 390 .

To sum up the above, the optical connector of the present invention can be coupled with the socket in a communication device with limited space, whether the optical connectors are stacked or side-by-side, they can pass through the first adjustment member Or the way of the first housing to withdraw the optical connector from the socket. In addition, in one embodiment, since there are two upper and lower adjusting members, and the positions are staggered, a foolproof effect is produced to prevent the user from inserting in the wrong direction when inserting into the socket.

The above descriptions are merely for describing the preferred embodiments or examples of the technical means adopted by the present invention to solve the problems, and are not intended to limit the scope of the patent implementation of the present invention. That is, all the equivalent changes and modifications that are consistent with the context of the scope of the patent application of the present invention, or made in accordance with the scope of the patent of the present invention, are all covered by the scope of the patent of the present invention.

2: Optical connector

20: Connector body

200: accommodating seat

201: The first buckle structure

21: The first adjustment piece

210: First End

211: Operation Department

212: Sliding part

2125: Terminal structure

213: Second buckle structure

22: Second adjustment piece

23: Second restraint structure

S2: Second end face

S20: Jack

W: Sidewall

A: The first side

B: Second side

Claims (8)

An optical connector module, comprising: a socket with a plurality of slots, each slot has a hollow area, and a protruding part in the hollow area; and at least one optical connector, each optical connector is used for inserting In each slot; wherein, when a detachable stopper with a holding structure is arranged in the hollow area, the slot corresponding to the stopper is used to provide a first optical connector to be inserted. When there is no stopper in the hollowed-out area, the slot corresponding to no stopper is provided for inserting a second optical connector. The optical connector module according to item 1 of the claimed scope, wherein the first optical connector inserted with the stopper further comprises: a connector body having a first end face and a connector located on the connector body The other side is a second end surface corresponding to the first end surface, the first end surface is used for inserting into the socket, the first side of the connector body has a receiving seat; a first adjusting member, It is arranged on the first side of the connector body and has a first end portion close to the second end face side. The first adjusting member further has a seat and an operating portion, and the seat is arranged in the accommodating seat. , the operation part is connected with the seat body, and a cantilever structure is extended from one side of the seat body, and there is a combination structure on it for coupling with the holding structure; wherein, the first adjustment member is A position adjustment movement is used to push the coupling structure away from the holding structure, so that the connector body is withdrawn from the socket. The optical connector module as described in item 1 of the claimed scope, wherein the second optical connector inserted into the second optical connector without the stopper further has: A connector body has a first end surface and a second end surface located on the other side of the connector body and corresponding to the first end surface, the first end surface is used to be inserted into the socket, the connector The first side of the main body is provided with a accommodating seat; a first adjusting piece is arranged on the first side of the connector body and has a first end portion close to the second end face side, and the first adjusting piece further has A seat body and an operating part, the seat body is arranged in the accommodating seat, the operating part is connected with the seat body, and a cantilever structure extends from one side of the seat body, on which there is a combination structure for is coupled with the protruding piece; wherein, the first adjusting piece moves through a position adjustment to push the combination structure away from the protruding piece, so that the connector body is withdrawn from the socket. The optical connector module as described in claim 2 or 3 of the scope of the application, further comprising a second adjusting member disposed on the second side of the connector body, the second adjusting member having a position close to the second adjusting member. A second end of the end face side. The optical connector module as described in claim 4, wherein the first adjustment piece, the second adjustment piece and the connector body are integrally formed. According to the optical connector module described in claim 2 or 3, the connector body has a accommodating seat on the first side, and has a first snap structure at a specific position of the accommodating seat . The optical connector module as described in claim 6, wherein the seat body has a second locking structure at a position corresponding to the first locking structure, which is attached to the seat and accommodated in the receiving When inside the seat, it is combined with the first buckle structure. An optical connector socket, comprising: a plurality of sockets, each socket having a hollow area, and a protruding member in the hollow area; and A stopper is detachably arranged in the hollow area, and the stopper has a holding structure; wherein, when the stopper is provided in the hollow area, the slot corresponding to the stopper is used for A first optical connector is provided to be inserted, and when the stopper is not provided in the hollow area, a slot corresponding to no stopper is provided for providing a second optical connector to be inserted.

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