WO2011162327A1 - 光コネクタ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical connector used for connecting optical fibers in, for example, an automotive LAN.
- an optical connector is connected to the end of the optical fiber cable (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
- a plug frame that holds a ferrule that is fixed to an optical fiber drawn from the optical fiber cable is housed in a housing, and the tensile strength fiber and the jacket of the optical fiber cable are secured to the plug frame by caulking.
- a stop ring with a fixed position is connected.
- the ferrule fixed to the optical fiber is attached to the plug frame, and the stop ring fixing the tensile strength fiber and the jacket of the optical fiber cable is assembled to the plug frame.
- the complicated assembly work of accommodating the frame in the housing is required.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an optical connector excellent in assembly workability.
- an optical connector according to the present invention is characterized by the following (1) to (3).
- the sleeve has a flange portion that can be accommodated by sliding from the side of the housing to the accommodation portion.
- the sleeve is fixed on the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve by covering the outer periphery of the sleeve with an end of the cover and fitting a ring. Is uneven.
- an insertion hole through which the optical fiber is passed is gradually enlarged in the insertion direction of the optical fiber. That.
- the sleeve to which the covering portion is fixed can be fixed to the housing very easily by sliding the sleeve flange portion from the side of the housing to the receiving portion.
- assembly workability can be greatly improved.
- the housing can be easily removed and assembled to the new housing. it can.
- the optical connector having the configuration (2) since the unevenness is provided on the outer periphery of the sleeve, the unevenness is prevented from slipping when the ring is fitted.
- coated part which has a tensile strength fiber can be fixed to a sleeve very firmly.
- the insertion hole through which the optical fiber strand of the sleeve is passed is gradually enlarged toward the insertion direction of the optical fiber strand.
- the optical fiber is bent to the ferrule side without difficulty in the insertion hole. As a result, an increase in transmission loss due to abrupt bending of the optical fiber can be suppressed.
- the housing can be downsized.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an optical connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the optical connector shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is an exploded side view of the optical connector shown in FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view of the optical connector shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the caulking sleeve shown in FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the caulking sleeve shown in FIG.
- FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of an optical connector according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B are diagrams for explaining an assembly process of the optical connector, both of which are side views of the optical connector in the middle of assembly.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an optical connector of a reference example.
- FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the optical connector of the reference example shown in FIG.
- an optical connector 11 is a male connector assembled to the tip of an optical fiber cable 12 and is fitted into a female optical connector that is a mating connector. Are connected.
- the optical connector 11 includes a housing 21, a ferrule assembly 31 provided at the tip of the optical fiber cable 12 and accommodated in the housing 21, a leaf spring member 41 attached to the housing 21, A retainer 51 assembled to the housing 21 is provided.
- the housing 21 is molded from a synthetic resin such as plastic. As shown in FIG. 4, the tip side is a ferrule mounting portion 23 having a pair of through holes 22 penetrating in the front-rear direction. The ferrule 61 which comprises the ferrule assembly 31 is inserted in these through-holes 22 from the back side.
- the rear end side of the housing 21 has a component mounting portion 24 that is open on the upper surface side, that is, the side of the housing 21, and the leaf spring member 41 is attached to the component mounting portion 24. Installed.
- the leaf spring member 41 is made of spring steel and has a connecting portion 42 that is formed in a waveform in a side view.
- One end side of the connecting portion 42 of the leaf spring member 41 is a support piece portion 43, and the other end side of the connecting portion 42 is an urging piece portion 44.
- the leaf spring member 41 formed in this way is mounted on the component mounting portion 24 of the housing 21 on which the ferrule 61 is mounted. Then, the leaf spring member 41 is disposed between the wall portion 24 a formed on the component mounting portion 24 of the housing 21 and the ferrule 61, the support piece portion 43 abuts against the wall portion 24 a, and the biasing piece portion 44. Contacts the rear end of the ferrule 61. As a result, the ferrule 61 is held in the housing 21 in a state of being biased toward the distal end side of the housing 21 by the leaf spring member 41.
- the retainer 51 assembled to the component mounting portion 24 of the housing 21 is molded from a synthetic resin such as plastic.
- the retainer 51 has a pressing plate portion 52 formed in substantially the same outer shape as the opening portion of the component mounting portion 24, and locking pieces 53 formed on both side portions of the pressing plate portion 52.
- the stop piece 53 protrudes in the mounting direction to the component mounting portion 24 of the housing 21.
- the locking pieces 53 are formed with locking claws 54 that protrude outward.
- the retainer 51 formed in this way is assembled to the component mounting portion 24 of the housing 21
- the component mounting portion 24 of the housing 21 is closed by the pressing plate portion 52.
- the locking claw 54 of the locking piece 53 locks the edge of the locking hole 24 c formed in the both side walls 24 b of the housing 21.
- the retainer 51 is securely assembled to the housing 21.
- the retainer 51 has a holding portion 55 that holds the leaf spring member 41 on the surface on the mounting direction side of the component mounting portion 24. Therefore, the retainer 51 is attached to and detached from the component mounting portion 24 of the housing 21 in a state where the leaf spring member 41 is held by the holding portion 55.
- An optical fiber cable 12 having a ferrule assembly 31 at its tip has two optical fiber strands 15 in which a glass fiber 13 composed of a core and a clad is covered with a jacket 14.
- the two optical fiber strands 15 are covered with a covering portion 16.
- the covering portion 16 has a structure in which a tensile strength fiber (strength material) 18 such as an aramid fiber is provided inside a coating layer 17 formed of a resin.
- this optical fiber cable 12 is subjected to a terminal treatment, and the optical fiber 15 is exposed from the covering portion 16.
- the ferrule assembly 31 configured at the tip of the optical fiber cable 12 includes a ferrule 61, a caulking sleeve (sleeve) 71, a caulking ring (ring) 81, and a boot 91.
- the ferrule 61 is made of a metal such as brass.
- a fiber insertion hole 62 is formed at the center of the ferrule 61, and the optical fiber strand 15 exposed from the covering portion 16 is rearward in the fiber insertion hole 62. It is inserted from the end side.
- the fiber insertion hole 62 has a glass fiber holding hole 62a on the tip side, and the glass fiber 13 exposed from the outer sheath 14 of the optical fiber 15 is inserted into the glass fiber holding hole 62a. And fixed by an adhesive or the like.
- the ferrule 61 has flanges 61a and 61b formed in the middle and rear end in the longitudinal direction.
- the holding projection 26 formed on the housing 21 enters between the flanges 61a and 61b of the ferrule 61, and the ferrule 61 penetrates. The state of being inserted into the hole 22 is maintained.
- the caulking sleeve 71 includes a cylindrical sleeve portion 73 having an insertion hole 72 in the center, and a flange portion having a rectangular shape in plan view formed on the distal end side of the sleeve portion 73. 74.
- the caulking sleeve 71 has a flange portion 74 accommodated in an accommodating recess (accommodating portion) 24 d formed in the component mounting portion 24 of the housing 21 from above the housing 21, which is the opening side of the component mounting portion 24. .
- a hole portion 24e communicating with the component mounting portion 24 is formed at the rear end portion of the housing 21, and the sleeve portion 73 of the caulking sleeve 71 in which the flange portion 74 is accommodated in the accommodation recessed portion 24d extends from the hole portion 24e to the housing 21. It protrudes backward.
- the optical fiber 15 exposed from the covering portion 16 is inserted into the insertion hole 72 of the sleeve portion 73 of the caulking sleeve 71 from the rear end side.
- the insertion hole 72 is gradually expanded in diameter from the vicinity of the rear end toward the tip which is the insertion direction of the optical fiber 15.
- the insertion hole 72 has the same diameter hole portion 72a formed with the same diameter in the range from the rear end to the vicinity of the rear end, and the range from the vicinity of the rear end to the vicinity of the tip gradually increases in diameter.
- the first diameter-expanded hole 72b is a second diameter-expanded hole 72c whose diameter extends from the vicinity of the tip to the tip at a larger ratio than the first diameter-expanded hole 72b.
- the optical fiber 15 inserted into the insertion hole 72 is bent outward in the radial direction
- the optical fiber 15 is bent outward in the radial direction along the first diameter-expanded hole portion 72b. It is bent radially outward along the hole 72c. In this way, the optical fiber 15 is bent without difficulty in the radial direction stepwise in the insertion hole 72.
- a plurality of engagement grooves 75 formed along the circumferential direction are provided on the outer circumferential surface of the sleeve portion 73 of the caulking sleeve 71 at intervals in the axial direction.
- the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve portion 73 is provided with irregularities including a plurality of engagement grooves 75.
- a chamfered portion 76 is formed at the outer peripheral side edge of the rear end portion of the sleeve portion 73.
- the sheath portion 73 of the caulking sleeve 71 is covered with the covering portion 16 made of the covering layer 17 and the tensile strength fiber 18 of the optical fiber cable 12 on the outer peripheral side thereof.
- the sleeve portion 73 is fitted with a caulking ring 81 formed in a cylindrical shape.
- the sleeve portion 73 and the caulking ring 81 allow the sleeve layer 73 to cover the coating layer 17 of the optical fiber cable 12 and the tensile strength.
- An end portion of the covering portion 16 made of the fiber 18 is sandwiched and fixed.
- the boot 91 is made of, for example, a resin material having elasticity such as rubber, and has a cable insertion hole 92 formed therein. Further, on one end side of the boot 91, an engagement piece 93 projects from both sides. These engaging pieces 93 are formed with engaging claws 94 protruding outward.
- the optical fiber cable 12 is inserted into the cable insertion hole 92.
- the boot 91 has an engagement piece 93 inserted into an engagement hole 25 formed in the rear end surface of the housing 21, and an engagement claw in an engagement window 25 a formed in a side portion of the engagement hole 25. 94 engages.
- the boot 91 is fixed to the rear end portion of the housing 21 and covers and protects the optical fiber cable 12 drawn from the rear end of the housing 21 to prevent excessive bending.
- the ferrule assembly 31 having the above structure can be mounted on a housing constituting another optical connector of a different type.
- FIG. 7 shows an optical connector 111 formed of a relay connector.
- the optical connector 111 also has a component mounting portion 124 formed in the housing 121, and a retainer 151 is attached to and detached from the component mounting portion 124.
- the ferrule 61 of the ferrule assembly 31 is housed in the housing 121 from the component mounting portion 124 with the split sleeve 112 mounted at the tip thereof.
- the component mounting portion 124 of the housing 121 is also formed with an accommodating recess 124 d that opens to the side, and the flange portion 74 of the caulking sleeve 71 that constitutes the ferrule assembly 31 is slid and accommodated and held in the housing 121. Is done.
- the ferrule assembly 31 is not limited to the above-described relay connector, but is commonly used for various types of optical connectors such as a PCB connector for a board. Can be assembled.
- a boot 91, a caulking ring 81 and a caulking sleeve 71 are passed through the optical fiber cable 12, and the optical fiber 15 is attached to the ferrule 61.
- the tip of the ferrule 61 is polished with an adhesive or the like.
- the end portion of the covering portion 16 is put on the sleeve portion 73 of the caulking sleeve 71, and the caulking ring 81 is fitted into the sleeve portion 73.
- the covering portion 16 can be fixed to the caulking sleeve 71 very firmly.
- the ferrule assembly 31 When the ferrule assembly 31 is assembled as described above, the ferrule assembly 31 is assembled into the housing 21. Specifically, the ferrule 61 is inserted into the through hole 22 formed in the ferrule mounting portion 23 of the housing 21, and the flange portion 74 of the caulking sleeve 71 is further accommodated in the housing recess 24 d formed in the component mounting portion 24 of the housing 21. And is housed by sliding from the side which is the upper side of the housing 21.
- the flange portion 74 of the caulking sleeve 71 is slid and accommodated in the accommodating recess 24 d of the housing 21, so that the caulking sleeve 71 to which the covering portion 16 of the optical fiber cable 12 is fixed is very easily attached to the housing 21. Can be fixed. Further, since the flange portion 74 of the caulking sleeve 71 has a rectangular shape in plan view and has a large area, the flange portion 74 can be fixed to the housing 21 with a large fixing strength with respect to the housing 21.
- the respective ferrules 61 are arranged at positions shifted from the axis of the caulking sleeve 71.
- the Therefore, the optical fiber strands 15 drawn out from the covering portion 16 are bent to be separated from each other toward the end portion.
- the optical fiber strand 15 is abruptly bent, resulting in an increase in transmission loss.
- the insertion hole 72 of the sleeve portion 73 is formed in a shape in which the diameter is gradually increased in the insertion direction of the optical fiber strand 15, the optical fiber strand 15 is In the insertion hole 72, it is bent outward in the radial direction without difficulty (see FIG. 6). Therefore, even if the caulking sleeve 71 and the ferrule 61 are close to each other, the optical fiber 15 is not bent suddenly, and an increase in transmission loss is suppressed.
- the optical fiber 15 is a plastic clad silica (PCS) fiber having a core made of quartz glass and a clad made of resin
- the bending radius is suppressed to R9 or less which is an allowable bending radius. be able to.
- the boot 91 After the caulking sleeve 71 is mounted, the boot 91 is moved to the housing 21 side, the engagement piece 93 of this boot is inserted into the engagement hole 25 of the housing 21, and the engagement claw 94 is engaged with the engagement window 25a. It fixes to the rear-end part of the housing 21 (refer FIG. 4).
- the leaf spring member 41 is disposed between the wall portion 24 a of the component mounting portion 24 and the ferrule 61, the support piece portion 43 abuts against the wall portion 24 a, and the urging piece portion 44 is at the rear end portion of the ferrule 61. Contact. As a result, the ferrule 61 is biased toward the distal end side of the housing 21 by the leaf spring member 41.
- the ferrule assembly 31 is removed from the housing 21.
- the retainer 51 is unlocked by the retaining claws 54, the retainer 51 is removed from the housing 21 together with the leaf spring member 41, and the boot 91 is removed from the housing 21.
- the caulking sleeve 71 is slid upwards of the housing 21 and pulled up, whereby the flange portion 74 is pulled out from the housing recess 24 d and the ferrule 61 is pulled out from the through hole 22 of the ferrule mounting portion 23.
- the housing concave portion 24d that is open on the side is formed in the housing 21, and the flange portion 74 that can be slid into the housing concave portion 24d is accommodated. Since the flange 71 of the caulking sleeve 71 is slid from the side of the housing 21 to the accommodating recess 24d and accommodated by the sleeve 71, the caulking sleeve 71 to which the covering portion 16 is fixed is very easily accommodated in the housing. 21 and the assembly workability can be greatly improved.
- the outer surface of the sleeve portion 73 of the caulking sleeve 71 is provided with irregularities including a plurality of engaging grooves 75, the irregularities are prevented from slipping when the caulking ring 81 is fitted. Thereby, the covering portion 16 having the covering layer 17 and the tensile strength fiber 18 can be fixed to the caulking sleeve 71 very firmly.
- the caulking sleeve 71 since the insertion hole 72 through which the optical fiber strand 15 of the caulking sleeve 71 is passed is gradually enlarged in the insertion direction of the optical fiber strand 15, the caulking sleeve 71 has an axial line of the caulking sleeve 71 in the housing 21. Even when the ferrule 61 is disposed at a different position, the optical fiber 15 is bent without difficulty in the ferrule 61 in the insertion hole 72. Thereby, the increase in the transmission loss by the optical fiber strand 15 being bent rapidly can be suppressed.
- the caulking sleeve 71 and the ferrule 61 are arranged in a structure in which the ferrule 61 is arranged at a different position with respect to the axis of the caulking sleeve 71. Can be made as small as possible, and thus the housing 21 can be miniaturized.
- the shape of planar view of the flange part 74 of the crimping sleeve 71 was made into the rectangular shape, the shape of the planar view of this flange part 74 may be circular shape etc. not only in a rectangular shape. In particular, if the shape is circular, the flange portion 74 can be made small, and the crimp sleeve 71 and the housing 21 can be downsized.
- corrugation which consists of several engagement grooves 75 was provided in the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve part 73 of the crimping sleeve 71, for example, several protrusions or several holes are formed. Also good. Further, the insertion hole 72 of the caulking sleeve 71 may be expanded in diameter so as to have a curved shape in a sectional view.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the optical connector of the reference example
- FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the optical connector of the reference example.
- the optical connector 1 of this reference example has a lower housing 2, an upper housing 3, and a boot 4.
- the upper housing 3 is mounted and integrated so as to cover the lower housing 2 containing the ferrule 61.
- a cylindrical caulking sleeve 2a into which the optical fiber strand 15 is inserted is integrally formed in the lower housing 2.
- the caulking ring 5 is covered with the covering portion 16 of the optical fiber cable 12 on the caulking sleeve 2a. Is inserted.
- the boot 4 is formed with a cover portion 4a, and the cover portion 4a covers a part of the lower housing 2 and the upper housing 3 integrated with each other.
- the caulking sleeve 2 a is integrally formed with the lower housing 2.
- the caulking ring 5 removes the covering portion 16 from the caulking sleeve 2 a, remove the ferrule 61 from the optical fiber 15, and pull out the optical fiber 15 from the caulking sleeve 2 a.
- the optical fiber 15 is inserted into the caulking sleeve 2a of the new lower housing 2 to fix the ferrule 61, and the caulking sleeve 2 is covered with the covering portion 16 and the caulking ring 5 is fitted and fixed. Assembly work must be done. That is, in the optical connector 1 having the above structure, an extremely complicated removal operation and assembly operation are required for replacing the lower housing 2.
- optical connector of the present invention has been described in detail and with reference to specific embodiments, it is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and appropriate modifications and improvements can be made. Further, the material, shape, dimensions, and the like of each component constituting the optical connector of the present invention are arbitrary as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved, and are not limited to the above-described embodiments.
- This application is based on a Japanese patent application filed on June 23, 2010 (Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-142758), the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- the optical connector according to the present invention can provide an optical connector excellent in assembly workability. Therefore, even when the housing is replaced and repaired, or when the housing is replaced with another housing of a different type, the ferrule assembly can be easily detached from the housing and incorporated into a new housing.
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(1) 抗張力材を有する被覆部で光ファイバ素線を被覆した光ファイバケーブルの端部に接続される光コネクタであって、
前記被覆部から露出された前記光ファイバ素線の端部に固定されるフェルールと、
前記光ファイバ素線が通され、前記被覆部が固定されるスリーブと、
前記フェルール及び前記スリーブが保持されるハウジングと、を備え、
前記ハウジングは、側方側が開口された収容部を有し、
前記スリーブは、前記ハウジングの側方から前記収容部へスライドさせて収容可能なフランジ部を有していること。
(2) 上記(1)の構成の光コネクタにおいて、前記スリーブは、その外周に前記被覆部の端部を被せてリングを嵌め込むことにより、前記被覆部が固定され、前記スリーブの外周面には、凹凸が設けられていること。
(3) 上記(1)または(2)の構成の光コネクタにおいて、前記スリーブは、前記光ファイバ素線が通される挿通孔が、前記光ファイバ素線の挿通方向へ向かって次第に拡径されていること。
これにより、例えば、ハウジングが損傷したためにハウジングを交換してリペアする場合、またはタイプの異なる他のハウジングへ組み換える場合においても、ハウジングからの取り外し及び新たなハウジングへの組み付けを容易に行うことができる。
上記(2)の構成の光コネクタでは、スリーブの外周に凹凸が設けられているので、リングを嵌め込むと凹凸が滑り止めとなる。これにより、抗張力繊維を有する被覆部を極めて強固にスリーブへ固定することができる。
上記(3)の構成の光コネクタでは、スリーブの光ファイバ素線が通される挿通孔が、光ファイバ素線の挿通方向へ向かって次第に拡径されているので、ハウジング内においてスリーブの軸線に対してフェルールが異なる位置に配置される場合であっても、光ファイバ素線が挿通孔内において無理なくフェルール側へ曲げられる。これにより、光ファイバ素線が急激に曲げられることによる伝送損失の増加を抑えることができる。そして、挿通孔内において光ファイバ素線が無理なくフェルール側へ曲げられるので、スリーブの軸線に対してフェルールが異なる位置に配置される構造においてもスリーブとフェルールとの間隔を極力小さくすることができ、よって、ハウジングの小型化を図ることができる。
また、カシメスリーブ71の挿通孔72としては、断面視で曲線状となるように拡径させても良い。
つまり、上記構造の光コネクタ1では、下ハウジング2の交換のために、極めて煩雑な取り外し作業及び組み付け作業を要することとなる。
本出願は、2010年6月23日出願の日本特許出願(特願2010-142758)に基づくものであり、その内容はここに参照として取り込まれる。
12 光ファイバケーブル
15 光ファイバ素線
16 被覆部
18 抗張力繊維(抗張力材)
21,121 ハウジング
24d,124d 収容凹部(収容部)
61 フェルール
71 カシメスリーブ(スリーブ)
72 挿通孔
74 フランジ部
75 係合溝
81 カシメリング(リング)
Claims (3)
- 抗張力材を有する被覆部で光ファイバ素線を被覆した光ファイバケーブルの端部に接続される光コネクタであって、
前記被覆部から露出された前記光ファイバ素線の端部に固定されるフェルールと、
前記光ファイバ素線が通され、前記被覆部が固定されるスリーブと、
前記フェルール及び前記スリーブが保持されるハウジングと、
を備え、
前記ハウジングは、側方側が開口された収容部を有し、
前記スリーブは、前記ハウジングの側方から前記収容部へスライドさせて収容可能なフランジ部を有している光コネクタ。 - 前記スリーブは、その外周に被せた前記被覆部の端部を被せてリングを嵌め込むことにより、前記被覆部が固定され、前記スリーブの外周面には、凹凸が設けられている請求項1に記載の光コネクタ。
- 前記スリーブは、前記光ファイバ素線が通される挿通孔が、前記光ファイバ素線の挿通方向へ向かって次第に拡径されている請求項1または請求項2に記載の光コネクタ。
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