WO2022257417A1 - 连接器、适配器、连接器组件及通信设备 - Google Patents

连接器、适配器、连接器组件及通信设备 Download PDF

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WO2022257417A1
WO2022257417A1 PCT/CN2021/139724 CN2021139724W WO2022257417A1 WO 2022257417 A1 WO2022257417 A1 WO 2022257417A1 CN 2021139724 W CN2021139724 W CN 2021139724W WO 2022257417 A1 WO2022257417 A1 WO 2022257417A1
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金铸
陈扬全
刘晟昊
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  • the invention relates to the technical field of optical communication, in particular to a connector, an adapter, a connector assembly and communication equipment.
  • FTTR Fiber to the room, fiber to the house
  • Cloud help cloud
  • VR Virtual Reality, virtual reality
  • the Internet of Things In the FTTR network, in the stage of entering the home, the optical fiber drawn from the computer room and the optical fiber entering the home are connected in the optical fiber box to realize the laying of the optical network to each household.
  • optical-electrical hybrid cables and optical-electrical hybrid connectors optimizes the number of equipment ports and the ease of operation. With the densification of urban population, the number of ports of each optical fiber box has increased. How to arrange more optical fiber connection ports in a limited space is the direction of research and development in the industry. For each optical fiber connector plug, how to simplify the structure, The miniaturization design scheme is the research and development direction of the industry.
  • the embodiment of the invention discloses a connector, an adapter, a connector assembly and a communication device, which can improve the convenience of unlocking the connector and the adapter.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides an adapter, the adapter includes a housing and a first buckle, wherein:
  • the housing is provided with a first accommodation space, the first accommodation space forms an opening on the housing, the housing is provided with a first groove, and the first accommodation space is used to receive and connect from the opening.
  • the first casing of the device the first buckle is arranged in the first accommodation space and fixed to the housing, the first buckle includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion, and the first buckle
  • the protrusion is used to cooperate with the first slot on the first shell to fix the adapter and the connector, and the first groove is used to provide a movable space for the second protrusion;
  • the two protrusions are used to move in the first groove under the action of external force, and drive the first protrusion to leave the first engaging groove.
  • the parts for unlocking the connector and the adapter are provided on the adapter, and based on the design of the first groove and the second protrusion on the adapter, the first protrusion can be released from the first card by pushing the handle.
  • the disengagement in the groove realizes the unlocking of the connector and the adapter. This unlocking method is easier to operate and has higher unlocking efficiency.
  • the first buckle is fixed on the housing through an elastic bracket, and one end of the elastic bracket is fixed on the housing, so The other end of the elastic bracket is fixed on the first buckle.
  • the elastic bracket since the first buckle is fixed on the housing through the elastic bracket, when the first buckle is stressed and transmitted to the elastic bracket, the elastic bracket will undergo elastic deformation, thereby driving the first The protrusion leaves the first groove.
  • the first buckle and the elastic bracket are integrally formed, or the first buckle and the elastic bracket are structural parts independent of each other, and the two are separated by a buckle and a slot. Cooperate with fixed connection, or fix by glue bonding.
  • the second protrusion includes a slope, the slope is inclined relative to the axial direction of the adapter, and the slope is used for operation with the handle, the inclined surface is used to convert the axial force of the operating handle on the inclined surface into a radial component force, and the radial component force is used to drive the first buckle away from the first Card slot movement. It can be understood that by designing an inclined surface on the second protrusion, the force from the operating handle can be guided as a component force away from the first engaging groove, so that the first protrusion is disengaged from the first engaging groove.
  • the operating handle is movably connected to the housing. It can be understood that when the operating handle is arranged on the housing, it will be more convenient and quicker to unlock.
  • the adapter further includes a first spring, and the first spring is elastically connected between the housing and the operating handle, and the During the unlocking process of the connector and the adapter, the operating handle moves relative to the housing and compresses the first spring, and after unlocking, the operating handle bounces back through the elastic resisting force of the first spring in situ. It can be understood that, by designing the first spring, the operating handle can quickly spring back to the original position after unlocking, which is beneficial for the adapter and the connector to be fastened together again.
  • the area in the adapter that matches the shape of the connector is a non-centrosymmetric structure, and the non-centrosymmetric structure is used to provide the guide for inserting the connector into the adapter. It can be understood that through the shape design of the first storage space of the adapter and the design of the shape of the connector, for example, it is designed as an asymmetric structure centered on the central axis. , the connector can be inserted into the adapter, and this structure can realize fool-proof.
  • the adapter is an optical adapter
  • the connector is an optical connector
  • the optical adapter further includes a first electrical component, wherein: the The first end of the first electrical component is located in the first accommodation space, and is used for electrical connection with the second electrical component in the first housing of the photoelectric connector; the second end of the first electrical component is located in the first housing.
  • the outer surface of the photoelectric adapter is used for electrical connection with the integrated circuit board. It can be understood that by integrating the first electrical component on the adapter, it can be adapted to the electrical component on the connector.
  • the first electrical component includes a first conductive element and a second conductive element, and one end of the first conductive element is part of the first end , for inserting into the first shell of the photoelectric connector and electrically connecting with the third conductive element in the second electrical assembly, the other end of the first conductive element is part of the second end, and protrudes
  • the outer surface of the photoelectric adapter is used for electrical connection with the integrated circuit board; one end of the second conductive element is a part of the first end, and is used for inserting into the first shell and the first end of the second electrical component.
  • the four conductive elements are electrically connected, and the other end of the second conductive element is a part of the second end, and protrudes from the outer surface of the photoelectric adapter for electrical connection with the integrated circuit board.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a connector, which includes: a ferrule and a first shell; wherein,
  • the ferrule is accommodated in the cavity of the first housing, and a first card slot is provided on the outer wall of the first housing, and the first card slot is used to cooperate with the first aspect or the first aspect.
  • the first protrusion on the first buckle of the adapter cooperates to realize the fixation between the connector and the adapter.
  • the axial distance between the first card slot and the front end face of the ferrule is a first dimension
  • the first card slot and the ferrule The radial distance between the central axes is the second dimension
  • the axial distance between the first protrusion on the adapter and the center position of the ferrule sleeve is the first dimension
  • the first protrusion to The radial distance between the central axes of the ferrule sleeves is the second dimension.
  • the axial distance between the first groove on the adapter and the central position of the ferrule sleeve is greater than the first dimension, and the distance between the first groove and the front end of the ferrule
  • the axial distance refers to the minimum vertical distance between the first card slot and the front end of the ferrule along the axial direction of the ferrule. Since the first card slot is a three-dimensional structure, the distance between the first card slot and the front end of the ferrule The axial distance between the position with the smallest surface distance and the front end of the ferrule is "the axial distance between the first locking groove and the front end of the ferrule".
  • the axial distance between the first protrusion and the center position of the ferrule sleeve refers to the minimum distance between the first protrusion and the center position of the ferrule sleeve along the axial direction of the ferrule sleeve.
  • Vertical distance the axial distance between the position where the first protrusion is the smallest distance from the center of the ferrule sleeve and the center position of the ferrule sleeve is "the distance between the first protrusion and the center position of the ferrule sleeve axial distance".
  • the connector is specifically an optical connector, and the optical connector further includes a second electrical component , the second electrical component is located inside the first housing. It can be understood that since the second electrical component is disposed inside the first housing, human beings cannot easily touch the second electrical component, which can not only avoid circuit damage caused by short circuit, but also avoid electric shock.
  • the end face of the first housing close to the insertion end of the optical connector has a non-centrosymmetric structure. It can be understood that through the shape design of the first storage space of the adapter and the design of the shape of the connector, for example, it is designed as an asymmetric structure centered on the central axis. , the connector can be inserted into the adapter, and this structure can realize fool-proof.
  • a bendable hard tube the inner cavity of the bendable hard tube is used for the retraction of the optical fiber in the photoelectric hybrid cable, and the bendable hard tube is located inside the tail pipe;
  • a push handle, the first end of the push handle is located in the first shell, and the second end of the push handle is located in the tail pipe.
  • the present application provides a bendable hard tube, a certain space can be provided for the optical fiber to bend inside (small range), so that light rays can be retreated. It can be understood that if there is no bendable hard tube, and the outside of the optical fiber is wrapped by a tight package, a protective sleeve, and a cable sheath, then it is equivalent to fixing the optical fiber, and the optical fiber cannot be retracted. If it is large, it may cause the fiber to break.
  • the first end of the bendable hard tube is connected to the second end of the push handle or Insert into the push handle from the second end of the push handle. It can be understood that after the flexible hard tube is connected with the push handle, the flexible hard tube will not move randomly, thereby providing a stable environment for the optical fiber to retreat in the flexible hard tube and preventing the optical fiber from being broken.
  • it further includes an inner shell; the inner shell surrounds the bendable hard tube and the push handle . It can be understood that by enclosing the bendable hard tube and the push handle through the inner shell, the firmness of the connection between the bendable hard tube and the push handle can be improved, so the bendable hard tube will not move arbitrarily.
  • the back-off in the tube provides a stable environment to avoid fiber breakage.
  • the tailpipe surrounds the push handle, the inner casing, the bendable hard tube and the photoelectric hybrid cable. It can be understood that the stability of the push handle, the inner shell, the bendable hard tube and the photoelectric hybrid cable can be further improved by arranging the tail pipe.
  • the second electrical component includes an insulating terminal block, and the insulating terminal block is arranged on the two Between the two conductive elements, the conductive element is provided with a third protrusion, which is used to prevent the insulated terminal seat from moving relative to the two conductive elements, and the insulated terminal seat is provided with a third protrusion for buckling the first A fourth protrusion of the casing.
  • the stability of the second electrical component in the first housing can be improved.
  • the second electrical component includes a third conductive element and a fourth conductive element, and the third Both the first end of the conductive element and the first end of the fourth conductive element are located inside the first shell, and the first end of the third conductive element and the first end of the fourth conductive element are respectively used
  • the second end of the third conductive element and the second end of the fourth conductive element are respectively electrically connected with two electric wires in the photoelectric hybrid cable.
  • the first part of the ferrule and the first part of the second electrical component are located in a connected space ;
  • the first part of the ferrule is the part of the ferrule that is close to the optical connector insertion end of the optical connector in the first shell
  • the first part of the second electrical component is the first part of the ferrule
  • the part of the second electrical component in the first housing is close to the plug-in end of the photoelectric connector.
  • the first part of the ferrule and the first part of the second electrical component are respectively located in separate Two spaces; wherein, the first part of the ferrule is the part of the ferrule that is close to the optical connector insertion end of the optical connector in the first housing, and the first part of the second electrical component is The part of the second electrical component in the first housing that is close to the insertion end of the optical connector of the optical connector.
  • it further includes a ferrule handle and a second spring, wherein:
  • the ferrule is connected to the first end of the ferrule tail handle in the first shell;
  • the second end of the ferrule tail handle is in contact with the first end of the push handle through the second spring.
  • the second spring can provide a certain elastic force for the ferrule through the ferrule tail handle, so as to ensure that after the ferrule is inserted into the adapter with the connector, the end face of the ferrule will be consistent with the other ferrule inserted from the other end of the photoelectric adapter.
  • the end face of the core fits better.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides an optical connector, which includes: a ferrule, a first housing, and a second electrical component;
  • the first shell includes a front end surface, a rear end surface, and an inner surface and an outer surface connecting the front end surface and the rear end surface, the inner surface surrounds and forms a cavity, and the ferrule is partially or completely located in the cavity, Part or all of the second electrical component is located in the cavity, and the front end surface surrounds and forms a first socket and a second socket, the first socket is arranged corresponding to the ferrule, and the second socket is connected to the ferrule.
  • the above-mentioned second electric component is arranged correspondingly.
  • the first socket communicates with the second socket, or
  • the first socket and the second socket are independent of each other.
  • the ferrule protrudes from the first socket out of the first housing, and the first The second electrical component does not protrude from the first shell from the second socket. It can be understood that the ferrule protruding from the first socket from the first housing can be better inserted into the ferrule sleeve in the adapter, and the second electrical component does not protrude from the second socket from the first housing to prevent the second electrical component from short circuiting or People get electrocuted.
  • the front surface of the first housing close to the optical connector insertion end of the optical connector is Asymmetrical shapes, or shapes with only one axis of symmetry. It can be understood that through the shape design of the first storage space of the adapter and the design of the shape of the connector, for example, it is designed as an asymmetric structure centered on the central axis. , the connector can be inserted into the adapter, and this structure can realize fool-proof.
  • a bendable hard tube the inner cavity of the bendable hard tube is used for the retraction of the optical fiber in the photoelectric hybrid cable, and the bendable hard tube is located inside the tail pipe;
  • a push handle, the first end of the push handle is located in the first shell, and the second end of the push handle is located in the tail pipe.
  • the present application provides a bendable hard tube, a certain space can be provided for the optical fiber to bend inside (small range), so that light rays can be retreated. It can be understood that if there is no bendable hard tube, and the outside of the optical fiber is wrapped by a tight package, a protective sleeve, and a cable sheath, then it is equivalent to fixing the optical fiber, and the optical fiber cannot be retracted. If it is large, it may cause the fiber to break.
  • the first end of the bendable hard tube is connected to the second end of the push handle or Insert into the push handle from the second end of the push handle. It can be understood that after the flexible hard tube is connected with the push handle, the flexible hard tube will not move randomly, thereby providing a stable environment for the optical fiber to retreat in the flexible hard tube and preventing the optical fiber from being broken.
  • an inner shell is further included; the inner shell surrounds the bendable hard tube and the push handle . It can be understood that by enclosing the bendable hard tube and the push handle through the inner shell, the firmness of the connection between the bendable hard tube and the push handle can be improved, so the bendable hard tube will not move arbitrarily. The back-off in the tube provides a stable environment to avoid fiber breakage.
  • the tail pipe surrounds the push handle, the inner shell, the bendable hard tube and the photoelectric hybrid cable. It can be understood that the stability of the push handle, the inner shell, the bendable hard tube and the photoelectric hybrid cable can be further improved by arranging the tail pipe.
  • the second electrical component includes an insulating terminal block, and the insulating terminal block is arranged on the two Between the two conductive elements, the conductive element is provided with a third protrusion, which is used to prevent the insulated terminal seat from moving relative to the two conductive elements, and the insulated terminal seat is provided with a third protrusion for buckling the first A fourth protrusion of the shell.
  • the second electrical component includes a third conductive element and a fourth conductive element, and the third Both the first end of the conductive element and the first end of the fourth conductive element are located inside the first shell, and the first end of the third conductive element and the first end of the fourth conductive element are respectively used
  • the second end of the third conductive element and the second end of the fourth conductive element are respectively electrically connected with two electric wires in the photoelectric hybrid cable.
  • it further includes a ferrule handle and a second spring, wherein:
  • the ferrule is connected to the first end of the ferrule tail handle in the first shell;
  • the second end of the ferrule tail handle is in contact with the first end of the push handle through the second spring.
  • the second spring can provide a certain elastic force for the ferrule through the ferrule tail handle, so as to ensure that after the ferrule is inserted into the adapter with the connector, the end face of the ferrule will be consistent with the other ferrule inserted from the other end of the photoelectric adapter.
  • the end face of the core fits better.
  • the outer wall of the first housing is provided with a first card slot, and the first card slot It is used to cooperate with the first protrusion on the first buckle of the adapter to fix the photoelectric connector and the adapter.
  • the axial distance between the first locking groove and the front end face of the ferrule is The first dimension, the radial distance between the first card slot and the central axis of the ferrule is the second dimension; the axial distance between the first protrusion on the adapter and the center position of the ferrule sleeve The distance is the first dimension, the axial distance between the first groove on the adapter and the center position of the ferrule sleeve is the first dimension, the first protrusion to the ferrule sleeve The radial distance between the central axes of the core sleeves is the second dimension.
  • the axial distance between the first groove on the adapter and the central position of the ferrule sleeve is greater than the first dimension, and the distance between the first groove and the front end of the ferrule
  • the axial distance refers to the minimum vertical distance between the first card slot and the front end of the ferrule along the axial direction of the ferrule. Since the first card slot is a three-dimensional structure, the distance between the first card slot and the front end of the ferrule The axial distance between the position with the smallest surface distance and the front end of the ferrule is "the axial distance between the first locking groove and the front end of the ferrule".
  • the axial distance between the first protrusion and the center position of the ferrule sleeve refers to the minimum distance between the first protrusion and the center position of the ferrule sleeve along the axial direction of the ferrule sleeve.
  • Vertical distance the axial distance between the position where the first protrusion is the smallest distance from the center of the ferrule sleeve and the center position of the ferrule sleeve is "the distance between the first protrusion and the center position of the ferrule sleeve axial distance".
  • Fig. 1 is a kind of specific application scenario of the connector provided by the present application, specifically the schematic diagram of FTTH network;
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a specific embodiment of a communication device where the connector provided by the present application is located;
  • Fig. 3 is a view in one direction after the optical connector provided by the embodiment of the present application is assembled
  • Fig. 4 is an exploded schematic view of the photoelectric connector provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view in one direction of the photoelectric connector provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 6 is a view in one direction of the first housing provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 7 is a view in another direction of the first housing provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 8 is a view in one direction after the ferrule is inserted into the first housing provided by the embodiment of the present application;
  • Fig. 9 is a view in one direction after the push handle is inserted into the first shell provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 10 is a view in one direction of the second electrical component provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 11 is a view from one direction after the second electrical component provided by the embodiment of the present application is inserted into the first housing;
  • Fig. 12A is a view from another direction after the second electrical component provided by the embodiment of the present application is inserted into the first housing;
  • Fig. 12B is a cross-sectional view of the second electrical component provided by the embodiment of the present application after being inserted into the first housing;
  • Fig. 13 is a schematic diagram of the relative positions of different components provided in the embodiment of the present application in the first housing;
  • Fig. 14 is a view in one direction of the first housing provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 15 is a view in another direction of the first housing provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 16A is a schematic diagram of putting a dustproof cap on the first shell provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 16B is a cross-sectional view in one direction of putting a dustproof cap on the first shell provided by the embodiment of the present application;
  • Fig. 17 is a schematic structural diagram of a bendable hard tube and a photoelectric hybrid cable provided by an embodiment of the present application;
  • Figure 18 is a schematic diagram of the connection between the bendable hard tube and the push handle provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 19 is a schematic diagram of the sleeved inner shell provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 20 is a schematic diagram of a tailpipe provided outside the inner shell provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 21 is a view in one direction of the photoelectric adapter provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Figure 22 is a view of the photoelectric adapter provided by the embodiment of the present application in one direction;
  • Fig. 23 is a schematic diagram of the connection between the photoelectric adapter and the photoelectric connector provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 24 is a schematic structural diagram of a first electrical component provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 25A is a schematic diagram of the connection between a first electrical component and a second electrical component according to an embodiment of the present application
  • Fig. 25B is a cross-sectional view in one direction of the connection between the first electrical component and the second electrical component provided by the embodiment of the present application;
  • Fig. 26 is a cross-sectional view in one direction of a photoelectric adapter provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 27 is a cross-sectional view in another direction of a photoelectric adapter provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 28 is a cross-sectional view of a photoelectric adapter provided by an embodiment of the present application in another direction;
  • Fig. 29 is a schematic diagram of the shape of the docking part of the photoelectric adapter and the photoelectric connector provided by the embodiment of the present application;
  • Fig. 30 is a schematic diagram of the shape of the docking part of the photoelectric adapter and the photoelectric connector provided by the embodiment of the present application;
  • Figure 31 is a view in one direction after the connector provided by the embodiment of the present application is assembled
  • Figure 32 is an exploded schematic view of the connector provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 33 is a view in one direction of a first housing provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 34 is a view in another direction of a first housing provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 35 is a view of the assembly of the first shell and the ferrule provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 36 is a schematic structural diagram of the adapter provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 37 is a schematic structural diagram of the adapter provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Axial direction It can be understood as the axial direction of the connector, which is equivalent to the extension direction of the optical fiber and the ferrule, that is, the direction in which the tail of the optical fiber extends to the front end of the optical fiber and then continues to the front end of the ferrule, which is equivalent to the direction in the optical connector plug
  • the axial direction of the shell assembly set on the periphery of the optical fiber.
  • Radial direction perpendicular to the axial direction.
  • the connector in this embodiment of the present application may be an optical connector that integrates the functions of an optical fiber connector plug and an electrical connector plug.
  • the cable connected to the optical connector is an optical hybrid cable, that is, includes both optical fibers and cables.
  • the connector can also be an optical fiber connector that has the function of a fiber optic connector plug but does not have the function of an electrical connector plug, and the cable connected to the fiber optic connector is an optical cable without a cable.
  • the adapter in the embodiment of the present application may be a photoelectric adapter or a fiber optic adapter, wherein the photoelectric adapter can be adapted to the above-mentioned photoelectric connector, and it integrates functions of a fiber optic adapter and an electrical adapter.
  • the optical fiber adapter can be adapted to the above-mentioned optical fiber connector.
  • the connectors, adapters, connector components and communication equipment provided by this application are used in the FFTx system.
  • the FFTx system can be, but not limited to, FFTH (fiber to the home, fiber to the home), FFTC (fiber to the curb, fiber to the road) edge), FTTP (fiber to the premises, fiber to the premises), FTTN (fiber to the node or neighborhood, fiber to the node), FTTO (fiber to the office, fiber to the office), FTTSA (fiber to the servicearea, fiber to service area).
  • FFTH fiber to the home, fiber to the home
  • FFTC fiber to the curb, fiber to the road
  • FTTP fiber to the premises, fiber to the premises
  • FTTN fiber to the node or neighborhood, fiber to the node
  • FTTO fiber to the office, fiber to the office
  • FTTSA fiber to the servicearea, fiber to service area
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of the FTTH network, and a pre-connected distribution point (Connectorised Fiber Distribution Point) is set between the central office (Central Office, CO) 1 and the user terminal box (Customer Splicing Point, CSP) 4 , CFDP) 2 and fiber distribution box (3), the communication equipment in the central computer room (1) is connected to the pre-connection distribution point (2) through optical cables, and the signal is distributed to the pre-connection distribution point (2), and the pre-connection distribution point (2) The line point (2) transmits the signal to the fiber distribution box (3) through the fiber optic cable, and then outputs (transmits through the fiber optic cable) to the user terminal box (4) through the fiber distribution box (3).
  • a pre-connected distribution point Connectorised Fiber Distribution Point
  • the communication equipment provided in this application may be, but not limited to, a fiber access terminal (FAT) and an optical cable splice closure (splitting and splicing closure, SSC).
  • FAT fiber access terminal
  • SSC optical cable splice closure
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a communication device (1000) provided in an implementation manner.
  • the communication device (1000) includes a second housing (400), an adapter assembly (200A), an indoor connector assembly (300A) and an outdoor connector assembly (100A).
  • the adapter assembly (200A) is fixed on the second casing (400), the indoor connector assembly (300A) is accommodated inside the second casing (400), the outdoor connector assembly (100A) is located outside the second casing (400), and the outdoor The connector assembly (100A) and the indoor connector assembly (300A) can be plugged together through the connection of the adapter assembly (200A), thereby realizing the transmission of optical signals.
  • the indoor connector assembly (300A) can be understood as being located inside the second housing (400) and in a relatively closed In a small space, it can effectively isolate dust and water vapor from the outside.
  • the outdoor connector assembly (100A) can be understood as being located outside the second housing (400) and in a relatively open space, and needs to have better environmental adaptability to cope with complex and changeable external environments.
  • the second shell (400) includes a box body (401) and a top cover (402) covering the box body (401), and the box body (401) is provided with a plurality of external sockets (4011) arranged side by side.
  • the external sockets (4011) can be arranged in one or more rows.
  • the adapter assembly (200A) includes a plurality of adapters (200), and the number of adapters (200) is equal to or less than the number of external sockets (4011) (less than means that some external sockets can be reserved for other purposes).
  • the external socket (4011) can also be arranged on the top cover (402).
  • Each adapter (200) can be correspondingly arranged at the position of the corresponding external socket (4011).
  • the indoor connector assembly (300A) includes a plurality of indoor connectors (300), and the plurality of indoor connectors (300) are all accommodated in the second shell (400).
  • the number of indoor connectors (300) is the same as the number of adapters (200), and may be less than the number of adapters (200), so that each indoor connector (300) can be connected with a corresponding adapter (200) Docking.
  • the outdoor connector assembly (100A) includes a plurality of outdoor connectors (100), the number of outdoor connectors (100) and the number of adapters (200) can be the same or less than the number of adapters (200), each outdoor connection
  • the adapter (100) can be inserted into a corresponding adapter (200) from the outside of the second housing (400).
  • the two ends of the adapter (200) are respectively provided with an opening adapted to the indoor connector (300) and an opening adapted to the outdoor connector (100), the indoor connector (300) and the outdoor connector ( 100) are respectively plugged into the two openings of the adapter (200), so that the ferrules of the indoor connector (300) and the outdoor connector (100) are butted in the adapter (200), that is, the two optical fibers that need to be connected are realized. Docking, so that the optical signal output from the transmitting fiber can be coupled into the receiving fiber to the maximum extent.
  • each indoor connector (300) and each outdoor connector (100) can be inserted into the corresponding adapter (200) from the inside and outside of the second housing (400), so that each indoor connector ( 300) can be mated with the corresponding outdoor connector (100). That is, an indoor connector (300), an adapter (200) and an outdoor connector (100) can jointly constitute a connector assembly to realize the link transmission of an optical signal.
  • the communication device (1000) provided by the present application includes a plurality of external sockets (4011) arranged in rows or arranged in multiple rows, and the adapters (200) are correspondingly arranged at the positions of the external sockets (4011), so that it can be implemented in a limited space. More connection ports can be arranged inside, and the density of adapters arranged in the communication device can be improved.
  • the connector provided in this application may be the outdoor connector (100) in the communication device (1000) of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, or the indoor connector (100) in the communication device (1000) of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 300).
  • the connectors are outdoor connectors.
  • the first embodiment is introduced by taking the connector (100) as an optical connector (100) and the adapter (200) as an optical adapter (200) as an example, the details are as follows.
  • the first end and the second end of the components on the optical connector (100) are described first. After the photoelectric connector (100) is inserted into the photoelectric adapter (200), one end of the photoelectric connector (100) inserted into the photoelectric adapter (200) can be referred to as "photoelectric connector insertion end” for short.
  • photoelectric connector insertion end On the photoelectric connector (100)
  • Some components may have a first end and a second end, wherein the first end refers to the end close to the photoelectric connector insertion end of the photoelectric connector (100), and the second end refers to the photoelectric connector far away from the photoelectric connector (100).
  • One end of the plug-in end of the connector will involve ferrule, ferrule tail handle, push handle, first shell, bendable hard tube and other components later, then, the first end of the ferrule refers to the photoelectric One end of the plug-in end of the connector, the second end of the ferrule refers to the end of the ferrule that is far away from the plug-in end of the photoelectric connector; the first end of the ferrule tail handle refers to the end of the ferrule tail handle that is close to the photoelectric connector.
  • the second end of the ferrule tail handle refers to the end of the ferrule tail handle far away from the plug-in end of the photoelectric connector; the first end of the push handle refers to the end of the push handle that is close to the plug-in end of the photoelectric connector.
  • the second end of the handle refers to the end of the push handle away from the plug-in end of the photoelectric connector;
  • the first end of the first shell refers to the end of the first shell close to the plug-in end of the photoelectric connector, and the second end of the first shell Refers to the end of the first shell away from the plug-in end of the photoelectric connector;
  • the first end of the bendable hard tube refers to the end of the bendable hard tube that is close to the plug-in end of the photoelectric connector, and the second end of the bendable hard tube is Refers to the end of the flexible hard tube away from the insertion end of the photoelectric connector; the first end and the second end of the remaining components on the photoelectric connector can be deduced in the same way.
  • the end surface of the first end mentioned here may be referred to as a front end surface
  • the end surface of the second end mentioned here may be referred to as a rear end surface.
  • Fig. 3 is a view in one direction after the photoelectric connector (100) is assembled
  • Fig. 4 is an exploded schematic diagram of the photoelectric connector (100)
  • Fig. 5 is an axial section picture.
  • the photoelectric connector (100) includes: a ferrule (2), a first shell (3) and a second electrical component (12), wherein: the first shell (3) contains a cavity, specifically, the The first shell (3) includes a front end surface, a rear end surface, and an inner surface and an outer surface connecting the front end surface and the rear end surface, the inner surface surrounds and forms the cavity, and the ferrule (2) partially or completely accommodates In (or in other words located in) the cavity, the second electrical component (12) is partly or completely accommodated in (or in other words located in) the cavity, therefore, it can be considered that the ferrule (2) is located in the first The inside of the housing (3), the second electrical component (3) is located inside the first housing (3); in addition, the second electrical component (12) does not protrude from the first housing (3) ), the outer wall of the first housing (3) is provided with a first slot coupled with the first buckle on the photoelectric adapter.
  • the photoelectric connector (100) may also include a ferrule tail handle (4), a push handle (8) and a photoelectric hybrid cable (11).
  • the ferrule (2), the first shell (3 ), the ferrule tail handle (4), and the push handle (8) can be considered as axial connections, and this axis is the optical fiber in the optical-electrical hybrid cable.
  • the ferrule (2), the ferrule tail handle (4) and The inside of the push handle (8) is a cavity, and the optical fiber in the photoelectric hybrid cable (11) is used to penetrate from the second end of the push handle (8), and pass through the ferrule (2), ferrule tail in turn
  • the cavity inside the handle (4) and the push handle (8) for example, the optical fiber runs through the push handle (8), the ferrule tail handle (4), and the ferrule (2) in turn, wherein, after passing through the push handle (8) and There is a layer of tight wrapping outside the optical fiber of the ferrule tail handle (4), but there is no tight wrapping outside the optical fiber when it passes through the ferrule (2).
  • the second end of the ferrule (2) is connected to the first end of the ferrule tail handle (4); the second end of the ferrule tail handle (4) is connected to the second end of the ferrule tail handle (4) through the second spring (6) The first end of the push handle (8) contacts.
  • the photoelectric connector (100) may also include a bendable hard tube (9), wherein the first end of the bendable hard tube (9) is connected to the second end of the push handle (8) or The second end of the push handle (8) is inserted into the push handle (8), and the inner cavity of the bendable hard tube (9) is used for retracting the optical fiber in the photoelectric hybrid cable (11), namely The optical fiber in the photoelectric hybrid cable (11) also runs through the bendable hard tube (9); the bendable hard tube (9) is located inside the tail pipe (10), that is, the bendable hard tube ( 9) A tailpipe (10) is sheathed on the outer side, so as to protect the bendable hard pipe (9).
  • the first end of the push handle (8) is located in the first casing (3), and the second end of the push handle (8) is located in the tail pipe (10).
  • the photoelectric connector (100) further includes an inner shell (7), wherein the inner shell (7) includes the push handle (8) and the bendable hard tube (9).
  • the inner shell (7) includes the push handle (8) and the bendable hard tube (9).
  • the photoelectric connector (100) also includes a tail pipe (10), and the tail pipe (10) surrounds the inner shell (7), the push handle (8), the bendable hard tube (9) and a part of the photoelectric hybrid cable (11), one side of the first end of the tail pipe (10) is bonded to one side of the second end of the first shell (3).
  • the first end of the ferrule (2) can be inserted into the cavity of the first shell (3) from the cavity openings at both ends of the first shell (3)
  • the ferrule (2) can also be connected with the ferrule After the core tail handle (4) is connected, it is inserted into the cavity of the first shell (3).
  • the first shell (3) can be sheathed outside it.
  • the ferrule (2) and the ferrule tail handle (4) can also be arranged in the first housing (3) in other ways, which is not limited here.
  • there are many ways to connect the ferrule (2) to the ferrule tail handle (4) which are not limited here, for example, it may be riveting, for example, the first end of the ferrule tail handle (4) has The cavity opening, the second end of the ferrule (2) can be inserted into the ferrule tail handle (4) from the cavity opening, and the inner wall of the ferrule tail handle (4) is provided with a protrusion, the ferrule The protrusion on the inner wall of the tail handle (4) acts as a barrier to the ferrule (2), which can prevent the ferrule (2) from being completely inserted into the cavity of the ferrule tail handle (4).
  • the second end of the ferrule tail handle (4) is in contact with the first end of the push handle (8) through the second spring (6)
  • the second end of the ferrule tail handle (4) The end is provided with a stopper
  • the first end of the push handle (8) is also provided with a stopper.
  • the stopper of the ferrule tail handle (2) and the stopper of the push handle (8) are used to Prevent the spring from breaking away from between the ferrule tail handle (4) and the push handle (8).
  • the second spring (6) can provide a certain elastic force for the ferrule (2) through the ferrule tail handle (4), so as to ensure that the ferrule (2) is inserted into the optical adapter (200) along with the optical connector (100), the The end face of the ferrule (2) fits better with the end face of another ferrule inserted from the other end of the photoelectric adapter (200).
  • the inner wall of the first housing (3) is in contact with the outer wall of the ferrule tail handle (4) and the outer wall of the push handle (8) to stabilize the ferrule tail handle (4) and the push handle ( 8).
  • the second electrical component will be introduced in detail below.
  • the second electrical assembly (12) includes two conductive elements, such as a third conductive element and a fourth conductive element, the two conductive elements are respectively electrically connected to the two electric wires in the photoelectric hybrid cable (11),
  • the second electrical component (12) is located inside the first casing (3).
  • the first casing (3) can be considered to include one side and two end faces, wherein the two end faces include On the first shell (3), the end face close to the first end of the first shell (3) and the end face close to the second end of the first shell (3), these two end faces are perpendicular to the above-mentioned axial direction; and the one side It is the surface sandwiched between the two end faces on the first shell (3), and the one side is substantially perpendicular to the two end faces.
  • the inner side of the first shell (3) mentioned here specifically includes not beyond that side.
  • the second electrical component (12) can be inserted from the opening of the cavity at the second end of the first housing (3), and the end of the second electrical component (12) close to the insertion end of the above-mentioned photoelectric connector can be referred to as
  • the first end of the second electrical component (12), the end of the second electrical component (12) away from the plug-in end of the above-mentioned photoelectric connector can be called the second end of the second electrical component (12), the second electrical component
  • the first end of (12) can be contained in the cavity of this first housing (3) completely, and the second end of this second electrical component (12) is respectively connected with two electric wires in the described photoelectric hybrid cable (11)
  • the second end of the third conductive element and the second end of the fourth conductive element are each connected to an electric wire, and the second end of the second electrical component (12) is completely accommodated in the first shell (3) cavity or protruding from the first shell (3), when protruding,
  • Fig. 6-Fig. 9 wherein, Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the first shell (3), Fig. 7 is another perspective view of the first shell (3), and the first shell (3) includes the second card Slot (31), first card slot (32), first cavity opening (33), first socket (34), second socket (35), the first cavity opening (33) is the first casing
  • the cavity of (3) is at the opening of the rear end face of the first shell (3), and the first socket (34) and the second socket (35) are respectively the cavity of the first shell (3) in the first shell (3)
  • the two openings on the front end face, specifically, the first socket (34) and the second socket (35) are surrounded by the front end face of the first shell (3), and the first socket (34 ) is set corresponding to the ferrule, and the second socket (35) is set corresponding to the second electrical component (12).
  • the ferrule (2) is in the cavity of the first shell (3) and protrudes from the first socket (34) of the first shell (may not be connected with the first shell (3) Inner wall contact), in the cavity of the first shell (3), the second end of the ferrule (2) is connected with the first end of the ferrule tail handle (4), also in the cavity of the first shell (3) In the cavity, the second end of the ferrule tail handle (4) is in contact with the first end of the push handle (8) through the spring (6).
  • the first end of this push handle (8) is positioned in the cavity of first shell (3), and the second end of push handle (8) is from the first cavity of first shell (3)
  • the opening (33) stretches out, and the second buckle (81) of the push handle (8) is stuck in the second slot (31) of the first shell (3) from the inner wall of the first shell (3), so that the The push handle (8) is fixed on the first shell (3).
  • the first slot (32) on the first shell (3) is coupled with the first buckle on the photoelectric adapter (200), and the first slot (32) and the first buckle are used to connect the photoelectric The device (100) and the photoelectric adapter (200) are fixed.
  • Figure 10 is a schematic structural diagram of the second electrical assembly (12), the second electrical assembly (12) includes at least two conductive elements (121) and an insulating terminal block (122),
  • two conductive elements (121) are taken as an example to illustrate, and these two conductive elements can be respectively referred to as the third conductive element (121) and the fourth conductive element (121), because the two conductive elements (121) are similar in structure, so only one of the conductive elements (121) is numbered.
  • the insulating terminal base (122) is arranged between the two conductive elements (121), that is, between the third conductive element and the fourth conductive element, specifically, each conductive element (121)
  • At least two third protrusions (1213) are provided on the surface of the surface, and the insulating terminal base (122) can be clamped by these two third protrusions (1213), and the two conductive elements (121) are clamped
  • the insulating terminal seat (122) is installed, it can prevent the relative movement of the insulating terminal seat (122) and the two conductive elements (121), and there are other possibilities for the number of the third protrusion (1213).
  • the place is not limited. In FIG.
  • two third protrusions (1213) are set on each conductive element (121) as an example; the surface of the terminal base (122) is provided with a fourth protrusion (1223 ), used to prevent the second electrical component (12) from moving in the first housing (3), the number of the fourth protrusion (1223) can be one or more, in Fig. 10 two
  • the fourth protrusion (1223) is illustrated as an example, and optionally, the fourth protrusion (1223) mentioned here may also be called a rib, or a raised rib, etc.
  • the two ends of the conductive element (121) are respectively the first end (1211) and the second end (1212), as shown in Figure 7, the first end (1211) of the conductive element (121) is in the first shell In the cavity of (3) close to the position of the second socket (35), as shown in Figure 12A, it can be seen from the first end of the first shell (3), the first end (1211) of the conductive element (121) It is completely accommodated in the cavity, and does not protrude from the second socket (35); and the second end (1212) of the conductive element (121) may be in the cavity of the first shell (3), and may also be connected from the first The first cavity opening (33) of the casing (3) stretches out of the cavity of the first casing (3), and Fig.
  • the 11 then uses the second end (1212) of the conductive element (121) from the first casing (3)
  • the first cavity opening (33) of the first cavity is protruded out as an example, and the second end (1212) of the conductive element (121) is used to electrically connect with the electric wire in the photoelectric hybrid cable (11), for example, the third
  • the second end (1212) of the conductive element (121) is electrically connected with one electric wire
  • the second end (1212) of the fourth conductive element (121) is electrically connected with another electric wire.
  • Figure 12B is a cross-sectional view of the second electrical component (12) in the first housing (3), from Figure 12B it can be seen that the second electrical component (12) and the first housing (3) The positional relationship of the inner wall, it can be seen that the second electrical component (12) is coupled with the inner wall of the first housing (3), so that the second electrical component (12) is fixed in the first housing (3).
  • Figure 13 illustrates a part of the push handle (8), the second spring (6), the ferrule tail handle (4), the ferrule (2), and the second electrical assembly (12)
  • Figure 13 is a view with the first shell (3) hidden
  • Figure 14 is a perspective view viewed from the plug-in end of the above-mentioned photoelectric connector after the first shell (3) is mounted on the basis of Figure 13 .
  • the ferrule (2) protrudes from the first socket (34), the first end (1211) of the third conductive element (121) in the two conductive elements (121) and The first end (1211) of the fourth conductive element (121) does not protrude from the corresponding second socket (35).
  • the first socket (34) protruding from the ferrule (2) is separated from the second socket (35) closest to the first ends (1211) of the two conductive elements (121) or mutually. Independent means that the first end of the ferrule (2) and the first ends (1211) of the two conductive elements (121) are located in different spaces.
  • the first socket (34) communicates with the second socket (35), therefore, it seems that the first socket (34) and the second socket (35) are actually an empty space.
  • Cavity opening can be referred to as the third socket (36), as shown in Figure 15, the front end of the first housing (3) includes the third socket (36), and the ferrule (2) is not connected from the third socket (36) stretches out, and the respective first ends (1211) of the two conductive elements (121) are located on the inner wall of the first shell (3), and the two conductive elements (121) can be placed on the first shell ( 3)
  • the inner wall of the wall can be arranged in a centralized manner, or it can be arranged in a dispersed manner, which is not limited in this application.
  • the respective first ends (1211) of the two conductive elements (121) are near the third socket (36), but do not protrude from the third socket (36).
  • the ferrule (2) and the The first end (1211) of the conductive element (121) is located in a connected space.
  • the first end of the ferrule (2) can extend out of the first socket (34) or the third socket (36), or not Stretch out the first socket (34) or the third socket (36). That is to say, the ferrule (2) may or may not protrude from the front end of the first shell (3).
  • a dustproof cap (1) can also be provided, and the dustproof cap (1) is used to cover the ferrule (2) and the conductive element (121) from the first end of the first shell (3) ) of the first end (1211) to prevent the ferrule (2) and the first end (1211) of the conductive element (121) from being exposed to the outside, thereby preventing dust, water and other foreign substances from interfering with the ferrule (2) and the conductive element
  • the first ends (1211) of (121) are in contact.
  • the dust cap (1) essentially includes two main parts, one is coupled with the first socket (34) and ferrule (2)
  • the part (102) the other is the part (101) coupled with the first end (1211) of the second socket (35) and the conductive element (121), specifically as shown in Figure 16A; further, for better Understand the internal combination of the dust cap (1) and the first housing (3), and also provide a cross-sectional view as shown in Figure 16B, it can be seen that the cavity in the dust cap (1) accommodates the ferrule (2), and the protruding tongue (101) of the dust cap penetrates into the cavity of the first housing (3) from the second socket (35), thereby blocking the first end (1211) of the conductive element (121) from the outside contact.
  • the maximum diameter of the second socket (35) is less than 12.5mm to meet ip20 as a whole to prevent finger contact.
  • the outer layer of the photoelectric hybrid cable (11) is a cable sheath (1101), and the cable sheath (1101) is wrapped with an electric wire (1102) and an optical fiber (1104), and the outer layer of the optical fiber (1104) is once set ( Looking from the inside to the outside) the tight bag (1103) and the protective cover (1105).
  • the protective cover (1105) can be made of aramid fiber.
  • a bendable hard tube (9) will be set.
  • the optical fiber (1104) wrapped with the tight package (1103) can be threaded into the bendable hard tube (9), and the bendable hard tube (9) will be inserted into the protective sheath (1105), therefore, the electric wire (1102 ) does not pass through the flexible hard tube (9).
  • the bendable hard tube (9) can be made of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) material.
  • PBT polybutylene terephthalate
  • the present application provides the bendable hard tube (9), a certain space can be provided for the optical fiber to bend inside (small range), so that light rays can be retreated. It can be understood that if there is no bendable hard tube (9), and the outside of the optical fiber is wrapped by a tight package, a protective sleeve, and a cable sheath in turn, then it is equivalent to fixing the optical fiber, and the optical fiber cannot be retracted. Larger force may cause the fiber to break.
  • the first end of the bendable hard tube (9) (specifically, the end close to the insertion end of the photoelectric connector) can be connected to the second end (82) of the push handle (8), such as through a buckle Connection, glue connection, etc.;
  • the first end of the bendable hard tube (9) is inserted into the push handle (8) from the end face of the second end of the push handle (8).
  • the second end (82) of the push handle (8) can be a threaded structure (82), and the threaded structure (82) of the push handle (8) can cooperate with the nut (5) to connect the photoelectric hybrid cable ( 11)
  • the protective sleeve (1105) is embedded between the push handle (8) and the nut (5), thereby fixing the photoelectric hybrid cable (11). ) plays a stabilizing role in connection with the bendable hard tube (9), and can also play a stabilizing role in the photoelectric hybrid cable (11).
  • the length of the bendable hard tube (9) can be set according to actual needs, and is not limited here.
  • the material of the nut (5) can be an insulating material, such as aramid fiber, and the design of the nut (5) as insulation can effectively prevent short circuits between the electric wires in the above-mentioned photoelectric hybrid cable (11), improving safety .
  • the optical connector (100) further includes an inner shell (7), wherein the inner shell (7) surrounds the push handle (8) and the bendable hard tube On (9), the entire section or part of the nut (5) can also be further surrounded.
  • the inner shell (7) is used to fix the push handle (8) and the flexible hard tube (9).
  • the inner shell (7) can be formed by injection molding.
  • the nut (5) can be screwed onto the push handle (8) Afterwards, low-temperature injection molding material is injected at the contact position between the nut (5) and the push handle (8) and the bendable hard tube (9), thereby forming the inner shell (7), because it is formed by injection molding, so the inner shell
  • the shell (7) can be fully combined with the push handle (8) and the bendable hard tube (9), so it can fix the push handle (8) and the bendable hard tube (9).
  • the low-temperature injection molding material here is a material with strong fluidity during injection molding, such as PE. Because of its strong fluidity, it does not need to apply too much pressure during the injection molding process, which can prevent the low-temperature injection molding material from impacting the optical fiber ( 1104), so as to prevent the optical fiber (1104) from being deformed and damaged.
  • the photoelectric connector (100) also includes a tail pipe (10), and the tail pipe (10) surrounds the inner shell (7), the push handle (8), the A bendable hard tube (9) and a part of the photoelectric hybrid cable (11), the tailpipe (10) is close to the first end of the push handle (8) (that is, the tailpipe (10) is close to the above-mentioned photoelectric connector insertion
  • One side of the connecting end is attached to the side of the first shell (3) close to the first end of the push handle (8) (that is, the first shell (3) is the end of the photoelectric connector plug-in end)
  • the intuitive visual effect of fitting is that the first shell (3) is basically integrated with the tailpipe (10).
  • the tailpipe (10) can be provided after the inner shell (7) is set, for example, after the inner shell (7) can be formed by injection molding, the inner shell (7), the bendable hard tube (9) and a part of the photoelectric hybrid cable (11) are externally injected with a high-temperature injection molding material, which is used to protect the inner shell (7), the flexible hard tube (9) and a part of the photoelectric hybrid cable (11)
  • Figure 20 is a schematic diagram of the relative positional relationship between the push handle (8), the inner shell (7), the tail pipe (10) and the photoelectric hybrid cable (11) after the tail pipe (10) is obtained by injection molding.
  • the high-temperature injection molding material specifically includes an injection molding material whose melting temperature is higher than the melting temperature of the cable sheath (1101). Since the melting temperature of the high-temperature injection molding material is higher than that of the cable sheath (1101), when the high-temperature injection molding material is injected, the cable sheath will be A certain degree of melting is carried out, so that the tail pipe (10) obtained by injection molding is better fused with the cable sheath (1101), and the tightness of the protection of the tail pipe (10) to the photoelectric hybrid cable is increased.
  • the tailpipe (10) may not be formed by injection molding, for example, the two halves coupled with the first outer shell are sandwiched between the inner shell (7), the flexible hard tube (9) and a part of the photoelectric hybrid outside the cable (11), thereby forming a tailpipe (10) surrounding the inner casing (7), the bendable hard tube (9) and a part of the photoelectric hybrid cable (11).
  • the two halves coupled to the first shell can be fastened by buckles and slots, or fastened by screws and threads, or combined in other ways, which are not limited here.
  • the above-mentioned low-temperature injection molding materials include injection molding materials whose melting temperature is lower than the high-temperature injection molding materials.
  • a layer of the surface of the inner shell (7) can be melted, thereby facilitating the injection molding process.
  • the obtained tailpipe (10) is better integrated with the inner casing (7), and the tightness of protection of the tailpipe (10) is enhanced.
  • the melting temperature of the above-mentioned flexible hard tube (9) is higher than the melting temperature of the high-temperature injection molding material. Melting or softening can not only avoid bending of the optical fiber (1104) in the bendable hard tube (9), but also provide a stable space for its retreat.
  • the nut (5), the bendable hard tube (9), the photoelectric hybrid cable (11), the inner shell (7) and the tailpipe (10) the The first end of the push handle (8) is pushed into the cavity of the first shell (3) from the second end of the first shell (3), and the second buckle (81) on the push handle (8) It is fastened with the second slot (31) on the first shell (3), thereby completing the fixing of the push handle (8) and the first shell (3).
  • the side of the first shell (3) away from the insertion end of the photoelectric connector is attached to the side of the tailpipe (10) close to the insertion end of the photoelectric connector.
  • the tailpipe (10) does not completely surround the inner shell (7), in this case, the inner shell (7) is not covered by the tailpipe (10)
  • the surrounding part will surround (or be inserted into) the first shell (3), therefore, the position where the first shell (3) fits with the tailpipe (10) is on the outer surface of the inner shell (7).
  • the tailpipe (10) can also completely surround the inner shell (7). In this case, the position where the first shell (3) fits with the tailpipe (10) is outside the push handle (8). surface; of course, there may be other situations, which are not listed here.
  • both the second electrical assembly (12) and the push handle (8) are arranged in the first outer shell (3).
  • the component (12) is also wrapped in the inner shell (7).
  • the second electrical component (12) can be placed along the above-mentioned axial direction before low-temperature injection molding. Viewed from a direction perpendicular to the axial direction (ie, radial direction), The second end (1212) of the second electrical assembly (12) is farther from the second end of the push handle (8) to the insertion end of the above-mentioned photoelectric connector.
  • the second electrical assembly (12 ) can be next to the push handle (8) or keep a small distance from the push handle (8), and then carry out low-temperature injection molding to obtain the above-mentioned inner shell (7), so that the second electrical assembly (12) It is integrated with push handle (8).
  • the second electrical assembly (12) may not be wrapped in the inner casing (7), but after the inner casing (7) is obtained, when the tailpipe (10) is set, the second electrical assembly (12)
  • the joint (such as a welding joint) and the electric wire near the joint are also wrapped in the above-mentioned in the casing (7) or in the tailpipe (10).
  • the two end faces of the bendable hard tube (9) are interposed between the two end faces of the tail pipe (10), that is to say, the bendable hard tube (9) used for the retraction of the optical fiber
  • the tube (9) does not occupy the space in the axial direction alone, but shares a part of the space with the tail pipe (10). ), the embodiment of the present application obviously shortens the spatial size of the optical connector (100).
  • the photoelectric adapter (200) includes a housing (20), and a first accommodation space (21) is provided inside the housing (20), as shown in FIG. 23 , the first accommodation space (21) is used for Accommodate the photoelectric connector (100), for example, the first accommodating space (21) forms an opening on the housing, and the first accommodating space (21) is used to accommodate the first photoelectric connector from the opening.
  • the photoelectric adapter (200) also includes a mushroom head (24), the mushroom head (24) is used to insert into the integrated circuit board to stabilize the photoelectric adapter (200), in addition, the housing is provided with a first A groove (30).
  • the photoelectric adapter (200) further includes a first buckle (25), and the first buckle (25) is arranged in the first accommodation space (21 ) and fixed on the housing (3), the first buckle (25) includes a first protrusion (28) and a second protrusion (29), and the first protrusion (28) is used for Cooperate with the first slot (32) on the first shell (3) to fix the photoelectric adapter (200) and the photoelectric connector (100), the first groove (30) is used for Provide a moving space for the second protrusion (29); the second protrusion (29) is used to move in the first groove under the action of external force, and drive the first protrusion (28) to leave the The first card slot (32).
  • the first buckle (25) is fixed on the housing (3) through the elastic bracket (27), and the first buckle (25) can be two through the elastic bracket (27).
  • the parts, that is, the first buckle (25) and the elastic bracket (27) are independent parts, and the two are fixedly connected through the cooperation of the buckle and the slot, or are fixed by glue, or are Two parts on one part, that is, the first buckle (25) and the elastic support (27) are integrally formed, and one end of the elastic support (27) is fixed on the housing (3) , the other end of the elastic bracket (27) is fixed on the first buckle (25).
  • the second protrusion (29) includes a slope, the slope is inclined relative to the axial direction of the photoelectric adapter (200), the slope is used to cooperate with the handle (22), and the slope is used for
  • the axial force acting on the inclined surface by the operating handle (22) is transformed into a radial component force, and the radial component force is used to drive the first buckle (25) to generate (32) MOVEMENT.
  • the first end of the first protrusion (28) is inserted into the first housing (3) of the photoelectric connector (100)
  • the operating handle (22) moves to the first buckle (25) to generate the first card
  • the active force of the button (25) because the first buckle (25) is connected with the elastic support (27), so the elastic support (27) is also subjected to the active force, and the elastic support (27) is stressed due to the The action of the inclined surface deforms away from the first slot (32), correspondingly, the first protrusion (28) of the first buckle (25) deviates from the first A card slot (32), the deviation of the first buckle (25) will cause the second protrusion (29) to also be away from the first card slot (32), and due to the existence of the above-mentioned first groove (30), therefore There is enough space for the second protrusion (29) to deviate.
  • the relative position of the operating handle (22) and the first buckle (25) is not limited here, as long as the operating handle (22) can be pushed (or moved), due to the interaction force between the two, the elastic
  • the bracket (27) deforms in a direction away from the first locking slot (32), and finally the first protrusion (28) of the first buckle (25) deviates from the first locking slot (32).
  • the operating handle (22) is a part other than the photoelectric adapter, or a part on the photoelectric adapter. When it is a part on the photoelectric adapter (200), it can be movably connected to the housing ( 3), in this case, the optional positional relationship between the operating handle (22) and the first buckle (25) is: the operating handle (22) is located on the optical adapter (200) closer to the optical connector (100) into one end, and the first buckle (25) is located on the photoelectric adapter (200) away from the photoelectric connector (100) into one end; of course, it can also be set as: the operating handle (22) Located on the end of the photoelectric adapter (200) away from the access of the photoelectric connector (100), and the first buckle (25) is located on the end of the photoelectric adapter (200) closer to the access of the photoelectric connector (100), Of course there are other ways.
  • the photoelectric adapter (200) further includes a first spring (26), and the first spring (26) is elastically connected between the housing (3) and the operating handle (22).
  • the operating handle (22) moves relative to the housing (3) and compresses the first spring (26)
  • the operating handle (22) springs back to its original position through the elastic resisting force of the first spring (26).
  • FIGS. 26-27 are only views of an optional structure of the photoelectric adapter (200), and other structures are not listed here.
  • one end of the photoelectric adapter (200) is used to insert the above-mentioned photoelectric connector (100), and the other end of the photoelectric adapter (200) is used to insert another photoelectric connector (100).
  • the second spring (6) in the connector (100), therefore, when the photoelectric adapter (200) is also inserted into the other photoelectric connector (100), the two photoelectric connectors ( Under the action of the two second springs (6) on the 100), the two photoelectric connectors (100) will be pushed out of the photoelectric adapter (200), therefore, when the first buckle (25) of the above-mentioned After a protrusion (28) leaves the first slot (32), the photoelectric connector (100) will move away from the photoelectric adapter (200) under the action of the force, thereby breaking away from the photoelectric adapter (200). The fixation between the configurations realizes the unlocking.
  • the photoelectric adapter (200) further includes a first electrical component (23), wherein the first end of the first electrical component (23) is located in the first accommodation space (21), for use with The second electrical component in the first shell of the photoelectric connector (100) is electrically connected; the second end of the first electrical component is located on the outer surface of the photoelectric adapter (200), and is used for electrical connection with the integrated circuit board. connect.
  • the first electrical component (23) includes a first conductive element (231) and a second conductive element (232), and one end of the first conductive element (231) is partially described
  • the first end is used to be inserted into the first shell (3) of the photoelectric connector (100) and electrically connected to the third conductive element (121) in the second electrical component (12), the first conductive
  • the other end of the element (231) is part of the second end, and protrudes from the outer surface of the photoelectric adapter (200) for electrical connection with the integrated circuit board
  • one end of the second conductive element (232) is part of the second end
  • the first end is used to insert into the first housing (3) and electrically connect with the fourth conductive element (121) of the second electrical component (12), and the other of the second conductive element (232)
  • One end is part of the second end and protrudes from the outer surface of the photoelectric adapter (200) for electrical connection with the integrated circuit board.
  • Figure 25A shows that in the first electrical component (23), one end (2312) of the first conductive element (231), and one end (2322) of the second conductive element (232), are connected to the first The condition of the two conductive elements (131) of the second electrical assembly (12) inside the housing (3).
  • the structure of the first electrical component (23) is not limited to the structures shown in Figs. 24 and 25A.
  • a cross-sectional view in one direction of the connection between the two is further provided, as shown in Figure 25B.
  • the first electrical component (23) can be assembled into the photoelectric adapter (200) as an independent module.
  • the first electrical component (23) is provided with a third buckle, and is connected with The third card slot on the photoelectric connector (100) is coupled, and the third card buckle and the third card slot are used to fix the first electrical component (23) on the photoelectric adapter (200).
  • the third buckle is an unlockable buckle, therefore, the first electrical component (23) can be detached from the photoelectric adapter (200).
  • the photoelectric connector (100) it is necessary to ensure that the photoelectric connector (100) can be inserted into the photoelectric adapter (200) and has a good connection with the photoelectric adapter (200), especially to ensure that the ferrule in the photoelectric connector (100) (2) can be inserted into the corresponding slot in the photoelectric adapter (200), and one end (1211) of the second electrical assembly (12) in the photoelectric adapter (200) is connected with the second conductive element ( 232) one end (2322) is connected (the same is true for the first conductive element), then the outer surface profile of the photoelectric connector (100) and the inner surface profile of the photoelectric adapter (200) need to be designed so that the When the photoelectric connector (100) is inserted into the photoelectric adapter (200), the ferrule (2) and the second electrical component (12) of the photoelectric connector (100) can be adapted to the photoelectric adapter (200) correctly.
  • the insertion angle on the position is inserted, that is, the guide (or guide) design is carried out; through the shape design of the first storage space of the photoelectric adapter (200), and the design of the shape of the photoelectric connector (100), for example, it is designed to center
  • several optional guiding (or guiding) design schemes are listed below.
  • the inner wall of the photoelectric adapter (200) is provided with a protrusion
  • the outer wall of the first housing (3) is provided with a groove coupled with the groove
  • the groove and the protrusion are used to guide the first housing (3) Connection with the photoelectric adapter (200).
  • Fig. 29 illustrates a view of the optical adapter (200) and the optical connector (100) from the axial direction.
  • the end face of the first shell (3) close to the insertion end of the photoelectric connector is a non-centrosymmetric structure.
  • the shape enclosed by the inner wall of the photoelectric adapter (200) near the end where the first casing (3) is inserted is an asymmetric shape, or a shape with only one axis of symmetry, which can be called the first shape.
  • the end surface of the first shell (3) close to the optical connector insertion end of the optical connector (100) is asymmetrical, or has only one symmetrical axis, that is, it is also the shape of the above-mentioned first shape.
  • Fig. 30 illustrates a view of the optical adapter (200) and the optical connector (100) from the axial direction.
  • the axial distance between the first card slot (32) and the front end face of the ferrule (2) is a first dimension
  • the distance between the first card slot (32) and the central axis of the ferrule (2) The radial distance is the second dimension
  • the axial distance between the first protrusion (28) on the photoelectric adapter (200) and the center position of the ferrule sleeve is the first dimension
  • the first protrusion (28 ) to the central axis of the ferrule sleeve is the second dimension.
  • the axial distance between the first groove (30) on the photoelectric adapter (200) and the central position of the ferrule sleeve is greater than the first dimension.
  • the axial distance between the first card slot (32) and the front end of the ferrule (2) refers to the axial distance between the first card slot (32) and the front end surface of the ferrule (2) along the axial direction of the ferrule (2).
  • the axial distance is "the axial distance between the first locking groove (32) and the front end of the ferrule (2)".
  • the axial distance between the first protrusion (28) and the center position of the ferrule sleeve refers to the distance between the first protrusion (28) and the center position of the ferrule sleeve along the axial direction of the ferrule sleeve.
  • the minimum vertical distance between the first protrusion (28) and the center position of the ferrule sleeve with the smallest distance from the first protrusion (28) to the axial distance between the center position of the ferrule sleeve is "the first protrusion (28) and Axial distance between center positions of ferrule sleeves”.
  • the connector (100) does not include the second electrical component (12) and the adapter (200) does not include the first electrical component (23) as an example.
  • the first end and the second end of the components on the connector (100) are described first.
  • the end of the connector (100) inserted into the adapter (200) can be referred to as "connector plug-in end" for short, and some components on the connector (100) may have the first One end and a second end, wherein the first end refers to the end close to the connector plug-in end of the connector (100), and the second end refers to the end far away from the connector (100) plug-in end of the connector (100),
  • the ferrule, ferrule tail handle, push handle, first shell, bendable hard tube and other components will be involved later.
  • the first end of the ferrule refers to the end of the ferrule that is close to the mating end of the connector.
  • the second end of the core refers to the end of the ferrule that is far away from the connector end;
  • the first end of the ferrule tail handle refers to the end of the ferrule tail handle that is close to the connector end, and the second end of the ferrule tail handle.
  • the first end of the push handle refers to the end of the push handle that is close to the plug end of the connector, and the second end of the push handle refers to the end of the push handle that is far away from the connector.
  • the first end of the first shell refers to the end of the first shell close to the plug-in end of the connector, and the second end of the first shell refers to the end of the first shell away from the plug-in end of the connector ;
  • the first end of the bendable hard tube refers to the end of the bendable hard tube close to the insertion end of the connector, and the second end of the bendable hard tube refers to the end of the bendable hard tube away from the insertion end of the connector;
  • the first end and the second end of the remaining components on the connector can be deduced by analogy.
  • the end surface of the first end mentioned here may be referred to as a front end surface
  • the end surface of the second end mentioned here may be referred to as a rear end surface.
  • Fig. 31 is a view in one direction after the photoelectric connector (100) is assembled
  • Fig. 32 is an exploded schematic diagram of the photoelectric connector (100).
  • the connector (100) includes: a ferrule (2), a first shell (3), wherein: the first shell (3) contains a cavity, specifically, the first shell (3) contains a front end surface, rear end surface, and the inner surface and outer surface connecting the front end surface and the rear end surface, the inner surface surrounds and forms the cavity, and the ferrule (2) is partly or completely accommodated (or located) in the cavity cavity, therefore, the ferrule (2) can be considered to be located inside the first housing (3).
  • Figure 33 is a view viewed from the front end of the first housing (3)
  • Figure 34 is a view viewed from the rear end of the first housing (3)
  • Figure 35 is a view of the first housing ( 3)
  • One end of the core (2) can protrude from the first socket (34).
  • the outer wall of the first housing (3) is provided with a first card slot (32) coupled with the first buckle on the adapter, more specifically, the first card slot (32) is used to connect with the adapter (200)
  • the first protrusion on the first buckle cooperates to realize the fixation between the connector and the adapter. A detailed description of the structure of the first protrusion on the first buckle of the adapter (200) and the like will be provided later.
  • the axial distance between the first card slot (32) and the front end face of the ferrule (2) is a first dimension
  • the radial distance is the second dimension
  • the axial distance between the first protrusion (28) on the adapter (200) and the center position of the ferrule sleeve is the first dimension
  • the radial distance to the central axis of the ferrule sleeve is a second dimension.
  • the axial distance between the first groove (30) on the adapter (200) and the central position of the ferrule sleeve is greater than the first dimension.
  • the axial distance between the first card slot (32) and the front end of the ferrule (2) refers to the axial distance between the first card slot (32) and the front end surface of the ferrule (2) along the axial direction of the ferrule (2).
  • the axial distance between the first protrusion (28) and the center position of the ferrule sleeve refers to the distance between the first protrusion (28) and the center position of the ferrule sleeve along the axial direction of the ferrule sleeve.
  • the minimum vertical distance between the first protrusion (28) and the center position of the ferrule sleeve with the smallest distance from the first protrusion (28) to the axial distance between the center position of the ferrule sleeve is "the first protrusion (28) and Axial distance between center positions of ferrule sleeves”.
  • the connector (100) may also include a ferrule tail handle (4), a push handle (8) and a hybrid cable (11).
  • the ferrule (2), the first shell (3), The ferrule tail handle (4) and the push handle (8) can be considered as an axial connection, and this axis is the optical fiber in the hybrid cable.
  • the ferrule (2), the ferrule tail handle (4) and the push handle ( 8) The interior is a cavity, and the optical fiber in the hybrid cable (11) is used to penetrate from the second end of the push handle (8), and pass through the ferrule (2) and ferrule tail handle (4) in sequence and the cavity inside the push handle (8), for example, the optical fiber runs through the push handle (8), the ferrule tail handle (4), and the ferrule (2) in turn, wherein the through push handle (8) and the ferrule tail handle ( 4) There is a layer of tight wrapping on the outside of the optical fiber, but there is no tight wrapping on the outside of the optical fiber when it passes through the ferrule (2).
  • the second end of the ferrule (2) is connected to the first end of the ferrule tail handle (4); the second end of the ferrule tail handle (4) is connected to the second end of the ferrule tail handle (4) through the second spring (6) The first end of the push handle (8) contacts.
  • the connector (100) may also include a bendable hard tube (9), wherein the first end of the bendable hard tube (9) is connected to the second end of the push handle (8) or connected from the The second end of the push handle (8) is inserted into the push handle (8), and the inner cavity of the bendable hard tube (9) is used for the retraction of the optical fiber in the hybrid cable (11), that is, the The optical fiber in the hybrid cable (11) also runs through the bendable hard tube (9); the bendable hard tube (9) is located inside the tail pipe (10), that is, outside the bendable hard tube (9) A tailpipe (10) is sleeved so as to protect the bendable hard pipe (9).
  • the first end of the push handle (8) is located in the first casing (3), and the second end of the push handle (8) is located in the tail pipe (10).
  • the connector (100) further includes an inner shell (7), wherein the inner shell (7) includes the push handle (8) and the bendable hard tube (9).
  • the inner shell (7) includes the push handle (8) and the bendable hard tube (9).
  • the connector (100) also includes a tail pipe (10), and the tail pipe (10) surrounds the inner shell (7), the push handle (8), the bendable hard tube (9) and For a part of the hybrid cable (11), one side of the first end of the tail pipe (10) is bonded to one side of the second end of the first shell (3).
  • the first end of the ferrule (2) can be inserted into the cavity of the first shell (3) from the cavity openings at both ends of the first shell (3)
  • the ferrule (2) can also be connected with the ferrule After the core tail handle (4) is connected, it is inserted into the cavity of the first shell (3).
  • the first shell (3) can be sheathed outside it.
  • the ferrule (2) and the ferrule tail handle (4) can also be arranged in the first housing (3) in other ways, which is not limited here.
  • there are many ways to connect the ferrule (2) to the ferrule tail handle (4) which are not limited here, for example, it may be riveting, for example, the first end of the ferrule tail handle (4) has The cavity opening, the second end of the ferrule (2) can be inserted into the ferrule tail handle (4) from the cavity opening, and the inner wall of the ferrule tail handle (4) is provided with a protrusion, the ferrule The protrusion on the inner wall of the tail handle (4) acts as a barrier to the ferrule (2), which can prevent the ferrule (2) from being completely inserted into the cavity of the ferrule tail handle (4).
  • the second end of the ferrule tail handle (4) is in contact with the first end of the push handle (8) through the second spring (6)
  • the second end of the ferrule tail handle (4) The end is provided with a stopper
  • the first end of the push handle (8) is also provided with a stopper.
  • the stopper of the ferrule tail handle (2) and the stopper of the push handle (8) are used to Prevent the spring from breaking away from between the ferrule tail handle (4) and the push handle (8).
  • the second spring (6) can provide a certain elastic force for the ferrule (2) through the ferrule tail handle (4), so as to ensure that the ferrule (2) is inserted into the adapter (200) along with the connector (100), and the ferrule The end face of (2) fits better with the end face of another ferrule inserted from the other end of the adapter (200).
  • the inner wall of the first housing (3) is in contact with the outer wall of the ferrule tail handle (4) and the outer wall of the push handle (8) to stabilize the ferrule tail handle (4) and the push handle ( 8).
  • connection relationship of the relevant components in the second embodiment can refer to the relevant description in the first embodiment
  • the connector it is only necessary to delete the description about the second electrical component on the basis of the first embodiment, as for the bendable hard tube (9), the inner shell (7), the tail pipe (10), etc.
  • the setting principles are the same as those in the first embodiment. It can be understood that for the second embodiment, since there is no second electrical component, the tailpipe (9) does not involve the connection or corresponding part with the second electrical component. .
  • Figure 36 is a perspective view in one direction of the adapter (200) provided by the embodiment of the present application
  • Figure 36 is a perspective view in another direction of the adapter (200) provided by the embodiment of the present application
  • the adapter (200) includes a housing (20), the housing (20) is provided with a first accommodation space (21), as shown in Figure 23, the first accommodation space (21) is used to accommodate the connector (100) , for example, the first accommodating space (21) forms an opening on the housing, and the first accommodating space (21) is used to accommodate the first housing (3) of the connector (100) from the opening
  • the adapter (200) also includes a mushroom head (24), the mushroom head (24) is used to insert into the integrated circuit board to stabilize the adapter (200), in addition, the housing (20) is provided with a first groove ( 30).
  • the adapter (200) further includes a first buckle (25), and the first buckle (25) is arranged in the first accommodation space (21) and fixed in the housing (20), the first buckle (25) includes a first protrusion (28) and a second protrusion (29), and the first protrusion (28) is used to cooperate with The first card slot (32) on the first shell (3) cooperates to fix the adapter (200) and the connector (100), and the first groove (30) is used for the
  • the second protrusion (29) provides a movable space; the second protrusion (29) is used to move in the first groove (30) under the action of an external force, and drives the first protrusion (28) away from the first Draw-in groove (32), for example, this external force can be applied by operating handle (22).
  • the first buckle (25) is fixed on the housing (20) through the elastic bracket (27), and the first buckle (25) can be two parts through the elastic bracket (27), That is, the first buckle (25) and the elastic support (27) are parts independent of each other, and the two are fixedly connected by the cooperation of the buckle and the draw-in groove, or are fixed by glue bonding, or are two parts on one part.
  • Part, that is, the first buckle (25) and the elastic bracket (27) are integrally formed, one end of the elastic bracket (27) is fixed on the housing, and the elastic bracket (27) The other end is fixed on the first buckle (25).
  • the second protrusion (29) includes a slope, the slope is inclined relative to the axial direction of the adapter, the slope is used to cooperate with the handle (22), and the slope is used to align the handle (22)
  • the axial force acting on the inclined surface is converted into a radial component force, and the radial component force is used to drive the first buckle (25) to generate a force away from the first locking groove (32). move.
  • the first end of the first protrusion (28) is inserted into the first end of the first housing (3) of the connector (100).
  • the operating handle (22) moves toward the first buckle (25) to generate the The active force of the first buckle (25), because the first buckle (25) is connected with the elastic bracket (27), so the elastic bracket (27) is also subjected to the active force, and the elastic bracket (27) is stressed Later, due to the effect of the slope, it deforms in a direction away from the first locking groove (32), and correspondingly, the first protrusion (28) of the first buckle (25) deviates from the elastic bracket (27) The first locking groove (32), the deviation of the first buckle (25) will cause the second protrusion (29) to also be away from the first locking groove (32), and due to the above-mentioned first groove (30) exists, so there is enough space for the second protrusion (2
  • the relative position of the operating handle (22) and the first buckle (25) is not limited here, as long as the operating handle (22) can be pushed (or moved), due to the interaction force between the two, the elastic
  • the bracket (27) deforms in a direction away from the first locking slot (32), and finally the first protrusion (28) of the first buckle (25) deviates from the first locking slot (32).
  • the handle (22) is a component other than the adapter (200), or a component on the adapter (200), when it is a component on the adapter (200), it can be movably connected to the Housing, in this case, the optional positional relationship between the handle (22) and the first buckle (25) is: the handle (22) is located on the adapter (200) closer to the connector (100 ), and the first buckle (25) is located at the end of the adapter (200) away from the access of the connector (100); of course, it can also be set as: the handle (22) is located at the adapter ( 200) away from the end where the connector (100) is inserted, and the first buckle (25) is located at the end of the adapter (200) that is closer to the end where the connector (100) is inserted, and of course there can be other ways.
  • the adapter (200) further includes a first spring (26), and the first spring (26) is elastically connected between the housing (20) and the operating handle (22) During the process of unlocking the connector (100) and the adapter (200), the operating handle (22) moves relative to the housing (20) and compresses the first spring (26). After unlocking , the operating handle (22) bounces back to its original position through the elastic resisting force of the first spring (26). As shown in Figure 37, when pushing the operating handle (22) to move toward the direction of the first buckle (25), the first spring (26) will be compressed, thus accumulating the movement direction opposite to the operating handle (22). When the operating handle (22) is not disturbed by the outside world, the accumulated force of the first spring (26) will be released, thereby pushing the operating handle (22) back to the position before it moved.
  • a first spring 26
  • the first spring (26) is elastically connected between the housing (20) and the operating handle (22) During the process of unlocking the connector (100) and the adapter (200), the operating handle (22) moves relative
  • one end of the adapter (200) is used to insert the above-mentioned connector (100), and the other end of the adapter (200) is used to insert another connector (100). Since these two connectors (100) There is the above-mentioned second spring (6), so when the adapter (200) is also inserted into the other connector (100), the two second springs on the two connectors (100) Under the action of the spring (6), the two connectors (100) will be pushed out of the adapter (200), therefore, when the first protrusion (28) of the first buckle (25) leaves the first After being locked into the slot (32), the connector (100) will move in a direction away from the adapter (200) under the action of the force, thereby breaking away from the fixation with the adapter, that is, unlocking is realized.
  • the connector (100) it is necessary to ensure that the connector (100) can be inserted into the adapter (200) and have a good connection with the adapter (200), especially to ensure that the ferrule (2) in the connector (100) can inserted into the corresponding slot (ie ferrule sleeve) in the adapter (200), then, the outer surface profile of the connector (100) and the inner surface profile of the adapter (200) need to be designed so that the When the connector (100) is inserted into the adapter (200), it is inserted at an insertion angle that enables the ferrule (2) of the connector (100) to be adapted to the correct position on the adapter (200), that is, guided (or guide) design; through the shape design of the first accommodation space (21) of the adapter (200), and the design of the shape of the connector (100), for example, it is designed as an asymmetric structure centered on the central axis, so that the two During the mating insertion process, the connector (100) can be inserted into the
  • the inner wall of the adapter (200) is provided with a protrusion
  • the outer wall of the first housing (3) is provided with a groove coupled with the groove
  • the groove and the protrusion are used to guide the first housing ( 3) Connection with adapter (200).
  • the end face of the first housing (3) near the front end of the connector is a non-centrosymmetric structure.
  • the shape surrounded by the inner wall of the adapter (200) near the end where the first shell (3) is inserted is an asymmetric shape, or a shape with only one axis of symmetry, which can be called the first shape .
  • the end surface of the first shell (3) close to the connector front end of the connector (100) has an asymmetric shape, or a shape with only one axis of symmetry, that is, the above-mentioned first shape.
  • the design of the first shape enables the connector (100) to be inserted into the adapter (200) only through one insertion angle, so that it is impossible for the connector (100) to be inserted into the adapter (200) to insert the ferrule (200). ) of the adaptation situation.
  • the axial distance between the first card slot (32) and the front end face of the ferrule (2) is a first dimension
  • the radial distance is the second dimension
  • the axial distance between the first protrusion (28) on the adapter (200) and the center position of the ferrule sleeve is the first dimension
  • the radial distance to the central axis of the ferrule sleeve is a second dimension.
  • the axial distance between the first groove (30) on the adapter (200) and the central position of the ferrule sleeve is greater than the first dimension.
  • the axial distance between the first card slot (32) and the front end of the ferrule (2) refers to the axial distance between the first card slot (32) and the front end surface of the ferrule (2) along the axial direction of the ferrule (2).
  • the axial distance is "the axial distance between the first locking groove (32) and the front end of the ferrule (2)".
  • the axial distance between the first protrusion (28) and the center position of the ferrule sleeve refers to the distance between the first protrusion (28) and the center position of the ferrule sleeve along the axial direction of the ferrule sleeve.
  • the minimum vertical distance between the first protrusion (28) and the center position of the ferrule sleeve with the smallest distance from the first protrusion (28) to the axial distance between the center position of the ferrule sleeve is "the first protrusion (28) and Axial distance between center positions of ferrule sleeves”.
  • the device formed by inserting the connector (100) into the adapter (200) in the embodiment of the present application may be called a connector assembly, and corresponding devices, communication equipment, etc. may be obtained by further assembling based on the connector assembly. Both the connector component and the communication device have been introduced before, and will not be repeated here.
  • the ferrule (2) of the connector (100) can be SC standard, or LC standard, or other standards, and this application does not specifically limit it.
  • the adapter ( 200) the size of the first accommodation space (21) will also be different, the difference is mainly reflected in the adapter of the ferrule (2), for example, the adapter (200) can be SC standard adapter SC BOSA, or LC Standard adapter LC BOSA.
  • the first shell is designed to wrap the ferrule, the ferrule tail handle, and the second electrical component.
  • the white frame cover first wraps the ferrule and the ferrule tail handle, and then wraps it with the first shell
  • the radial dimension of the connector (100) is significantly reduced, and more connection ports can be arranged in the limited space of the communication device.
  • the electrical components are designed inside the first housing, it is possible to prevent human contact with the electrical components during turnover, transportation, and plugging and unplugging with the adapter (200), avoiding the risks of electric shock and short circuit.

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Abstract

本发明实施例提供一种连接器、适配器、连接器组件及通信设备，该适配器包括壳体和第一卡扣，其中：壳体内设第一容纳空间，第一容纳空间在壳体上形成开口，壳体设有第一凹槽，第一容纳空间用于从开口收容连接器的第一外壳；第一卡扣设于第一容纳空间内且固定于壳体，第一卡扣包含第一凸起和第二凸起，第一凸起用于与第一外壳上的第一卡槽配合以将适配器与连接器固定，第一凹槽用于为第二凸起提供活动空间，第二凸起用于在外力作用下在第一凹槽中移动，并驱动第一凸起离开第一卡槽。采用本发明实施例，能够方便连接器与适配器解锁。

Description

连接器、适配器、连接器组件及通信设备
本申请要求于2021年6月8日提交中国国家知识产权局、申请号202110639209.2、申请名称为“连接器、适配器、连接器组件及通信设备”的中国专利申请的优先权，其全部内容通过引用结合在本申请中。
技术领域
本发明涉及光通信技术领域，尤其涉及一种连接器、适配器、连接器组件及通信设备。
背景技术
随着通信技术的发展，光纤传输被越来越多地运用到通信系统中，FTTR(Fiber to the room，光纤到屋)作为重要的一个环节让入户段实现高品质网络，助力云(Cloud)，VR(Virtual Reality，虚拟现实)以及物联网等发展。FTTR网络中，在入户阶段，从机房引出的光纤与入户光纤在光纤盒内实现对接，以实现将光网络铺设至各家各户。对于当前的主要涉及到联网设备都有供电需求，因此在光纤到具体对应的设备需要一根光纤进行通信和一根供电线进行供电，从而导致一个设备需要两条线缆充当不同的功能，而光电混合缆和光电混合连接器的应用优化了设备端口数量和操作便捷程度。随着城市人口的密集化，各光纤盒的端口的数量有所增加，如何在有限的空间内可以布置更多的光纤连接端口为业界研发的方向，针对各光纤连接器插头，如何简化结构，实现小型化的设计方案为业界研发的方向。
发明内容
本发明实施例公开了一种连接器、适配器、连接器组件及通信设备，能够提高连接器和适配器解锁的便利性。
第一方面，本申请实施例提供一种适配器，该适配器包括壳体和第一卡扣，其中：
所述壳体内设第一容纳空间，所述第一容纳空间在所述壳体上形成开口，所述壳体设有第一凹槽，所述第一容纳空间用于从所述开口收容连接器的第一外壳；所述第一卡扣设于所述第一容纳空间内且固定于所述壳体，所述第一卡扣包含第一凸起和第二凸起，所述第一凸起用于与所述第一外壳上的第一卡槽配合以将所述适配器与所述连接器固定，所述第一凹槽用于为所述第二凸起提供活动空间；所述第二凸起用于在外力作用下在第一凹槽中移动，并驱动所述第一凸起离开所述第一卡槽。
可以看出，对连接器和适配器进行解锁的部件设在了适配器上，基于适配器上的第一凹槽和第二凸起的设计，就可以通过推动操作柄将第一凸起从第一卡槽中的脱离，从而实现连接器与适配器的解锁，这种解锁方式操作起来较容易，解锁效率较高。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的一种可选的方案中，所述第一卡扣通过弹性支架固定在所述壳体上，所述弹性支架的一端固定在所述壳体上，所述弹性支架的另一端固定在所述第一卡扣上。可以理解，由于所述第一卡扣通过弹性支架固定在所述壳体上，因此，当该第一卡扣受力并传导到弹性支架后，该弹性支架会出现弹性形变，从而带动第一凸起离开第一凹槽。可选的，所述第一卡扣和所述弹性支架为一体成型结构，或者所述第一卡扣和所述弹性支架为彼此独立的结构件，二者之间通过卡扣和卡槽的配合固定连接，或者通过胶粘接固定。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的又一种可能的实现方式中，所述第二凸起包括斜面，所述斜面相对所述适配器的轴向方向倾斜，所述斜面用于与所述操作柄配合，所述斜面用于将所述操作柄作用在所述斜面上的轴向力转化径向分力，所述径向分力用于带动所述第一卡扣产生远离所述第一卡槽的移动。可以理解，通过在第二凸起上设计斜面，能够将来自操作柄的力引导为向远离第一卡槽的分力，从而使得第一凸起从第一卡槽脱离。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的又一种可能的实现方式中，所述操作柄活动连接至所述壳体。可以理解，当该操作柄设置在该壳体上时，解锁时会更方便快捷。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的又一种可能的实现方式中，所述适配器还包括第一弹簧，所述第一弹簧弹性连接在所述壳体和所述操作柄之间，所述连接器与所述适配器解锁的过程中，所述操作柄相对所述壳体移动且压缩所述第一弹簧，解锁后，通过所述第一弹簧的弹性抵持力使得所述操作柄弹回原位。可以理解，通过设计第一弹簧，能够使得解锁后操作柄能够迅速弹回原位，这样有利于适配器和连接器再次进行扣合。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的又一种可能的实现方式中，所述适配器内与所述连接器的外形相匹配的区域为非中心对称架构，所述非中心对称架构用于提供所述连接器插入所述适配器过程的导向。可以理解，通过适配器的第一收容空间的形状设计，以及连接器外形的设计，比如设计为以中心轴为中心的非对称架构，这样在二者对插的过程中，只能通过确定的方向，才能实现连接器插入适配器，这种结构可以实现防呆。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的又一种可能的实现方式中，所述适配器为光电适配器，所述连接器为光电连接器，所述光电适配器还包括第一电组件，其中：所述第一电组件的第一端位于所述第一容纳空间内，用于与所述光电连接器的第一外壳中的第二电组件电连接；所述第一电组件的第二端位于所述光电适配器的外表面，用于与集成电路板电连接。可以理解，通过在适配器上集成第一电组件，能够实现与连接器上的电组件进行适配。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的又一种可能的实现方式中，所述第一电组件包括第一导电元件和第二导电元件，所述第一导电元件一端为部分所述第一端，用于插入所述光电连接器的第一外壳内与所述第二电组件中的第三导电元件电连接，所述第一导电元件的另一端为部分所述第二端，且伸出所述光电适配器的外表面，用于与集成电路板电连接；所述第二导电元件一端为部分所述第一端，用于插入所述第一外壳内与所述第二电组件的第四导电元件电连接，所述第二导电元件的另一端为部分所述第二端，且伸出所述光电适配器的外表面，用于与所述集成电路板电连接。
第二方面，本申请实施例提供一种连接器，该连接器包括：插芯和第一外壳；其中，
所述插芯部分或全部收容于所述第一外壳的空腔内，所述第一外壳的外壁上设有第一卡槽，所述第一卡槽用于与第一方面或者第一方面的任一种可能的实现方式中的适配器的第一卡扣上的第一凸起配合以实现所述连接器与所述适配器之间的固定。
结合第二方面，在一种可能的实现方式中，所述第一卡槽和所述插芯的前端面之间的轴向距离为第一尺寸，所述第一卡槽和所述插芯中心轴之间的径向距离为第二尺寸；所述适配器上的第一凸起和插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离为所述第一尺寸，所述第一凸起到所述插芯套筒的中心轴之间的径向距离为所述第二尺寸。可选的，所述适配器上的第一凹槽和所述插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离大于所述第一尺寸，所述第一卡槽与插芯的前端之间的轴向距离指的是沿插芯的轴向方向，第一卡槽和插芯的前端面之间的最小的垂直距离，由于第一卡槽为立体的结构，第一卡槽距离插芯前端面距离最小的位置与插芯前端面之间的 轴向距离为“所述第一卡槽与插芯的前端之间的轴向距离”。同样，第一凸起与插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离指的是沿插芯套筒的轴向方向，第一凸起与插芯套筒的中心位置之间的最小的垂直距离，第一凸起距离插芯套筒的中心位置距离最小的位置与插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离为“第一凸起与插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离”。
结合第二方面，或者第一方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，所述连接器具体为光电连接器，所述光电连接器还包括第二电组件，所述第二电组件位于所述第一外壳的内侧。可以理解，由于第二电组件设置在第一外壳的内侧，因此，人为无法轻易触碰到该第二电组件，既能避免短路带来的电路损坏，又能避免触电。
结合第二方面，或者第二方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，所述第一外壳靠近所述光电连接器插接端的端面为非中心对称架构。可以理解，通过适配器的第一收容空间的形状设计，以及连接器外形的设计，比如设计为以中心轴为中心的非对称架构，这样在二者对插的过程中，只能通过确定的方向，才能实现连接器插入适配器，这种结构可以实现防呆。
结合第二方面，或者第二方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，还包括：
尾管；
可弯曲硬管，所述可弯曲硬管内部空腔用于所述光电混合缆中的光纤回退，所述可弯曲硬管位于所述尾管内部；
推柄，所述推柄的第一端位于所述第一外壳内，所述推柄的第二端位于所述尾管内。
可以理解，由于本申请提供了可弯曲硬管，因此能够提供一定的空间供光纤在里面弯曲(小幅度)，因此可以实现光线回退。可以理解，假若没有可弯曲硬管，光纤外面依次被紧包、保护套、缆皮包裹，那么，相当于对该光纤进行了固定，光纤无法回退，一旦因无法回退导致光纤受力较大，就可能导致光纤折断。
结合第二方面，或者第二方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，所述可弯曲硬管的第一端与所述推柄的第二端连接或者从所述推柄的第二端插入所述推柄内。可以理解，当可弯曲硬管与推柄连接之后，可弯曲硬管不会随意移动，从而为光纤在可弯曲硬管内回退提供了稳定的环境，能够避免光纤折断。
结合第二方面，或者第二方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，还包括内壳；所述内壳包围所述可弯曲硬管和所述推柄。可以理解，通过内壳对可弯曲硬管和推柄进行包围，能够提高可弯曲硬管和所述推柄连接的牢固性，因此可弯曲硬管不会随意移动，这为光纤在可弯曲硬管内回退提供了稳定的环境，能够避免光纤折断。
结合第二方面，或者第二方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，所述尾管包围述推柄、内壳、可弯曲硬管和所述光电混合缆。可以理解，通过设置尾管能够进一步提高推柄、内壳、可弯曲硬管和所述光电混合缆的稳定性。
结合第二方面，或者第二方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，所述第二电组件包括绝缘端子座，所述绝缘端子座设置在所述两个导电元件之间，所述导电元件上设置有第三凸起，用于防止所述绝缘端子座和所述两个导电元件相对移动，所述绝缘端子座上设置有用于卡扣所述第一外壳的第四凸起。通过这种设计，能够提高第二电组件在第一外壳内的稳定性。
结合第二方面，或者第二方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，所述第二电组件包括第三导电元件和第四导电元件，所述第三导电元件的第一端和所述 第四导电元件的第一端均位于所述第一外壳的内侧，所述第三导电元件的第一端和所述第四导电元件的第一端分别用于连接光电适配器中的第一导电元件和第二导电元件，所述第三导电元件的第二端和所述第四导电元件的第二端分别与光电混合缆中的两条电线电连接。
结合第二方面，或者第二方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，所述插芯的第一部分和所述第二电组件的第一部分位于连通的空间；其中，所述插芯的第一部分为所述插芯在所述第一外壳内靠近所述光电连接器的光电连接器插接端的部分，所述第二电组件的第一部分为所述第二电组件在所述第一外壳内靠近所述光电连接器的光电连接器插接端的部分。
结合第二方面，或者第二方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，所述插芯的第一部分和所述第二电组件的第一部分分别位于分隔的两个空间；其中，所述插芯的第一部分为所述插芯在所述第一外壳内靠近所述光电连接器的光电连接器插接端的部分，所述第二电组件的第一部分为所述第二电组件在所述第一外壳内靠近所述光电连接器的光电连接器插接端的部分。
结合第二方面，或者第二方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，还包括插芯尾柄和第二弹簧，其中：
所述插芯与所述插芯尾柄的第一端在所述第一外壳内连接；
所述插芯尾柄的第二端通过第二弹簧与所述推柄的第一端接触。
可以理解，该第二弹簧能够经由插芯尾柄为插芯提供一定弹力，从而保证该插芯随连接器插入适配器后，该插芯的端面与从该光电适配器的另一端插入的另外一个插芯的端面更好地贴合。
第三方面，本申请实施例提供一种光电连接器，该光电连接器包括：插芯、第一外壳和第二电组件；
所述第一外壳包含前端面、后端面以及连接所述前端面和后端面的内侧面和外表面，所述内侧面包围形成空腔，所述插芯部分或全部位于所述空腔内，所述第二电组件部分或全部位于所述空腔内，所述前端面包围形成第一插口和第二插口，所述第一插口与所述插芯对应设置，所述第二插口与所述第二电组件对应设置。
可以理解，由于第二电组件设置在第一外壳的内侧，因此，人为无法轻易触碰到该第二电组件，既能避免短路带来的电路损坏，又能避免触电。
结合第三方面，在又一种可能的实现方式中，
所述第一插口与所述第二插口连通，或者；
所述第一插口与所述第二插口相互独立。
结合第三方面，或者第三方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，所述插芯从所述第一插口伸出所述第一外壳，所述第二电组件不从所述第二插口伸出所述第一外壳。可以理解，插芯从第一插口伸出第一外壳能够更好地插入到适配器中的插芯套筒，第二电组件不从第二插口伸出第一外壳能够避免第二电组件短路或人触电。
结合第三方面，或者第三方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，所述第一外壳靠近所述光电连接器的光电连接器插接端的前端面为非对称的形状，或为仅有一条对称轴的形状。可以理解，通过适配器的第一收容空间的形状设计，以及连接器外形的设计，比如设计为以中心轴为中心的非对称架构，这样在二者对插的过程中，只能通过确定的方向，才能实现连接器插入适配器，这种结构可以实现防呆。
结合第三方面，或者第三方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，还包括：
尾管；
可弯曲硬管，所述可弯曲硬管内部空腔用于所述光电混合缆中的光纤回退，所述可弯曲硬管位于所述尾管内部；
推柄，所述推柄的第一端位于所述第一外壳内，所述推柄的第二端位于所述尾管内。
可以理解，由于本申请提供了可弯曲硬管，因此能够提供一定的空间供光纤在里面弯曲(小幅度)，因此可以实现光线回退。可以理解，假若没有可弯曲硬管，光纤外面依次被紧包、保护套、缆皮包裹，那么，相当于对该光纤进行了固定，光纤无法回退，一旦因无法回退导致光纤受力较大，就可能导致光纤折断。
结合第三方面，或者第一方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，所述可弯曲硬管的第一端与所述推柄的第二端连接或者从所述推柄的第二端插入所述推柄内。可以理解，当可弯曲硬管与推柄连接之后，可弯曲硬管不会随意移动，从而为光纤在可弯曲硬管内回退提供了稳定的环境，能够避免光纤折断。
结合第三方面，或者第一方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，还包括内壳；所述内壳包围所述可弯曲硬管和所述推柄。可以理解，通过内壳对可弯曲硬管和推柄进行包围，能够提高可弯曲硬管和所述推柄连接的牢固性，因此可弯曲硬管不会随意移动，这为光纤在可弯曲硬管内回退提供了稳定的环境，能够避免光纤折断。
结合第三方面，或者第一方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，所述尾管包围所述推柄、内壳、可弯曲硬管和所述光电混合缆。可以理解，通过设置尾管能够进一步提高推柄、内壳、可弯曲硬管和所述光电混合缆的稳定性。
结合第三方面，或者第一方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，所述第二电组件包括绝缘端子座，所述绝缘端子座设置在所述两个导电元件之间，所述导电元件上设置有第三凸起，用于防止所述绝缘端子座和所述两个导电元件相对移动，所述绝缘端子座上设置有用于卡扣所述第一外壳的第四凸起。通过这种设计，能够提高第二电组件在第一外壳内的稳定性。
结合第三方面，或者第一方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，所述第二电组件包括第三导电元件和第四导电元件，所述第三导电元件的第一端和所述第四导电元件的第一端均位于所述第一外壳的内侧，所述第三导电元件的第一端和所述第四导电元件的第一端分别用于连接光电适配器中的第一导电元件和第二导电元件，所述第三导电元件的第二端和所述第四导电元件的第二端分别与光电混合缆中的两条电线电连接。
结合第三方面，或者第一方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，还包括插芯尾柄和第二弹簧，其中：
所述插芯与所述插芯尾柄的第一端在所述第一外壳内连接；
所述插芯尾柄的第二端通过第二弹簧与所述推柄的第一端接触。
可以理解，该第二弹簧能够经由插芯尾柄为插芯提供一定弹力，从而保证该插芯随连接器插入适配器后，该插芯的端面与从该光电适配器的另一端插入的另外一个插芯的端面更好地贴合。
结合第三方面，或者第一方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，所述第一外壳的外壁上设有第一卡槽，所述第一卡槽用于与适配器的第一卡扣上的第一凸起配合以将所述光电连接器与所述适配器固定。
结合第三方面，或者第一方面的上述任一种可能的实现方式，在又一种可能的实现方式中，所述第一卡槽和所述插芯的前端面之间的轴向距离为第一尺寸，所述第一卡槽和所述插芯中心轴之间的径向距离为第二尺寸；所述适配器上的第一凸起和插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离为所述第一尺寸，所述适配器上的第一凹槽和所述插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离为所述第一尺寸，所述第一凸起到所述插芯套筒的中心轴之间的径向距离为第二尺寸。可选的，所述适配器上的第一凹槽和所述插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离大于所述第一尺寸，所述第一卡槽与插芯的前端之间的轴向距离指的是沿插芯的轴向方向，第一卡槽和插芯的前端面之间的最小的垂直距离，由于第一卡槽为立体的结构，第一卡槽距离插芯前端面距离最小的位置与插芯前端面之间的轴向距离为“所述第一卡槽与插芯的前端之间的轴向距离”。同样，第一凸起与插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离指的是沿插芯套筒的轴向方向，第一凸起与插芯套筒的中心位置之间的最小的垂直距离，第一凸起距离插芯套筒的中心位置距离最小的位置与插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离为“第一凸起与插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离”。
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图1是本申请提供的连接器的一种具体的应用场景，具体为FTTH网络的示意图；
图2是本申请提供的连接器所在的通信设备的一种具体实施方式的示意图；
图3是本申请实施例提供的光电连接器组装后在一个方向的视图；
图4是本申请实施例提供的光电连接器的分解示意图；
图5是本申请实施例提供的光电连接器在一个方向上的剖面图；
图6是本申请实施例提供的第一外壳在一个方向上的视图；
图7是本申请实施例提供的第一外壳在又一个方向上的视图；
图8是本申请实施例提供的第一外壳中插入了插芯后的一个方向的视图；
图9是本申请实施例提供的第一外壳中插入了推柄后的一个方向的视图；
图10是本申请实施例提供的第二电组件在一个方向上的视图；
图11是本申请实施例提供的第二电组件插入第一外壳后的一个方向的视图；
图12A是本申请实施例提供的第二电组件插入第一外壳后的又一个方向的视图；
图12B是本申请实施例提供的第二电组件插入第一外壳后的一个剖面图；
图13是本申请实施例提供的不同组件在第一外壳中的相对位置示意图；
图14是本申请实施例提供的第一外壳在一个方向上的视图；
图15是本申请实施例提供的第一外壳在又一个方向上的视图；
图16A是本申请实施例提供的在第一外壳上套上防尘帽的示意图；
图16B是本申请实施例提供的在第一外壳上套上防尘帽的一个方向上的剖面图；
图17是本申请实施例提供的可弯曲硬管与光电混合缆的结构示意图；
图18是本申请实施例提供的可弯曲硬管与推柄的连接示意图；
图19是本申请实施例提供的套设内壳的示意图；
图20是本申请实施例提供的在内壳外套设尾管的示意图；
图21是本申请实施例提供的光电适配器在一个方向上的视图；
图22是本申请实施例提供的光电适配器在有一个方向上的视图；
图23是本申请实施例提供的光电适配器与光电连接器连接的示意图；
图24是本申请实施例提供的一种第一电组件的结构示意图；
图25A是本申请实施例提供的一种第一电组件与第二电组件连接的示意图；
图25B是本申请实施例提供的第一电组件与第二电组件连接的一个方向上的剖面图；
图26是本申请实施例提供的一种光电适配器在一个方向上的剖面图；
图27是本申请实施例提供的一种光电适配器在又一个方向上的剖面图；
图28是本申请实施例提供的一种光电适配器在又一个方向上的剖面图；
图29是本申请实施例提供的光电适配器和光电连接器的对接部位形状的一种示意图；
图30是本申请实施例提供的光电适配器和光电连接器的对接部位形状的一种示意图；
图31是本申请实施例提供的连接器组装后在一个方向的视图；
图32是本申请实施例提供的连接器的分解示意图；
图33是本申请实施例提供的一种第一外壳在一个方向上的视图；
图34是本申请实施例提供的一种第一外壳在又一个方向上的视图；
图35是本申请实施例提供的第一外壳与插芯组装完成的一种视图；
图36是本申请实施例提供的适配器的结构示意图；
图37是本申请实施例提供的适配器的结构示意图。
具体实施方式
为方便理解，下面对本申请实施例所涉及的相关技术术语进行解释和描述。
轴向方向：可以理解为连接器的轴向方向，等同于光纤和插芯的延伸方向，即光纤的尾部延伸至光纤的前端再继续延伸至插芯前端的方向，等同于光电连接器插头中的套设在光纤外围的壳组件的轴向方向。
径向方向：垂直于轴向方向。
本申请实施例中的连接器可以是集成了光纤连接器插头功能和电连接器插头功能的光电连接器，该光电连接器接入的线缆为光电混合缆，即既包括光纤也包括电缆。该连接器还可以是具有光纤连接器插头功能但不具有电连接器插头功能的光纤连接器，该光纤连接器接入的线缆为光缆，不含电缆。
本申请实施例中的适配器可以为光电适配器，也可以为光纤适配器，其中，光电适配器能够与上述光电连接器相适配，其集成了光纤适配器功能和电适配器功能。该光纤适配器能够与上述光纤连接器相适配。
下面结合本申请实施例中的附图对本申请实施例进行描述。
本申请提供的连接器、适配器、连接器组件及通信设备应用在FFTx系统，FFTx系统可以为但不仅限于为FFTH(fiber to the home，光纤到户)、FFTC(fiber to the curb，光纤到路边)、FTTP(fiber to the premises，光纤到驻地)、FTTN(fiber to the node or neighborhood，光纤到节点)、FTTO(fiber to the office，光纤到办公室)、FTTSA(fiber to the servicearea，光纤到服务区)。本申请的实施例中，以通信设备应用至光纤到户(fiber to the home，FTTH)系统为例进行说明。参阅图1，图1所示为FTTH网络的示意图，在中心机房(Central Office，CO)1和用户终端盒(Customer Splicing Point，CSP)4之间设有预连接配线点(Connectorised Fiber Distribution Point，CFDP)2和分纤盒(3)，中心机房(1)内的通信设备通过光缆连接至预连接配线点(2)，将信号分配至预连接配线点(2)，预连接配线点(2)通过光缆将信号输送至分纤盒(3)，再通过分纤盒(3)输出(通过光缆传输)至用户终端盒(4)。
本申请提供的通信设备可以为但不仅限于为光纤分纤箱(fiber access terminal，FAT)、光缆 接头盒(splitting and splicing closure，SSC)。
图2所示为一种实施方式提供的通信设备(1000)的示意图，通信设备(1000)包括第二外壳(400)、适配器组件(200A)、室内连接器组件(300A)和室外连接器组件(100A)。适配器组件(200A)固定于第二外壳(400)，室内连接器组件(300A)收容于第二外壳(400)的内部，室外连接器组件(100A)位于第二外壳(400)外部，且室外连接器组件(100A)和室内连接器组件(300A)能够通过适配器组件(200A)的连接而实现对插，进而实现光信号的传输。
应当理解，室内连接器组件(300A)和室外连接器组件(100A)的区别在于各自使用场景的不同，室内连接器组件(300A)可理解为位于第二外壳(400)内部而处于一个相对封闭的空间内，能够有效将外界灰尘、水汽等隔绝。室外连接器组件(100A)可理解为位于第二外壳(400)外部而处于一个相对开放的空间内，需具备较佳的环境适应能力以应对复杂多变的外界环境。
具体而言，第二外壳(400)包括盒体(401)和盖合于盒体(401)上的顶盖(402)，盒体(401)设有多个并排设置的外接插口(4011)，外接插口(4011)可排列为一排或多排。适配器组件(200A)包括多个适配器(200)，适配器(200)的数量等于或小于外接插口(4011)的数量(小于的情况表示，部分外接插口可以预留为其它用途)。其它实施方式中，外接插口(4011)也可以设置在顶盖(402)上。每一适配器(200)均能够对应设置在相应外接插口(4011)的位置处。
室内连接器组件(300A)包括多个室内连接器(300)，多个室内连接器(300)均收容于第二外壳(400)内。另外，室内连接器(300)的数量与适配器(200)的数量相同，也可以少于适配器(200)的数量，从而使得每一室内连接器(300)均能与对应的一个适配器(200)插接。
室外连接器组件(100A)包括多个室外连接器(100)，室外连接器(100)的数量与适配器(200)的数量可以相同，也可以少于适配器(200)的数量，每一室外连接器(100)可以从第二外壳(400)的外部与对应的一个适配器(200)插接。
可以理解的是，适配器(200)的两端分别设有一个与室内连接器(300)适配和一个与室外连接器(100)适配的开口，室内连接器(300)和室外连接器(100)分别插接在适配器(200)的两个开口中，使得室内连接器(300)和室外连接器(100)的插芯在适配器(200)中对接，即实现两个需要连接的光纤的对接，以使发射光纤输出的光信号能最大限度地耦合到接收光纤中。
由此，各室内连接器(300)和各室外连接器(100)能够分别从第二外壳(400)的内部和外部，与对应的适配器(200)插接，进而使得每一室内连接器(300)均能和对应的室外连接器(100)实现对插。即，一个室内连接器(300)、一个适配器(200)和一个室外连接器(100)能够共同构成一个连接器组件，以实现一条光信号的链路传输。
本申请提供的通信设备(1000)，包括多个成排布置，或多排布置的外接插口(4011)，通过适配器(200)对应设置在外接插口(4011)的位置，能够实现在有限的空间内可以布置更多的连接端口，提升通信设备中布置的适配器的密度。
本申请提供的连接器可以为图2所示实施方式的通信设备(1000)中的室外连接器(100)，也可以为图2所示实施方式的通信设备(1000)中的室内连接器(300)。接下来以三种不同结构的连接器及与其配合的适配器的具体的实施例进行详细描述，其中连接器为室外连接器。
第一种实施例，以该连接器(100)为光电连接器(100)，该适配器(200)为光电适配 器(200)为例进行介绍，具体如下。
本申请实施例中，首先对光电连接器(100)上的部件的第一端、第二端进行说明。当光电连接器(100)插入到光电适配器(200)后，光电连接器(100)插入到光电适配器(200)的一端可以简称为“光电连接器插接端”，光电连接器(100)上的一些部件可能存在第一端和第二端，其中，第一端是指靠近光电连接器(100)的光电连接器插接端的一端，第二端是指远离光电连接器(100)的光电连接器插接端的一端，例如，后面会涉及插芯、插芯尾柄、推柄、第一外壳、可弯曲硬管等部件，那么，插芯的第一端是指插芯上靠近该光电连接器插接端的一端，插芯的第二端是指插芯上远离该光电连接器插接端的一端；插芯尾柄的第一端是指插芯尾柄上靠近该光电连接器插接端的一端，插芯尾柄的第二端是指插芯尾柄上远离该光电连接器插接端的一端；推柄的第一端是指推柄上靠近该光电连接器插接端的一端，推柄的第二端是指推柄上远离该光电连接器插接端的一端；第一外壳的第一端是指第一外壳上靠近该光电连接器插接端的一端，第一外壳的第二端是指第一外壳上远离该光电连接器插接端的一端；可弯曲硬管的第一端是指可弯曲硬管上靠近该光电连接器插接端的一端，可弯曲硬管的第二端是指可弯曲硬管上远离该光电连接器插接端的一端；该光电连接器上的其余部件的第一端、第二端均可依此类推。另外，这里提及的第一端的端面可以称为前端面，这里提及的第二端的端面可以称为后端面。
关于光电连接器(100)：
请参见图3、图4和图5，图3为光电连接器(100)组装后在一个方向的视图，图4为该光电连接器(100)的分解示意图，图5为轴向上的剖面图。
该光电连接器(100)包括：插芯(2)、第一外壳(3)和第二电组件(12)，其中：所述第一外壳(3)包含了空腔，具体来说，所述第一外壳(3)包含前端面、后端面以及连接所述前端面和后端面的内侧面和外表面，所述内侧面包围形成该空腔，所述插芯(2)部分或全部收容于(或者说位于)所述空腔，所述第二电组件(12)部分或全部收容于(或者说位于)所述空腔内，因此，可以认为插芯(2)位于所述第一外壳(3)的内侧，所述第二电组件(3)位于所述第一外壳(3)的内侧；另外，所述第二电组件(12)不凸出于所述第一外壳(3)的前端面，所述第一外壳(3)的外壁上设有与光电适配器上的第一卡扣相耦合的第一卡槽。
可选的，该光电连接器(100)还可以包括插芯尾柄(4)、推柄(8)和光电混合缆(11)，整体上看，插芯(2)、第一外壳(3)、插芯尾柄(4)、推柄(8)可以认为是轴向连接，这个轴是光电混合缆中的光纤，具体来说，插芯(2)、插芯尾柄(4)和推柄(8)内部为空腔，光电混合缆(11)中的光纤用于从所述推柄(8)的第二端穿入，并依次贯穿所述插芯(2)、插芯尾柄(4)和推柄(8)内部的空腔，例如，光纤依次贯穿推柄(8)、插芯尾柄(4)、插芯(2)，其中，在贯穿推柄(8)和插芯尾柄(4)的光纤外面有一层紧包，而在贯穿插芯(2)时光纤外面没有紧包。
其中，所述插芯(2)的第二端与所述插芯尾柄(4)的第一端连接；所述插芯尾柄(4)的第二端通过第二弹簧(6)与所述推柄(8)的第一端接触。
可选的，该光电连接器(100)还可以包括可弯曲硬管(9)，其中，所述可弯曲硬管(9)的第一端与推柄(8)的第二端连接或者从所述推柄(8)的第二端插入所述推柄(8)内，所述可弯曲硬管(9)内部空腔用于所述光电混合缆(11)中的光纤回退，即所述光电混合缆(11)中的光纤还贯穿所述可弯曲硬管(9)；所述可弯曲硬管(9)位于所述尾管(10)内部，即所述可弯曲硬管(9)外侧套设有尾管(10)，从而对可弯曲硬管(9)起到保护作用。所述推柄(8)的第一端位于所述第一外壳(3)内，所述推柄(8)的第二端位于所述尾管(10)内。
可选的，该光电连接器(100)还包括内壳(7)，其中，所述内壳(7)包所述推柄(8)和所述可弯曲硬管(9)，可选的，还可以进一步包围螺母(5)的整段或者部分。
可选的，该光电连接器(100)还包括尾管(10)，所述尾管(10)包围所述内壳(7)、推柄(8)、所述可弯曲硬管(9)和一部分所述光电混合缆(11)，所述尾管(10)的第一端的一侧与所述第一外壳(3)的第二端的一侧贴合。
关于所述插芯(2)的第二端与所述插芯尾柄(4)的第一端连接的方式，可选的，该插芯(2)的第二端和插芯尾柄(4)的第一端可以分别从该第一外壳(3)两端的空腔开口插入该第一外壳(3)的空腔内，可选的，该插芯(2)也可以在与该插芯尾柄(4)连接后再插入到该第一外壳(3)的空腔内。当然，也可以在所述插芯(2)的第二端与所述插芯尾柄(4)的第一端连接好后，在其外部套设该第一外壳(3)。当然还可以通过其他方式将插芯(2)和插芯尾柄(4)设置在该第一外壳(3)内，此处不做限定。另外，该插芯(2)与该插芯尾柄(4)连接的方式有很多种，这里不做限定，例如，可以是铆接，例如，该插芯尾柄(4)的第一端有空腔开口，该插芯(2)的第二端可以从该空腔开口插入该插芯尾柄(4)，并且，该插芯尾柄(4)的内壁设有凸出，该插芯尾柄(4)的内壁上的凸出对该插芯(2)起到阻挡作用，能够避免该插芯(2)全部插入到该插芯尾柄(4)的空腔内。
关于所述插芯尾柄(4)的第二端通过第二弹簧(6)与所述推柄(8)的第一端接触的方式，例如，该插芯尾柄(4)的第二端设置有阻挡件，该推柄(8)的第一端也设置有阻挡件，该插芯尾柄(2)的阻挡件和该推柄(8)的阻挡件用于在弹簧受力时防止弹簧从该插芯尾柄(4)和推柄(8)之间脱离。该第二弹簧(6)能够经由插芯尾柄(4)为插芯(2)提供一定弹力，从而保证该插芯(2)随光电连接器(100)插入光电适配器(200)后，该插芯(2)的端面与从该光电适配器(200)的另一端插入的另外一个插芯的端面更好地贴合。所述第一外壳(3)的内壁与所述插芯尾柄(4)的外壁、所述推柄(8)的外壁接触以稳定所述插芯尾柄(4)和所述推柄(8)。
下面针对第二电组件进行详细介绍。
所述第二电组件(12)包括两个导电元件，比如第三导电元件和第四导电元件，所述两个导电元件分别与所述光电混合缆(11)中的两条电线电连接，所述第二电组件(12)位于所述第一外壳(3)的内侧，需要说明的是，该第一外壳(3)可以认为包括一个侧面和两个端面，其中，该两个端面包括第一外壳(3)上靠近该第一外壳(3)的第一端的端面和靠近该第一外壳(3)的第二端的端面，这两个端面与上述轴向垂直；而该一个侧面为该第一外壳(3)上夹在这两个端面之间的面，该一个侧面大致上与该两个端面垂直，可选的，这里所说的第一外壳(3)的内侧具体包括不超出该一个侧面。可选的，该第二电组件(12)可以从第一外壳(3)的第二端的空腔开口中插入，该第二电组件(12)靠近上述光电连接器插接端的一端可以称为该第二电组件(12)的第一端，该第二电组件(12)远离上述光电连接器插接端的一端可以称为第二电组件(12)的第二端，该第二电组件(12)的第一端可以完全收容在该第一外壳(3)的空腔内，该第二电组件(12)的第二端分别与所述光电混合缆(11)中的两条电线电连接，比如，第三导电元件的第二端和第四导电元件的第二端各连接一条电线，该第二电组件(12)的第二端完全收容在该第一外壳(3)的空腔内或者凸出该第一外壳(3)，当凸出时，该第二电组件(12)凸出的部分会嵌入尾柄(10)中，因此，对于该光电连接器(100)而言，其中与光电混合缆连接的第二电组件(12)不会裸露在外，能够有效避免触电风险和短路风险。
请参见图6-图9，其中，图6为第一外壳(3)的一个视角图，图7为第一外壳(3)的又一个视角图，该第一外壳(3)包括第二卡槽(31)、第一卡槽(32)、第一空腔开口(33)、第一插口(34)、第二插口(35)，该第一空腔开口(33)为该第一外壳(3)的空腔在该第一外壳(3)的后端面的开口，该第一插口(34)和第二插口(35)分别为该第一外壳(3)的空腔在第一外壳(3)的前端面的两个开口，具体来说，第一插口(34)和第二插口(35)由所述第一外壳(3)的前端面包围形成，所述第一插口(34)与所述插芯对应设置，所述第二插口(35)与所述第二电组件(12)对应设置。如图9所示，该插芯(2)处于该第一外壳(3)的空腔内并从该第一外壳的第一插口(34)伸出(可以不与第一外壳(3)的内壁接触)，在该第一外壳(3)的空腔内，插芯(2)的第二端与插芯尾柄(4)的第一端连接，同样在该第一外壳(3)的空腔内，该插芯尾柄(4)的第二端通过弹簧(6)与推柄(8)的第一端接触。如图8所示，该推柄(8)的第一端位于第一外壳(3)的空腔内，而推柄(8)的第二端从第一外壳(3)的第一空腔开口(33)伸出，推柄(8)的第二卡扣(81)从第一外壳(3)的内壁卡到第一外壳(3)的第二卡槽(31)中，从而将该推柄(8)固定在该第一外壳(3)上。所述第一外壳(3)上的第一卡槽(32)与光电适配器(200)上的第一卡扣相耦合，该第一卡槽(32)和第一卡扣用于对光电连接器(100)和光电适配器(200)进行固定。
请参见图10-图12A，其中，图10为第二电组件(12)的结构示意图，该第二电组件(12)至少包括两个导电元件(121)和一个绝缘端子座(122)，图10中以两个导电元件(121)为例进行了示意，这两个导电元件可以分别称为第三导电元件(121)和第四导电元件(121)，由于两个导电元件(121)的结构相似，因此仅对其中一个导电元件(121)进行了标号。可以看出，所述绝缘端子座(122)设置在所述两个导电元件(121)之间，即第三导电元件和第四导电元件之间，具体来说，每个导电元件(121)的表面至少设置有两个第三凸起(1213)，通过这两个第三凸起(1213)可以将绝缘端子座(122)夹持住，在这两个导电元件(121)均夹持了绝缘端子座(122)时，就能够防止所述绝缘端子座(122)和所述两个导电元件(121)相对移动，该第三凸起(1213)的数量还存在其他可能性，此处不做限定，图10中以每个导电元件(121)上设置两个第三凸起(1213)为例进行了示意；所述端子座(122)的表面设置有第四凸起(1223)，用于防止所述第二电组件(12)在所述第一外壳(3)内移动，该第四凸起(1223)的数量可以为一个也可以为多个，图10中以两个第四凸起(1223)为例进行了示意，可选的，这里提及的第四凸起(1223)也可以称为筋条，或者凸筋等。另外，该导电元件(121)的两端分别为第一端(1211)和第二端(1212)，如图7所示，该导电元件(121)的第一端(1211)处于第一外壳(3)的空腔内靠近第二插口(35)的位置，如图12A所示，从第一外壳(3)的第一端可以看到，导电元件(121)的第一端(1211)完全收容于空腔内，并未伸出第二插口(35)；而导电元件(121)的第二端(1212)可能处于第一外壳(3)的空腔内，也可能会从第一外壳(3)的第一空腔开口(33)伸出该第一外壳(3)的空腔，图11则以该导电元件(121)的第二端(1212)从第一外壳(3)的第一空腔开口(33)伸出为例进行了示意，该导电元件(121)的第二端(1212)用于与光电混合缆(11)中的电线进行电连接，例如，第三导电元件(121)的第二端(1212)与一根电线电连接，第四导电元件(121)的第二端(1212)与另一根电线电连接。
请参见图12B，图12B为第二电组件(12)在第一外壳(3)内的一种剖面图，从图12B中可以看出第二电组件(12)与第一外壳(3)内壁的位置关系，可以看出，该第二电组件(12)与该第一外壳(3)内壁耦合，从而将该第二电组件(12)固定在该第一外壳(3)内。
请参见图13-图14，其中，图13示意了推柄(8)的一部分、第二弹簧(6)、插芯尾柄 (4)、插芯(2)、第二电组件(12)上的绝缘端子座(122)、第二电组件(12)上的导电元件(121)、以及该导电元件(121)的第一端(1211)在第一外壳(3)中的相对位置关系，图13为隐藏了第一外壳(3)的视图，图14则是在图13的基础上装上了第一外壳(3)后，从上述光电连接器插接端观看的视角图。在图14所示意的结构中，插芯(2)从第一插口(34)伸出，所述两个导电元件(121)中的第三导电元件(121)的第一端(1211)和第四导电元件(121)的第一端(1211)未从对应的第二插口(35)伸出。直观上看，该插芯(2)伸出的第一插口(34)与该两个导电元件(121)的第一端(1211)最近的第二插口(35)是隔开的或者说相互独立的，即该插芯(2)的第一端与该两个导电元件(121)的第一端(1211)位于不同的空间。
在一种可选的方案中，所述第一插口(34)与所述第二插口(35)连通，因此，看上去该第一插口(34)和第二插口(35)实际为一个空腔开口，可以称之为第三插口(36)，如图15所示，第一外壳(3)的前端包括第三插口(36)，所述插芯(2)未从所述第三插口(36)伸出，所述两个导电元件(121)各自的第一端(1211)均位于所述第一外壳(3)的内壁上，两个导电元件(121)可以在第一外壳(3)的内壁上集中设置，也可以分散设置，本申请不做限定。该两个导电元件(121)各自的第一端(1211)在所述第三插口(36)附近，但是未伸出第三插口(36)，直观上看，该插芯(2)和该导电元件(121)的第一端(1211)位于一个连通的空间内。
可选的，无论是图14所示的方案还是图15所示的方案，插芯(2)的第一端可以伸出第一插口(34)或第三插口(36)外，也可以不伸出第一插口(34)或第三插口(36)外。也即是说，所述插芯(2)可以凸出也可以不凸出所述第一外壳(3)的前端面。
在一种可选的方案中，还可以设置防尘帽(1)，防尘帽(1)用于从第一外壳(3)的第一端套住插芯(2)和导电元件(121)的第一端(1211)，以防止插芯(2)和导电元件(121)的第一端(1211)暴露在外面，从而避免灰尘、水等外界物质与插芯(2)和导电元件(121)的第一端(1211)接触。可以理解，当第一外壳(3)为如图14所示的结构时，该防尘帽(1)实质包括两个主要部分，一个是与第一插口(34)和插芯(2)耦合的部分(102)，另一个是与第二插口(35)和导电元件(121)的第一端(1211)相耦合的部分(101)，具体如图16A所示；进一步地，为了更好地理解防尘帽(1)与第一外壳(3)的内部结合情况，还提供了如图16B所示的剖面图，可以看出，防尘帽(1)内的空腔收容了插芯(2)，且防尘帽凸出的舌片(101)从第二插口(35)深入了第一外壳(3)的空腔，从而隔断导电元件(121)的第一端(1211)与外界的接触。可选的，该第二插口(35)的最大直径尺寸小于12.5mm以整体满足ip20防止手指接触。
下面针对可弯曲硬管(9)进行详细介绍。
如图17所示，光电混合缆(11)的外层为缆皮(1101)，缆皮(1101)内包裹了电线(1102)和光纤(1104)，该光纤(1104)的外面一次设置(由内向外看)了紧包(1103)、保护套(1105)，可选的，该保护套(1105)可以为芳纶，本申请实施例中，会设置一个可弯曲硬管(9)，可以将包裹了紧包(1103)的光纤(1104)穿入该可弯曲硬管(9)内，而该可弯曲硬管(9)会插入到保护套(1105)内，因此，电线(1102)不穿过可弯曲硬管(9)，该可弯曲硬管(9)具有一定的硬度，其可以弯曲但是无法弯折为较大角度，因此，可以避免光纤在该可弯曲硬管(9)内弯折、折断，从而为光纤的回退提供空间，例如，该可弯曲硬管(9)可以为聚对苯二甲酸四次甲基酯(Polybutylene terephthalate，PBT)材质。这里对光纤的回退进行简单介 绍，当光电适配器(200)的两端都插入了光电连接器后，两个光电连接器的插芯(比如陶瓷插芯)之间会产生相互作用力，使得两个光电连接器的插芯向远离彼此的方向移动，这就会连带两个光电连接器内的光纤往远离彼此的方向移动，即光纤回退。由于本申请提供了可弯曲硬管(9)，因此能够提供一定的空间供光纤在里面弯曲(小幅度)，因此可以实现光线回退。可以理解，假若没有可弯曲硬管(9)，光纤外面依次被紧包、保护套、缆皮包裹，那么，相当于对该光纤进行了固定，光纤无法回退，一旦因无法回退导致光纤受力较大，就可能导致光纤折断。
一种方案中，该可弯曲硬管(9)的第一端(具体为靠近上述光电连接器插接端的一端)可以与推柄(8)的第二端(82)连接，比如通过卡扣连接、胶水连接等；在又一种方案中，该可弯曲硬管(9)的第一端从所述推柄(8)的第二端的端面插入所述推柄(8)内。
如图18所示，该推柄(8)的第二端(82)可以为螺纹结构(82)，该推柄(8)的螺纹结构(82)配合螺母(5)可以将光电混合缆(11)的保护套(1105)嵌入到推柄(8)和螺母(5)之间，从而固定光电混合缆(11)，该保护套(1105)可以承受一定的拉力，能够对推柄(8)与可弯曲硬管(9)的连接起到稳定的作用，也能够对光电混合缆(11)起到稳定的作用。该可弯曲硬管(9)的长度可以根据实际需要进行设置，此处不做限定。可选的，该螺母(5)的材质可以为绝缘材质，比如芳纶，螺母(5)设计为绝缘能够有效地防止上述光电混合缆(11)中的电线之间出现短路，提高了安全性。
可选的，如图19所示，该光电连接器(100)还包括内壳(7)，其中，所述内壳(7)包围在所述推柄(8)与所述可弯曲硬管(9)上，还可以进一步包围螺母(5)的整段或者部分。内壳(7)用于固定推柄(8)和可弯曲硬管(9)，内壳(7)可以通过注塑行成，比如，可以在将螺母(5)拧到推柄(8)上之后，在螺母(5)、以及推柄(8)与所述可弯曲硬管(9)的接触部位注塑低温注塑材料，从而形成该内壳(7)，因为是通过注塑行成，因此内壳(7)能够充分地与推柄(8)和可弯曲硬管(9)结合，因此能够对推柄(8)和可弯曲硬管(9)起到固定作用，这里选择低温注塑材料进行注塑，可以避免注塑材料从推柄(8)与所述可弯曲硬管(9)的接触部位浸入可弯曲硬管(9)内部，从而对可弯曲硬管(9)内的光纤(1104)产生冲击，因此避免了注塑过程对光纤(1104)的损伤。可选的，这里的低温注塑材料为在注塑时流动性较强的材料，比如PE，由于流动性较强，因此注塑过程中不需要外加太大压力，能够避免该低温注塑材料冲击到光纤(1104)，从而避免光纤(1104)变形受损。
可选的，如图20所示，该光电连接器(100)还包括尾管(10)，所述尾管(10)包围了所述内壳(7)、推柄(8)、所述可弯曲硬管(9)和一部分所述光电混合缆(11)，所述尾管(10)靠近所述推柄(8)的第一端(即尾管(10)靠近上述光电连接器插接端的一端)的一侧与所述第一外壳(3)靠近所述推柄(8)的第一端(即第一外壳(3)原理该光电连接器插接端的一端)的一侧贴合，贴合的直观视觉效果就是该第一外壳(3)基本与该尾管(10)连为一体。可选的，可以在设置完内壳(7)之后设置尾管(10)，例如，可以在注塑形成内壳(7)之后，进一步在所述内壳(7)、所述可弯曲硬管(9)和一部分所述光电混合缆(11)外部注塑高温注塑材料，用于对所述内壳(7)、所述可弯曲硬管(9)和一部分所述光电混合缆(11)起到固定和保护的作用，图20为注塑得到尾管(10)后，推柄(8)、内壳(7)、尾管(10)和光电混合缆(11)的相对位置关系示意图。该高温注塑材料具体包括熔化的温度高于缆皮(1101)熔化温度的注塑材料，由于高温注塑材料熔化的温度高于缆皮(1101)，因此在注塑该高温注塑材料时，会将缆皮进行一定程度的熔化，从而使得注塑得到的尾管(10)与缆皮(1101)更好的融合，增加了该尾管(10)对光电混合缆保护的严密性。可选的，该 尾管(10)也可以不通过注塑形成，例如，将两半相耦合第一外壳夹在内壳(7)、所述可弯曲硬管(9)和一部分所述光电混合缆(11)之外，从而形成对内壳(7)、所述可弯曲硬管(9)和一部分所述光电混合缆(11)进行包围尾管(10)。这两半相耦合第一外壳之间可以通过卡扣和卡槽扣紧，或者通过螺钉和螺纹拧紧，或者通过其他方式进行结合，此处不做限定。
需要说明的是，上述低温注塑材料包括熔化温度低于该高温注塑材料的注塑材料，这样的话，在进行高温注塑的过程中，能够熔化内壳(7)表面的一层，从而促是的注塑得到的尾管(10)与内壳(7)更好的融合，增强了尾管(10)保护的严密性。
需要说明的是，上述可弯曲硬管(9)熔化的温度高于该高温注塑材料熔化的温度，这样一来，在注塑高温注塑材料的过程中，就不会导致可弯曲硬管(9)熔化或变软，不仅能够避免造成可弯曲硬管(9)内的光纤(1104)的弯折，还为其回退提供了稳定的空间。
可选的，在将推柄(8)、螺母(5)、可弯曲硬管(9)、光电混合缆(11)、内壳(7)和尾管(10)装配为一体后，可以将该推柄(8)的第一端从第一外壳(3)的第二端推入该第一外壳(3)的空腔内，该推柄(8)上的第二卡扣(81)与第一外壳(3)上的第二卡槽(31)扣合，从而完成推柄(8)与第一外壳(3)的固定。推柄(8)与第一外壳(3)固定后，第一外壳(3)远离光电连接器插接端的一侧与尾管(10)靠近该光电连接器插接端的一侧贴合。
在图20中，在靠近光电连接器插接端的一侧，该尾管(10)并未完全包围内壳(7)，在这种情况下，内壳(7)未被尾管(10)包围的部分会包围在(或者插入)第一外壳(3)，因此，第一外壳(3)与尾管(10)贴合的位置在内壳(7)的外表面。可选的，该尾管(10)也可以完全包围内壳(7)，在这种情况下，第一外壳(3)与尾管(10)贴合的位置在推柄(8)的外表面；当然，还可能存在其他情况，此处不一一举例。
通过以上描述可知，第二电组件(12)和推柄(8)都会设置在第一外壳(3)内，在具体实现上，可以在设置内壳(7)的过程中，将第二电组件(12)也包裹在内壳(7)内，例如，可以在低温注塑前将第二电组件(12)沿上述轴向放置，从垂直于轴向的方向(即径向)上看，该第二电组件(12)的第二端(1212)比推柄(8)的第二端到上述光电连接器插接端的距离更远，从轴向上看，该第二电组件(12)可以挨着该推柄(8)或者与推柄(8)之间保留一个较小的距离，然后进行低温注塑，得到上述内壳(7)，这样就可以将第二电组件(12)和推柄(8)连为一体。当然，可以不将第二电组件(12)包裹在内壳(7)中，而是在获得内壳(7)之后，设置尾管(10)的时候，将该第二电组件(12)包裹在该尾管(10)内，具体可参照前面提及的将第二电组件(12)包裹在内壳(7)内的描述。图13所示的就是将第二电组件(12)包裹在内壳(7)中与以与推柄(8)连为一体的情况。
另外，第二电组件(12)的第二端(1212)与光电混合缆(11)中的电线电连接后，电连接的接头(如焊接头)以及接头附近的电线也都包裹在上述内壳(7)中或者尾管(10)中。
本申请实施例中，所述可弯曲硬管(9)的两个端面介于所述尾管(10)的两个端面之间，也即是说，用于供光纤回退的可弯曲硬管(9)没有单独占用轴向的空间，而是与尾管(10)共用了一部分空间，相比于传统的在轴向上依次串联设置主轴(用于光纤回退)和尾管(10)，本申请实施例明显地缩短了光电连接器(100)的空间尺寸。
关于光电适配器(200)：
请参见图21-图22，图21为本申请实施例提供的光电适配器(200)的一个方向上的视角图，图22为本申请实施例提供的光电适配器(200)的又一个方向上的视角图，该光电适配器(200)包括壳体(20)，所述壳体(20)内设第一容纳空间(21)，如图23所示，所述第一容纳空间(21)用于收容光电连接器(100)，例如，所述第一容纳空间(21)在所述壳 体上形成开口，所述第一容纳空间(21)用于从所述开口收容光电连接器的第一外壳(3)，该光电适配器(200)还包括蘑菇头(24)，该蘑菇头(24)用于插入到集成电路板以稳固该光电适配器(200)，另外，所述壳体设有第一凹槽(30)。
在一种可选的方案中，如图26所示，该光电适配器(200)还包括第一卡扣(25)，所述第一卡扣(25)设于所述第一容纳空间(21)内且固定于所述壳体(3)，所述第一卡扣(25)包含第一凸起(28)和第二凸起(29)，所述第一凸起(28)用于与所述第一外壳(3)上的第一卡槽(32)配合以将所述光电适配器(200)与所述光电连接器(100)固定，所述第一凹槽(30)用于为所述第二凸起(29)提供活动空间；所述第二凸起(29)用于在外力作用下在第一凹槽中移动，并驱动所述第一凸起(28)离开所述第一卡槽(32)。
可选的，所述第一卡扣(25)通过弹性支架(27)固定在所述壳体(3)上，该所述第一卡扣(25)通过弹性支架(27)可以为两个部件，即所述第一卡扣(25)和所述弹性支架(27)为彼此独立的部件，二者之间通过卡扣和卡槽的配合固定连接，或者通过胶粘接固定，或者为一个部件上的两个部分，即所述第一卡扣(25)和所述弹性支架(27)为一体成型结构，所述弹性支架(27)的一端固定在所述壳体(3)上，所述弹性支架(27)的另一端固定在所述第一卡扣(25)上。
所述第二凸起(29)包括斜面，所述斜面相对所述光电适配器(200)的轴向方向倾斜，所述斜面用于与所述操作柄配(22)合，所述斜面用于将所述操作柄(22)作用在所述斜面上的轴向力转化径向分力，所述径向分力用于带动所述第一卡扣(25)产生远离所述第一卡槽(32)的移动。
当所述光电连接器(100)收容于所述第一容纳空间(21)时，第一凸起(28)的第一端插入所述光电连接器(100)的第一外壳(3)上的第一卡槽(32)中，需要将所述光电连接器从所述第一容纳空间解锁时，所述操作柄(22)向第一卡扣(25)移动以产生对该第一卡扣(25)的作用力，由于第一卡扣(25)与弹性支架(27)连接，因此该弹性支架(27)也受到了该作用力，所述弹性支架(27)受力后因该斜面的作用向远离所述第一卡槽(32)的方向形变，相应的，所述第一卡扣(25)的第一凸起(28)随所述弹性支架(27)偏离所述第一卡槽(32)，第一卡扣(25)的偏离会导致第二凸起(29)也远离该第一卡槽(32)，而由于上述第一凹槽(30)的存在，因此有足够的空间供该第二凸起(29)偏离。
该操作柄(22)与该第一卡扣(25)的相对位置此处不做限定，只要能够使得推动(或移动)操作柄(22)时，能够因为两者的相互作用力，促使弹性支架(27)向远离所述第一卡槽(32)的方向形变，最终连带该第一卡扣(25)的第一凸起(28)偏离该第一卡槽(32)即可。
所述操作柄(22)为所述光电适配器以外的一个部件，或者为所述光电适配器上的部件，当其为光电适配器(200)上的部件时，其可以活动连接至所述壳体(3)，这种情况下，该操作柄(22)与该第一卡扣(25)的可选的位置关系为：该操作柄(22)位于该光电适配器(200)上更靠近光电连接器(100)接入的一端，而该第一卡扣(25)位于该光电适配器(200)上远离光电连接器(100)接入的一端；当然，也可以设置为：该操作柄(22)位于该光电适配器(200)上远离光电连接器(100)接入的一端，而该第一卡扣(25)位于该光电适配器(200)上更靠近光电连接器(100)接入的一端，当然还可以有其他方式。
在一种可选的方案中，该光电适配器(200)还包括第一弹簧(26)，所述第一弹簧(26)弹性连接在所述壳体(3)和所述操作柄(22)之间，所述光电连接器(100)与所述光电适配器(200)解锁的过程中，所述操作柄(22)相对所述壳体(3)移动且压缩所述第一弹簧 (26)，解锁后，通过所述第一弹簧(26)的弹性抵持力使得所述操作柄(22)弹回原位。如图26所示，当推动操作柄(22)向第一卡扣(25)的方向移动时，该第一弹簧(26)会被压缩，从而积累与该操作柄(22)移动方向相反的力，当操作柄(22)不受外界干扰时，该第一弹簧(26)积累的力会释放，从而推动该操作柄(22)复位到其移动前的位置。
请参见图27和图28，其中，图27和图28分别为该光电适配器(200)的不同方位的剖面图。需要说明的是，图26-图27仅为该光电适配器(200)的一种可选结构的视图，其他结构此处不一一举例。
需要说明的是，该光电适配器(200)的一端用于插入上述光电连接器(100)，该光电适配器(200)的另一端用于插入另一个光电连接器(100)，由于这两个光电连接器(100)都存在以上提及的第二弹簧(6)，因此，当该光电适配器(200)也插入了该另一个光电连接器(100)的情况下，在两个光电连接器(100)上的两个第二弹簧(6)的作用下，两个光电连接器(100)都会受到被推出光电适配器(200)的作用力，因此，当上述第一卡扣(25)的第一凸起(28)离开上述第一卡槽(32)后，该光电连接器(100)会在该作用力的作用下，向脱离光电适配器(200)的方向移动，从而脱离了与光电适配之间的固定，即实现了解锁。
可选的，该光电适配器(200)还包括第一电组件(23)，其中，所述第一电组件(23)的第一端位于所述第一容纳空间(21)内，用于与所述光电连接器(100)的第一外壳中的第二电组件电连接；所述第一电组件的第二端位于所述光电适配器(200)的外表面，用于与集成电路板电连接。
可选的，如图24所示，所述第一电组件(23)包括第一导电元件(231)和第二导电元件(232)，所述第一导电元件(231)一端为部分所述第一端，用于插入所述光电连接器(100)的第一外壳(3)内与所述第二电组件(12)中的第三导电元件(121)电连接，所述第一导电元件(231)的另一端为部分所述第二端，且伸出所述光电适配器(200)的外表面，用于与集成电路板电连接；所述第二导电元件(232)一端为部分所述第一端，用于插入所述第一外壳(3)内与所述第二电组件(12)的第四导电元件(121)电连接，所述第二导电元件(232)的另一端为部分所述第二端，且伸出所述光电适配器(200)的外表面，用于与所述集成电路板电连接。
如图25A所示，图25A示意了第一电组件(23)中，第一导电元件(231)的一端(2312)，以及第二导电元件(232)的一端(2322)，分别与第一外壳(3)内的第二电组件(12)的两个导电元件(131)的情况。实际应用中，第一电组件(23)的结构不限于图24和25A所示的结构。另外，为了更好地理解第二电组件(12)的一端(1211)与第一电组件(23)的连接情况，还进一步提供了两者连接的一个方向上的剖面图，如图25B。
可选的，该第一电组件(23)可以作为一个独立的模块装配到该光电适配器(200)中，可选的，该第一电组件(23)上设置有第三卡扣，且与该光电连接器(100)上的第三卡槽相耦合，该第三卡扣和第三卡槽用于将该第一电组件(23)固定在该光电适配器(200)上。可选的，该第三卡扣为可解锁的卡扣，因此，该第一电组件(23)可以从该光电适配器(200)上拆卸下来。
本申请实施例中，要保证该光电连接器(100)能够插入该光电适配器(200)且与该光电适配器(200)有较好的连接，尤其需要保证光电连接器(100)中的插芯(2)能够插入到光电适配器(200)中相应的插槽中，以及光电适配器(200)中的第二电组件(12)的一端(1211)与光电适配器(200)中第二导电元件(232)的一端(2322)进行连接(第一导电 元件同理)，那么，就需要该光电连接器(100)的外表面轮廓和该光电适配器(200)的内表面的轮廓进行设计，使得该光电连接器(100)在接入该光电适配器(200)时，以能够使得光电连接器(100)的插芯(2)和第二电组件(12)适配到光电适配器(200)上正确的位置上的插入角度进行插入，即进行引导(或者导向)设计；通过光电适配器(200)的第一收容空间的形状设计，以及光电连接器(100)外形的设计，例如，设计为以中心轴为中心的非对称架构，这样在二者对插的过程中，只能通过确定的方向，才能实现光电连接器(100)插入光电适配器(200)，这种结构可以实现防呆。为了便于理解，下面例举几种可选的进行引导(或者导向)设计的方案。
方案一，光电适配器(200)的内壁设置有凸出，第一外壳(3)的外壁设置有与所述沟槽相耦合的凹槽，沟槽和所述凸起用于引导所述第一外壳(3)与光电适配器(200)的连接。可以理解，当设计了该沟槽和凸起之后，如果不将第一外壳(3)上的凸起与该光电适配器(200)上的沟槽对齐，则无法将该光电连接器(100)插入到光电适配器(200)中。在设计了该沟槽和凸起的情况下，无论该光电适配器(200)内壁的轮廓和该光电连接器(100)的外壁的轮廓是为圆形、正多边形或者其他中心对称形状，都不会出现光电连接器(100)插入光电适配器(200)后无法进行插芯(2)和第二电组件(12)的适配的情况。图29示意了从轴向方向上看所述光电适配器(200)和所述光电连接器(100)的一种视图。
方案二，所述第一外壳(3)靠近所述光电连接器插接端的端面为非中心对称架构。比如，所述光电适配器(200)在靠近所述第一外壳(3)插入的一端的内壁围成的形状为非对称的形状，或者为仅有一条对称轴的形状，可以称其为第一形状。相应的，所述第一外壳(3)靠近所述光电连接器(100)的光电连接器插接端的端面为非对称的形状，或为仅有一条对称轴的形状，即也为上述第一形状。可以理解，该第一形状的设计就使得光电连接器(100)仅能通过一种插入角度插入光电适配器(200)，因此不会出现光电连接器(100)插入光电适配器(200)后无法进行插芯(2)和第二电组件(12)的适配的情况。图30示意了从轴向方向上看所述光电适配器(200)和所述光电连接器(100)的一种视图。
可选的，第一卡槽(32)和所述插芯(2)的前端面之间的轴向距离为第一尺寸，第一卡槽(32)和插芯(2)中心轴之间的径向距离为第二尺寸；光电适配器(200)上的第一凸起(28)和插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离为所述第一尺寸，第一凸起(28)到所述插芯套筒的中心轴之间的径向距离为第二尺寸。所述光电适配器(200)上的第一凹槽(30)和所述插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离大于所述第一尺寸。
所述第一卡槽(32)与插芯(2)的前端之间的轴向距离指的是沿插芯的轴向方向，第一卡槽(32)和插芯(2)的前端面之间的最小的垂直距离，由于第一卡槽(32)为立体的结构，第一卡槽(32)距离插芯(2)前端面距离最小的位置与插芯(2)前端面之间的轴向距离为“所述第一卡槽(32)与插芯(2)的前端之间的轴向距离”。
第一凸起(28)与插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离指的是沿插芯套筒的轴向方向，第一凸起(28)与插芯套筒的中心位置之间的最小的垂直距离，第一凸起(28)距离插芯套筒的中心位置距离最小的位置与插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离为“第一凸起(28)与插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离”。
第二种实施例，以该连接器(100)不包括上述第二电组件(12)，该适配器(200)不包括上述第一电组件(23)为例进行说明。
关于连接器(100)：
本申请实施例中，首先对连接器(100)上的部件的第一端、第二端进行说明。当连接器(100)插入到适配器(200)后，连接器(100)插入到适配器(200)的一端可以简称为“连接器插接端”，连接器(100)上的一些部件可能存在第一端和第二端，其中，第一端是指靠近连接器(100)的连接器插接端的一端，第二端是指远离连接器(100)的连接器(100)插接端的一端，例如，后面会涉及插芯、插芯尾柄、推柄、第一外壳、可弯曲硬管等部件，那么，插芯的第一端是指插芯上靠近该连接器插接端的一端，插芯的第二端是指插芯上远离该连接器插接端的一端；插芯尾柄的第一端是指插芯尾柄上靠近该连接器插接端的一端，插芯尾柄的第二端是指插芯尾柄上远离该连接器插接端的一端；推柄的第一端是指推柄上靠近该连接器插接端的一端，推柄的第二端是指推柄上远离该连接器插接端的一端；第一外壳的第一端是指第一外壳上靠近该连接器插接端的一端，第一外壳的第二端是指第一外壳上远离该连接器插接端的一端；可弯曲硬管的第一端是指可弯曲硬管上靠近该连接器插接端的一端，可弯曲硬管的第二端是指可弯曲硬管上远离该连接器插接端的一端；该连接器上的其余部件的第一端、第二端均可依此类推。另外，这里提及的第一端的端面可以称为前端面，这里提及的第二端的端面可以称为后端面。
请参见图31和图32，图31为光电连接器(100)组装后在一个方向的视图，图32为该光电连接器(100)的分解示意图。
该连接器(100)包括：插芯(2)、第一外壳(3)，其中：所述第一外壳(3)包含了空腔，具体来说，所述第一外壳(3)包含前端面、后端面以及连接所述前端面和后端面的内侧面和外表面，所述内侧面包围形成该空腔，所述插芯(2)部分或全部收容于(或者说位于)所述空腔，因此，可以认为插芯(2)位于所述第一外壳(3)的内侧。
如图33和图34所示，图33为从第一外壳(3)的前端面观看的视图，图34为从第一外壳(3)的后端面观看的视图，图35为第一外壳(3)和插芯(2)装配好之后一个方向的视图，该第一外壳(3)的前端面设有第一插口(34)，后端面设有第一空腔开口(33)，该插芯(2)的一端可以从该第一插口(34)伸出。
第一外壳(3)的外壁上设有与适配器上的第一卡扣相耦合的第一卡槽(32)，更具体来说，第一卡槽(32)用于与适配器(200)的第一卡扣上的第一凸起配合以实现连接器与所述适配器之间的固定，关于该适配器(200)的第一卡扣上的第一凸起等结构得具体描述后面会提供。
可选的，第一卡槽(32)和所述插芯(2)的前端面之间的轴向距离为第一尺寸，第一卡槽(32)和插芯(2)中心轴之间的径向距离为第二尺寸；适配器(200)上的第一凸起(28)和插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离为所述第一尺寸，第一凸起(28)到所述插芯套筒的中心轴之间的径向距离为第二尺寸。适配器(200)上的第一凹槽(30)和所述插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离大于所述第一尺寸。
所述第一卡槽(32)与插芯(2)的前端之间的轴向距离指的是沿插芯的轴向方向，第一卡槽(32)和插芯(2)的前端面之间的最小的垂直距离，由于第一卡槽(32)为立体的结构，第一卡槽(32)距离插芯(2)前端面距离最小的位置与插芯前端面之间的轴向距离为“所述第一卡槽(32)与插芯(2)的前端之间的轴向距离”。
第一凸起(28)与插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离指的是沿插芯套筒的轴向方向，第一凸起(28)与插芯套筒的中心位置之间的最小的垂直距离，第一凸起(28)距离插芯套筒的中心位置距离最小的位置与插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离为“第一凸起(28)与插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离”。
可选的，该连接器(100)还可以包括插芯尾柄(4)、推柄(8)和混合缆(11)，整体上看，插芯(2)、第一外壳(3)、插芯尾柄(4)、推柄(8)可以认为是轴向连接，这个轴是混合缆中的光纤，具体来说，插芯(2)、插芯尾柄(4)和推柄(8)内部为空腔，混合缆(11)中的光纤用于从所述推柄(8)的第二端穿入，并依次贯穿所述插芯(2)、插芯尾柄(4)和推柄(8)内部的空腔，例如，光纤依次贯穿推柄(8)、插芯尾柄(4)、插芯(2)，其中在贯穿推柄(8)和插芯尾柄(4)的光纤外面有一层紧包，而在贯穿插芯(2)时光纤外面没有紧包。
其中，所述插芯(2)的第二端与所述插芯尾柄(4)的第一端连接；所述插芯尾柄(4)的第二端通过第二弹簧(6)与所述推柄(8)的第一端接触。
可选的，该连接器(100)还可以包括可弯曲硬管(9)，其中，所述可弯曲硬管(9)的第一端与推柄(8)的第二端连接或者从所述推柄(8)的第二端插入所述推柄(8)内，所述可弯曲硬管(9)内部空腔用于所述混合缆(11)中的光纤回退，即所述混合缆(11)中的光纤还贯穿所述可弯曲硬管(9)；所述可弯曲硬管(9)位于所述尾管(10)内部，即所述可弯曲硬管(9)外侧套设有尾管(10)，从而对可弯曲硬管(9)起到保护作用。所述推柄(8)的第一端位于所述第一外壳(3)内，所述推柄(8)的第二端位于所述尾管(10)内。
可选的，该连接器(100)还包括内壳(7)，其中，所述内壳(7)包所述推柄(8)和所述可弯曲硬管(9)，可选的，还可以进一步包围螺母(5)的整段或者部分。
可选的，该连接器(100)还包括尾管(10)，所述尾管(10)包围所述内壳(7)、推柄(8)、所述可弯曲硬管(9)和一部分所述混合缆(11)，所述尾管(10)的第一端的一侧与所述第一外壳(3)的第二端的一侧贴合。
关于所述插芯(2)的第二端与所述插芯尾柄(4)的第一端连接的方式，可选的，该插芯(2)的第二端和插芯尾柄(4)的第一端可以分别从该第一外壳(3)两端的空腔开口插入该第一外壳(3)的空腔内，可选的，该插芯(2)也可以在与该插芯尾柄(4)连接后再插入到该第一外壳(3)的空腔内。当然，也可以在所述插芯(2)的第二端与所述插芯尾柄(4)的第一端连接好后，在其外部套设该第一外壳(3)。当然还可以通过其他方式将插芯(2)和插芯尾柄(4)设置在该第一外壳(3)内，此处不做限定。另外，该插芯(2)与该插芯尾柄(4)连接的方式有很多种，这里不做限定，例如，可以是铆接，例如，该插芯尾柄(4)的第一端有空腔开口，该插芯(2)的第二端可以从该空腔开口插入该插芯尾柄(4)，并且，该插芯尾柄(4)的内壁设有凸出，该插芯尾柄(4)的内壁上的凸出对该插芯(2)起到阻挡作用，能够避免该插芯(2)全部插入到该插芯尾柄(4)的空腔内。
关于所述插芯尾柄(4)的第二端通过第二弹簧(6)与所述推柄(8)的第一端接触的方式，例如，该插芯尾柄(4)的第二端设置有阻挡件，该推柄(8)的第一端也设置有阻挡件，该插芯尾柄(2)的阻挡件和该推柄(8)的阻挡件用于在弹簧受力时防止弹簧从该插芯尾柄(4)和推柄(8)之间脱离。该第二弹簧(6)能够经由插芯尾柄(4)为插芯(2)提供一定弹力，从而保证该插芯(2)随连接器(100)插入适配器(200)后，该插芯(2)的端面与从该适配器(200)的另一端插入的另外一个插芯的端面更好地贴合。所述第一外壳(3)的内壁与所述插芯尾柄(4)的外壁、所述推柄(8)的外壁接触以稳定所述插芯尾柄(4)和所述推柄(8)。
需要说明的是，第二种实施例中存在与第一种实施例中相同的部件的情况下，第二种实施例中的相关部件的连接关系可以参照第一种实施例中的相关描述，对于连接器而言，只需在第一种实施例的基础上去掉关于第二电组件的描述即可，至于可弯曲硬管(9)、内壳(7)、 尾管(10)等的设置原理均与第一种实施例中相同，可以理解，对于第二种实施例，由于不存在第二电组件，因此，尾管(9)不涉及与第二电组件连接或者相对应的部分。
关于适配器(200)：
请参见图36，图36为本申请实施例提供的适配器(200)的一个方向上的视角图，图36为本申请实施例提供的适配器(200)的又一个方向上的视角图，该适配器(200)包括壳体(20)，所述壳体(20)内设第一容纳空间(21)，如图23所示，所述第一容纳空间(21)用于收容连接器(100)，例如，所述第一容纳空间(21)在所述壳体上形成开口，所述第一容纳空间(21)用于从所述开口收容连接器(100)的第一外壳(3)，该适配器(200)还包括蘑菇头(24)，该蘑菇头(24)用于插入到集成电路板以稳固该适配器(200)，另外，所述壳体(20)设有第一凹槽(30)。
在一种可选的方案中，如图37所示，该适配器(200)还包括第一卡扣(25)，所述第一卡扣(25)设于所述第一容纳空间(21)内且固定于所述壳体(20)，所述第一卡扣(25)包含第一凸起(28)和第二凸起(29)，所述第一凸起(28)用于与所述第一外壳(3)上的第一卡槽(32)配合以将所述适配器(200)与所述连接器(100)固定，所述第一凹槽(30)用于为所述第二凸起(29)提供活动空间；第二凸起(29)用于在外力作用下在第一凹槽(30)中移动，并驱动所述第一凸起(28)离开所述第一卡槽(32)，比如，这个外力可以是操作柄(22)施加的。
可选的，所述第一卡扣(25)通过弹性支架(27)固定在所述壳体(20)上，该第一卡扣(25)通过弹性支架(27)可以为两个部件，即第一卡扣(25)和弹性支架(27)为彼此独立的部件，二者之间通过卡扣和卡槽的配合固定连接，或者通过胶粘接固定，或者为一个部件上的两个部分，即所述第一卡扣(25)和所述弹性支架(27)为一体成型结构，所述弹性支架(27)的一端固定在所述壳体上，所述弹性支架(27)的另一端固定在所述第一卡扣(25)上。
所述第二凸起(29)包括斜面，所述斜面相对所述适配器的轴向方向倾斜，所述斜面用于与所述操作柄(22)配合，所述斜面用于将所述操作柄(22)作用在所述斜面上的轴向力转化为径向分力，所述径向分力用于带动所述第一卡扣(25)产生远离所述第一卡槽(32)的移动。
当所述连接器(100)收容于所述第一容纳空间(21)时，第一凸起(28)的第一端插入所述连接器(100)的第一外壳(3)上的第一卡槽(32)中，需要将所述连接器(100)从所述第一容纳空间(21)解锁时，所述操作柄(22)向第一卡扣(25)移动以产生对该第一卡扣(25)的作用力，由于第一卡扣(25)与弹性支架(27)连接，因此该弹性支架(27)也受到了该作用力，所述弹性支架(27)受力后因该斜面的作用向远离所述第一卡槽(32)的方向形变，相应的，所述第一卡扣(25)的第一凸起(28)随所述弹性支架(27)偏离所述第一卡槽(32)，第一卡扣(25)的偏离会导致第二凸起(29)也远离该第一卡槽(32)，而由于上述第一凹槽(30)的存在，因此有足够的空间供该第二凸起(29)偏离。
该操作柄(22)与该第一卡扣(25)的相对位置此处不做限定，只要能够使得推动(或移动)操作柄(22)时，能够因为两者的相互作用力，促使弹性支架(27)向远离所述第一卡槽(32)的方向形变，最终连带该第一卡扣(25)的第一凸起(28)偏离该第一卡槽(32)即可。
所述操作柄(22)为所述适配器(200)以外的一个部件，或者为所述适配器(200)上 的部件，当其为适配器(200)上的部件时，其可以活动连接至所述壳体，这种情况下，该操作柄(22)与该第一卡扣(25)的可选的位置关系为：该操作柄(22)位于该适配器(200)上更靠近连接器(100)接入的一端，而该第一卡扣(25)位于该适配器(200)上远离连接器(100)接入的一端；当然，也可以设置为：该操作柄(22)位于该适配器(200)上远离连接器(100)接入的一端，而该第一卡扣(25)位于该适配器(200)上更靠近连接器(100)接入的一端，当然还可以有其他方式。
在一种可选的方案中，该适配器(200)还包括第一弹簧(26)，所述第一弹簧(26)弹性连接在所述壳体(20)和所述操作柄(22)之间，所述连接器(100)与所述适配器(200)解锁的过程中，所述操作柄(22)相对所述壳体(20)移动且压缩所述第一弹簧(26)，解锁后，通过所述第一弹簧(26)的弹性抵持力使得所述操作柄(22)弹回原位。如图37所示，当推动操作柄(22)向第一卡扣(25)的方向移动时，该第一弹簧(26)会被压缩，从而积累与该操作柄(22)移动方向相反的力，当操作柄(22)不受外界干扰时，该第一弹簧(26)积累的力会释放，从而推动该操作柄(22)复位到其移动前的位置。
需要说明的是，该适配器(200)的一端用于插入上述连接器(100)，该适配器(200)的另一端用于插入另一个连接器(100)，由于这两个连接器(100)都存在以上提及的第二弹簧(6)，因此，当该适配器(200)也插入了该另一个连接器(100)的情况下，在两个连接器(100)上的两个第二弹簧(6)的作用下，两个连接器(100)都会受到被推出适配器(200)的作用力，因此，当上述第一卡扣(25)的第一凸起(28)离开上述第一卡槽(32)后，该连接器(100)会在该作用力的作用下，向脱离适配器(200)的方向移动，从而脱离了与适配器之间的固定，即实现了解锁。
本申请实施例中，要保证该连接器(100)能够插入该适配器(200)且与该适配器(200)有较好的连接，尤其需要保证连接器(100)中的插芯(2)能够插入到适配器(200)中相应的插槽(即插芯套筒)中，那么，就需要该连接器(100)的外表面轮廓和该适配器(200)的内表面的轮廓进行设计，使得该连接器(100)在接入该适配器(200)时，以能够使得连接器(100)的插芯(2)适配到适配器(200)上正确的位置上的插入角度进行插入，即进行引导(或者导向)设计；通过适配器(200)的第一收容空间(21)的形状设计，以及连接器(100)外形的设计，例如，设计为以中心轴为中心的非对称架构，这样在二者对插的过程中，只能通过确定的方向，才能实现连接器(100)插入适配器，这种结构可以实现防呆。为了便于理解，下面例举几种可选的进行引导(或者导向)设计的方案。
方案一，适配器(200)的内壁设置有凸出，第一外壳(3)的外壁设置有与所述沟槽相耦合的凹槽，沟槽和所述凸起用于引导所述第一外壳(3)与适配器(200)的连接。可以理解，当设计了该沟槽和凸起之后，如果不将第一外壳(3)上的凸起与该适配器(200)上的沟槽对齐，则无法将该连接器(100)插入到适配器(200)中。在设计了该沟槽和凸起的情况下，无论该适配器(200)内壁的轮廓和该连接器(100)的外壁的轮廓是为圆形、正多边形或者其他中心对称形状，都不会出现连接器(100)插入适配器(200)后无法进行插芯(2)适配的情况。
方案二，所述第一外壳(3)靠近所述连接器前端的端面为非中心对称架构。比如，所述适配器(200)在靠近所述第一外壳(3)插入的一端的内壁围成的形状为非对称的形状，或者为仅有一条对称轴的形状，可以称其为第一形状。相应的，所述第一外壳(3)靠近所述连接器(100)的连接器前端的端面为非对称的形状，或为仅有一条对称轴的形状，即也为上述第一形状。可以理解，该第一形状的设计就使得连接器(100)仅能通过一种插入角度插入适 配器(200)，因此不会出现连接器(100)插入适配器(200)后无法进行插芯(2)的适配的情况。
可选的，第一卡槽(32)和所述插芯(2)的前端面之间的轴向距离为第一尺寸，第一卡槽(32)和插芯(2)中心轴之间的径向距离为第二尺寸；适配器上(200)的第一凸起(28)和插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离为所述第一尺寸，第一凸起(28)到所述插芯套筒的中心轴之间的径向距离为第二尺寸。所述适配器(200)上的第一凹槽(30)和所述插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离大于所述第一尺寸。
所述第一卡槽(32)与插芯(2)的前端之间的轴向距离指的是沿插芯的轴向方向，第一卡槽(32)和插芯(2)的前端面之间的最小的垂直距离，由于第一卡槽(32)为立体的结构，第一卡槽(32)距离插芯(2)前端面距离最小的位置与插芯(2)前端面之间的轴向距离为“所述第一卡槽(32)与插芯(2)的前端之间的轴向距离”。
第一凸起(28)与插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离指的是沿插芯套筒的轴向方向，第一凸起(28)与插芯套筒的中心位置之间的最小的垂直距离，第一凸起(28)距离插芯套筒的中心位置距离最小的位置与插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离为“第一凸起(28)与插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离”。
本申请实施例中的连接器(100)插入到适配器(200)中形成的器件可以称为连接器组件，可以基于该连接器组件进一步组装得到相应的器件、通信设备等。关于连接器组件和通信设备前面都已有介绍，此处不再赘述。
本申请实施例中，连接器(100)的插芯(2)可以为SC标准，或者LC标准，或者其它标准，本申请对此不作具体限定，针对不同标准的插芯(2)，适配器(200)的第一容纳空间(21)的尺寸也会有所差异，该差异主要体现在于插芯(2)的适配上，例如，适配器(200)可以为SC标准的适配器SC BOSA，或者LC标准的适配器LC BOSA。
本申请实施例中，设计第一外壳来包裹插芯、插芯尾柄、第二电组件，相比于传统的先通过白框套包裹插芯和插芯尾柄，再用第一外壳包裹该白框套和第二电组件而言，连接器(100)的径向尺寸显著减小，在通信设备的有限空间内，可以布置更多的连接端口。并且，由于电组件设计在所述第一外壳的内侧，因此在周转、运输、以及与适配器(200)插拔的过程中，能够防止人为接触电组件，避免了触电和短路的风险。
以上所述，仅为本申请的具体实施方式，但本申请的保护范围并不局限于此，任何熟悉本技术领域的技术人员在本申请揭露的技术范围内，可轻易想到变化或替换，都应涵盖在本申请的保护范围之内。因此，本申请的保护范围应以所述权利要求的保护范围为准。

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  1. 一种适配器，其特征在于，包括壳体和第一卡扣，其中：
    所述壳体内设第一容纳空间，所述第一容纳空间在所述壳体上形成开口，所述壳体设有第一凹槽，所述第一容纳空间用于从所述开口收容连接器的第一外壳；所述第一卡扣设于所述第一容纳空间内且固定于所述壳体，所述第一卡扣包含第一凸起和第二凸起，所述第一凸起用于与所述第一外壳上的第一卡槽配合以将所述适配器与所述连接器固定；所述第一凹槽用于为所述第二凸起提供活动空间，所述第二凸起用于在外力作用下在第一凹槽中移动，并驱动所述第一凸起离开所述第一卡槽。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的适配器，其特征在于，所述第一卡扣通过弹性支架固定在所述壳体上，所述弹性支架的一端固定在所述壳体上，所述弹性支架的另一端固定在所述第一卡扣上。
  3. 根据权利要求1或2所述的适配器，其特征在于，所述第二凸起包括斜面，所述斜面相对所述适配器的轴向方向倾斜，所述斜面用于与所述操作柄配合，所述斜面用于将所述操作柄作用在所述斜面上的轴向力转化为径向分力，所述径向分力用于带动所述第一卡扣产生远离所述第一卡槽的移动。
  4. 根据权利要求1-3任一项所述的适配器，其特征在于，所述操作柄活动连接至所述壳体。
  5. 根据权利要求4所述的适配器，其特征在于，所述适配器还包括第一弹簧，所述第一弹簧弹性连接在所述壳体和所述操作柄之间，所述连接器与所述适配器解锁的过程中，所述操作柄相对所述壳体移动且压缩所述第一弹簧，解锁后，通过所述第一弹簧的弹性抵持力使得所述操作柄弹回原位。
  6. 根据权利要求1-5任一项所述的适配器，其特征在于，所述适配器内与所述连接器的外形相匹配的区域为非中心对称架构，所述非中心对称架构用于提供所述连接器插入所述适配器过程的导向。
  7. 根据权利要求1-6任一项所述的适配器，其特征在于，所述适配器为光电适配器，所述连接器为光电连接器，所述光电适配器还包括第一电组件，其中：
    所述第一电组件的第一端位于所述第一容纳空间内，用于与所述光电连接器的第一外壳中的第二电组件电连接；
    所述第一电组件的第二端位于所述光电适配器的外表面，用于与集成电路板电连接。
  8. 根据权利要求7所述的适配器，其特征在于，
    所述第一电组件包括第一导电元件和第二导电元件，所述第一导电元件一端为部分所述第一端，用于插入所述光电连接器的第一外壳内与所述第二电组件中的第三导电元件电连接，所述第一导电元件的另一端为部分所述第二端，且伸出所述光电适配器的外表面，用于与集成电路板电连接；所述第二导电元件一端为部分所述第一端，用于插入所述第一外壳内与所述第二电组件的第四导电元件电连接，所述第二导电元件的另一端为部分所述第二端，且伸出所述光电适配器的外表面，用于与所述集成电路板电连接。
  9. 一种连接器，其特征在于，包括：插芯和第一外壳；其中，
    所述插芯部分或全部收容于所述第一外壳的空腔内，所述第一外壳的外壁上设有第一卡槽，所述第一卡槽用于与如权利要求1-8任一项所述的适配器的第一卡扣上的第一凸起配合以实现所述连接器与所述适配器之间的固定。
  10. 根据权利要求9所述的连接器，其特征在于，所述第一卡槽和所述插芯的前端面之间的轴向距离为第一尺寸，所述第一卡槽和所述插芯中心轴之间的径向距离为第二尺寸；所述适配器上的第一凸起和插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离为所述第一尺寸，所述第一凸起到所述插芯套筒的中心轴之间的径向距离为所述第二尺寸。
  11. 根据权利要求9或10所述的连接器，其特征在于，所述连接器具体为光电连接器，所述光电连接器还包括第二电组件，所述第二电组件位于所述第一外壳的内侧。
  12. 根据权利要求9-11任一项所述的连接器，其特征在于，所述第一外壳靠近所述光电连接器插接端的端面为非中心对称架构。
  13. 根据权利要求9-12任一项所述的连接器，其特征在于，还包括：
    尾管；
    可弯曲硬管，所述可弯曲硬管内部空腔用于所述光电混合缆中的光纤回退，所述可弯曲硬管位于所述尾管内部；
    推柄，所述推柄的第一端位于所述第一外壳内，所述推柄的第二端位于所述尾管内。
  14. 根据权利要求13所述的连接器，其特征在于，所述可弯曲硬管的第一端与所述推柄的第二端连接或者从所述推柄的第二端插入所述推柄内。
  15. 根据权利要求13或14所述的连接器，其特征在于，还包括内壳；
    所述内壳包围所述可弯曲硬管和所述推柄。
  16. 根据权利要求15所述的连接器，其特征在于，所述尾管包围述推柄、内壳、可弯曲硬管和所述光电混合缆。
  17. 根据权利要求9-16任一项所述的连接器，其特征在于，所述第二电组件包括绝缘端子座，所述绝缘端子座设置在所述两个导电元件之间，所述导电元件上设置有第三凸起，用于防止所述绝缘端子座和所述两个导电元件相对移动，所述绝缘端子座上设置有用于卡扣所述第一外壳的第四凸起。
  18. 根据权利要求9-17任一项所述的连接器，其特征在于，所述第二电组件包括第三导电元件和第四导电元件，所述第三导电元件的第一端和所述第四导电元件的第一端均位于所述第一外壳的内侧，所述第三导电元件的第一端和所述第四导电元件的第一端分别用于连接光电适配器中的第一导电元件和第二导电元件，所述第三导电元件的第二端和所述第四导电元件的第二端分别与光电混合缆中的两条电线电连接。
  19. 根据权利要求9-18任一项所述的连接器，其特征在于，
    所述插芯的第一部分和所述第二电组件的第一部分位于连通的空间；
    其中，所述插芯的第一部分为所述插芯在所述第一外壳内靠近所述光电连接器的光电连接器插接端的部分，所述第二电组件的第一部分为所述第二电组件在所述第一外壳内靠近所述光电连接器的光电连接器插接端的部分。
  20. 根据权利要求9-19任一项所述的连接器，其特征在于，
    所述插芯的第一部分和所述第二电组件的第一部分分别位于分隔的两个空间；
    其中，所述插芯的第一部分为所述插芯在所述第一外壳内靠近所述光电连接器的光电连接器插接端的部分，所述第二电组件的第一部分为所述第二电组件在所述第一外壳内靠近所述光电连接器的光电连接器插接端的部分。
  21. 根据权利要求9-20任一项所述的连接器，其特征在于，还包括插芯尾柄和第二弹簧，其中：
    所述插芯与所述插芯尾柄的第一端在所述第一外壳内连接；
    所述插芯尾柄的第二端通过第二弹簧与所述推柄的第一端接触。
  22. 一种光电连接器，其特征在于，包括：插芯、第一外壳和第二电组件；所述第一外壳包含前端面、后端面以及连接所述前端面和后端面的内侧面和外表面，所述内侧面包围形成空腔，所述插芯部分或全部位于所述空腔内，所述第二电组件部分或全部位于所述空腔内，所述前端面包围形成第一插口和第二插口，所述第一插口与所述插芯对应设置，所述第二插口与所述第二电组件对应设置。
  23. 根据权利要求22所述的光电连接器，其特征在于，
    所述第一插口与所述第二插口连通，或者；
    所述第一插口与所述第二插口相互独立。
  24. 根据权利要求22或23所述的光电连接器，其特征在于，所述插芯从所述第一插口伸出所述第一外壳，所述第二电组件不从所述第二插口伸出所述第一外壳。
  25. 根据权利要求22-24任一项所述的光电连接器，其特征在于，所述第一外壳靠近所述光电连接器的光电连接器插接端的前端面为非对称的形状，或为仅有一条对称轴的形状。
  26. 根据权利要求22-25任一项所述的光电连接器，其特征在于，还包括：
    尾管；
    可弯曲硬管，所述可弯曲硬管内部空腔用于所述光电混合缆中的光纤回退，所述可弯曲硬管位于所述尾管内部；
    推柄，所述推柄的第一端位于所述第一外壳内，所述推柄的第二端位于所述尾管内。
  27. 根据权利要求26所述的光电连接器，其特征在于，所述可弯曲硬管的第一端与所述推柄的第二端连接或者从所述推柄的第二端插入所述推柄内。
  28. 根据权利要求26或27所述的光电连接器，其特征在于，还包括内壳；
    所述内壳包围所述可弯曲硬管和所述推柄。
  29. 根据权利要求28所述的光电连接器，其特征在于，所述尾管包围所述推柄、内壳、可弯曲硬管和所述光电混合缆。
  30. 根据权利要求22-29任一项所述的光电连接器，其特征在于，所述第二电组件包括绝缘端子座，所述绝缘端子座设置在所述两个导电元件之间，所述导电元件上设置有第三凸起，用于防止所述绝缘端子座和所述两个导电元件相对移动，所述绝缘端子座上设置有用于卡扣所述第一外壳的第四凸起。
  31. 根据权利要求22-30任一项所述的光电连接器，其特征在于，所述第二电组件包括第三导电元件和第四导电元件，所述第三导电元件的第一端和所述第四导电元件的第一端均位于所述第一外壳的内侧，所述第三导电元件的第一端和所述第四导电元件的第一端分别用于连接光电适配器中的第一导电元件和第二导电元件，所述第三导电元件的第二端和所述第四导电元件的第二端分别与光电混合缆中的两条电线电连接。
  32. 根据权利要求22-31任一项所述的光电连接器，其特征在于，还包括插芯尾柄和第二弹簧，其中：
    所述插芯与所述插芯尾柄的第一端在所述第一外壳内连接；
    所述插芯尾柄的第二端通过第二弹簧与所述推柄的第一端接触。
  33. 根据权利要求22-32任一项所述的光电连接器，所述第一外壳的外壁上设有第一卡槽，所述第一卡槽用于与适配器的第一卡扣上的第一凸起配合以将所述光电连接器与所述适配器固定。
  34. 根据权利要求33所述的光电连接器，其特征在于，所述第一卡槽和所述插芯的前端 面之间的轴向距离为第一尺寸，所述第一卡槽和所述插芯中心轴之间的径向距离为第二尺寸；所述适配器上的第一凸起和插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离为所述第一尺寸，所述适配器上的第一凹槽和所述插芯套筒的中心位置之间的轴向距离为所述第一尺寸，所述第一凸起到所述插芯套筒的中心轴之间的径向距离为第二尺寸。
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