US20060029333A1 - Dual-use coaxial optical fiber connector - Google Patents
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Abstract
A dual-use coaxial optical fiber connector comprises a main body, a spring, an assembly seat and a dust-proof cover. The an assembly seat is provided with assembling bevels and locking holes which are used to engage with the assembling grooves and the locking elements of the main body, so as to enable the assembly seat to be more firmly assembled on the main body. Furthermore, the main body is provided with a spring seat which is specially designed for accommodation of a spring so as to prevent the loss of the spring during assembly. The spring is accommodated in the spring seat of the main body so as to push the dust-proof to seal the assembling hole of the assembly seat, thus the optical fiber connector can be prevent from dust.
Description
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a connector, and more particularly to a dual-use coaxial optical fiber connector that is used for signal transmission.
- 2. Description of the Prior Arts
- A conventional optical signal transmission system generally includes a light-emitting-and-receiving device (such as laser diode) serving to provide optical signal that is transmitted to another light-emitting-and-receiving device via an optical fiber. Since the light-emitting-and-receiving devices and the optical fiber are structurally independent from each other, they need to be connected by using a connector.
- TW Patent 92,215,166 discloses an optical emitting-and-receiving device, as shown in the drawings, which is not provided with dust-proof structure at the terminal-inserting holes. In this case, dust will enter into the optical emitting-and-receiving device when pulling and inserting the terminal, and this will lead to a bad influence on the light-transmission quality.
- The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages of the conventional multi-fan assembly.
- The primary object of the present invention is to provide a dual-use coaxial optical fiber connector, wherein an assembly seat is provided with assembling bevels and locking holes which are used to engage with the assembling grooves and the locking elements of the main body, so as to enable the assembly seat to be more firmly assembled on the main body. Furthermore, the main body is provided with a spring seat which is specially designed for accommodation of a spring, so as to prevent loss of the spring during assembly.
- The secondary object of the present invention is to provide a dual-use coaxial optical fiber connector, wherein the spring is accommodated in the spring seat of the main body so as to push the dust-proof to seal the assembling hole of the assembly seat, thus the optical fiber connector can be prevent from dust.
- The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.
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FIG. 1 is an assembly stereographic view of a dual-use coaxial optical fiber connector in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a dual-use coaxial optical fiber connector in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 3 is a partial cross sectional view of a dual-use coaxial optical fiber connector in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is a partial cross sectional view of showing the terminal is being inserted into the fiber connector. - Referring to
FIGS. 1 and 2 , a dual-use coaxial optical fiber connector in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown and generally includes: amain body 10, aspring 20, anassembly seat 30 and a dust-proof cover 40. - The
main body 10 is integrally formed in the shape of a cube, at the center of which is formed areceiving hole 11, and on asidewall 12 of themain body 10 is formed a assembling groove 13 (as shownFIG. 3 ) whose both opposite sidewalls areconcave bevels groove 13 is provided alocking element 133. Agroove seat 15 is provided on anothersidewall 14 of themain body 10 opposite to thesidewall 12 and thegroove seat 15 is provided with aspring seat 151 which is formed with a through hole 1511 (as shown inFIG. 3 ). On the outer surface of thegroove seat 15 is formed an assemblinggroove 152 whose two opposite sidewalls areconcave bevels groove 152 is provided alocking element 153. Twocavities groove seat 15, and two supportingportions main body 10 in such a manner that the supportingportion 161 and the top surface of themain body 10 define alocking groove 163 therebetween, and in the same manner, the supportingportion 162 and the top surface of themain body 10 define alocking groove 164 therebetween. - The
spring 20 is a torsion spring disposed in thespring seat 151 in a manner that a first end of 21 thespring 20 protrudes out of the receivinghole 11 of themain body 10 and asecond end 22 of which is fixed in thethrough hole 1511 of the spring seat 151 (as shown inFIG. 3 ). - The
assembly seat 30 is generally Π-shaped, which includes atop portion 31 and twoopposite projecting walls top portion 31 is formed a assemblinghole 34, at a lower end of the projectingwall 32 is formed an assemblingbevel 321 which has two oppositeinclined sides bevel 321 is formed with alocking hole 322. At a lower end of the projectingwall 33 is formed an assemblingbevel 331 which has two oppositeinclined sides bevel 331 is formed with alocking hole 332. Theassembly seat 30 further has twoopposite sidewalls top portion 31, each of which is formed with apivot hole sidewalls top portion 31. At the connecting portion between the projectingwall 33 and thetop portion 31 are formed two projectingstep portions - The dust-
proof cover 40 is formed in the shape of a fan and provided at both sides with ashaft 41, respectively. Alimiting groove 42 is formed at the bottom surface of the dust-proof cover 40, and asliding groove 43 is formed at the top surface of the dust-proof cover 40. In thesliding groove 43 are further formed twoparallel cavities 44. - As mentioned above, the
assembly seat 30 is generally Π-shaped, and theshafts 41 at both sides of the dust-proof cover 40 are used to insert in thepivot holes assembly seat 30, respectively, so that the dust-proof cover 40 can be prevented from being disengaged from theassembly seat 30. - As mentioned above, at the lower end of the projecting
wall 32 of theassembly seat 30 is formed the assemblingbevel 321 having the twoinclined sides wall 33 of theassembly seat 30 is formed the assemblingbevel 331 having the twoinclined sides concave bevels grooves main body 10. Furthermore, thelocking holes locking elements assembly seat 30 can be firmly assembled on themain body 10. - On the other hand, the projecting
step portions cavities main body 10, respectively. Thesidewalls assembly seat 30 are employed to engage in thelocking grooves main body 10. This structural design enables theassembly seat 30 to be assembled on themain body 10 very easily, so as to save the assembly time. - The two
parallel cavities 44 in thesliding groove 43 on the top surface of the dust-proof cover 40 are designed to guide the insertion of the optical fiber connector. - For explicit explanation of how the optical fiber of the present invention works, please refer to
FIG. 4 , when assembling the optical fiber connector, the user can insert the connector in thesliding groove 43 on the top of the dust-proof cover 40 and push it to move along theparallel cavities 44, so that the connector is easily assembled in themain body 10. After the optical fiber connector is pulled out of the main body, the resilience ofspring 20 pushes the dust-proof cover to seal the assemblinghole 34 of theassembly seat 30, so as to prevent the dust. - While we have shown and described various embodiments in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
Claims (5)
1. A dual-use coaxial optical fiber connector comprising:
a main body formed with a receiving hole and two opposite assembling grooves, in each of the assembling grooves provided a locking element, a sidewall of the main body provided with a spring seat;
a spring disposed in the spring seat of the main body in a manner that a first end of the spring protrudes out of the receiving hole of the main body and a second end of the spring is fixed in a through hole of the spring seat;
an assembly seat being Π-shaped and having a top portion and two opposite projecting walls, wherein an assembling hole is formed on the top portion, at a lower end of each of the projecting walls is formed an assembling bevel, the assembling bevel is formed with a locking hole, the assembling bevel of the assembly seat is engaged in the respective assembling grooves of the main body, and the locking element of the main body is engaged in the locking hole of the assembly seat, two opposite sidewalls formed on the assembly seat and located below the top portion, each of the sidewalls is formed with a pivot hole;
a dust-proof cover formed in the shaped of a fan and provided at both sides with a shaft which is to be engaged in the pivot hole on the sidewalls of the assembly seat, and a first end of the spring presses against a bottom surface of the dust-proof cover;
a sliding groove is formed at a top surface of the dust-proof cover for guiding the insertion of an optical fiber connector; and
two parallel cavities are formed in the sliding groove for guiding the optical fiber connector.
2. The dual-use coaxial optical fiber connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a limiting groove is formed at the bottom surface of the dust-proof cover for positioning the first end of the spring.
3. The dual-use coaxial optical fiber connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein plural step portions are formed at a connecting portion between the projecting wall and the top portion of the assembly seat, so as to correspond to cavities formed on a groove seat of the main body.
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