Receptacle connector

摘要

A receptacle connector includes a receptacle ferrule, a receptacle housing and a spacer. The receptacle ferrule has a first front end portion having a receptacle interface part In the receptacle housing, the receptacle ferrule and a plug connector having a second front end portion having a plug interface part configured to be optically coupled with the receptacle interface part are to be accommodated. The spacer has a first surface configured to contact the first front end portion, and a second surface configured to contact the second front end portion. The spacer is arranged in the receptacle housing. At a state where the first front end portion is contacted to the first surface of the spacer and the second front end portion is contacted to the second surface of the spacer, the receptacle interface part and the plug interface part face each other at a predetermined interval.

主权项

1. A receptacle connector comprising:
a receptacle ferrule having:
a first holding part configured to hold an end portion of a first optical fiber, anda first front end portion having a receptacle interface part configured to be optically coupled with the first optical fiber; a receptacle housing in which the receptacle ferrule and a plug connector having a second front end portion having a plug interface part configured to be optically coupled with the receptacle interface part are to be accommodated; and a spacer having:
a first surface configured to contact the first front end portion;a second surface positioned at an opposite side to the first surface and configured to contact the second front end portion, anda light transmission part configured to enable a light beam propagating between the receptacle interface part and the plug interface part to pass therethrough, the spacer being arranged in the receptacle housing, wherein at a state where the first front end portion is contacted to the first surface of the spacer and the second front end portion is contacted to the second surface of the spacer, the receptacle interface part and the plug interface part face each other at a predetermined interval, wherein at a first state where the receptacle interface part and the plug interface part are not positioned with respect to each other via the spacer, the second surface of the spacer is contacted to an inner wall surface defining a cavity of the receptacle housing, and wherein at a second state where the receptacle interface part and the plug interface part are positioned with respect to each other via the spacer, the second surface of the spacer is spaced from the inner wall surface.