OPTICAL FIBER ADAPTER WITH SHUTTER MEMBER

摘要

An optical fiber adapter according to the present disclosure includes a main body, an inner housing, an elastic shutter member and a spring. The main body has an axial accommodation room defined by a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and a fourth wall. The accommodation room has opposing first and second openings in the axial direction. The inner housing is placed within the accommodation room and includes a hollow cylinder extending from the front surface of a flange. The shutter member is positioned within the accommodation room and includes a base portion, a shutter plate and a connecting portion. The connecting portion connects the base portion with the shutter plate. The shutter plate extends from the connecting portion and arrives in front of an opening of the hollow cylinder. The shutter plate is movable with respect to the base portion. The spring is positioned within the accommodation room to push the shutter member toward the first opening of the accommodation room.

主权项

1. An optical fiber adapter for optically coupling two optical fiber connectors with each other, the optical fiber adapter comprising:
a main body having an accommodation room defined by a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and a fourth wall, the first wall facing the third wall and connecting with the second and fourth walls, wherein the accommodation room has opposing first and second openings in an axial direction to respectively allow the two optical fiber connectors to insert into the accommodation room to mate with each other; an inner housing positioned within the accommodation room, the inner housing comprising:
a flange having a front surface; anda hollow cylinder extending from the front surface of the flange toward the first opening of the accommodation room, the hollow cylinder having an opening facing the first opening of the accommodation room;an elastic shutter member positioned within the accommodation room, the shutter member comprising:
a base portion, wherein the base portion is moved toward the second opening with the insertion of the optical fiber connector into the accommodation room from the first opening;a shutter plate; anda connecting portion connecting the base portion with the shutter plate; andwherein the shutter plate is pivotally movable about the connecting portion, the base portion is configured to pull the shutter plate to slide on an lateral surface of the hollow cylinder, and the shutter plate is further configured to extend from the connecting portion to a position in front of the opening of the hollow cylinder when no one optical fiber connector is inserted into the accommodation room from the first opening;a spring positioned within the accommodation room to push the base portion toward the first opening of the accommodation room.