LOW-PROFILE OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER CONNECTOR RECEPTACLE

摘要

An optical communications module includes a receptacle with a stop member. The receptacle has a keyway and a latchway. The keyway is configured to receive and guide a body of the connector plug in a direction along a keyway axis. The latchway is defined by a total flexure range of the flexible latch arm between a fully flexed state and a fully relaxed state. The latchway is configured to receive and guide the flexible latch arm through a range of movement having a directional component perpendicular to the keyway axis. The stop member extends from a wall of the receptacle into the latchway. The stop member is configured to restrain the flexible latch arm in a latched state between the fully flexed state and the fully relaxed state.

主权项

1. An optical communications module having a housing for receiving an optical connector plug, comprising:
a receptacle having a keyway and a latchway, the keyway configured to slideably receive and guide a body of the optical connector plug in a direction along a keyway axis, the latchway defined by a total flexure range of a flexible latch arm of the optical connector plug between a fully flexed state and a fully relaxed state, the latchway configured to receive and guide a portion of the flexible latch arm through a range of movement having a directional component perpendicular to the keyway axis; and a stop member extending from a wall of the receptacle into the latchway, the stop member configured to restrain the flexible latch arm in a latched state between the fully flexed state and the fully relaxed state, the optical connector plug resisting removal from the receptacle when the flexible latch arm is in the latched state.