Optical connector with enhancing pins securing shell on circuit board

摘要

An optical connector includes a circuit board, at least one light emitter, at least one light receiver, a shell, and at least two enhancing pins. The circuit board includes a mounting surface. The at least one light emitter and at least one light receiver are mounted on the mounting surface. The shell covers the at least one light emitter and the at least one light receiver. The at least two enhancing pins passes through the shell and are received in the circuit board to fix the shell on the mounting surface.

主权项

1. An optical connector, comprising:
a circuit board comprising a mounting surface; at least one light emitter and at least one light receiver mounted on the mounting surface; a shell covering the at least one light emitter and the at least one light receiver, the shell comprising a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, a first end surface perpendicular to the top surface, and a second end surface opposite to the first end surface, the shell defining a first groove and a second groove on the top surface, the first groove being adjacent to and passing through the first end surface, the first groove comprising a first cut-out surface parallel to the top surface and a second cut-out surface parallel to the first end surface, a plurality of first lenses extending up from the second cut-out surface, the second groove comprising a slanted surface, a plurality of second lenses extending up from the bottom surface, an optical axis of each first lens intersecting with an optical axis of each second lens on the slanted surface; and at least two enhancing pins passing through the shell and received in the circuit board to fix the shell on the mounting surface.