Male optical connector and female optical connector and related optical fiber coupling assembly

摘要

A male optical connector includes a connector body, a hollow pusher, a number of lenses, and two elastic shielding plates. The connector body defines a receiving hole with an opening and includes a connection surface in the receiving hole. The connection surface faces the opening. The pusher extends from the connector body and surrounds the receiving hole. The lenses are received in the receiving hole. The two elastic shielding plates have two fixed ends fixed to opposite sides of the pusher, and opposite free ends overlappable to cover the opening.

主权项

1. An optical fiber coupling assembly comprising:
a female optical connector comprising:
a first connector body comprising a first coupling surface, the first coupling surface defining a first receiving hole with a first opening, the first connector body further comprising a bottom surface, a first surface, and a second surface in the first receiving hole, the bottom surface facing the first opening and perpendicularly interconnected between the first surface and the second surface;a first hollow pusher extending from the bottom surface and received in the first receiving hole, the first hollow pusher being spaced apart from the first surface and the second surface;first optical fibers;first lenses received in the first receiving hole and optically coupled to the first optical fibers; andtwo elastic first shielding plates having first fixed ends fixed to the first surface and the second surface at opposite sides of the first receiving hole, and opposite first free ends overlappable to cover the first opening; and a male optical connector comprising:
a second connector body defining a second receiving hole with a second opening, the second connector body comprising a connection surface in the second receiving hole, the connection surface facing the second opening;a second hollow pusher extending from the second connector body and surrounding the second receiving hole;second optical fibers;second lenses received in the second receiving hole and optically coupled to the second optical fibers; andtwo elastic second shielding plates having second fixed ends fixed to opposite sides of the second hollow pusher, and opposite second free ends overlappable to cover the second opening; wherein the male optical connector is inserted in the female optical connector, the first shielding plates are bent inwardly toward the bottom surface by the second hollow pusher, and the second shielding plates are bent inwardly toward the connection surface by the first hollow pusher so as to expose the first lenses to the second lenses.