OPTICAL FIBRE CONNECTOR

摘要

The present invention relates to an optical fibre connector, and in particular to a water resistant optical fibre connector. An optical fibre connector (1) has a fibre connector sub-assembly (21) and assembled about the sub-assembly an outer connection sleeve (40), the sub-assembly comprising an optical fibre and an inner housing (20). The optical fibre is held within the inner housing (20) along an optical axis (5), the optical fibre being terminated for optical connection to a mating connector along a connection direction (61). The outer connection sleeve (40) has a securing portion (50) and a connecting portion (48), the securing portion being fixed to the sub-assembly (21) so that the outer connection sleeve extends around the sub-assembly. The connecting portion (48) of said sleeve (40) has an inner surface, the inner surface providing a socket (44) for receiving a corresponding portion of a mating connector along the connection direction (61). The inner surface of the socket (44) has at least one rib that extends transverse to the connection direction (61), the sleeve connecting portion (48) being elastic such that the, or each, rib may, in use, stretch over and engage with a corresponding feature of a mating connector.