| 摘要 |
An optical fiber connector (10) for general purpose applications and its basic plug (20), wherein the optical fiber connector (10) have some common elements for their connector functions to permit an installation of an optical fiber into one of the different type of connectors e.g. SC,FL,ST) for establishing their connection more easily and to facilitate tuning operation with a positioning key maintaining the same direction between the eccentricity of the fiber core and the key. The basic plug (20) has a ferrule (21), a spring element (25), and a cylindrical tube (22). The spring element (25) is positioned between a ferrule (21) and a cylindrical tube (24), so that it exerts forces on them in an exial direction. A rubber or elastomer forcing element may be used for axially biasing in place of the spring element. The ferrule (21) is a common dimensional structure for securing an optical fiber (99) and has a shape enabling the connection to any one of various kinds of housing members (30). Thus, the basic plug (20) connects separate optical fibers together through the housing member (30), which may also be an adapter housing member. <IMAGE> |
