Patent ID: 9618705
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: G02B

Claim:
1. A receptacle connector comprising: a receptacle ferrule having: a receptacle housing in which the receptacle ferrule and a plug connector having a second front end portion having a plug interface part configured to be optically coupled with the receptacle interface part are to be accommodated; and a spacer having: the spacer being arranged in the receptacle housing, wherein at a state where the first front end portion is contacted to the first surface of the spacer and the second front end portion is contacted to the second surface of the spacer, the receptacle interface part and the plug interface part face each other at a predetermined interval, wherein at a first state where the receptacle interface part and the plug interface part are not positioned with respect to each other via the spacer, the second surface of the spacer is contacted to an inner wall surface defining a cavity of the receptacle housing, and wherein at a second state where the receptacle interface part and the plug interface part are positioned with respect to each other via the spacer, the second surface of the spacer is spaced from the inner wall surface.