Patent ID: 9599772
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: G02B,Y10T

Claim:
1. An optical plug connector assembly, comprising: a front housing joined to a rear housing; a plug lens disposed within the front or rear housing, wherein the plug lens comprises an array of lenses disposed in a front face between two alignment features, at least one of the alignment features comprising two flat alignment surfaces oriented orthogonally relative to each other; a plurality of optical fibers extending from a raw cable assembly and through the rear housing and affixed to the plug lens; and a coil spring, wherein the plurality of optical fibers pass through turns of the spring and wherein the coil spring is compressed between the plug lens and the rear housing: wherein the plug lens comprises self-centering features to center the plug lens around a longitudinal axis of the front housing, the self-centering features comprising first self-centering surfaces oriented non-orthogonally to the front face of the plug lens and symmetrical about at least one plane passing through a center of the front face, and wherein the spring is to apply a spring force against interior surfaces of the front housing through contact with the first self-centering surfaces.