Patent ID: 9746628
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: G02B

Claim:
1. A plug connector for connecting optical fibers to a receptacle connector, comprising: a housing comprising opposing top and bottom walls and opposing outer side walls, the top, bottom and outer side walls defining a cavity therebetween; a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the housing cavity and comprising: a plurality of optical fibers disposed in the housing cavity and extending along a length of the housing from a housing opening to the optoelectronic component, the plurality of optical fibers being optically coupled to the optoelectronic component; first opposing inner side walls disposed in the housing cavity between the opposing outer side walls and on the bottom wall, the first opposing inner side walls diverging from each other in a direction from the bottom wall to the top wall; and second opposing inner side walls disposed in the housing cavity between the opposing outer side walls and on the top wall, the second opposing inner side walls diverging from each other in a direction from the top wall to the bottom wall, the first opposing inner side walls overlapping the second opposing inner side walls, the first and second opposing inner side walls defining a guiding space therebetween, the plurality of the optical fibers being disposed in the guiding space.