Patent ID: 7841778
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical connector for connecting two sets of multiple optical fibers, comprising: a ferrule to secure said set of multiple optical fibers; a plug member to hold said ferrule; and a spacer that is a unitary piece including a multiple optical fibers guiding groove that extends longitudinally from a first end of the spacer to a second end of the spacer, the guiding groove passing from an outer surface of the spacer through an inner surface, thereby providing a passage to insert the set of multiple optical fibers into the spacer, the spacer being configured to be secured together with said ferrule within said plug member, wherein said ferrule has at least one first positioning portion, and said spacer has at least one second positioning portion which is fitted to a corresponding first positioning portion to position said ferrule to said spacer, and wherein a first plane bisects the spacer widthwise and a second plane bisects the spacer heightwise such that the second plane intersects the first plane substantially perpendicularly, and the guiding groove is disposed along a third slanted plane, the third plane intersecting the first and second planes at a slant at the intersection of the first and second planes such that an angle between the first plane and the third plane ranges between 20 and 80 degrees.