Patent ID: 6382842
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A plug-in optical connector to be fixed to a first board and plugged in a mating optical connector to be fixed to a second bard and having a second wrong plugging prevention key on a plugging side thereof, said mating optical connector comprising:an outer housing, a rear housing attached to said outer housing; an inner housing movable inside said outer and rear housings; engaging sections provided on said inner and outer housings, respectively, for fixing said inner housing to said outer housing by engagement; a second lock provided on said inner housing for locking said inner housing with said plug-in optical connector when said plug-in optical connector and said mating optical connector are plugged in, and said plug-in optical connector comprising: a first wrong plugging prevention key provided on a plugging side thereof and corresponding to said second wrong plugging prevention key; a release section for releasing said engagement by said engaging section; and a first lock for said inner housing with said plug-in optical connector when said plug-in optical connector and said mating optical connector are plugged in.