Patent ID: 6517252
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical connector, comprising:a housing to accommodate an optical receiving module and an optical transmitting module, said housing having a base material of conductive resin and an insulation film covering a surface of the base material; and a fixing member, attached to the housing, to fix the housing to a substrate member by engaging with an engagement receiving portion of the substrate member, wherein the housing has an opening formed by walls, covered by the insulation film, to define a press-fit receiving portion into which the fixing member is pressedly inserted, the fixing member including a substrate insertion portion at one end thereof and a housing press-fit portion at the other end thereof, the housing press-fit portion having a lateral dimension at least as great as the interval between opposite walls of said opening in the housing whereby the insulation film over the press-fit receiving portion is removed to place the fixing member into contact with the base material of the housing when the fixing member is pressedly inserted into the press-fit receiving portion.