Patent ID: 6821023
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A fiber-optical connector system, comprising a fiber-optical connector and a coupling, into which the connector can be inserted to establish an optical connection, the connector having a housing extending along an axis, an optical fiber arranged in the housing, such that the optical fiber lies in the axis and projects with one end from an end face of the housing, and means being provided for covering the end of the optical fiber, wherein the means protect the end of the optical fiber against external effects when the connector is not inserted and release the end of the optical fiber projecting from the housing when the connector is inserted into the coupling, wherein the covering means comprise a first covering element, wherein the first covering element protects the end of the optical fiber in an axial direction and is displaced transversely to the axis, and wherein the covering means comprise a second covering element, wherein the second covering element protects the end of the optical fiber projecting from the housing in a radial direction and is displaced rearward parallel to the axis, the second covering element having a first passage for the end of the optical fiber, the first passage configured to be closed by the first covering element.