Patent ID: 6382840
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A connector for the detachable connection of one end region of an optical waveguide to another end region of another optical waveguide in a plug-in direction, the connector, comprising:a ferrule; and a housing having: a holding region for holding said ferrule and for moveably guiding said ferrule in an angular direction with respect to a plug-in direction; a stress-relief region for firmly connecting an optical waveguide to said housing; and at least one curvature-limiting region, disposed in a region on the housing between said stress-relief region and said holding region, for limiting the movement of at least one of a group consisting of the optical waveguide and said ferrule, said curvature-limiting region formed such that an outward bending of the optical waveguide is limited when said ferrule is angularly displaced with respect to the plug-in direction.