Patent ID: 6464403
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical connector (10) for detachable connection of a circuitboard (â€œboardâ€ ) (14) to a mounting rear wall (â€œbackplaneâ€ ) (11), said connector (10) comprising at least one plug (10A) and at least one socket (10B) where the plug (10A) or the socket (10B) comprises an outer housing (12) and an inner housing (13), said inner housing (13) being mounted in the outer housing (12) so it is displaceable in the direction of plug insertion and is secured to prevent displacement within the outer housing (12) by means of a first locking means (25, 26), and unlocking means (20) are provided for the plug (10A) or the socket (10B), unlocking the first locking means (25, 26) when the plug (10A) is completely inserted into the socket (10B), and where second locking means (20, 21, 23, 24) are provided for the plug (10A) or the socket (10B), locking the plug (10A) and the socket (10B) together when the plug (10A) is completely inserted, where the second locking means (20, 21, 23, 24) are designed so that they also function as unlocking means for the first locking means (25, 26), and the first locking means (25, 26) comprise a first snap clip (25) which is provided on the inner housing (13) and extends in the direction of plug insertion, and in the locked state, it snaps behind a first locking shoulder (26) arranged on the outer housing (12), and the socket (10B) comprises an outer housing (12) and an inner housing (13), said inner housing (13) being mounted displaceably in the direction of plug insertion in the outer housing (12) and secured to prevent displacement within the outer housing (12) by means of the first locking means (25, 26), characterized in that the minimum of one plug (10A) comprises a body (15) having a plug-in part (19); the second locking means (20, 21, 23, 24) comprise a second snap clip (20) which is mounted on the body (15), extends in the direction of plug insertion, and in the locked state, snaps behind a second locking shoulder (24) provided on the inner housing (13) of the socket (10B); and the two snap clips (20, 25) are designed and arranged so that the second snap clip (20) snaps first behind the second locking shoulder (24) on insertion of the plug (10A), and then the first snap clip (25) is lifted above the first locking shoulder (26) and is thus unlocked.