Patent ID: 6450703
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A receptacle of an optical connector, comprising:a connector housing having a front and rear openings, the rear opening being perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the connector housing; an optical element module having an optical element accommodated in the connector housing; a sleeve member accommodated in the connector housing for relaying light; and a cap member fitted to the rear opening, wherein the connector housing is provided with a coupling portion including the front opening coupling with a mating optical plug connected to an optical fiber cable having a ferrule member, an accommodating chamber partitioned by a partition wall to accommodate the optical element module and having a terminal led-out portion parallel to said longitudinal axis on a bottom wall of the connector housing for leading a terminal of the optical element module outward of the connector housing, and a transferring tube portion connecting the coupling portion with the accommodating chamber and being fitted with the ferrule member on a coupling portion side thereof and with the sleeve member on an accommodating chamber side thereof, while aligning the sleeve member with the optical element on a longitudinal axis of the transferring tube portion, wherein said bottom wall of said connector housing terminates in said accommodating chambers and the terminal led-out portion extends continuously and unobstructedly to the exterior of said rear opening; and a guiding portion extending from a bottom of the partition wall in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the connector housing to engage a recess of the cap member for attaching said cap member to said connector housing.