Patent ID: 8033739
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: G02B,H05K

Abstract:
1. An optical connector to be mounted on a printed circuit board, comprising: an insulative housing having a front wall, an upper wall, a bottom wall, a pair of side walls and a receiving cavity formed therebetween for receiving a mating plug, the front wall defining a front mating face, the receiving cavity recessed rearward from the front mating face and extending through insulative housing along an up-to-down direction; an optical member having an optical portion for receiving or emitting light and a plurality of contacts connected to the optical portion; an insulative cover member attached to the housing and defining a first portion covering an upper portion of the housing and a second portion enclosing a rear portion of the housing, the first portion defining a cutout extending therethrough along an the up-to-down direction and a pair of supporting arms, the insulative cover member is of a right angle shape, the first portion is supported by upper sides of the side walls; and a metal lock member defining a lateral arm being retained in the cutout and supported by the supporting arms along the up-to-down direction and a locking portion extending downward from the lateral arm and projecting through the housing to be soldered to the printed circuit board, the locking portion locking with the housing, the metal lock member retains the insulative housing and the insulative cover member together, the metal lock member is located in front of the optical member and is received in the receiving cavity, the insulative cover member and the metal lock member commonly seal an upper portion of the receiving cavity.