Patent ID: 8491197
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical connector module comprising a transparent positioning device and an optical fiber, the transparent positioning device including a lens, a concave insertion portion, and a debris receiving portion, the lens being provided at a first exterior surface of the transparent positioning device, the concave insertion portion extending from a second exterior surface of the transparent positioning device to an interior surface of the transparent positioning device located within the transparent positioning device proximate the lens, the second exterior surface being located at an opposite side of the transparent positioning device relative to the first exterior surface, the debris receiving portion extending from a third exterior surface of the transparent positioning device such that the interior surface at least partially defines the debris receiving portion, the debris receiving portion providing a debris receiving space in the area surrounding the interior surface, the debris receiving portion extending lengthwise in a first direction and the concave insertion portion extends lengthwise in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction; and the optical fiber being inserted into the concave insertion portion from the second exterior surface and contacting the interior surface.