Patent ID: 6939054
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical connector comprising: a connector housing having at least one case housing recess, a closure section that is not covered by any other structure of the connector housing and is exposed to surrounding ambient air to facilitate radiant heat transfer to the surrounding ambient air; an element main body section of an optical element, and a conductive shielding case which is connected to a ground circuit, the shielding case comprising a case main body section, the case main body section and the closure section are joined together to constitute at least one housing recess to substantially enclose the element main body section of the optical element; wherein the connector housing is joined together with the closure section to enclose the at least one case housing recess, the case main body section is held in the at least one case housing recess of the connector housing by the closure section, the element main body section is held between the connector housing and the closure section by the case main body section, a depth of the at least one housing recess is slightly smaller than a cross directional thickness of the element main body section such that the element main body section is retained in the at least one housing recess in a sandwiched manner by the closure section, and the closure section is tightly in contact with the element main body section forming a thermally-conductive path to transfer heat from the element main body section to the surrounding ambient air via the closure section.