Patent ID: 6518506
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: G02B,H01R

Abstract:
An insulating body for a connector for the transmission of optical and electric signals, comprising;a lower part (100) with first bushings (130) for electrical conductors and with a first engaging element (104), a second engaging element (106), and a stop (108), and an upper part (200) with a distance collar (216) and an engagement means (218) arranged at the distance collar (216), whereby in a first engagement position the first engaging element (104) is engaged with the engagement means (218), in a second engagement position the second engaging element (106) is engaged with the engagement means (218), and in the second engagement position the stop (108) is in a mechanical effective connection with the distance collar (216), characterized in that the lower part (100) comprises first bushings (130) for optical fibers (304), and in at least one of the first bushings (130) a spring element (132) is arranged which in the second engagement position generates a spring force acting on an electrical or optical conductor (304) arranged in a corresponding one of the first bushings (130) in the longitudinal direction thereof.