Patent ID: 6341899
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A hybrid connector having an electrical connector and an optical connector assembled to said electrical connector, said electrical connector comprising:an electrical housing having an open end through which to fit to a mating hybrid connector and a wall at an end thereof opposite said open end, said wall having a terminal mount section and an optical connector mount section juxtaposed to each other in a direction perpendicular to a connector fitting direction of said hybrid connector and said mating hybrid connector, and terminals bent L-shaped which are inserted at one end through said terminal mount section into said electrical housing to have bends thereof located outside said terminal mount section, and said optical connector comprising: an optical housing with an optical element module receiving section; a light emitting element module having a light emitting element; and a light receiving element module having a light receiving element, said light emitting element module and said light receiving element module being accommodated in said optical element module receiving section of said optical housing, wherein when said optical connector is assembled through said optical connector mount section to said electrical connector, said optical housing overlies at said optical element module receiving section at least at one of said bends of said terminals, with a spacing therebetween.