Patent ID: 8721190

Claim:
An optoelectrical connector, comprising: a plug to which a wire and an optical fiber are assembled; and a receptacle into which the plug is inserted; wherein: the plug includes a ferrule assembly and a plug housing which houses the ferrule assembly in a front opening thereof, the ferrule assembly being composed of an insulation ferrule that holds the optical fiber and a conductive cylindrical member that holds the insulation ferrule and to which the wire is assembled, a rear end part of the insulation ferrule is coaxially surrounded by a front end part of the conductive cylindrical member, and an assembling part of the conductive cylindrical member to which the wire is connected is formed at a position more rearward than the insulation ferrule, such that the conductive cylindrical member is entirely arranged inside the plug housing, the receptacle includes an insulation sleeve, a conductive contact, and a receptacle housing which houses the insulation sleeve and the conductive contact in an opening thereof, the conductive contact having a cantilevered shape, the insulation sleeve and the conductive contact respectively protrude toward an end of the opening of the receptacle housing such that the conductive contact extends longer than the insulation sleeve inside the receptacle housing, and when the plug is inserted into the receptacle, the conductive contact and the conductive cylindrical member contact with each other, and a front end part of the insulation ferrule that is not surrounded by the conductive cylindrical member is inserted into the insulation sleeve.