Patent ID: 8622628

Claim:
An optical fiber connector, comprising: a plurality of optical fibers, each optical fiber comprising a main portion consisting of a core portion and a cladding portion surrounding the core portion, and a front portion consisting of an exposed core portion proximate to the main portion; a connector body comprising a first side surface, an opposing second side surface parallel to the first side surface, an upper surface perpendicularly interconnected between the first side surface and the second side surface, and a plurality of optical lenses arranged at the first side surface, the connector body including a top recess defined in the upper surface, and a bottom surface in the top recess parallel to the upper surface, the bottom surface defining a plurality of receiving grooves, each of the receiving grooves having a V-shaped cross-section and two slanted surfaces, each receiving groove comprising a first receiving groove portion for receiving the main portion and a second receiving groove portion for receiving the front portion, the first receiving groove portion and the second receiving groove portion arranged in that order along a direction from the second side surface to the first side surface, the optical fibers received in the respective receiving grooves and aligned with the respective optical lenses; and a cover engagingly received in the top recess, the cover comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface and the slanted surfaces of the receiving grooves cooperatively securely retaining the optical fibers in the top recess of the connector body.