Patent ID: 8721189

Claim:
An optical fiber connector assembly, comprising: a first plug connector comprising: a first main portion having a first end surface; and a first connection portion extending out from the first end surface, the first connection portion comprising a first plate, a first housing receiving the first plate, and a plurality of first optical elements, the first plate comprising a first front surface defining a plurality of first receiving holes and alignment holes, each receiving hole receiving a first optical element, a first distance being defined between the first end surface and the first front surface; a second plug connector comprising: a second main portion having a second end surface; and a second connection portion extending out from the second end surface, the second connection portion comprising a second plate and a second housing receiving the second plate, the second plate comprising a second front surface, a second distance being defined between the second end surface and the second front surface; and a socket connector configured to connected with one of the first plug connector and the second plug connector, the socket connector comprising: a first side surface; a second side surface opposite to the first side surface, the second side surface defining a recess indented towards the first side surface, the recess having a bottom surface parallel to the second side surface, a third distance being defined between the second side surface and the bottom surface; and a plurality of alignment pins extending from the bottom surface, each alignment pin spatially corresponding to a respective one of the alignment holes, the length of each alignment pin along a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface being defined as a fourth distance; the bottom surface defining a plurality of second receiving holes, each second receiving hole receiving a second optical element, each second optical element being configured for transmitting light signal with a corresponding first optical element; wherein each of the first connection portion and the second connection portion is configured for being received in the recess, each of the first end surface and the second end surface is configured to attach on the second side surface, the third distance is equal to the first distance and greater than or equal to the sum of the second distance and the fourth distance.