Magnetic suction optical fiber connector
The fiber optic connector designed using the magnetic attraction principle solves the problems of large size, high cost, and difficulty in blind mating of conventional fiber optic connectors, enabling fast and accurate mating and disconnection, and providing anti-mis-mating functionality.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520756337.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-21
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-06
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-04-21
AI Technical Summary
Conventional fiber optic connectors require mechanical locking or disengagement during installation or removal, resulting in large size, high cost, difficulty in blind mating, and inability to quickly insert or remove them.
The fiber optic connector, designed using the magnetic attraction principle, utilizes the polarity matching of magnets on the plug and socket to achieve fast and accurate docking and disconnection, preventing incorrect insertion and featuring blind mating capability.
It enables rapid and accurate mating and disconnection of fiber optic connectors, reduces the difficulty of blind mating, and avoids the problems of large size and high cost of mechanical connectors.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of connector equipment, and in particular to a magnetic fiber optic connector. Background Technology
[0002] Fiber optic connectors, by configuring different types of optical interfaces, can meet various connection and communication needs. When using the MT interface, high-density optical signal transmission can be achieved, which helps save space, improve system integration, and meet the real-time requirements of system control signal transmission. Conventional fiber optic connectors require manual or mechanical locking or unlocking during installation or removal to achieve plug and socket insertion / removal. However, mechanically quick-plug fiber optic connectors are typically bulky, expensive, difficult to blind-mating, and cannot be quickly plugged in or removed. Utility Model Content
[0003] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model provides a magnetic fiber optic connector.
[0004] This utility model is achieved through the following technical solution.
[0005] This utility model provides a magnetic fiber optic connector, including a plug and a socket. The plug includes a plug housing, a plug base, and an MT fiber optic connector male. The rear end of the plug housing is connected to the front end of the plug base. The MT fiber optic connector male is mounted on the plug base, and its contact end passes through the plug housing and is located at the front end of the plug housing. The socket includes a socket housing, a socket base, and an MT fiber optic connector female. The rear end of the socket housing is connected to the front end of the socket base. The MT fiber optic connector female is mounted on the socket base, and its contact end passes through the socket housing and is located at the front end of the socket housing. The front end of the plug housing has a groove, and the front end of the socket housing has a boss. The groove and the boss are engaged and fitted together.
[0006] Preferably, the front end of the plug housing is provided with an S-pole magnet A and an N-pole magnet A, which are respectively distributed at opposite corners of the front end of the plug housing. The front end of the socket housing is also provided with an S-pole magnet B and an N-pole magnet B, which are respectively distributed at opposite corners of the front end of the socket housing. The S-pole magnet A and the N-pole magnet B are arranged opposite each other.
[0007] Preferably, the plug housing and the plug base are both fitted with a two-part tailpiece, and a wire harness protective sleeve is installed at the rear end of the two-part tailpiece, through which the optical cable of the male MT fiber optic connector passes.
[0008] Preferably, the wire harness protective sleeve is fitted with a wire clip.
[0009] Preferably, a sealing gasket is provided on the plug housing.
[0010] Preferably, the plug housing is provided with a first limiting hole, and the plug base is provided with a first limiting protrusion, and the first limiting hole and the first limiting protrusion are engaged and adapted to each other.
[0011] Preferably, the socket housing is provided with a second limiting hole, and the socket base is provided with a second limiting protrusion, and the second limiting hole and the second limiting protrusion are engaged and adapted to each other.
[0012] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:
[0013] 1. Make contact between the contact ends of the plug shell and the contact ends of the socket shell, so that the protrusion engages with the groove. At the same time, the corresponding S-pole magnet A and N-pole magnet B attract each other, and the N-pole magnet A and S-pole magnet B attract each other, so that the male and female MT fiber optic connectors can quickly and accurately align, achieving optical path connection. When it is necessary to disconnect the optical path, apply a force to the plug and socket that is opposite to the alignment direction and greater than the magnetic force, so that the contact ends of the plug and socket can be separated along the axial direction, thus disconnecting the optical path.
[0014] 2. By matching the N and S polarities of S-pole magnet A, N-pole magnet B, N-pole magnet A and S-pole magnet B, when the socket is placed in reverse, the polarities of the magnets on the plug and socket repel each other, preventing the plug and socket from mating. This achieves the connector's anti-misinsertion function and provides blind-insertion capability. Attached Figure Description
[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;
[0016] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the plug structure in this utility model;
[0017] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the plug after removing the two halves of the tail in this utility model.
[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the socket structure in this utility model;
[0019] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the plug shell in this utility model;
[0020] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the plug base in this utility model;
[0021] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the two-half tail attachment structure in this utility model;
[0022] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the wire harness protective sleeve in this utility model;
[0023] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the center clamp of this utility model;
[0024] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the socket shell in this utility model;
[0025] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the socket base in this utility model;
[0026] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of the sealing gasket structure in this utility model;
[0027] In the diagram: 1-Plug; 2-Socket; 3-Plug housing; 4-Two-part tail attachment; 5-Plug base; 6-Wire harness protective sleeve; 7-Wire clip; 8-MT fiber optic connector male; 9-Sealing gasket; 10-Socket housing; 11-Socket base; 12-MT fiber optic connector female; 13-N pole magnet; 14-S pole magnet; 15-Second screw; 16-Third screw; 17-First screw; 18-N pole magnet B; 19-S pole magnet B; 20-Groove; 21-Boss; 22-First limiting hole; 23-First limiting protrusion; 24-Second limiting hole; 25-Second limiting protrusion. Detailed Implementation
[0028] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0029] It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in this utility model embodiment are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement of each component in a certain specific posture (as shown in the figure). If the specific posture changes, the directional indicator will also change accordingly.
[0030] In this embodiment, refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 5 and Figure 6The device includes a plug 1 and a socket 2. The plug 1 includes a plug housing 3, a plug base 5, and an MT fiber optic connector male 8. The plug housing 3 is provided with a first limiting hole 22. There are two first limiting holes 22, which are distributed diagonally along the plug base 5. The plug base 5 is provided with a first limiting protrusion 23. There are two first limiting protrusions 23, which are distributed diagonally along the plug base 5. The first limiting holes 22 and the first limiting protrusions 23 are engaged and adapted to each other. The first limiting protrusions 23 are engaged into the first limiting holes 22 to achieve the connection between the rear end of the plug housing 3 and the front end of the plug base 5.
[0031] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 The male MT fiber optic connector 8 is mounted on the plug base 5. The contact end of the male MT fiber optic connector 8 passes through the plug housing 3 and is located at the front end of the plug housing 3. The male MT fiber optic connector 8 is fixed to the plug housing 3 and the plug base 5 by the first screw 17. A two-part tail attachment 4 is fitted on both the plug housing 3 and the plug base 5. The two-part tail attachment 4 is fixed to the plug housing 3 and the plug base 5 by the second screw 15. A wire harness protective sleeve 6 is installed at the rear end of the two-part tail attachment 4. The optical cable of the male MT fiber optic connector 8 passes through the wire harness protective sleeve 6. The wire harness protective sleeve 6 is used to limit and support the optical cable at the rear end of the male MT fiber optic connector 8. A wire clip 7 is fitted on the wire harness protective sleeve 6. The wire clip 7 is fixed to the wire harness protective sleeve 6 by the third screw 16, which facilitates the limiting and reinforcement of the wire harness protective sleeve 6, thereby realizing the overall installation of the plug 1.
[0032] In this embodiment, refer to Figure 1 , Figure 4 , Figure 10 and Figure 11 The socket 2 includes a socket housing 10, a socket base 11, and an MT fiber optic connector female head 12. The socket housing 10 is provided with a second limiting hole 24. There are two second limiting holes 24, which are distributed diagonally along the socket housing 10. The socket base 11 is provided with a second limiting protrusion 25. There are two second limiting protrusions 25, which are distributed diagonally along the socket base 11. The second limiting holes 24 and the second limiting protrusions 25 are engaged and adapted to each other. The second limiting protrusions 25 are engaged into the second limiting holes 24 to realize the connection between the rear end of the socket housing 10 and the front end of the socket base 11.
[0033] The MT fiber optic connector female head 12 is mounted on the socket base 11. The contact end of the MT fiber optic connector female head 12 passes through the socket housing 10 and is located at the front end of the socket housing 10. A sealing gasket 9 is fitted on the plug housing 3. The socket is installed on other equipment through the sealing gasket 9, which has good sealing performance and realizes the overall installation of the socket 2.
[0034] In this embodiment, refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 4 The plug housing 3 has a groove 20 at the middle of its front end, and the contact end of the MT fiber optic connector male 8 is located in the groove 20. The socket housing 10 has a boss 21 at the middle of its front end, and the contact end of the MT fiber optic connector female 12 is located on the surface of the boss 21. The groove 20 and the boss 21 are snapped together. When the boss 21 is snapped into the groove 20, the contact end of the MT fiber optic connector male 8 and the contact end of the MT fiber optic connector female 12 come into contact, thus achieving optical path connection.
[0035] To ensure rapid and accurate mating of the contact lines in the male connector 8 and the female connector 12 of the MT fiber optic connector, in this embodiment, referring to... Figure 1 Diagram and Figure 4 The plug housing 3 has an S-pole magnet 14 and an N-pole magnet 13 at its front end, which are located diagonally opposite to each other at the front end of the plug housing 3. The socket housing 10 has an S-pole magnet 19 and an N-pole magnet 18 at its front end, which are located diagonally opposite to each other at the front end of the socket housing 10. The S-pole magnet 14 and N-pole magnet 18 are positioned opposite each other, as are the N-pole magnet 13 and S-pole magnet 19. When the plug and... When the sockets are connected, the S-pole magnet A14 and the N-pole magnet B18 attract each other, and the N-pole magnet A13 and the S-pole magnet B19 attract each other, enabling the plug 1 and socket 2 to connect quickly and accurately. When the plug 1 or socket 2 is reversed, the polarities will repel each other during the connection process, preventing the plug 1 and socket 2 from connecting. This helps to prevent the plug 1 or socket 2 from being connected in reverse, thus providing the plug 1 and socket 2 with anti-misinsertion function and blind insertion function.
[0036] The working principle of this embodiment is as follows: The contact ends of the plug housing 3 and the socket housing 10 are brought into contact with each other, so that the boss 21 is engaged in the groove 20. At the same time, the corresponding S-pole magnet A 14 and N-pole magnet B 18 attract each other, and the N-pole magnet A 13 and S-pole magnet B 19 attract each other. The contact ends of the male MT fiber optic connector 8 and the female MT fiber optic connector 12 are quickly and accurately connected, and the contact ends of the male MT fiber optic connector 8 and the female MT fiber optic connector 12 are firmly connected, realizing the optical path connection. When it is necessary to disconnect the optical path, a force greater than the magnetic force and opposite to the docking direction is applied to the plug 1 and the socket 2, which can separate the contact ends of the plug 1 and the socket 2 along the axial direction, realizing the optical path disconnection.
[0037] The above are merely preferred embodiments of this utility model and do not limit the patent scope of this utility model. Any equivalent structural transformations made based on the concept of this utility model and the contents of the specification and drawings of this utility model, or direct / indirect applications in other related technical fields, are included within the patent protection scope of this utility model.
Claims
1. A magnetic optical fiber connector comprising a plug (1) and a socket (2), characterized in that: The plug (1) comprises a plug shell (3), a plug base (5) and an MT optical fiber connector male head (8), the rear end of the plug shell (3) is connected with the front end of the plug base (5), the MT optical fiber connector male head (8) is installed on the plug base (5), and the contact end of the MT optical fiber connector male head (8) penetrates through the plug shell (3) and is located at the front end of the plug shell (3); The socket (2) comprises a socket shell (10), a socket base (11) and an MT optical fiber connector female head (12), the rear end of the socket shell (10) is connected with the front end of the socket base (11), the MT optical fiber connector female head (12) is installed on the socket base (11), and the contact end of the MT optical fiber connector female head (12) penetrates through the socket shell (10) and is located at the front end of the socket shell (10); the front end of the plug shell (3) is provided with a groove (20), the front end of the socket shell (10) is provided with a boss (21), and the groove (20) and the boss (21) are adaptively connected.
2. A magnetic optical fiber connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The front end of the plug shell (3) is provided with an S-pole magnet A (14) and an N-pole magnet A (13), the S-pole magnet A (14) and the N-pole magnet A (13) are respectively distributed at opposite corners of the front end of the plug shell (3), the front end of the socket shell (10) is provided with an S-pole magnet B (19) and an N-pole magnet B (18), the S-pole magnet B (19) and the N-pole magnet B (18) are respectively distributed at opposite corners of the front end of the socket shell (10), the S-pole magnet A (14) and the N-pole magnet B (18) are oppositely arranged, and the N-pole magnet A (13) and the S-pole magnet B (19) are oppositely arranged.
3. A magnetic optical fiber connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The plug shell (3) and the plug base (5) are jointly provided with a two-half type tail (4), the rear end of the two-half type tail (4) is provided with a wire harness protection sleeve (6), and the optical cable of the MT optical fiber connector male head (8) penetrates out of the wire harness protection sleeve (6).
4. A magnetic optical fiber connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein: The wire harness protection sleeve (6) is provided with a wire clamp (7).
5. A magnetic optical fiber connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The plug shell (3) is provided with a sealing gasket (9).
6. A magnetic optical fiber connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The plug shell (3) is provided with a first limiting hole (22), the plug base (5) is provided with a first limiting protrusion (23), and the first limiting hole (22) and the first limiting protrusion (23) are adaptively connected.
7. A magnetic optical fiber connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The socket shell (10) is provided with a second limiting hole (24), the socket base (11) is provided with a second limiting protrusion (25), and the second limiting hole (24) and the second limiting protrusion (25) are adaptively connected.