US 11,899,264 B2
Connector
Yuanyuan Li, Wuhan (CN); Biao Qi, Wuhan (CN); and Xiupeng Li, Wuhan (CN)
Assigned to HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/181,428.
Application 17/181,428 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2020/107183, filed on Aug. 5, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0043229 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4472 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector, comprising:
a housing;
a ferrule assembly disposed at least partially inside the housing, wherein the ferrule assembly comprises:
a first outer wall;
a ferrule comprising a first end;
a flange coupled to the first end and comprising a second outer wall, wherein the second outer wall comprises a mounting hole; and
a first channel disposed inside the ferrule and the flange, wherein a guide structure is assembled at the mounting hole, and wherein the guide structure comprises:
a guide channel coupled to the first channel; and
a first light transmission hole coupled to the guide channel;
an optical fiber disposed at least partially inside the ferrule assembly, wherein the optical fiber comprises a main optical fiber and a branch optical fiber extending diagonally from the main optical fiber;
a first light transmission part disposed on the first outer wall; and
a second light transmission part disposed on the housing,
wherein a second light-transmitting hole in the second light transmission part and the first light-transmitting hole in the first light transmission part at least partially overlap to define a visible window configured for observation of light carried on the optical fiber via at least one of the main optical fiber or the branch optical fiber.