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Molex Corporation

Hideo Tamura

Masashi Seto

Kazuhiro Shimada

Akihiro Miyachi

Kenji Watanabe

A fiber optic connector is provided for mating with a complementary connecting device along a mating optical axis. The connector includes an outer housing having a forward mating end, a rear end and a resilient latch arm for latching engagement with the complementary connecting device. The outer housing includes walls at the rear end thereof substantially surrounding the optical axis to define a cavity opening rearwardly of the housing. An inner housing is fitted into the rearwardly opening cavity in the outer housing, wherein the walls of the outer housing constrain the inner housing in &ldquo;X&rdquo; and &ldquo;Y&rdquo; directions generally perpendicular to the optical axis. The inner housing includes an optical element receiving cavity communicating with the optical axis. Complementary interengaging retaining members are provided between the inner and outer housings to hold the inner housing in the rearwardly opening cavity of the outer housing against movement in a &ldquo;Z&rdquo; direction generally parallel to the optical axis.

Optical receptacle

A connector assembly includes a multi-part housing for mating with a complementary connecting device. The housing has a first housing part of a first, resilient plastic material and includes a resilient latch portion for latching engagement with the complementary connecting device. The housing has a second housing part of a second plastic material with less resiliency than the first plastic material and includes a cavity for receiving and retaining an operative component of the connector assembly.

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Kitakyushu, Japan

Hideo Tamura