Optical connector
US10641971B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/38875
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical connector comprises: an inner housing including an engagement recess for engaging an optical adaptor on its surface; a boot connected to a rear side of the inner housing; a first outer housing covering the engagement recess; and a second outer housing covering a part of the first outer housing and provided freely movably in a front-rear direction relative to the first outer housing. When the second outer housing moves frontward, the engagement recess is exposed by the second outer housing and the inner housing moving relative to the first outer housing, and when the second outer housing moves rearward, the engagement recess is exposed by the second outer housing and the first outer housing moving relative to the inner housing.
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