Optical connector
US6402388B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3888
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an optical connector structured having an optical connector ferrule accommodated in a housing urged towards the butt connection direction by an urging means, a technology is developed wherein the application of an external sideways force to the optical connector ferrule in a connected state is prevented, and the connected state is stably maintained.An optical connector 20 is provided wherein a positioning support part 24 which accommodates and supports a freely detachably a stop guard 26, which projects from the optical fiber ferrule 2, is provided in a housing 21; when this optical connector ferrule 2 is moved towards the butt connection direction, the stop guard is accommodated in the positioning support part 24 and positioned and supported; and when this stop guard 26 is released from the positioning support part 24, floating of the optical connector ferrule 2 in the housing 2 is permitted. Thereby, even if a sideways pressure is applied to the housing 21, a displacing force is not applied to the optical connector ferrule 2, and the butt connection state with the other optical connector ferrule is not affected.
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