Connector with a connection detection function, optical fiber cable with a connection detection function, and equipment control mechanism for an optical equipment
US6618515B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B2006/4297
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical connector 10 includes slide pins 16a and 16b, held for movement in a direction of an axis of the optical connector 10, and a proximity switch 21 whose conducting state can be switched in response to the movement of the slide pins. Only when the optical connector 10 is properly connected to an optical receptacle 11, the proximity switch 21 is turned into the conducting state.
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