Optical connector having a removable adapter
US7284911B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3885
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an optical connector for connecting an optical fiber to a mating object having a pair of guide members, the optical connector includes a connector body fixed to the optical fiber and an adapter removably attached to the connector body. The adapter has a positioning groove for positioning an end portion of the optical fiber and a pair of guide grooves adapted to receive the guide members, respectively.
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