Optical-fiber connection unit, and optical connector and optical adapter used therein
US8317408B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3849
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided is an optical-fiber connection unit in which a split sleeve (14) for performing centering of distal end portions of ferrules (11 and 111) is provided not to an optical adapter (20) but to an optical connector (10). With this configuration, it is unnecessary to provide a sleeve holder inside a casing (21) of the optical adapter (20), and hence a shape of the optical adapter (20) is simplified. Further, a sleeve holder (13) provided to the optical connector (10) is formed in a state of being exposed outward. Thus, a risk of defective molding is reduced, and presence or absence of defective molding can be easily confirmed.
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