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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2019
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Takako Hosokawa, Osaka, JP;
Takuro Watanabe, Osaka, JP;
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An optical connector according to an embodiment includes: an optical fiber extending along a connecting direction; a front housing in a tubular shape including a first opening and a second opening; a ferrule configured to retain the optical fibers and having a light incidence-emission part optically connected to a corresponding connector; a pin keeper configured to retain a guide pin inserted into the ferrule; and a rear housing fixed with the second opening covered and configured to support the coil spring in the inside of the front housing. The rear housing has an insertion hole into which the optical fiber is insertable from a direction intersecting with the connecting direction.