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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
May. 23, 2018
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Sei Optifrontier Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Yoshikyo Tamekuni, Osaka, JP;
Kazuya Masuda, Osaka, JP;
Tomohiko Ueda, Osaka, JP;
Yuji Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka, JP;
SEI Optifrontier Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
An optical connector includes a holder configured to hold at least three or more optical connector plugs. The optical connector plugs and the adapters are arranged in an intersecting direction intersecting with a connecting direction. The optical connector plugs include a first optical connector plug and a second optical connector plug. Any of the first optical connector plug and the adapter to which the first optical connector plug is connected has a latch mechanism configured to engage the first optical connector plug with the adapter. Any of the second optical connector plug and the adapter to which the second optical connector plug is connected does not have a latch mechanism configured to engage the second optical connector plug with the adapter.