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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2021
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Yasuomi Kaneuchi, Osaka, JP;
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An optical connection component includes optical fibers; one or a plurality of line members arranged in parallel with the optical fibers, line members having a lower elastic limit and being easier to undergo plastic deformation at room temperature than the optical fibers; a first securing member as a block having a plurality of capillaries extending parallel to one another or as a combination of a V-grooved board and a flat board, the V-grooved board having a plurality of V-grooves extending parallel to one another, the first securing member securing one-end portions of the optical fibers and one-end portions of the one or plurality of line members individually in the plurality of capillaries or in the plurality of V-grooves; and a second securing member that secures the optical fibers and the one or plurality of line members on a side near other-end portions of the one or plurality of line members.