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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2021
Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hirotaka Asada, Chiba, JP;
Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A ferrule includes a main body including inner and outer walls and a connection end surface at which a tip of an optical fiber is to be disposed. The inner wall has fiber holes. The ferrule includes an adhesive filling part disposed in the main body on an opposite side from the connection end surface with respect to the inner wall, an upper opening that opens from the outer wall to the adhesive filling part, and a lower opening that opens from the outer wall to the adhesive filling part and is disposed on an opposite side from the upper opening. The inner wall has a first surface and a second surface protruding toward the adhesive filling part from the first surface. The upper opening is opened in a location along the first surface. The lower opening is opened in a location along the second surface.