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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2021
Nippon Tsushin Denzai Co., Ltd., Komaki, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Yoshio Ukita, Komaki, JP;
Tsuyoshi Imaizumi, Osaka, JP;
NIPPON TSUSHIN DENZAI CO., LTD., Komaki, JP;
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In an optical connector, a connector main body includes an integrally formed plug frame. The plug frame has a connecting portion accommodation portion accommodating a ferrule, a mechanical splice, and a spring biasing the mechanical splice toward the ferrule, and a guide portion guiding the optical fiber extending from an optical cable. The connecting portion accommodation portion and the guide portion are partitioned via a partition wall having a cylindrical protrusion protruding into the connecting portion accommodation portion. The guide portion has a curved face extending in a conical shape from the partition wall.