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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2021
Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Koji Aiba, Tokyo, JP;
SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical connector includes an outer frame, having a cylindrical shape, into which a part of an optical transmission line for transmitting an optical signal is inserted, the outer frame covering an emission end for an optical signal of the optical transmission line; a collimator lens provided in the outer frame and facing the emission end; and a support mechanism that is disposed in the outer frame and that maintains a posture of the collimator lens in the outer frame. A positioning surface that abuts on the collimator lens to maintain the posture of the collimator lens in the outer frame is provided in the outer frame. The support mechanism includes a biasing member and a pressing member that presses the biasing member and biases the collimator lens toward the positioning surface with the biasing member.
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