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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Tanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Kouji Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 78 ;
Abstract
An optical connector has a ferrule with an flange having a polygonal cross-section, and a housing into which the ferrule is inserted. The housing has a stopper to be in contact with a side surface of the flange for regulating a position of the ferrule, a guide member for guiding the ferrule in the housing, the guide member having a regulation portion for finally regulating the position of the flange, and a slope portion on which the flange slides for guiding the ferrule to the regulation portion.