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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1996
Makoto Honjo, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Katsura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshikyo Tamekuni, Kanagawa, JP;
Toru Yamanishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinji Nagasawa, Ibaraki, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical connector according to the present invention is comprised of a ferrule having at least one optical fiber and a plurality of guide holes, and a plurality of guide pins each being inserted in each of the holes. The guide pin is capable of being attached into and detached from the hole. At least one of an inner diameter of the guide hole and an outer diameter of the guide pin change the longitudinal direction thereof, and at least a part of the guide pin is in contact with the guide hole.