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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1998
Ryuichi Tagashira, Tokyo, JP;
Kel Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical element 30 is inserted into a cover 40, and then the cover 40 is mounted onto a housing 10. At this moment, the upper ends of lateral contacts 20a and 20c, which are provided in the housing, enter lateral clearance slots 52a, which are provided in the cover, while the upper end of a central contact 20b enters a central clearance slot 53a. At the same time, the lateral leads 33a and 33c of the optical element are pressed down by a front bottom 52 of a groove, which is provided in the cover, into the slits 22 of the contacts 20a and 20c while the central lead 33b of the optical element is pressed down by a rear bottom 53 of the groove into the slit 22 of the contact 20b. In this construction of an optical connector, the leads are not bent, so they can be made relatively short. In this way, the axial length of the optical connector can be made relatively short to realize a miniaturization.