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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1999
Kazuhiro Takizawa, Sakura, JP;
Toru Arikawa, Sakura, JP;
Yasuhiro Tamaki, Sakura, JP;
Hiroshi Yokosuka, Sakura, JP;
Kazuo Hogari, Tokyo, JP;
Shin-ichi Furukawa, Tokyo, JP;
Fujikura, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical connector is provided where an biasing device,which biases a ferrule,having an optical fiber,secured thereinside and a tip end face,which has been polished, in a tip end face,direction, is located to the rear of a connection mechanism,for connecting the optical fiber,on the ferrule,side and a separately inserted optical fiber,at a rear end side of the ferrule,opposite to the front end face,The connection mechanism,has a construction which uses a mechanical splice, and is opened and closed by a release member inserted into an insertion opening,which is opened along an alignment axis direction. Hence the opening and closing operation does not interfere with the biasing device,so that operability is improved. Moreover, for this type optical connector there is provided an optical connector housing,which accommodates the ferrule. With this optical connector housing,by merely inserting the ferrule, the connection mechanism,for connecting the pair for optical fibers at the rear end side of the ferrule, and the stop ring,accommodating the connection mechanism,then assembly can be simply performed so that workability in assembling the optical connector is improved.