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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsuyoshi Naito, Tokyo, JP;
Tsutomu Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Hironao Hakogi, Kawasaki, JP;
Masahiro Tsuchida, Tokyo, JP;
Tateomi Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 ;
Abstract
An optical connector comprises a housing having a ferrule holding portion for holding a ferrule to be connected to an optical fiber, wherein said ferrule is equipped with a split sleeve for implementing an alignment with a ferrule of a mate connector, and said ferrule holding portion has a ferrule holding through passage which allows said ferrule to be received along the direction of ferrule diameter, allows said split sleeve to be inserted along the axial direction of said sleeve, and allows said ferrule to be installed into and held to said housing.