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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2005
Daizo Nishioka, Yokohama, JP;
Kenichiro Ohtsuka, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuhito Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshikyo Tamekuni, Yokohama, JP;
Yukihiro Yokomachi, Yokohama, JP;
Tunetaka Ema, Musashino, JP;
Kenichi Nakazawa, Musashino, JP;
Yasuhiko Hoshino, Musashino, JP;
Daizo Nishioka, Yokohama, JP;
Kenichiro Ohtsuka, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuhito Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshikyo Tamekuni, Yokohama, JP;
Yukihiro Yokomachi, Yokohama, JP;
Tunetaka Ema, Musashino, JP;
Kenichi Nakazawa, Musashino, JP;
Yasuhiko Hoshino, Musashino, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical connector according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises (a) a ferrule incorporating a short fiber; (b) a mechanical splice having a holding part and a fixing part, and adapted so that the fixing part mechanically fixes the short fiber extending from the ferrule held by the holding part, and an optical fiber in an optical cable to butt the short fiber; (c) an outer housing having a housing part in which the mechanical splice is located, and a pair of flexible arms located on both sides of the housing part, the pair of arms each being provided with a locking claw at a tip; and (d) a jacket fixture for fixing a cable jacket, the jacket fixture being coupled to the mechanical splice so that the cable jacket is inserted therein.