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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2010
Yasusuke Hioki, Tokyo, JP;
Norio Iguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Yasusuke Hioki, Tokyo, JP;
Norio Iguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Sanwa Denki Kogyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
For a less load to a shutter and secure motions of the shutter without damaging a ferrule, a rear stopper guide () and an intermediate spring guide () covering an upper side of a hold of an optical plug, and an outer cover () covering a front outer periphery of the hold are provided; the outer cover () is pushed by an optical connector adapter (Q) to move from a front end position of the hold to a rear end position, an inner side of the outer cover () is provided with a shutter () which can be swung from a lid close position to a lid open position, and the shutter () is automatically opened and closed by a shutter automatic opening and closing mechanism (S) in accordance with a rack and pinion system, working with rearward and forward movements of the outer cover ().