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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2010
Naoki Katagiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Hideto Shimazu, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichi Koreeda, Tokyo, JP;
Takeo Toda, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Sugimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yasutaka Hiroki, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Katagiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Hideto Shimazu, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichi Koreeda, Tokyo, JP;
Takeo Toda, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Sugimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yasutaka Hiroki, Tokyo, JP;
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical connector is selectively attachable to one of optical fiber cables including a first type optical fiber cable and a second type optical fiber cable. Each of the optical fiber cables includes a common optical fiber and a common ferrule fixed to the common optical fiber. The first type optical fiber cable further includes a tension member. The second type optical fiber cable further including a tensile member. The optical connector has a swage portion through which the common ferrule is inserted forward when one of the optical fiber cables is attached to the optical connector. The swage portion has an outer surface on which the tensile member is swaged when the second type optical fiber cable is attached to the optical connector. The optical connector also has a fixing portion having at least one receiver hole formed therein for receiving and fixing an end of the tension member of the first type optical fiber cable. The fixing portion is located forward of the swage portion.