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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2012
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Asahi Glass Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Imaki, Tokyo, JP;
Hideto Shimazu, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Minoru Sekine, Tokyo, JP;
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Asahi Glass Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical fiber connector comprises a ferrule having a rear end, a chuck located rearward of the ferrule, a ring having a front end, and a coil spring. The ring is attached to the chuck so as to surround the chuck. The optical fiber connector holds an optical fiber which is inserted from a rear end of the optical fiber connector. In detail, when the optical fiber is inserted into the optical fiber connector, an end of the optical fiber passes through the chuck to be accommodated in the ferrule. The coil spring presses the ring forward (toward the ferrule) so that the chuck is squeezed to hold the inserted optical fiber. When the ring is moved rearward by a stopper inserted between the rear end of the ferrule and the front end of the ring, the chuck is released to release the optical fiber.