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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2017
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiyuki Hiyama, Tokyo, JP;
HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical connector includes a sleeve that positions a front end portion of a first ferrule and a front end portion of a second ferrule so as to face each other on the same axis, a first connection retaining member and a second connection retaining member that maintain a state in which the front end portions of the first and second ferrules contact each other and press against each other, and a coil spring that generates a force with which the front end portions of the first and second ferrules press against each other. Optical fiber cables can be connected to each other by containing the first ferrule and the second ferrule, which are attached to the sleeve, respectively in the first connection retaining member and the second connection retaining member and by coupling the first connection retaining member and the second connection retaining member to each other.