Optical connector and medical device
AssigneeSony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
InventorKoji Aiba
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Abstract
An optical connector includes an outer frame, having a cylindrical shape, into which a part of an optical transmission line for transmitting an optical signal is inserted, the outer frame covering an emission end for an optical signal of the optical transmission line; a collimator lens provided in the outer frame and facing the emission end; and a support mechanism that is disposed in the outer frame and that maintains a posture of the collimator lens in the outer frame. A positioning surface that abuts on the collimator lens to maintain the posture of the collimator lens in the outer frame is provided in the outer frame. The support mechanism includes a biasing member and a pressing member that presses the biasing member and biases the collimator lens toward the positioning surface with the biasing member.
Claims11
An optical connector comprising:
- an outer frame, having a cylindrical shape, into which a part of an optical transmission line for transmitting an optical signal is inserted, the outer frame covering an incident end or an emission end for an optical signal of the optical transmission line;
- a collimator lens provided in the outer frame and facing the incident end or the emission end;
- and
- a support mechanism that is disposed in the outer frame and that maintains a posture of the collimator lens in the outer frame,
- wherein a positioning surface that abuts on the collimator lens to maintain the posture of the collimator lens in the outer frame is provided in the outer frame, and
- the support mechanism includes:
- a biasing member;
- and
- a pressing member that presses the biasing member and biases the collimator lens toward the positioning surface with the biasing member.
A medical device comprising:
- a medical observation device that images a subject and generates a captured image;
- two transmission cables in each of which an optical transmission line for transmitting an optical signal based on the captured image is disposed;
- and
- an optical connector that mechanically and optically connects the two transmission cables with each other,
- wherein the optical connector includes:
- an outer frame, having a cylindrical shape, into which a part of the optical transmission line is inserted, the outer frame covering an incident end or an emission end for an optical signal of the optical transmission line;
- a collimator lens provided in the outer frame and facing the incident end or the emission end;
- and
- a support mechanism that is disposed in the outer frame and that maintains a posture of the collimator lens in the outer frame,
- a positioning surface that abuts on the collimator lens to maintain the posture of the collimator lens in the outer frame is provided in the outer frame, and
- the support mechanism includes:
- a biasing member;
- and
- a pressing member that presses the biasing member and biases the collimator lens toward the positioning surface with the biasing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.