Ferrule and optical connector
AssigneeSumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorHajime ARAO
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Abstract
A ferrule according to an embodiment is a ferrule of an optical connector to which a counterpart connector is connected. The ferrule includes an end portion having an optical fiber retention hole and a guide hole opened, the optical fiber retention hole into and on which a fiber is inserted and retained, the guide hole into which a guide pin is inserted, the guide pin establishing positioning to the counterpart connector. The end portion includes an optical surface including an opening of the optical fiber retention hole, a guide hole exposure surface including an opening of the guide hole, and a step part formed between the optical surface and the guide hole exposure surface.
Claims6
A ferrule of an optical connector to which a counterpart connector is connected, the ferrule comprising
- an end portion having an optical fiber retention hole and a guide hole opened from the end portion, the optical fiber retention hole into and on which an optical fiber is inserted and retained, the guide hole into which a guide pin is inserted, the guide pin establishing positioning to the counterpart connector, wherein
- the end portion includes
- an optical surface including an opening of the optical fiber retention hole,
- a guide hole exposure surface including an opening of the guide hole, and
- a step part formed between the optical surface and the guide hole exposure surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.