Optical connector
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorsYasutaka Nagaoka, Nobuhiko Suzuki
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Abstract
An optical connector 21 includes optical connector plugs 2 and 2, a ferrule holder 22, and a connector housing 23, and the ferrule holder 22, in which the optical connector plugs 2 and 2 are removably received, is removably fitted in the connector housing 23. plug-introducing slits 33 and 33 are formed respectively through opposite side walls 32 and 32 of the ferrule holder 22 and also through part of a rear wall 26 thereof so that the optical connector plugs 2 and 2 can be removably mounted on the ferrule holder. The connector housing 23 has an elastic retaining piece portion 46 engageable with the ferrule holder 22 to prevent the withdrawal of the ferrule holder 22 from the connector housing, and the engagement of this elastic retaining piece portion can be canceled.
Claims11
An optical connector comprising:
- an optical connector plug including a photoconductive member;
- a ferrule receiving and retaining an end portion of said photoconductive member therein;
- a ferrule holder urging said ferrule through a resilient member mounted on said optical connector plug, said optical connector plug being removably received in said ferrule holder without requiring removal of said ferrule from said optical connector plus;
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- a connector housing for fitting a housing of a mating connector, wherein said ferrule holder is removably is removably fitted in said connector housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.