Optical connector
AssigneeSuncall Corporation
InventorAkira Motofuji
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Abstract
An optical connector of the present invention comprising a regulating member having regulating portion provided between a lower surface of an operation arm and an upper surface of a retainer. The regulating member movable in a longitudinal direction between a regulating position for regulating downward movement of a front end of the operation arm by the regulating portion and a retracted position for allowing the downward movement of the front end of the operation arm. The retracted position is located behind the regulating position.
Claims6
An optical connector, comprising:
- a ferrule;
- a retainer for retaining the ferrule inside thereof;
- a latch arm extending backward from an upper surface of the retainer, the latch arm comprising a rear end elastically movable in a vertical direction;
- an operation arm extending forward from the upper surface of the retainer, the operation arm comprising a front end elastically movable in the vertical direction and provided above the rear end of the latch arm;
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- a regulating member having a regulating portion provided between a lower surface of the operation arm and the upper surface of the retainer,
- wherein the regulating member is movable in a longitudinal direction between a regulating position for regulating downward movement of the front end of the operation arm by the regulating portion and a retracted position for allowing the downward movement of the front end of the operation arm, the retracted position being located behind the regulating position.
A regulating member to be mounted to an optical connector comprising:
- a ferrule;
- a retainer for retaining the ferrule inside thereof;
- a latch arm extending backward from an upper surface of the retainer, the latch arm comprising a rear end elastically movable in a vertical direction;
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- an operation arm extending forward from the upper surface of the retainer, the operation arm comprising a front end elastically movable in the vertical direction and provided above the rear end of the latch arm,
- the regulating member comprising:
- a regulating portion provided between a lower surface of the operation arm and the upper surface of the retainer;
- a base portion provided behind the operation arm;
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- a connecting portion for connecting the regulating portion and the base portion to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.