Optical connector cleaning tool

An optical connector cleaning tool comprising:

• a supply reel around which a belt-like cleaning cloth is wound;
• a winding bobbin configured to wind said cleaning cloth fed from said supply reel;
• a housing configured to support said supply reel and said winding bobbin such that said supply reel and said winding bobbin are allowed to rotate in a direction in which said cleaning cloth is fed;
• a cleaning head configured to come in contact with a portion of said cleaning cloth positioned between said supply reel and said winding bobbin;
• a pressing member configured to support said cleaning head such that a portion of said cleaning cloth is pushed by said cleaning head and projected from said housing, and supported by said housing such that said pressing member is allowed to move in parallel in the projecting direction and a retreating direction opposite to the projecting direction;
• a slide spring configured to bias said pressing member in the projecting direction;
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• a transmission mechanism configured to transmit an action of said pressing member to said winding bobbin, said transmission mechanism including a rack formed in said pressing member, and a pinion formed in said winding bobbin such that said pinion meshes with said rack, and configured to rotate said winding bobbin in a winding direction such that said cleaning cloth is fed when said pressing member moves in the retreating direction with respect to said housing.