Optical connector

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2005-09-20

2005-09-20

Le, Thanh-Tam (Department: 2839)

Optical waveguides

With disengagable mechanical connector

Optical fiber/optical fiber cable termination structure

C385S139000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06945705

ABSTRACT:
An optical connector includes a housing including a coupling portion for coupling another optical connector and a blocking component for blocking an optical axis arranged in the coupling portion. The blocking component has a shutter plate blocking the optical axis and being pivotably supported by the housing with a pivot shaft and an elastic portion for normally biasing the shutter plate to a closed position. The shutter plate pivots between a position blocking the optical axis and a position to which the shutter plate is forced to move by the other optical connector when the other optical connector is inserted into the optical connector.

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