Claims
- 1. An optical connector comprising:a ferrule and an optical fiber inserted into said ferrule and fixed therein, said optical fiber being positioned in a positioning groove formed in said ferrule and fixedly held therein solely by a force applied by a holding member being urged by a spring member, the spring member being releasable to enable the removal of the optical fiber.
- 2. An optical connector according to claim 1, wherein said optical fiber includes an exposed fiber portion and a coated fiber portion, and said exposed fiber portion and said coated fiber portion are both held down by said holding member.
- 3. An optical connector according to claim 1, wherein the end face of said optical fiber is subjected to electric discharging process for a short time for its working.
- 4. An optical connector according to claim 1, wherein said holding member is made of aluminum.
- 5. An optical connector according to claim 1, wherein said holding member is made of plastic.
- 6. An optical connector comprising:a ferrule and an optical fiber inserted into said ferrule and fixed therein, the optical fiber having a coated portion and an uncoated portion, said optical fiber being positioned in a positioning groove formed in said ferrule and fixedly held therein by a pair of holding members, each of the pair of holding members being separately urged by a corresponding, separately engageable spring member, one of the pair of holding members engaging the coated portion of the optical fiber and the other of the pair of holding members engaging the uncoated portion of the optical fiber.
Priority Claims (3)
Number |
Date |
Country |
Kind |
8-284788 |
Oct 1996 |
JP |
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9-99376 |
Apr 1997 |
JP |
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9-150703 |
Jun 1997 |
JP |
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of Application Ser. No. 08/959,650, filed Oct. 28, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,095,695.
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