Patent ID: 11867871
Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An optical connector including a front end and a rear end opposite to the front end along a first direction, the optical connector comprising:
at least one ferrule configured to hold an optical fiber therein at the front end of the optical connector;
an outer housing located closer to the rear end of the optical connector than the ferrule; and
a latch connected to the outer housing and extending along the first direction from a proximal end having a connecting part with the outer housing toward the front end of the optical connector, the latch including at least one engaging part configured to engage with an external device at a distal end thereof, the latch being configured such that the engaging part is pushed down toward the ferrule along a second direction intersecting the first direction,
wherein the engaging part comprises an engaging main body extending along the first direction and at least one engaging protrusion protruding outwardly from the engaging main body along a third direction intersecting both of the first direction and the second direction,
wherein the engaging protrusion includes an engaging surface configured to engage with the external device, at the rear of the engaging protrusion, and an edge of the engaging surface is chamfered.