Patent ID: 9541710
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: G02B

Claim:
1. An optical fiber holding device comprising: a holder including a base and a lid which are openable and closable, the holder being configured to sandwich an optical fiber when the base and the lid are in a closed state and thereby holds the optical fiber, the holder comprising: an elastic body; a drive unit configured to generate driving power; and a pusher, the pusher being configured to generate a pressing force based on the driving power generated by the drive unit and press the lid by the pressing force via the elastic body, the lid and the base being configured to sandwich and hold the optical fiber based on the pressing force transmitted through the elastic body when the lid is pressed by the pusher via the elastic body, the drive unit being a motor that generates a rotating drive force as the driving power, the pusher comprising a screw member that linearly moves based on the rotating drive force and thereby generates a pressing force, and the pusher being configured to stop the linear motion of the screw member and maintain the pressing force in the case where the drive unit is stopped and the rotating drive force is not generated.