Patent ID: 6497516
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical connector plug having:a ferrule having: a back face and a front face against which the other connector plug is adapted to be abutted; and a guide insertion hole penetrating there through from said front face to said back face; a ferrule housing having a ferrule accommodating space at a front end portion thereof; a guide pin having an inserting portion penetrating through said ferrule from said back face to said front face, and an engaging portion having a diameter greater than that of said guide pin insertion hole and being adapted to abut against the back face of said ferrule, and a rear end portion of said inserting portion having a widened portion having a width larger than the diameter of said guide pin insertion hole; a spring for pressing said ferrule outward in said ferrule accommodating space, for holding said ferrule in a floating state within said ferrule accommodating space and for causing a tip portion of said guide pin to project from said guide pin insertion hole; and a stopper disposed between said engaging portion and said spring member, said stopper abutting against a rear end face of said guide pin and said stopper being separated from said ferrule.