Patent ID: 8485736
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical connector comprising: a housing that is connected to a mating optical connector; a supporting member that is mounted in said housing in a manner capable of being inserted and removed in a state in which a ferrule which holds an optical fiber wire is held therein, said supporting member including a supporting member main body which is accommodated in said housing, and an operating portion which is provided on said supporting member main body, and temporarily disables a retaining function of said retaining means; and retaining means for preventing said supporting member main body from being removed from said housing when said supporting member main body is accommodated in said housing; wherein when said supporting member is accommodated in said housing, said operating portion protrudes out from said housing; and wherein said retaining means comprises protrusions which are formed on said housing in a manner protruding toward said supporting member main body, and holes which are formed in said supporting member main body and are engageable with said protrusions.