Patent ID: 6810552
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: B08B,G02B

Abstract:
A cleaning tool for a ferrule of an optical connector, comprising:a cylindrical cleaner having a proximal end portion, a main body, and a distal end face; a holding member for holding said proximal end portion; said main body including a ferrule insertion hole including a proximal portion, said insertion hole extending from a ferrule insertion port at said distal end face thereof toward the proximal end portion and having an inner diameter substantially the same as an outer diameter of a ferrule to be inserted, and the ferrule insertion hole being surrounded by a rough surface so as to clean an outer surface of the ferrule which is to be inserted; a distal end cleaning member for cleaning a connecting end face and a coupling surface of an optical fiber of the ferrule to be inserted, said distal end cleaning member arranged near said proximal portion of the ferrule insertion hole.