Patent ID: 9022670
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A ferrule holding member, comprising: a tube-shaped receiving portion including a receiving space therein, the receiving space receiving at least partially a ferrule mounted to a terminal of an optical fiber; and an engaging portion engaged to the ferrule received in the receiving portion, to thereby regulate movement of the ferrule relative to the receiving portion, wherein the receiving portion includes a communicating hole to allow the receiving space to communicate externally, wherein the engaging portion includes an engaging protrusion configured to be inserted in the communicating hole from an outer periphery side of the receiving portion, to engage the ferrule, wherein the receiving portion includes a groove provided in an outer periphery and extended along a center axis of the receiving portion and an opening of the communicating hole provided in a bottom of the groove, the engaging portion includes a supporting portion to elastically support the engaging protrusion, and the supporting portion is at least partially disposed in the groove with the engaging protrusion engaging the ferrule, wherein the groove and the opening are located in two opposite areas around the center axis of the receiving portion, and two of the engaging portions are provided in correspondence with the grooves and the openings in the two areas, respectively.