Patent ID: 9022668
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical connector comprising a plug and a receptacle adapted to be connected to each other in an axial direction, wherein each of the plug and the receptacle comprises: an optical contact; and a shutter mechanism for opening and closing a front of the optical contact in the axial direction, wherein the optical connector has linkage means for linking the shutter mechanism of the plug with the shutter mechanism of the receptacle when connecting the plug and the receptacle to each other, wherein at least one of the plug and the receptacle comprises: a movable member which is adapted to be moved with being pushed by the other of the plug and the receptacle when connecting the plug and the receptacle to each other; an urging member constantly urging the movable member toward the other of the plug and the receptacle in the axial direction; and a cam mechanism adapted to cause the shutter mechanism to follow movement of the movable member, wherein the shutter mechanism comprises: a shutter plate having an opening and movable between a first position where the opening does not face the optical contact in the axial direction and a second position where the opening faces the optical contact in the axial direction; and a projection adapted to be fitted into the opening when the shutter plate is in the first position, wherein the urging member and the cam mechanism are provided in only one of the plug and the receptacle, and wherein the shutter mechanism in the other of the plug and the receptacle is configured to be driven by the shutter mechanism in the one of the plug and the receptacle through the linkage means.