Patent ID: 7588374
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical ferrule comprising: a positioning block including an optical fiber insertion hole formation portion having optical fiber insertion holes and guide pin hole formation portions which are provided on both sides of the optical fiber insertion hole formation portion and which have guide pin holes; and a ferrule main body having the positioning block disposed on a front end side of the ferrule main body and having a hollow part on a rear end side of the ferrule main body, wherein the optical fiber insertion hole formation portion and the guide pin hole formation portions are integrally formed, the ferrule main body is integrally formed by molding a resin over the positioning block, a front end face of the positioning block is a connection end face, the hollow part is positioned behind the positioning block, the optical fiber insertion holes penetrate the positioning block in a front-back direction and thus have their one ends opened in the connection end face and other ends opened in the hollow part, and the guide pin hole formation portions are formed so as to protrude outward from the both sides of the optical fiber insertion hole formation portion and to have arc-shaped contour portions.