Patent ID: 7857523
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: G02B,H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector to be connected to a mating connector, comprising: a connector member for supporting a ferrule capable of contacting with a mating ferrule of the mating connector, said connector member being detachably connected to an adapter member arranged in the mating connector for supporting the mating ferrule so that the connector member is disconnected from and connected to the adapter member in a state that the ferrule contacts with the mating ferrule; a connecting member having an approximate cylindrical shape, said connecting member to be connected to a cylindrical portion of the mating connector; a main body portion for supporting the connecting member and the connector member so that the connector member slides along a facing direction that the ferrule faces the mating ferrule within a specific range, said main body portion moving toward the mating connector relative to the connector member in the facing direction so that the connector member approaches the adapter member and the connecting member approaches the cylindrical portion simultaneously, and the main body portion moves relative to the connector member in the facing direction in order to connect the connecting member to the cylindrical portion after the connector member is connected to the adapter member when the connector is connected to the mating connector, said main body portion moving relative to the connector member in the facing direction in order to release the connector member from the adapter member and moving to an opposite side of the mating connector relative to the connector member in the facing direction so that the connecting member moves apart from the cylindrical portion and the connector member moves apart from the adapter member simultaneously when the connector is released from the mating connector; and a combining member disposed in recess portions provided in an outer wall of the connector member and an inner wall of the main body portion and extending in a direction crossing the facing direction so that the combining member supports the connector member to be capable of sliding relative the main body portion in the facing direction.