Patent ID: 7347627
Filing Date: 2008-03-25
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical connector comprising: a connector body that houses an inner optical fiber that is housed and fastened by a ferrule having a connecting end surface disposed on a distal end side and a portion of which projects from a back end side of the ferrule; and an anchoring member that holds an insertion optical fiber whose distal end is abutted and optically connected to a back end of the inner optical fiber, and is formed to allow a distal end of the iron optical fiber to abut the back end of the inner optical fiber when brought into contact with the connector body, wherein the connector body is provided with a cover body that is pivotable between a stand-by position, in which an axis of the cover body is out of alignment with an axis of insertion direction of the insertion optical fiber and the anchoring member is approachable to the connector body, and a holding position, in which the axis of the cover body is aligned with the axis of insertion direction of the insertion optical fiber and the anchoring member is covered and held by the cover body, an abutment convexity that abuts a distal end side wall surface of the anchoring member is provided so as to project on an inside surface of the cover body opposite to the outer surface of the anchoring member side, and the abutment convexity abuts the distal end side wall surface of the anchoring member such that the anchoring member moves while being pushed towards the retracting direction when the cover body is rotated from the stand-by position to the holding position.