Patent ID: 8915652

Claim:
An optical connector device which is to be fixed to an attachment object and adapted to be connected to a mating optical connector device, the attachment object and the mating optical connector device being located in directions which are perpendicular to one another, the optical connector device comprising: a first housing for receiving and holding an optical connector, a second housing for holding the first housing in a floating manner such that the first housing is movable relative to the second housing, and a fixing member for fixedly attaching the second housing to the attachment object, wherein the first housing comprises a to-be-locked portion, and the second housing comprises a locking portion, wherein the to-be-locked portion and the locking portion detachably engage with each other and cause the first housing to engage with the second housing in a floating manner such that the first housing is movable relative to the second housing, and the to-be-locked portion and the locking portion detachably engage with each other in the direction perpendicular to the direction of connection to the mating optical connector device, wherein the second housing is fixed to the attachment object in the state wherein the second housing is engaged with the first housing which holds the optical connector, and wherein the optical connector held in the first housing is detachable from the second housing fixed to the attachment object, in the direction perpendicular to the direction directed to the mating optical connector device.