Patent ID: 7103254

Claim:
An optical connector end face grinding apparatus comprising: a grinding apparatus main body including: a base plate having a sliding surface; an eccentric member supported by the base plate so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis perpendicular to the sliding surface of the base plate, said eccentric member having an eccentric protrusion eccentrically positioned in relation to the rotation axis and extending parallel to the rotation axis; and a guide pin fixed to the base plate and extending parallel to the rotation axis, a sliding plate slidably supported by the sliding surface of the base plate, said sliding plate having an insertion hole for receiving said eccentric protrusion and an elongated slot for receiving said guide pin such that said guide pin can slide only in a lengthwise direction of the slot in relation to said sliding plate, said sliding plate further haying a grinding pad on which a grinding film is disposed; and a grinding holder for holding an optical connector with a ferrule and for positioning the end face of the ferrule of the optical connector such that the end face is in contact with said grinding film in the rotation axis of said eccentric member.