Patent ID: 8297855

Claim:
An optical connector for connecting a connection object to an optical module, comprising: a housing for positioning the connection object and the optical module; and a slider slidably held by the housing; wherein the housing comprises a first positioning portion for receiving the connection object; wherein the slider comprises: a first pressing portion for elastically pressing the connection object in a first direction toward the first positioning portion; and a second pressing portion that elastically presses the housing in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; wherein the housing further comprises: a first receiving portion for receiving the optical module; and a second receiving portion adapted for receiving the connection object, the second receiving portion communicating with the first receiving portion in a third direction which is perpendicular to the first and second directions; and wherein, by inserting the connection object into the second receiving portion with the optical module being received in the first receiving portion, the connection object is contacted with the optical module in the third direction and optically connected to the optical module.