Patent ID: 6866424

Claim:
An optical connector with a shutter, wherein a shutter unit that blocks emitted light emitted from said optical connector is built into a connector housing so that said optical connector and a connected optical connector are connected in a connector hole into which the optical connector and the connected optical connector are inserted and connected; said shutter unit comprises a body installed in proximity to the communication position between said optical connector and said connected optical connector in said connector hole and tongue-shaped shutter pieces that project into said connector hole from the body and are disposed so as to allow blocking of the emitted light from the optical fiber exposed at the distal end of said connected optical connector; and the connection of said optical connector to said connected optical connector is made possible as a result of said shutter pieces being pressed down so as to decrease the amount of projection into said connector hole due to said shutter pieces being pressed by said optical connector that has been inserted into said connector hole, and when said optical connector is extracted from said connector hole, said shutter pieces are restored to the positions that allow blocking of the emitted light by the elasticity of the shutter pieces themselves or the urging force of an urging device provided in said shutter unit; and wherein said connector housing is installed in a connector installation hole formed in an installation wall; said connector housing is installed on the body of said shutter unit so as to cross over said connector hole, and when the connector housing is installed on said installation wall, a shielding plate, which is a conducting member, is formed that is disposed so as to cover the said connector installation hole almost completely; and a window that allows said optical connectors to pass through is formed on a part corresponding to said connector hole of said shielding plate, and when viewed from the opening of said connector hole, said shutter pieces are disposed so as to cover said window.