Patent ID: 7507032

Claim:
An optical connection component which is for use in connecting a connection object comprising a key formed on one side surface and which has an optical axis, the optical connection component comprising: a housing which is formed around the optical axis and is for fitting over the connection object; and a shutter member which is formed by a thin metal plate and is coupled to the housing; the shutter member comprising: a light shielding portion which is elastically deformable and extends across the optical axis; a main body which is formed integral with the light shielding portion and is fitted over the outside of the housing; and a locking portion which is formed integral with the main body, the locking portion preventing the shutter member from being released from the housing when the main body is fitted over the housing; the housing comprising: a key groove portion for receiving the key, the key groove portion extending between an inside portion and an outside portion of the housing but being covered externally by the main body of the shutter member; and an escape groove portion adapted to receive the light shielding portion in an elastically deformed state.