Patent ID: 8157455

Claim:
An optical connector for connecting a first multiple optical fiber and a second multiple optical fiber, the connector comprising: a first plug having a first ferrule for holding the first multiple optical fiber; a second plug having a second ferrule for holding the second multiple optical fiber; a first housing on which the first plug is detachably fixed; a second housing which is detachably fixed on the first housing and on which the second plug is fixed in such a manner that each edge face of optical fibers of the first multiple optical fiber and each edge face of optical fibers of the second multiple optical fiber are mutually positioned; and a first positioning member for positioning the first ferrule in relation to the second ferrule provided in the first housing, wherein the second housing has a second positioning member for positioning the second ferrule in relation to the first ferrule, and the first ferrule positioning member and the second positioning member are plate-like members, the first positioning member has a first positioning hole for positioning the first ferrule, the second positioning member has a second positioning hole for positioning the second ferrule, and the first positioning hole and the second positioning hole are provided in positions corresponding to the first and second ferrules, respectively.