PURPOSE: To provide a combined optical connector in which the laying direction of an optical cable can not be limited, and the connection of the optical cable can be easily attained in a short time.
CONSTITUTION: Plural optical connector main bodies 21 for transmitting an optical signal which are fixed to the ends of optical cables 23 and positioned and abutted when a guide pin 26 is inserted and fitted are arranged side by side with a prescribed clearance in a connector housing 27, and the optical connector main bodies 21 are supported so as to be freely movable along a direction orthogonally crossing a joint face 24. Also, the optical connector main bodies 21 are pressurized and energized to the joing face 24 side by a spring interposed between the joint face 24 and a supporting member 43.
KAKII TOSHIAKI
NAGASAWA SHINJI
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE