Title:
OPTICAL CONNECTOR FERRULE AND OPTICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/138571
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The optical connector ferrule according to the present invention is provided with a body and a spacer. The body has: a flat ferrule end surface facing an opposing-side optical connector; and an optical fiber retaining hole opened in the ferrule end surface, an optical fiber being inserted and retained in the optical fiber retaining hole. The spacer is joined to the body, and at least a portion of the spacer is disposed on the ferrule end surface. The spacer has an opening for prescribing an interval between the ferrule end surface and the opposing-side optical connector and allowing an optical path extending from the optical fiber to pass therethrough.
Inventors:
YAKABE SHO (JP)
WATANABE TAKURO (JP)
TAKEMOTO KITAO (JP)
WATANABE TAKURO (JP)
TAKEMOTO KITAO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2017/004609
Publication Date:
August 17, 2017
Filing Date:
February 08, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES (JP)
International Classes:
G02B6/36
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2017013930A1 | 2017-01-26 |
Foreign References:
| JP2004145140A | 2004-05-20 | |||
| JP2000231030A | 2000-08-22 | |||
| JP2012163922A | 2012-08-30 | |||
| JP2006084498A | 2006-03-30 | |||
| US20150104135A1 | 2015-04-16 | |||
| JPH03120504A | 1991-05-22 | |||
| JP2004045646A | 2004-02-12 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HASEGAWA Yoshiki et al. (JP)
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