Title:
FERRULE HOLDING STRUCTURE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/067832
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A ferrule holding structure (1) includes an optical fiber (11), a ferrule (12) that holds the optical fiber (11) by inserting the optical fiber (11) from the rear end to a connecting end surface (121), which is the front end, a biasing member (13) that biases the ferrule forward from the rear end toward the connecting end surface, a housing (3) that accommodates at least part of the ferrule (12) and the biasing member (13) inside thereof, a support member (4) that engages with the housing (3) and supports the rear end side of the biasing member (13), and a rotation mechanism (5) that is configured by a part of the support member (4) and a part of the housing (3) and rotatably attaches the support member (4) to the housing (3), wherein the support member (4) has a pressing surface (471) that pushes the biasing member (13) forward as the support member is rotated by the rotation mechanism (5) with respect to the housing (3).
Inventors:
KANNO SHUHEI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2022/018026
Publication Date:
April 27, 2023
Filing Date:
April 18, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
FUJIKURA LTD (JP)
International Classes:
G02B6/38; G02B6/40
Foreign References:
| JPH10160967A | 1998-06-19 | |||
| JPH1164682A | 1999-03-05 | |||
| US20100129032A1 | 2010-05-27 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
OIKAWA Shu et al. (JP)
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