Patent attributes
An optical connector 1 includes a first connector 2 and a second connector 3. The first connector 2 includes a first ferrule 4 and a first housing 5. The terminal of an optical fiber 7 is attached to the first ferrule 4. The first housing 5 accommodates the first ferrule 4 so as to be movable along the axial line P of an optical fiber cable 7. The second connector 3 includes a second ferrule 20, a second housing 21 and a coil spring 23. The terminal of another optical fiber cable 7 is attached to the second ferrule 20. The second housing 21 accommodates the second ferrule 20 and the coil spring 23. The coil spring 23 urges the second ferrule 20 toward the first connector 2. Such a configuration provides an optical connector which permits the housings to be easily coupled with each other and suppresses the labor for assembling the connector.
