Optical connector and optical connector device

摘要

Provided is an optical connector whose miniaturization is easier than conventional. An optical connector (100) comprises a housing (103) holding an optical member (101), a slider (105) slidably held by the housing (103), a shutter (107) provided to the slider (105) in an openable and closable manner and adapted to be opened and closed to expose and isolate the optical member (101) to and from the outside, and slider-side coil springs (109) pushing the slider (105) in a direction away from the housing (103). The slider-side coil springs (109) are disposed in a width direction of the shutter (107). The optical connector (100) is configured such that the shutter (107) is closed when the slider (105) is moved by an elastic force of the slider-side coil springs (109) in the direction (direction A1) away from the housing (103) and that the shutter (107) is opened when the slider (105) is moved against the elastic force of the slider-side coil springs (109) in a direction approaching the housing (103).

主权项

1. An optical connector comprising:
a housing holding an optical member; a slider slidably held by the housing; a shutter provided to the slider in an openable and closable manner and adapted to be opened and closed to expose and isolate the optical member to and from the outside; and an at least one elastic member pushing the slider in a direction away from the housing, wherein the elastic member is disposed in a width direction of the shutter, wherein the shutter is closed when the slider is moved by an elastic force of the elastic member in the direction away from the housing, and wherein the shutter is opened when the slider is moved against the elastic force of the elastic member in a direction approaching the housing.