OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SAME

摘要

An optical connector having a connector main body into which an optical fiber is inserted includes a bending restriction portion formed so that the length in the insertion direction of the optical fiber is variable and used for restricting the bending of the optical fiber while becoming shorter in the insertion direction of the optical fiber when the optical fiber is inserted into the connector main body. In the bending restriction portion, the bending of the optical fiber does not occur even if an insertion margin is lengthened, so that the insertion force of the optical fiber can be made to be sufficiently large. Therefore, even when an insertion resistance increases due to the intrusion of foreign particles such as dust or the like, the optical fiber can be reliably inserted. In addition, the bending restriction portion is extremely advantageous in performing an optical fiber-end treatment using the insertion force of an optical fiber, including optical fiber sheath removal and an optical fiber end-face grinding treatment.