METHOD AND RESIN COMPOSITION FOR MOLDING AN OPTICAL CONNECTOR FERRULE

摘要

A resin composition and a method for molding an optical connector ferrule which displays an improvement in melting viscosity and fluidity. The method involves forming a fixing pin insert hole and an optical fiber insert hole within a cavity with a forming pin, injecting a resin composition into said cavity by transfer molding, and hardening the resin composition. The melting viscosity of the resin composition is from 50 poise to 500 poise as the resin composition is injected into the cavity. The resin composition includes a base resin and a silica powder filler, wherein the silica powder filler constitutes from 75 wt% to 90 wt% of the resin composition, and wherein the silica powder filler has a particle size distribution with a maximum diameter of 100 .mu.m or less and a peak value from 10 .mu.m to 20 .mu.m.