| 摘要 |
An optical module has a lever (4) for bending a spring plate possessed by a cage (10) for accommodating a case (1) of the optical module in a direction in which a retaining hole (11a) formed through the spring plate (11) comes off a latch (4) formed on the case. The lever has a shaft (4b) pivotably supported on the case, a tongue (4a) disposed on one side of the shaft, and an actuator (4c) disposed on the opposite side of the shaft with respect to the tongue. The lever pivotally moves about the shaft in response to a movement of the tongue toward the case, causing the actuator to press the spring plate to bend in the foregoing direction. According to this optical module, the user can readily release retention of the latch by the retaining hole only by moving the tongue of the lever toward the case. Further, the user can withdraw the optical module from the cage through a simple manipulation of pulling the case out while the user is holding the case and the tongue of the lever together. <IMAGE> |
