Optical connector

摘要

There is provided an optical connector comprising a connector body having an accommodating recess accommodating a ferrule fitted over an end portion of an optical fiber and urging means for urging said ferrule in a first direction toward a distal end portion thereof, said accommodating recess having an opening which is opened upwardly with respect to a bottom wall portion of said connector body, and said connector body being arranged to prevent said ferrule from coming off and hold said ferrule in a state that said distal end portion of said ferrule projects forwardly from a distal-end side wall portion of said accommodating recess; and a connector cover fitted to said connector body so as to close the opening in said accommodating recess; and fixing means for fixing said connector cover projectingly on said connector body; wherein said connector cover has a pressing portion pressing said urging means with a natural length in the first direction at a plurality of positions during a fixing operation of said fixing means and holding said urging means in a compressed state after the fixing operation of said fixing means.