| US 7,413,351 B2 | ||
| Optical connection apparatus which has a shutter and which can be designed to be small in size | ||
| Kan Ozawa, Tokyo (Japan); and Yuichi Koreeda, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Limited, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 27, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/588,613. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-312615 (JP), filed on Oct. 27, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0098330 A1, May 03, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G02B 6/36 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 385—53 [385/75] | 12 Claims |
| 1. An optical connection apparatus for use in optical connection, the optical connection apparatus comprising:
a housing defining an optical axis of the optical connection; and
a shutter formed by a single sheet of plate material and held by the housing;
wherein the shutter comprises:
a held portion held by the housing;
a plate-like light shielding portion which extends from the held portion in a given direction to be positioned to cross the
optical axis, and which has a width in a direction that is perpendicular to the optical axis and to the given direction; and
a pressing portion formed to be continuous from the held portion;
wherein the held portion comprises a pair of locking portions spaced from each other in the direction of the width, and each
of the locking portions includes a free end, the free ends of the locking portions being spaced apart from and not connected
to each other;
wherein the light shielding portion is located at a position corresponding to a space between the locking portions, and the
held portion is located outside of the width of the light shielding portion in the direction of the width; and
wherein the housing has an opening on the optical axis, and the pressing portion is provided at a position corresponding to
the opening to be exposed out of the housing.
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