Cleaning tool for optical connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11226454-B2
Application number	US-201816620043-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 16, 2018
Priority date	Jun 14, 2017
Publication date	Jan 18, 2022
Grant date	Jan 18, 2022

Abstract

A cleaning tool for an optical connector includes: a body part; a substrate to which the body part is fixed; and a head unit that includes: a head that presses a cleaning unit against the optical connector; and a head housing that houses the head. The head housing fits on a housing of the optical connector, and the head unit moves with respect to the substrate.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cleaning tool for an optical connector, the cleaning tool comprising:
a body part;
a substrate to which the body part is fixed;
a head unit that comprises:
a head that presses a cleaning unit against the optical connector; and
a head housing that houses the head; and

a stopper that restricts a moving range of the head unit with respect to the substrate, wherein
the head housing fits on a housing of the optical connector,
the head unit moves with respect to the substrate, and
the stopper comprises:
a pile member that is disposed on the substrate; and
a pile receiving part disposed on the head housing and with a gap between the pile member.

2. The cleaning tool according to claim 1 , wherein a direction in which the head unit moves with respect to the substrate is perpendicular to a direction in which the head presses the cleaning unit against the optical connector.

3. The cleaning tool according to claim 1 , wherein the head unit moves with respect to the body part.

4. The cleaning tool according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a fixing member that restricts movement of the head unit with respect to the substrate.

5. The cleaning tool according to claim 1 , wherein:
the body part comprises:
reel units that each comprise:
a supply reel that supplies the cleaning unit to the head;
a take-up reel that takes up the cleaning unit collected from the head; and
a rotation shaft that allows the supply reel and the take-up reel to rotate, and

a drive unit that generates a rotation force for the reel units; and

the drive unit comprises a reverse-rotation prevention mechanism that restricts rotation to only one of a direction of supplying the cleaning unit to the head or a direction of taking up the cleaning unit collected from the head.

6. The cleaning tool according to claim 5 , wherein the body part further comprises:
a connector that transmits the rotation force to the reel units.

Assignees

• Fujikura Ltd

Inventors

• Nakane Junichi

Classifications

• G02B6/3866 Primary

  Devices, tools or methods for cleaning connectors (cleaning in general B08B) · CPC title