US 12,072,538 B2
Optical connector
Yusuke Oyama, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/419,394
Filed by Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Nov. 11, 2019, PCT No. PCT/JP2019/044095
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 29, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/148979, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-006986 (JP), filed on Jan. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0066103 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/32 (2006.01); G02B 6/34 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/383 (2013.01) [G02B 6/32 (2013.01); G02B 6/34 (2013.01); G02B 6/3825 (2013.01); G02B 6/4214 (2013.01); G02B 6/0016 (2013.01); G02B 6/002 (2013.01); G02B 6/3829 (2013.01); G02B 6/3878 (2013.01); G02B 6/4292 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An optical connector, comprising:
a first optical path converting unit having one or more reflection planes, the first optical path converting unit configured to emit or reflect light in an opposite direction of light propagation; and
an optical axis tolerance adjusting mechanism comprising an optical path extension mechanism having a plurality of reflection planes, wherein the optical path extension mechanism is disposed preceding to a point where light arrives at an emission plane of the first optical path converting unit.