1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an optical connector cleaning tool that cleans a joining end surface of an optical connector within a connector positioning housing the feed movement of cleaning medium, and to an optical component cleaning tool that cleans an end surface of an optical component.
Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-219696, filed Aug. 11, 2006, and Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-083383, filed Mar. 28, 2007, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
2. Description of the Related Art
As is commonly known, the connecting together of optical connectors within a positioning housing for connectors (may be referred to below simply as a positioning housing) such as an adapter or a receptacle is achieved by aligning together and joining end surfacesis tilted by the elastic deformation of the spring portion when the head portion is pressed against the joining end surface of the optical connector that has been diagonally polished. Even when the head portion is tilted, there is almost no shift (or else no shift whatsoever) in the center position between the joining end surface of the optical connector and the distal end surface of the head portion, and the problem of only one side of the head portion and the joining end surface of the optical connector making contact does not arise. Moreover, compared with the technology described in Patent document 1, it is possible to reduce any uneven distribution in the pressing force of the tape pressing surface of the head portion which is pressing