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Granted Patent B2
US 12695504 · App. 18/575,111 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Measurement connector, measurement jig, and measurement system

Inventors: Kazuaki Toba (Kanagawa, JP); Masanari Yamamoto (Kanagawa, JP); Hiroshi Morita (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
H04B10/073
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Patent No.
US 12695504
App. No.
18/575,111
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A measurement connector ( 521 ) of an aspect according to the present disclosure includes a housing ( 1 ) attachable to an optical communication connector of a measurement target device, and an optical detection element ( 5 ) that is provided in the housing ( 1 ) and detects light emitted from the optical communication connector.

Claims (53)

1 . A measurement connector comprising:

a housing configured to be attached to an optical communication connector of a measurement target device;

an optical detection element that is provided in the housing and is configured to detect light emitted from the optical communication connector; and

a sensor configured to detect the light emitted from the optical communication connector.

2 . The measurement connector according to claim 1 ,

wherein a plurality of the optical detection elements is provided.

3 . The measurement connector according to claim 2 ,

wherein the plurality of optical detection elements is arranged in a line.

4 . The measurement connector according to claim 2 ,

wherein the plurality of optical detection elements is provided in accordance with a number of pieces of the light emitted from the optical communication connector.

5 . The measurement connector according to claim 2 ,

wherein the plurality of optical detection elements is provided on a first surface of the housing and a second surface facing the first surface.

6 . The measurement connector according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a shielding plate that is provided between the first surface and the second surface,

wherein the shielding plate is configured to block the light emitted from the optical communication connector.

7 . The measurement connector according to claim 6 ,

wherein the shielding plate blocks the light emitted from the optical communication connector at an emission angle exceeding a predetermined threshold.

8 . The measurement connector according to claim 1 ,

wherein the sensor is a transmission-type position sensor that detects the light emitted from the optical communication connector.

9 . The measurement connector according to claim 8 ,

wherein the transmission-type position sensor detects that the light emitted from the optical communication connector travels obliquely.

10 . The measurement connector according to claim 8 ,

wherein the transmission-type position sensor is provided on an incident side of the light compared to the optical detection element in the housing.

11 . The measurement connector according to claim 8 ,

wherein a plurality of the transmission-type position sensors is provided along an optical path of the light emitted from the optical communication connector.

12 . The measurement connector according to claim 11 ,

wherein the plurality of transmission-type position sensors is sensors to detect an emission angle of the light emitted from the optical communication connector.

13 . The measurement connector according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a positioning member that abuts on an optical component in the optical communication connector is configured to determine a position of the optical detection element with respect to the optical member.

14 . The measurement connector according to claim 13 ,

wherein a plurality of the positioning members is provided.

15 . The measurement connector according to claim 14 ,

wherein the plurality of positioning members is provided on a first surface of the housing and a second surface facing the first surface.

16 . The measurement connector according to claim 1 , further comprising:

circuitry configured to process an electric signal output from the optical detection element.

17 . The measurement connector according to claim 1 , further comprising:

circuitry configured to generate measurement data based on a detection result by the optical detection element.

18 . The measurement connector according to claim 8 , further comprising:

circuitry configured to generate measurement data based on detection results of the optical detection element and the transmission-type position sensor.

19 . A measurement jig comprising:

a measurement connector,

wherein the measurement connector includes

a housing configured to be attached to an optical communication connector of a measurement target device,

an optical detection element that is provided in the housing and is configured to detect light emitted from the optical communication connector, and

a sensor configured to detect the light emitted from the optical communication connector.

20 . A measurement system comprising:

a measurement jig having a measurement connector; and

circuitry configured to generate measurement data,

wherein the measurement connector includes

a housing configured to be attached to an optical communication connector of a measurement target device,

an optical detection element that is provided in the housing and is configured to detect light emitted from the optical communication connector, and

a sensor configured to detect the light emitted from the optical communication connector, and

wherein the circuitry generates the measurement data based on a detection result of the optical detection element.