Optoelectronic connector assembly
US4427879A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S285/921
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optoelectronic connector assembly having electrical and optical connector parts include housings which can be resiliently engaged and manually disengaged from each other. The electrical connector part housing has a socket receiving cavity therethrough for receiving an optoelectronic transducer. The transducer can be a light emitting element such as a light emitting diode, or can be a light responsive element such as a photodiode. The two housings are engaged by means of a protuberance having an inclined ramp on one of the housings, the other housing having an interlock recess therein so that, when the two housings mate, the inclined ramp operates upon the interlock recess so as to provide for a resilient but positive and firm engagement of the two housings. The optical connector part housing has a pin contact receiving cavity for receiving a fiber optic light guide. A pin connector means holds the fiber optic light guide within the pin receiving cavity so that the light guide cooperates with the optoelectronic element in the socket receiving cavity of the electrical connector part housing. The pin contact means includes a first crimpable section which is engageable about an oute…
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