Optical interconnection unit for interconnecting optical
US5687266A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/43
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An interconnection unit OB includes a flat member FM with connectors OC1, and flexible tongue-shaped elements T formed to be integral with the flat member FM. Conductors F each have a first end part fixed to one of the tongue-shaped elements T and a second end part fixed to the flat member. The tongue-shaped elements T and the flat member FM are formed of a layer of rigid material and each of the tongue-shaped elements T has a portion thereof that includes separated transverse strips S, which are kept together by the conductors F fixed to the tongue-shaped elements, thereby making the tongue-shape elements flexible. A stainless steel plate is fixed to the rigid layer. The interconnection unit is especially useful as an optical backpanel to interconnect optical connectors of printed boards mounted in a rack.
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