Contact device with an opto-electric converter and fixable at a structural element in a building
US6848835B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4292
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention concerns a contact device that comprises a carrier member (10), a receiving unit (12) for receiving at least one optical fibre (14), a control circuit (16) that includes a converter for converting optical signals to electrical signals and vice versa and a first contact member (18) connected to the control circuit (16) and designed such that a second contact member may be connected to the first contact member (18) for conducting electrical signals from and to the first contact member (18). The receiving unit (12), the control circuit (16) and the first contact member (18) are fixed relative to the carrier member (10). The contact device is designed to be fixable at a structural element (20) in a room (22) or other part (22) of a building. The invention also concerns a use of the contact device.
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