Optical and electrical compound connector
US7458732B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/721
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical and electrical compound connector, which enables to transmit and to receive light signals and electric signals of a plurality of systems and to transmit and to receive these signals with respect to other electric wiring board, is achieved with downsizing and easing connection work thereof. The optical and electrical compound connector 1 is comprised of a sheet-shaped base board 2 and a socket 3 into which this base board 2 is inserted. The sheet-shaped base board 2 is a flexible base board capable of transmission and reception of the light and electric signals, in which a light guide 21 and conductor patterns 22 extended in an insertion direction 10, are formed. The socket 3 performs the transmission and reception of the light and electric signals with the sheet-shaped base board 2 and transmits and receives the signals with an electric wiring board 8. The socket 3 comprises a connector main body 4 to which the sheet-shaped base board 2 is connected, a light-sensitive element and/or a light emitting element 5 which performs the transmission and/or reception of the light signals with the light guide 21, and contacts 6 which performs the transmission and/or reception of th…
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