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Optical connector and manufacturing method thereof

US8616787B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 30, 2009
Grant dateDec 31, 2013
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49002
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical connector comprising a housing (11) including a bottom wall, a plurality of side walls each of which stands from the bottom wall, and an opening defined by the side walls; a metal lead (21) mounted on the bottom wall; a photoelectric conversion element (23) mounted on the metal lead (21); a resin case (26) covering the photoelectric conversion element (23); a lens (25) corresponding to the photoelectric conversion element (23) and provided on the resin case (26); and an electromagnetic shield (12) provided on the resin case (26) and including a first through hole (12e) from which the lens (25) is exposed.

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