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Plug connector to couple a hybrid cable to a receptacle

US9804338B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CCS Technology Corporation · US

Inventors

Eric Stephan ten Have · Berlin, DE
Michael Wimmer · Bremen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 7, 2016
Grant date	Oct 31, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 7, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R24/76
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A plug connector for a hybrid cable comprises a fiber and wire holder to hold at least one optical fiber and at least one electrical conductor of the hybrid cable. The plug connector comprises at least one optical device being configured such that a light beam received from the at least one optical fiber at a first side of the at least one optical device is collimated and coupled out at the second side of the at least one optical device. The plug connector comprises an electrical contact pin to be coupled to the at least one electrical conductor of the hybrid cable. The electrical contact pin has a structure being configured to be engaged in a complimentary receptacle to mechanically fix the plug connector to the receptacle.

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