CA2350088C - Flexible circuits with strain relief - Google Patents
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- CA2350088C CA2350088C CA2350088A CA2350088A CA2350088C CA 2350088 C CA2350088 C CA 2350088C CA 2350088 A CA2350088 A CA 2350088A CA 2350088 A CA2350088 A CA 2350088A CA 2350088 C CA2350088 C CA 2350088C
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- optical
- flexible
- strain relief
- connector
- printed circuit
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
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- H01R12/77—Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
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- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/3608—Fibre wiring boards, i.e. where fibres are embedded or attached in a pattern on or to a substrate, e.g. flexible sheets
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- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/3897—Connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards
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- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
- G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
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- G02B6/30—Optical coupling means for use between fibre and thin-film device
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- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/3887—Anchoring optical cables to connector housings, e.g. strain relief features
- G02B6/3888—Protection from over-extension or over-compression
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- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
- G02B6/43—Arrangements comprising a plurality of opto-electronic elements and associated optical interconnections
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
- Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
- Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
- Connector Housings Or Holding Contact Members (AREA)
- Structure Of Printed Boards (AREA)
- Combinations Of Printed Boards (AREA)
- Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US09/608,589 US6425691B1 (en) | 2000-06-30 | 2000-06-30 | Flexible circuits with strain relief |
| US09/608,589 | 2000-06-30 |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2350088A1 CA2350088A1 (en) | 2001-12-30 |
| CA2350088C true CA2350088C (en) | 2011-08-09 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA2350088A Expired - Fee Related CA2350088C (en) | 2000-06-30 | 2001-06-07 | Flexible circuits with strain relief |
Country Status (7)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US6425691B1 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP1195629B1 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP4938184B2 (enExample) |
| KR (1) | KR100714333B1 (enExample) |
| AT (1) | ATE414923T1 (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2350088C (enExample) |
| DE (1) | DE60136604D1 (enExample) |
Families Citing this family (12)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6740824B2 (en) * | 2002-06-25 | 2004-05-25 | Motorola, Inc. | Ground connector assembly with substrate strain relief and method of making same |
| DE10239575B3 (de) * | 2002-08-23 | 2004-02-12 | Erni Elektroapparate Gmbh | Steckverbinder zwischen einer Leiterplatte und einer Backplane |
| USH2144H1 (en) * | 2003-01-14 | 2006-02-07 | Tyco Electronics Corporation | Layered optical circuit |
| JP2006047682A (ja) | 2004-08-04 | 2006-02-16 | Fujitsu Ltd | 基板および光素子相互接続用基板 |
| JP4395036B2 (ja) * | 2004-09-17 | 2010-01-06 | 富士通株式会社 | 光モジュール |
| GB0423743D0 (en) * | 2004-10-26 | 2004-11-24 | Tyco Electronics Raychem Nv | A signal distribution assembly and a connector holder for use therewith |
| JP4923402B2 (ja) * | 2004-11-19 | 2012-04-25 | 富士通株式会社 | 光モジュールおよび電気配線基板 |
| JP4933181B2 (ja) * | 2006-07-19 | 2012-05-16 | 三菱電線工業株式会社 | コネクタ付き光ファイバシートおよびその製造方法 |
| US7438582B2 (en) | 2006-12-22 | 2008-10-21 | Amphenol Corporation | Flexible circuit connector assembly |
| TWI401847B (zh) * | 2009-09-10 | 2013-07-11 | Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd | 線纜連接器組合 |
| WO2012017318A2 (en) * | 2010-08-06 | 2012-02-09 | Fci | Optical coupling system |
| GB201507591D0 (en) * | 2015-05-01 | 2015-06-17 | Connectors Ltd Ab | A method of mounting an electrical connector to flexible planar material and apparatus therefor |
Family Cites Families (12)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| CA1097964A (en) * | 1977-08-05 | 1981-03-24 | Thomas M. Cherney | Connector for flat ribbon optical fiber cables |
| US4496215A (en) | 1982-09-23 | 1985-01-29 | Rockwell International Corporation | Fiber optic cable |
| US4850883A (en) * | 1987-05-21 | 1989-07-25 | Intel Corporation | High density flexible circuit connector |
| US4913656A (en) * | 1989-04-07 | 1990-04-03 | Rogers Corporation | Electrical connector |
| US5204925A (en) | 1991-09-11 | 1993-04-20 | At&T Bell Laboratories | Optical interconnection of circuit packs |
| US5259051A (en) | 1992-08-28 | 1993-11-02 | At&T Bell Laboratories | Optical fiber interconnection apparatus and methods of making interconnections |
| US5348488A (en) * | 1993-04-09 | 1994-09-20 | The Whitaker Corporation | Electrical connector with board-mounting alignment system |
| NL1002956C2 (nl) | 1996-04-26 | 1997-10-28 | Framatome Connectors Belgium | Multifiber connectorplug. |
| US6077090A (en) * | 1997-06-10 | 2000-06-20 | International Business Machines Corporation | Flexible circuit connector with floating alignment frame |
| US6039600A (en) * | 1997-10-10 | 2000-03-21 | Molex Incorporated | Male connector for flat flexible circuit |
| GB9722330D0 (en) * | 1997-10-22 | 1997-12-17 | Amp Great Britain | Electrical connector for flexible film |
| US6005991A (en) | 1997-11-26 | 1999-12-21 | Us Conec Ltd | Printed circuit board assembly having a flexible optical circuit and associated fabrication method |
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- 2000-06-30 US US09/608,589 patent/US6425691B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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- 2001-06-07 CA CA2350088A patent/CA2350088C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2001-06-20 AT AT01113683T patent/ATE414923T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2001-06-20 DE DE60136604T patent/DE60136604D1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2001-06-20 EP EP01113683A patent/EP1195629B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2001-06-25 JP JP2001191668A patent/JP4938184B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2001-06-29 KR KR1020010037944A patent/KR100714333B1/ko not_active Expired - Fee Related
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| DE60136604D1 (de) | 2009-01-02 |
| EP1195629B1 (en) | 2008-11-19 |
| JP4938184B2 (ja) | 2012-05-23 |
| ATE414923T1 (de) | 2008-12-15 |
| EP1195629A3 (en) | 2004-10-27 |
| JP2002098842A (ja) | 2002-04-05 |
| KR100714333B1 (ko) | 2007-05-04 |
| EP1195629A2 (en) | 2002-04-10 |
| US6425691B1 (en) | 2002-07-30 |
| CA2350088A1 (en) | 2001-12-30 |
| KR20020002287A (ko) | 2002-01-09 |
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| MKLA | Lapsed |
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