CN104049308A - Contactless Fiber Optic Connector Assemblies - Google Patents
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A contactless connector module includes first and second fiber optic connector assemblies. The first fiber optic connector assembly includes a first fiber optic cable and a first connector provided at an end of the first fiber optic cable. The first connector includes a first converter converting between optical and electrical signals and a first communication chip electrically connected to the first converter. The first communication chip is configured to transmit wireless RF signals. The second fiber optic connector assembly includes a second fiber optic cable and a second connector provided at an end of the second fiber optic cable. The second connector includes a second converter converting between optical and electrical signals and a second communication chip electrically connected to the second converter. The second communication chip is configured to receive the wireless RF signals from the first communication chip.
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The cross reference of related application
The application requires the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.61/785 submitting on March 14th, 2013, the non-temporary patent application No.13/870 of the U.S. submitting on April 25th, 300 and 2013, and 448 rights and interests, are incorporated into this by its full content by reference.
Technical field
Main body relate generally to herein adopts RF energy that the contactless connector of contactless data transmission is provided to short range between fiber optic component.
Background technology
Optical cable is for telecommunications and other application.Due to quite low decay and interference, optical cable and the application of existing copper cash have large advantage, as in long-range and large demand application.Optical cable is the flexible and transparent optical fiber of being made by glass or plastics, and it uses the light pipe that acts on transmission light between the two ends of optical fiber.Optical fiber communication allows to transmit with the bandwidth (data transfer rate) with higher than communicating by letter of other form in longer distance.Due to signal along optical fiber with few loss propagation, optical fiber is used for replacing metal wire and is not subject to electromagnetic interference influence.
Optical cable can be connected to each other by connector or by grafting, that is, by two fiber splices together to form continuous optics light pipe.Engage multistage optical cable more complicated than engagement of wire or cable.Must being rived (incision) in earnest in the end of optical fiber, and mechanically or by fusing them with heat is joined together subsequently.Common acceptable joint method is that arc welding engages, and it is welded together optical fiber end with electric arc.Typically, the accurate cutting knife of described quilt is rived (incision) so that they are vertical, and is placed in the special-purpose fixator in contact maker.Conventionally via amplifying observation screen, check that this engages to detect the crack engaging before and afterwards.Contact maker adopts little motor that end face is aligned together, and between the electrode of gap location, launches sparklet to burn dust and moisture.Contact maker produces temperature is elevated to the larger spark on the fusing point of glass subsequently, and described end is for good and all welded together.The position of spark and energy are controlled in earnest, and melting core and coating can not mixed, and this minimum optical loss.The joint of two optical cables is consuming time and needs accurate aligning.Engage normally in factory or carrying out in adopting the mobile lorry of special configuration of expensive device; and due to strict tolerance (as, the aligning of micron level) with conventionally can not carry out in not protected field environment very clean surperficial demand.
For fastening work faster, be known that and use mechanical optical fiber to engage.Mechanical optical fiber engages and is designed to faster and more easily installs, but still need to peel off, carefully clean and accurate cutting.With the sleeve pipe of critically making, optical fiber end alignd and kept together, conventionally adopting the transparent index-matched gel that strengthens the transmission of light between joint.This joint has higher optical loss conventionally, and there do not have welding to engage to be durable, while particularly using gel.
Existence is not in the situation that need the accurate or mechanical engagement between optical cable to connect fiber optic component, as the demand of the system and method for two optical cables.
Summary of the invention
In one embodiment, provide a kind of contactless connector module, it comprises the first and second fiber optic connector assemblies.The first fiber optic connector assembly comprises the first optical cable and is arranged on the first connector of the end of the first optical cable.The first connector is included in the first converter of changing between optical signalling and electric signal and is electrically connected to the first communication chip of the first converter.The first communication chip is configured for transmission wireless RF signal.The second fiber optic connector assembly comprises the second optical cable and is arranged on the second connector of the end of the second optical cable.The second connector is included in the second converter of changing between optical signalling and electric signal and is electrically connected to the second communication chip of the second converter.Second communication chip is configured for the wireless RF signal receiving from the first communication chip.
Optionally, data transfer path can be limited between the first optical cable and the second optical cable.This data transfer path can be included in the wireless RF signal between the first communication chip and second communication chip.Optical signalling from the first optical cable can convert electric signal to by the first converter.This electric signal can transfer to the first communication chip.The first communication chip this electric signal can be converted to RF signal and by this RF signal wireless transfer to second communication chip.Can guide this RF signal along nonlinear path.
Optionally, the first fiber optic connector assembly can convert optical signalling to wireless RF signal.The first fiber optic connector assembly can by RF signal wireless transfer to the second fiber optic connector assembly.The second fiber optic connector assembly can convert this RF signal to optical signalling.Optionally, second communication chip can transmit wireless RF signal, and the first communication chip can receive the wireless RF signal from second communication chip.Can guide this RF signal along nonlinear path.
Optionally, contactless connector module can comprise the RF waveguide between the first communication chip and second communication chip.This RF waveguide can be transmitted RF signal.RF waveguide can be transmitted RF signal along nonlinear path.
Optionally, the first connector can comprise the housing with abutting end, and the second connector can comprise the housing with abutting end.The abutting end of the second connector can coordinate with the abutting end of the first connector.Wireless RF signal can transmit in the housing of the first connector and the second connector.Can guide this RF signal along nonlinear path.The first connector can comprise the circuit board that is positioned at housing.The first converter and the first communication chip can be mounted to circuit board.Electric signal can transmit along circuit board between the first converter and the first communication chip.The first connector can comprise power transmitter, and the second connector can comprise power receiver.Electric energy can wirelessly be transmitted between power transmitter and power receiver
Optionally, the first connector can be a part that comprises the pegged graft card of first housing with abutting end, and the second connector can comprise second housing with abutting end being arranged on base plate.The card of can pegging graft can comprise that an electricity part, that be coupled to optical waveguide/optical fiber as the card of can pegging graft is to photoconverter and light to electric transducer.The first converter and the first communication chip can be mounted to the card of can pegging graft in the first housing.When this card is plugged in base plate, the abutting end of the first connector can coordinate with the abutting end of the second connector.Wireless RF signal can transmit in the housing of the first connector and the second connector.Can guide RF signal along nonlinear path.The second connector comprise on base plate, be configured for and receive from the second communication chip of the wireless RF signal of the first communication chip and the second converter of changing between electric signal and optical signalling.Optical signalling is coupled to the optical waveguide/optical fiber as a part for base plate.
In another embodiment, provide a kind of contactless connector module, comprised the first fiber optic connector assembly, the first fiber optic connector assembly has the first optical cable and is arranged on the first connector of the end of the first optical cable.This contactless connector module comprises the second fiber optic connector assembly, and the second fiber optic connector assembly has the second optical cable and is arranged on the second connector of the end of the second optical cable.The second connector is communicated by letter with the first connector via wireless RF signal.
In another embodiment, provide a kind of contactless connector module, comprised the first fiber optic connector assembly, the first fiber optic connector assembly has the first optical cable and is arranged on the first connector of the end of the first optical cable.The first connector has the housing extending between cut cable and abutting end.This contactless connector module comprises the second fiber optic connector assembly, and the second fiber optic connector assembly has the second optical cable and is arranged on the second connector of the end of the second optical cable.The second connector has the housing extending between cut cable and abutting end.The abutting end of the second connector coordinates with the abutting end of the first connector.Data transfer path is limited between the first optical cable and the second optical cable.This data transfer path comprises by the optical signalling of the first optical cable and the second optical cable.This data transfer path comprises by the wireless RF signal of the first connector and the second connector.
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The contactless connector module that Fig. 1 diagram forms according to exemplary embodiment.
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of contactless connector module.
Fig. 3 illustrates the first and second fiber optic connector assemblies contactless connector module and that form according to exemplary embodiment.
Fig. 4 illustrates the back plane connector system that adopts contactless connector module.
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The contactless connector module 100 that Fig. 1 diagram forms according to exemplary embodiment.Contactless connector module 100 adopts RF energy that contactless data transmission is provided to short range between fiber optic component.Contactless connector module 100 comprises the first fiber optic connector assembly 102 and second fiber optic connector assembly 104 of communicating by letter with the first fiber optic connector assembly 102.Communication between the first and second fiber optic connector assemblies 102,104 by wireless RF signal wireless realize.For the object of present disclosure, term " RF " is broadly used to comprise the electromagnetic transmission frequency of wide region, comprises, for example, falls into the frequency within the scope of radio frequency, microwave or millimeter-wave frequency.Described communication can be duplex or the two-way communication between fiber optic connector assembly 102,104.
Data transfer signal path 106 is limited by contactless connector module 100.Data transfer signal path 106 comprises to the optical signalling 108 with from the first fiber optic connector assembly 102 transmission and to the optical signalling 110 with from the second fiber optic connector assembly 104 transmission.Data transfer signal path 106 is included in the RF signal 112 of transmission between the first and second fiber optic connector assemblies 102,104.The first fiber optic connector assembly 102 between optical signalling 108 and RF signal 112 translation data signal to realize the radio communication with the second fiber optic connector assembly 104.The second fiber optic connector assembly 104 changes wirelessly communicate by letter with the first fiber optic connector assembly 102 between optical signalling 110 and RF signal 112.
In the exemplary embodiment, can between the first and second fiber optic connector assemblies 102,104, transmit RF signal 112 by RF waveguide 114; Yet, in alternative embodiment, can cross air gap rather than transmit RF signals 112 by waveguide 114.Can between fiber optic connector assembly 102,104, on both direction, transmit RF signal 112.RF waveguide 114 can guide RF signal 112 between the first and second fiber optic connector assemblies 102,104.RF waveguide 114 can be transmitted linearly RF signal 112 between the first and second fiber optic connector assemblies 102,104.Alternatively, RF waveguide 114 can be along nonlinear path, and as crooked by 90 degree, transmission RF signal 112, makes the first and second fiber optic connector assemblies 102,104 can be oriented perpendicular to each other.In alternative embodiment, RF waveguide 114 can allow the first and second fiber optic connector assemblies 102,104 relative to each other directed with other angular range.
RF waveguide 114 is used for along predefined paths guiding RF signal 112.Optionally, waveguide 114 can provide the shielding to undesired signal.Waveguide 114 can be hollow metal pipe, as copper pipe.Waveguide ¨ 4 can be made by other material, as plastics, pottery, glass or other material.Waveguide 114 can be made by a plurality of parts.Optionally, air gap can be arranged between the parts of waveguide 114.The parts of waveguide 114 can relative to each other move.Waveguide 114 can comprise along the reverberator of predefined paths guiding RF signal.Optionally, waveguide 114 can be flexible to allow data transfer signal path 106 to change shapes.Optionally, in alternative embodiment, waveguide 114 can be columnar or can have other shape.Waveguide 114 is Axis Extension or can extend along crooked or angled path along the longitudinal.
Fig. 2 is according to the schematic diagram of the contactless connector module 100 of exemplary embodiment formation.The first fiber optic connector assembly 102 comprises first connector 120 at 122 places, end that are arranged on optical cable 124.Optical signalling 108 (shown in Fig. 1) along data transfer signal path 106 can be transferred to the first connector 120 and/or be transmitted from the first connector 120 by optical cable 124.
In the exemplary embodiment, the first connector 120 is included in the housing 126 extending between cut cable 128 and abutting end 130.Housing 126 is engaged to the second fiber optic connector assembly 104 at abutting end 130 places.In the exemplary embodiment, the first connector 120 comprises the first circuit board 132 being maintained in housing 126.The first connector 120 comprises the first converter 134 that is mounted to circuit board 132 and the first communication chip 136 that is mounted to circuit board 132.
Converter 134 is connected to the end 122 of optical cable 124.Converter 134 is configured between optical signalling and electric signal and changes.For example, converter 134 can receive from the optical signalling 108 of optical cable 124 and optical signalling 108 is converted to along the electric signal of circuit board 132 transmission.
Communication chip 136 is electrically connected to converter 134 via the circuit of circuit board 132.Communication chip 136 is configured for translation data signal between electric signal and RF signal 112.For example, communication chip 136 can receive from the electric signal of converter 134 and convert the electrical signal to RF signal 112.RF signal 112 can be sent to the second fiber optic connector assembly 104 from communication chip 136.Optionally, except or replace transmission RF signal, communication chip 136 can be configured for the RF signal receiving from the second fiber optic connector assembly 104.In the exemplary embodiment, communication chip 136 comprises for wirelessly transmitting and/or receive the antenna of RF signal.
In the exemplary embodiment, communication chip 136 is configured to receive from the RF signal 112 of the second fiber optic connector assembly 104 and convert RF signal 112 to electric signal.Electric signal transfers to converter 134 by circuit board 132 from communication chip 136.Converter 134 converts the electric signal receiving from communication chip 136 to optical signalling and along optical cable 124 transmission optics signals.In such an embodiment, the first fiber optic connector assembly 102 is configured for 106 transmission and reception data-signal along data transfer signal path.
Optionally, converter 134 and communication chip 136 can be realized as the single parts that optical signalling 108 converted to RF signal 112.For example, communication chip 136 can comprise converter.Converter 134 can be connected directly to communication chip 136.This embodiment can eliminate along the needs of circuit board 132 transmission of electric signals.
The second fiber optic connector assembly 104 comprises the second connector 140.The second connector 140 is arranged on 142 places, end of optical cable 144.Optical signalling 110 (shown in Fig. 1) along data transfer signal path 106 can be transferred to the second connector 140 and/or be transmitted from the second connector 140 by optical cable 144.
In the exemplary embodiment, the second connector 140 is included in the housing 146 extending between cut cable 148 and abutting end 150.Housing 146 is engaged to the first fiber optic connector assembly 102 at abutting end 150 places.In the exemplary embodiment, the second connector 140 comprises the first circuit board 152 being maintained in housing 146.The second connector 140 comprises the second converter 154 that is mounted to circuit board 152 and the second communication chip 156 that is mounted to circuit board 152.
Converter 154 is connected to the end 142 of optical cable 144.Converter 154 is configured between optical signalling and electric signal and changes.For example, converter 154 can receive from the optical signalling 110 of optical cable 154 and optical signalling 110 is converted to along the electric signal of circuit board 152 transmission.
Communication chip 156 is electrically connected to converter 154 via the circuit of circuit board 152.Communication chip 156 is configured for translation data signal between electric signal and RF signal 112.For example, communication chip 156 can receive from the electric signal of converter 154 and convert the electrical signal to RF signal 112.RF signal 112 can be sent to the first fiber optic connector assembly 102 from communication chip 156, as to the first communication chip 136.Communication chip 156 can receive from the RF signal 112 of the first communication chip 136 and RF signal 112 be converted to the electric signal that is transferred to converter 154.In the exemplary embodiment, communication chip 156 comprises for wirelessly transmitting and/or receive the antenna of RF signal.
In the exemplary embodiment, communication chip 156 is configured to receive from the RF signal 112 of the first fiber optic connector assembly 102 and convert RF signal 112 to electric signal.Electric signal transfers to converter 154 by circuit board 152 from communication chip 156.Converter 154 converts the electric signal receiving from communication chip 156 to optical signalling and along optical cable 144 transmission optics signals.In such an embodiment, the second fiber optic connector assembly 104 is configured for 106 transmission and reception data-signal along data transfer signal path.
Optionally, converter 154 and communication chip 156 can be realized as the single parts that optical signalling 110 converted to RF signal 112.For example, communication chip 156 can comprise converter.Converter 154 can be connected directly to communication chip 156.This embodiment can eliminate along the needs of circuit board 152 transmission of electric signals.
The abutting end 150 of the housing 146 of the second connector 140 is configured to be directly engaged to the abutting end 130 of the housing 126 of the first connector 120.Housing 126,146 can have any size or shape according to application-specific.Housing 126,146 can be box-like, circular or concrete other shape.Housing 126,146 can comprise lock for housing 126,146 is linked together or the fixed part of other type.Housing 126,146 can be threaded togather.Housing 126,146 can have standard mating interface.Optionally, housing 126,146 can be configured for the standard fiber connector that receives the end that is arranged on optical cable 124,144, as the joints of optical fibre of FC connector, SC connector, LC connector or other type.For example, connector 120,140 can limit SFP type transceiver.Converter 134,154 in the joints of optical fibre and connector 120,140 coordinates, and connector 120,140 converts optical signalling to RF signal for communication between connector 120,140.
When housing 146,126 coordinates, communication chip 156,136 aligns and is positioned to and wirelessly communicates by letter each other.RF signal 112 transmits between communication chip 136,156 along data transfer signal path 106.Optionally, waveguide 114 can be in being accommodated in housing 126 and/or housing 146 between communication chip 136,156.Alternatively, communication chip 136,156 can wirelessly be communicated by letter by the air-gap limiting between communication chip 136 and communication chip 156.
In alternative embodiment, replace housing 126,146 to link together, it is spaced that housing 126,146 can keep, and still allows the radio communication of RF signal 112 between communication chip 136 and communication chip 156 simultaneously.For example, waveguide 114 can be extended between housing 126,146.In another alternative embodiment, replace thering is independent housing 126,146, contactless connector module 100 can comprise single housing, accommodates circuit board 132 and circuit board 152 both in this single housing.
In the exemplary embodiment, the data-signal of propagating along data transfer path enters the housing 126 of the first connector 120 at cut cable 128 places of housing 126 as optical signalling.The data-signal of propagating between the cut cable 128 of the housing 126 of the first connector 120 and abutting end 130 along data transfer path is at least along the electric signal of the part of data transfer path.The data-signal of propagating along data transfer path leaves the housing 126 of the first connector 120 at abutting end 130 places of housing 126 as wireless RF signal.At the second fiber optic connector assembly 104 places, the data-signal of propagating along data transfer path enters the housing 146 of the second connector 140 at cut cable 150 places of housing 146 as RF signal.The data-signal of propagating between the abutting end 150 of the housing 146 of the second connector 140 and cut cable 148 along data transfer path is at least along the electric signal of the part of data transfer path.The data-signal of propagating along data transfer path leaves the housing 146 of the second connector 140 at abutting end 150 places of housing 146 as optical signalling, as enter optical cable 144.
Between the first and second connectors 120,140, adopt wireless RF communication to eliminate the needs of welding optical cable 124 and optical cable 144.Data-signal can transfer to optical cable 144 from optical cable 124, and does not need accurately to aim at optical cable 124,144 and do not need clean interface between the first and second connectors 120,140.Connection between the first and second connectors 120,140 can be carried out in the wild, because the wave point between communication chip 136,156 does not need to keep clean or remains to for carrying out the identical high standard of optical fiber connection.
In the exemplary embodiment, the two-way communication that contactless connector module 100 allows through the wave point between the first and second fiber optic connector assemblies 102,104.RF signal 112 can allow high-speed radiocommunication.Connector assembly 102,104 can maintain high speed signal path, and the optical cable that it normally therefrom passes, even through RF path.Optionally, contactless connector module 100 can allow the communication within the scope of gigabit per second, as up to 10 gigabits per second or higher.Communication chip 136,156 can be with certain frequency range, as with 60 kilo-mega cycles per second communications.Communication chip 136,156 can have the alignment tolerance that is greater than the alignment tolerance that optical cable to fiber optic cable communications allow, and optical cable to the alignment tolerance that fiber optic cable communications allow can be approximated to be 1 micron.For example, communication chip 136,156 can have approximate 1 millimeter or larger alignment tolerance.
The first and second fiber optic connector assemblies 102,104 that Fig. 3 diagram forms according to exemplary embodiment.Waveguide 114 is positioned between the first and second connectors 120,140.Waveguide 114 is positioned to adjacent communication chip 136,156, and receives the RF signal being produced by communication chip 136,156.Waveguide 114 is towards communication chip 136,156 guiding and transmission RF signal 112.
In the exemplary embodiment, the first connector 120 comprises the power transmitter 160 from power source received power.Power can be used for to the parts of the first connector 120, as converter 134, communication chip 136 or the power supply of other parts.Power transmitter 160 is configured for and produces power signal 161, and power signal 161 is configured to wirelessly transfer to the second connector 140 from the first connector 120.The second connector 140 comprises the power receiver 162 that receives the electric energy being produced by power transmitter 160.Waveguide 114 can be used for power signals between power transmitter 160 and power receiver 162.The power receiving at power receiver 162 places can be used for to the parts power supply of the second connector 140.For example, the communication chip 156 of the second connector 140, converter 154 or other parts can be powered by the power that is supplied to the first connector 120, and this power is wirelessly transferred to the second connector 140.Power receiver 162 can have the telefault that is inductively coupled to power transmitter 160.Optionally, can be by the second connector 140 along optical cable 144 power signals.
Fig. 4 illustrates and adopts contactless connector module, as the back plane connector system 200 of contactless connector module 100 (shown in Fig. 1).Back plane connector system 200 comprises the first and second can peg graft card assembly 202,204 and the back plane connector assemblies 206 that form according to exemplary embodiment.Can pegging graft in card assembly 202,204 and back plane connector assembly 206, each can limit contactless connector module.
The card assembly 202 of can pegging graft comprises the first connector card 210 of can pegging graft, and it comprises first housing 212 with abutting end 214.The second back plane connector assembly 204 comprises the second connector card 220 of can pegging graft, and it comprises second housing 222 with abutting end 224.Back plane connector assembly 206 comprises the housing 230,232 that is mounted to backplane circuit plate 234 or is called for short base plate 234.Optionally, housing 230,232 can be the box body that holds therein the whole card assembly 202,204 of pegging graft.
The card 210 of can pegging graft is included in the converter 240,242 of changing between electrical signal and optical signalling.Optical waveguide or the optical fiber 244 of card 210 of can pegging graft extends between converter 240,242.Optical signalling is transmitted between converter 240,242 by optical waveguide or optical fiber 244.In alternative embodiment, replace transmission between two converters 240,242 of the card 210 of can pegging graft, optical fiber 244 can extend to another position from the card 210 of can pegging graft, as the parts of communications network system.In such an embodiment, single converter 240 or 242 can be arranged on and can peg graft on card 210.The card assembly 202 of can pegging graft comprises communication chip 246.Converter 240,242 and communication chip 246 can be mounted to the card 210 of can pegging graft.Wireless RF signal can transmission between the communication chip 246 of back plane connector assembly 206 and communication chip 248.RF signal can be transmitted through housing 212,230.RF waveguide can be arranged in housing 212,230 or between.Can guide RF signal along nonlinear path.
The card 220 of can pegging graft is included in the converter 250,252 that electrical signal and optical signalling are changed.Optical waveguide or the optical fiber 254 of card 220 of can pegging graft extends between converter 250,252.Optical signalling is transmitted between converter 250,252 by optical waveguide or optical fiber 254.In alternative embodiment, replace transmission between two converters 250,252 of the card 220 of can pegging graft, optical fiber 254 can extend to another position from the card 220 of can pegging graft, as the parts of communications network system.In such an embodiment, single converter 250 or 252 can be arranged on and can peg graft on card 220.The card assembly 204 of can pegging graft comprises communication chip 256.Converter 250,252 and communication chip 256 can be mounted to the card 220 of can pegging graft.Wireless RF signal can transmission between the communication chip 256 of back plane connector assembly 206 and communication chip 258.RF signal can be transmitted through housing 222,232.RF waveguide can be arranged in housing 222,232 or between.Can guide RF signal along nonlinear path.
In the exemplary embodiment, back plane connector assembly 206 is included in the converter 260,262 of changing between electrical signal and optical signalling.The optical waveguide of base plate 234 or optical fiber 264 extend between converter 260,262.Optical signalling transmits between converter 260,262 by optical waveguide or optical fiber 264.In alternative embodiment, replace transmission between two converters 260,262 on base plate 234, described signal can be used as electric signal along base plate 234 at communication chip 248, transmission between 258, or can be via RF communication wirelessly transmission between chip 248,258.
Will be understood that, being intended that of foregoing description is illustrative, and is not restrictive.For example, above-described embodiment (and/or many aspects) can combination with one another be used.In addition,, in the situation that not departing from scope of the present invention, multiple modification can be carried out so that particular case or material are applicable to instruction of the present invention.The quantity of the size of all parts described herein, material type, orientation and all parts and position be intended that the parameter that limits some embodiment, and restrictive and be only exemplary embodiment anything but.After looking back foregoing description, the various other embodiments in the spirit and scope of claim and modification will be obvious for a person skilled in the art.The full breadth of the equivalent that therefore, should have with reference to enclose claim and these claims is determined protection scope of the present invention.In the claim of enclosing, term " comprise " and " ... in " as the corresponding term " equivalent that writtens English that comprises " and " wherein " use.And in ensuing claim, term " first ", " second " and " the 3rd " etc. are only with marking, and are not to be intended to force numerical value requirement in their target.
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1. a contactless connector module, comprising:
The first fiber optic connector assembly, there is the first optical cable and the first connector that is arranged on the end of the first optical cable, the first connector is included in the first converter of changing between optical signalling and electric signal and is electrically connected to the first communication chip of the first converter, and the first communication chip is configured for transmission wireless RF signal; With
The second fiber optic connector assembly, there is the second optical cable and the second connector that is arranged on the end of the second optical cable, the second connector is included in the second converter of changing between optical signalling and electric signal and is electrically connected to the second communication chip of the second converter, and second communication chip is configured for the wireless RF signal receiving from the first communication chip.
2. contactless connector module according to claim 1, wherein data transfer path is limited between the first optical cable and the second optical cable, and this data transfer path is included in the wireless RF signal between the first communication chip and second communication chip.
3. contactless connector module according to claim 1, wherein the optical signalling from the first optical cable converts electric signal to by the first converter, this electric signal transmission to the first communication chip, the first communication chip by this electric signal convert to RF signal and by this RF signal wireless transfer to second communication chip.
4. contactless connector module according to claim 1, wherein the first fiber optic connector assembly converts optical signalling to wireless RF signal, the first fiber optic connector assembly by RF signal wireless transfer to the second fiber optic connector assembly, and the second fiber optic connector assembly converts this RF signal to optical signalling.
5. contactless connector module according to claim 1, wherein second communication chip is configured for transmission wireless RF signal, and the first communication chip is configured for the wireless RF signal receiving from second communication chip.
6. contactless connector module according to claim 1, also comprises the RF waveguide between the first communication chip and second communication chip, this RF waveguide RF signal.
7. contactless connector module according to claim 6, wherein RF waveguide is along nonlinear path transmission RF signal.
8. contactless connector module according to claim 1, wherein the first connector comprises the housing with abutting end, the second connector comprises the housing with abutting end, the abutting end of the second connector coordinates with the abutting end of the first connector, and wireless RF signal transmits in the housing of the first connector and the second connector.
9. contactless connector module according to claim 1, wherein the first connector comprises circuit board, the first converter is mounted to circuit board, and the first communication chip is mounted to circuit board, and electric signal transmits between the first converter and the first communication chip along circuit board.
10. contactless connector module according to claim 1, wherein the first connector comprises power transmitter, and the second connector comprises power receiver, and electric energy is wirelessly transmitted between power transmitter and power receiver.
11. 1 kinds of contactless connector modules, comprising:
The first fiber optic connector assembly, has the first optical cable and the first connector that is arranged on the end of the first optical cable, and the first connector has the housing extending between cut cable and abutting end; With
The second fiber optic connector assembly, has the second optical cable and the second connector that is arranged on the end of the second optical cable, and the second connector has the housing extending between cut cable and abutting end, and the abutting end of the second connector coordinates with the abutting end of the first connector;
Wherein data transfer path is limited between the first optical cable and the second optical cable, and this data transfer path comprises by the optical signalling of the first optical cable and the second optical cable, and this data transfer path comprises by the wireless RF signal of the first connector and the second connector.
12. contactless connector modules according to claim 11, the data-signal of wherein propagating along data transfer path enters the housing of the first connector at the cut cable place of the housing of the first connector as optical signalling, and the data-signal of propagating along data transfer path leaves the housing of the first connector at the abutting end place of the housing of the first connector as wireless RF signal.
13. contactless connector modules according to claim 12, the data-signal of wherein propagating between the cut cable of the housing of the first connector and abutting end along data transfer path is electric signal.
14. contactless connector modules according to claim 11, the first optical cable transmission optical signalling wherein, from the optical signalling of the first optical cable, by the converter of the first connector, convert electric signal to, this electric signal converts RF signal to by the communication chip of the first connector, and this RF signal wirelessly transfers to the second fiber optic connector assembly by communication chip.
15. contactless connector modules according to claim 11, wherein the first fiber optic connector assembly converts optical signalling to wireless RF signal, the first fiber optic connector assembly by RF signal wireless transfer to the second fiber optic connector assembly, and the second fiber optic connector assembly converts RF signal to optical signalling.
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