CN116404492A - Butt-joint photoelectric adapter - Google Patents

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CN116404492A
CN116404492A CN202310291915.1A CN202310291915A CN116404492A CN 116404492 A CN116404492 A CN 116404492A CN 202310291915 A CN202310291915 A CN 202310291915A CN 116404492 A CN116404492 A CN 116404492A
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曾大庆
吴明
周运生
李毅
张耀
朱琳琳
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Abstract

The invention discloses a butt-joint type photoelectric adapter which comprises a second shell, an inner buckle component and a conducting plate. The second shells are two and are connected with each other, the inner buckle component is inserted into the two second shells, and the inner buckle component is inserted with a ceramic sleeve; the conducting strip sets up two, two the conducting strip symmetry sets up in two second shells inboard, including last shell fragment and side shell fragment on the conducting strip, go up the top that the shell fragment is located two second shells, side shell fragment is located two second shells medial surfaces. The invention has the advantages that the conductive sheet on the photoelectric connector can be physically connected with the adapter of the invention no matter the conductive sheet is arranged below or above or on the side surface, and the invention can be compatible with two main-stream photoelectric connectors to realize circuit functions.

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Butt-joint photoelectric adapter
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of optical communication, in particular to a butt-joint type photoelectric adapter.
Background
At present, when optical cables are used for optical signal transmission in an optical communication application scene, remote power supply is usually performed when a communication device (such as a switch) and a terminal device (such as a wireless router) are connected by using the cables at the same time; the cable is to be provided with an optical fiber connector, and the cable is to be connected with a copper conductor to a coaxial power terminal or an RJ45 plug; the optical connector and the electrical connector need to be prepared at the same time, and the field installation steps are complicated.
Although there are connectors with integrated optical and electrical connectors and corresponding optical and electrical hybrid cables for optical communication in the prior art, because different application scenarios are considered in standard manufacturing of the optical and electrical connectors, the electrical signal transmission medium is divided into two types, i.e. upper-loading and side-loading, and the corresponding adapter is also divided into two types (typically, the scheme disclosed in chinese patent publication nos. CN 111025490A and CN 111106469A). As such, there are the following problems in use: if the temporary switching is on site, four switching adapters are needed; if the adapter is arranged on the active equipment, the photoelectric connector with the same type needs to be customized, and the photoelectric connector can be determined in advance by the same manufacturer; the adaptation problem occurs if it is of a different manufacturer or if the manufacturer and the cable are not of the same manufacturer.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides a butt-joint type photoelectric adapter, which has the advantages that the butt-joint type photoelectric adapter can be physically connected with the adapter of the invention no matter whether a conductive sheet on a photoelectric connector is arranged below or above or on the side surface, and can be compatible with two main-stream photoelectric connectors to realize circuit functions.
The technical scheme of the invention is as follows:
the present invention also provides another docking-type photoelectric adapter, which is characterized by comprising:
interconnecting two second housings, wherein the second housings are provided with jacks for connecting optical fiber connectors or photoelectric connectors;
the inner buckle assembly is inserted into the two second shells, and a ceramic sleeve is inserted into the inner buckle assembly;
and the two conductive sheets are symmetrically arranged on the inner sides of the two second shells, the conductive sheets comprise an upper elastic sheet and a side elastic sheet, the upper elastic sheet is positioned at the top part in the two second shells, and the side elastic sheet is positioned on the inner sides of the two second shells.
The invention further provides that the upper elastic sheet and the side elastic sheet are provided with bulge structures formed by bending.
The invention is further arranged that the conducting strip is embedded in the second housing, and the second housing is internally provided with a limiting groove for accommodating the conducting strip, the upper elastic sheet and the side elastic sheet.
The invention is further arranged that the inner buckle assembly comprises a first inner buckle and a second inner buckle which are connected with each other, wherein the surface of the first inner buckle and the surface of the second inner buckle, which are connected with each other, are respectively provided with a buckling convex block with an adaptive shape for buckling, the first inner buckle and the second inner buckle are provided with a cylinder with a through hole, and the ceramic sleeve is inserted into the cylinder; the first inner buckle and the second inner buckle are provided with clamping claws for being buckled with the inserted optical fiber connector or the photoelectric connector.
The invention is further provided with an inward recess at the outer side of the claw corresponding to the position of the elastic sheet at the upper side of the conducting strip.
The invention is further characterized in that a first guide groove and a second guide groove are respectively arranged on the upper surface and the lower surface of the inner side of the second housing.
The invention further provides that the two second shells are connected by means of ultrasonic welding, and the second shells are provided with matched pits and ribs on the butt joint surface.
The invention further provides a dustproof cap which is used for being inserted into two ends of the butt-joint type photoelectric adapter, and the dustproof cap is provided with a blind hole for accommodating the first inner buckle or the second inner buckle upper cylinder.
In summary, the beneficial effects of the invention are as follows:
1. according to the invention, the upper elastic sheet and the side elastic sheet on the conductive sheet can be used for realizing physical connection with the adapter of the invention no matter whether the conductive sheet on the photoelectric connector is arranged below or above or on the side surface, so that the circuit function can be realized by being compatible with two main-stream photoelectric connectors;
2. in the invention, the first inner buckle and the second inner buckle are buckled through the buckling convex blocks with the shape being matched, so that the connection is tight and the miniaturization is easy, and the concave grooves are arranged on the clamping claws of the first inner buckle and the second inner buckle and are used for avoiding the side elastic pieces, thereby being beneficial to the miniaturization of the adapter;
3. in the invention, the upper and lower surfaces of the inner side of the second housing are respectively provided with the first guide groove and the second guide groove, so that the conductive sheet on the photoelectric connector can be connected with the adapter and can be in physical contact with the conductive sheet no matter the conductive sheet is arranged under or under the photoelectric connector.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the structure of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the construction of the inner buckle assembly of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a conductive sheet of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a conductive sheet according to another aspect of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a second housing of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating connection between a butt-joint photoelectric adapter and a photoelectric connector according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the photoelectric connector is of a guide piece-mounted type;
fig. 8 is a schematic connection diagram of a butt-joint photoelectric adapter and a photoelectric connector according to an embodiment of the invention, wherein the photoelectric connector is of a guide piece side-mounted type.
200, a second housing; 201. a first guide groove; 202. a second guide groove; 203. a limit groove; 300. An inner buckle assembly; 301. a first inner buckle; 302. a second inner buckle; 303. a buckling convex block; 304. a cylinder; 305. a claw; 3051. an invagination groove; 306. a ceramic sleeve; 400. a conductive sheet; 401. a spring plate is arranged; 402. a side spring plate; 500. a dust cap.
Description of the embodiments
The following describes in detail the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that, in the present invention, "first", "second", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated or the specific order thereof.
Examples: referring to fig. 1-6, a docking-type photoelectric adapter includes two second housings 200, an inner buckle assembly 300, and a conductive sheet 400 connected to each other. The second housings 200 are provided with jacks for connecting optical fiber connectors or photoelectric connectors, the inner buckle assemblies 300 are inserted into the two second housings 200, and the inner buckle assemblies 300 are inserted with ceramic sleeves 306.
The two conductive plates 400 are provided, the two conductive plates 400 are symmetrically arranged at the inner sides of the two second shells 200, the conductive plates 400 comprise an upper elastic plate 401 and a side elastic plate 402, the upper elastic plate 401 is positioned at the top part in the two second shells 200, and the side elastic plate 402 is positioned at the inner side surfaces of the two second shells 200. Therefore, each conductive sheet 400 has two upper elastic sheets 401 and two side elastic sheets 402, and the two upper elastic sheets 401 and the two side elastic sheets 402 are respectively located in the two second housings 200.
The adapter in this embodiment is used as a docking adapter, i.e. for connecting two optical-electrical connectors, and is compatible with docking of a common optical-fiber connector.
The upper spring plate 401 and the side spring plate 402 are bulged through bending structures, so that the upper spring plate 401 and the side spring plate 402 have certain elasticity, and are convenient to be in good contact with the guide piece on the photoelectric connector.
In other embodiments, the upper and lower surfaces of the inner side of the second housing 200 are respectively provided with the first guide groove 201 and the second guide groove 202, and the guide piece on the part of the photoelectric connector is further divided into an upper part and a lower part, that is, the guide piece is arranged on the upper part or the lower part of the photoelectric connector, although the photoelectric connection of the lower part can be used as the upper part by turning 180 degrees, the guide rib (if any) on the photoelectric connector can interfere with the adapter, and the upper and lower surfaces of the inner side of the second housing 200 are respectively provided with the first guide groove 201 and the second guide groove 202, so that the technical problem can be overcome, and the photoelectric connector of the upper part or the lower part can be connected with the adapter in the embodiment.
The conductive sheet 400 is embedded in the second housing 200, and a limit groove 203 for accommodating the conductive sheet 400, the upper spring plate 401, and the side spring plate 402 is provided in the second housing 200. The limiting groove 203 positions the conductive sheet 400, and the conductive sheet 400 is mounted from the abutting surface of the second housing 200. After the two second housings 200 are connected, the conductive sheet 400 is fixed by the limit grooves 203 in the two second housings 200. The two second housings 200 are connected by means of ultrasonic welding. The abutting surfaces of the two second housings 200 are provided with a plurality of mutually adapted recesses and ribs for reinforcing the connection between the two second housings 200.
In other embodiments, the inner buckle assembly 300 includes a first inner buckle 301 and a second inner buckle 302 that are connected to each other, where the first inner buckle 301 and the second inner buckle 302 are respectively provided with a buckling protrusion 303 with an adaptive shape on a connected surface for buckling, and the buckling protrusions 303 on the first inner buckle 301 and the second inner buckle 302 are "pin" shaped protrusions, referring to fig. 3, so that the first inner buckle 301 and the second inner buckle 302 may be configured to have the same structure, which is beneficial to reducing the number of parts.
The first inner buckle 301 and the second inner buckle 302 are provided with a cylinder 304 with a through hole, and the ceramic sleeve 306 is inserted into the cylinder 304; at the top of the cylinder 304, a circular stop with an inner diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the cylinder 304 is provided for positioning the ceramic sleeve 306 to prevent the ceramic sleeve 306 from falling out.
The first inner buckle 301 and the second inner buckle 302 are provided with a claw 305 for buckling with an inserted optical fiber connector or an optical-electrical connector, and the claw 305 is configured in the prior art. In order to adapt to the technical solution of the present invention, the outer side of the claw 305 is provided with an indent groove 3051 corresponding to the position of the upper elastic sheet 402 of the conductive sheet 400, and the indent groove 3051 is used for avoiding the side elastic sheet 402, so that the conductive sheet 400 can be smoothly installed in the second housing 200 without interfering with the inner buckle assembly 300.
In other embodiments, the device further comprises a dust cap 500, wherein the dust cap 500 is used for being inserted into two ends of the butt-type photoelectric adapter, and a blind hole for accommodating the cylinder 304 on the first inner buckle 301 or the second inner buckle 302 is formed on the dust cap 500.
As shown in fig. 7, when the adapter is connected to the photo-electric connector mounted on the guide piece, the upper spring piece contacts with the guide piece on the photo-electric adapter.
As shown in fig. 8, when the adapter is connected to the guide-side-mounted photoelectric connector, the side spring contacts the guide on the photoelectric adapter.
The adapter of the invention can also be compatible with the photoelectric connectors of the upper and lower guide piece and the side guide piece, namely, one end of the adapter is connected with the upper and lower guide piece type adapter, and the other end is connected with the photoelectric connector of the side guide piece type.
The foregoing is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that modifications and improvements could be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention.

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1. A docking optoelectronic adapter comprising:
-interconnecting two second housings (200), said second housings (200) having receptacles for connecting optical or optoelectronic connectors;
the inner buckle assembly (300) is inserted into the two second shells (200), and the inner buckle assembly (300) is internally inserted with a ceramic sleeve (306);
and two conducting strips (400), wherein the two conducting strips (400) are symmetrically arranged on the inner sides of the two second shells (200), the conducting strips (400) comprise an upper elastic sheet (401) and a side elastic sheet (402), the upper elastic sheet (401) is positioned at the top part in the two second shells (200), and the side elastic sheet (402) is positioned on the inner side surfaces of the two second shells (200).
2. The butt-joint photoelectric adapter according to claim 1, wherein the upper spring plate (401) and the side spring plate (402) are provided with bulge structures formed by bending.
3. The docking photoelectric adapter according to claim 2, wherein the conductive sheet (400) is embedded in the second housing (200), and a limit groove (203) for accommodating the conductive sheet (400), the upper spring sheet (401) and the side spring sheet (402) is provided in the second housing (200).
4. A docking photoelectric adapter according to claim 3, wherein the inner buckle assembly (300) comprises a first inner buckle (301) and a second inner buckle (302) which are connected with each other, the first inner buckle (301) and the second inner buckle (302) are respectively provided with a buckling convex block (303) with an adaptive shape on one surface which is connected with each other for buckling, a cylinder (304) with a through hole is arranged on the first inner buckle (301) and the second inner buckle (302), and the ceramic sleeve (306) is inserted in the cylinder (304); the first inner buckle (301) and the second inner buckle (302) are provided with clamping claws (305) for being buckled with an inserted optical fiber connector or an inserted photoelectric connector.
5. The docking photoelectric adapter according to claim 4, wherein an inward recess (3051) is provided on the outer side of the claw (305) at a position corresponding to the upper side spring piece (402) of the conductive piece (400).
6. A docking photoelectric adapter according to claim 1, wherein the upper and lower surfaces of the inner side of the second housing (200) are provided with a first guide groove (201) and a second guide groove (202), respectively.
7. A docking photoelectric adapter according to any of claims 1-6, characterized in that the two second housings (200) are connected by means of ultrasonic welding, the second housings (200) being provided with mating recesses and ribs at the docking surface.
8. The docking optoelectronic adapter of claim 7 further comprising a dust cap (500), the dust cap (500) configured to be inserted into both ends of the docking optoelectronic adapter, the dust cap (500) having a blind hole configured to receive a cylinder (304) on the first button (301) or the second button (302).
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