CN118075039A - Optical module Ethernet power supply assembly, optical module and communication equipment - Google Patents

Optical module Ethernet power supply assembly, optical module and communication equipment Download PDF

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CN118075039A
CN118075039A CN202211726224.1A CN202211726224A CN118075039A CN 118075039 A CN118075039 A CN 118075039A CN 202211726224 A CN202211726224 A CN 202211726224A CN 118075039 A CN118075039 A CN 118075039A
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    • 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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    • 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
    • G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
    • G02B6/3885—Multicore or multichannel optical connectors, i.e. one single ferrule containing more than one fibre, e.g. ribbon type
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    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • 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
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
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    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
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    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
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    • G02B6/4281—Electrical aspects containing printed circuit boards [PCB] the printed circuit boards being flexible
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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
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
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    • G02B6/4284—Electrical aspects of optical modules with disconnectable electrical connectors
    • 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
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/77—Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
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    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
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Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of communication and discloses an optical module Ethernet power supply assembly, an optical module and communication equipment. The optical module Ethernet power supply assembly, the optical module and the communication equipment solve the problems that an equipment terminal needs to be paved with equipment optical cables and cables twice, the construction process is complex, the construction period is long, and the power supply cost is high.

Description

Optical module Ethernet power supply assembly, optical module and communication equipment
Technical Field
The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to an optical module ethernet power supply assembly, an optical module, and a communications device.
Background
Along with the development of enterprise-level all-optical network information technology, the requirements of enterprises on information transmission are more and more diversified, and data and equipment terminals carried by a network are more and more, for example: office, production, security monitoring, etc. However, in the related art, the equipment terminal often needs to perform two-time line laying of the equipment optical cable and the cable, which not only has complicated construction process and long construction period, but also has higher power supply cost.
Thus, there is a great need to devise a new solution to the above-mentioned problems.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides an optical module Ethernet power supply assembly, an optical module and communication equipment, which can solve the problems that an equipment terminal needs to carry out two-time circuit laying of an equipment optical cable and a cable, the construction process is complex, the construction period is long, and the power supply cost is high.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:
An optical module power over ethernet assembly includes a first connector for electrically connecting with a motherboard of a communication device, a second connector for electrically connecting with an external transmission cable, and an intermediate connector connecting the first connector and the second connector, the intermediate connector conducting the first connector and the second connector. When the optical module Ethernet power supply assembly is adopted by the optical module, downstream equipment can take power from a main board of the communication equipment through an external transmission cable (such as a photoelectric hybrid cable) and the Ethernet power supply assembly, so that power on and network access can be realized through one-time line laying, the construction process is simplified, the construction period is shorter, and the power supply cost is lower.
Optionally, the first connector comprises a pin header connector.
Optionally, the first connector comprises a female connector.
Optionally, the intermediate connector comprises a flexible flex cable.
Optionally, the flexible flat cable is a flexible circuit board flexible flat cable.
Optionally, the second connector includes a connection terminal.
Optionally, the connection terminals are phoenix terminals, and the number of the phoenix terminals is two.
Optionally, the connector comprises a housing, the housing is formed with a receiving cavity, the first connector, the second connector and the intermediate connector are all arranged in the receiving cavity, the first connector can be electrically connected with a main board of the communication device, and the second connector can be electrically connected with an external transmission cable.
The invention also provides an optical module comprising the optical module and any optical module Ethernet power supply assembly provided in the technical scheme. In the scheme, the downstream equipment can realize signal transmission with the communication equipment through the external transmission cable (for example, the photoelectric hybrid cable) and the optical component, and can take power from a main board of the communication equipment through the external transmission cable and the Ethernet power supply component, so that the power on and the network access can be realized through one-time circuit laying. Compared with the prior art, the optical module can only realize signal transmission, the downstream equipment can realize signal transmission with the communication equipment through the optical module and the optical cable, and the implementation mode of twice circuit laying, namely power taking from a special power supply through an additionally laid cable, is needed.
The invention also provides communication equipment, which comprises an equipment body and the optical module, wherein the equipment body comprises a main board, the optical module is in signal connection with the main board, the optical module Ethernet power supply assembly is electrically connected with the main board through the first connector, and the downstream equipment can realize signal transmission with the communication equipment through an external transmission cable (for example, a photoelectric hybrid cable) and the optical module and can take power from the main board of the communication equipment through the external transmission cable and the Ethernet power supply assembly, so that the power on and the network access can be realized through one-time line laying. Compared with the prior art, the optical module can only realize signal transmission, the downstream equipment can realize signal transmission with the communication equipment through the optical module and the optical cable, and the implementation mode of twice circuit laying, namely power taking from a special power supply through an additionally laid cable, is needed.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an optical module power over ethernet assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention after a part of the optical module power over ethernet assembly is broken;
fig. 2 is an exploded view of an optical module power over ethernet assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Icon: 1-a first connector; 11-pin header connectors; 2-a second connector; 3-intermediate linker; 31-flexible circuit board flexible flat cable; 4-a housing; 41-a first housing; 42-a second housing.
Detailed Description
The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.
Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a cut-away part of an optical module ethernet power supply assembly provided in this embodiment, and fig. 2 is an exploded view of the optical module ethernet power supply assembly provided in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the optical module ethernet power supply assembly provided in this embodiment includes a first connector 1, a second connector 2 and an intermediate connector 3, where the first connector 1 is used for electrically connecting with a motherboard of a communication device, the second connector 2 is used for electrically connecting with an external transmission cable, and the intermediate connector 3 connects the first connector 1 and the second connector 2 and conducts the two connectors. When the optical module Ethernet power supply assembly is adopted, the downstream equipment can realize signal transmission with the communication equipment through an external transmission cable (for example, a photoelectric hybrid cable), and can take electricity from a main board of the communication equipment through the external transmission cable and the Ethernet power supply assembly, so that the power on and the network access can be realized through one-time circuit laying. Compared with the prior art, the optical module can only realize signal transmission, the downstream equipment can realize signal transmission with the communication equipment through the optical cable and the optical module, and the implementation mode of twice circuit laying, namely power taking from a special power supply through an additionally laid cable, is needed.
In particular, when the first connector 1 is provided, in an alternative implementation, the first connector 1 includes a pin header connector 11. Correspondingly, the main board of the communication equipment is provided with a row female connector matched with the row pin connector 11, so that the power taking of the optical module Ethernet power supply assembly from the main board is realized.
In another alternative implementation, the first connector 1 comprises a female connector. Correspondingly, the main board is provided with a pin connector matched with the pin connector so as to realize the electricity taking of the optical module Ethernet power supply assembly from the main board.
The optical module Ethernet power supply assembly is electrically connected with the main board through the pin connector 11 and the bus connector, and the pin connector 11 and the bus connector are connected in a pluggable manner, so that the connection and separation between the optical module Ethernet power supply assembly and the main board are more convenient, and the cost is lower.
It should be noted that the shapes and the numbers of the pin header connectors 11 and the female header connectors are not limited only, and may be specifically set according to actual needs to meet different appearance and power requirements.
In addition, the manner of implementing the electrical connection between the optical module ethernet power component and the motherboard is not limited thereto, and the electrical connection between the two may also be implemented by other manners, such as implementing the electrical connection between the two through terminals.
When the intermediate connector 3 is specifically provided, the intermediate connector 3 may include a flexible flat cable. The flexible flat cable can randomly select the number and the spacing of the wires, so that the wire connection is more convenient, the volume of a product can be greatly reduced, the production cost is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved. The flexible flat cable may be a flexible circuit board flexible flat cable, that is, an FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit, flexible circuit board) flexible flat cable, for example.
In particular, when the second connector 2 is provided, in an alternative implementation manner, the second connector 2 includes a connection terminal. Accordingly, the end of the external transmission cable for connection with the second connector 2 is provided with a connection structure that mates with the above-described connection terminal. For example: the binding post is the phoenix terminal, and the quantity of phoenix terminal is two, and the one end that outside transmission cable was used for being connected with second connector 2 also is equipped with two phoenix terminals, and these two phoenix terminals are connected with two phoenix terminals one-to-one of second connector 2, can realize the external power supply of heavy current (for example: 6A electric current).
It should be noted that, when the second connector 2 includes a terminal, the shape of the terminal and the pin (pin) number are not limited only, and may be specifically set according to actual needs to meet requirements of different appearance, power supply, and the like.
In a specific implementation manner, the optical module ethernet power supply assembly includes a housing 4, where the housing 4 is formed with a receiving cavity, the first connector 1, the second connector 2 and the intermediate connector 3 are all disposed in the receiving cavity, and the first connector 1 can be electrically connected with a motherboard of the communications device, and the second connector 2 can be electrically connected with an external transmission cable. In this scheme, first connector 1, second connector 2 and intermediate connector 3 all set up in the holding chamber of casing, are favorable to the modularization of optical module ethernet power supply module, the optical module ethernet power supply module of being convenient for sets up in the optical module.
The housing 4 may include a first housing 41 and a second housing 42, where the first housing 41 and the second housing 42 are fixedly connected to each other to define the accommodating cavity.
The optical module ethernet power supply assembly provided in this embodiment is not only applicable to a common optical module, but also applicable to a custom optical module, for example: a high-density color light module.
The optical module provided by the embodiment comprises an optical module and the optical module Ethernet power supply module, wherein the optical module can realize photoelectric conversion, and further realize signal receiving or transmitting. The optical module Ethernet power supply assembly is used for taking power from a main board of the communication equipment and supplying power to the power receiving equipment through an external cable. In the scheme, the downstream equipment can realize signal transmission with the communication equipment through the external transmission cable (for example, the photoelectric hybrid cable) and the optical component, and can take power from a main board of the communication equipment through the external transmission cable and the Ethernet power supply component, so that the power on and the network access can be realized through one-time circuit laying. Compared with the prior art, the optical module can only realize signal transmission, the downstream equipment can realize signal transmission with the communication equipment through the optical module and the optical cable, and the implementation mode of twice circuit laying, namely power taking from a special power supply through an additionally laid cable, is needed.
In a specific implementation manner, the optical module provided in this embodiment is connected to a lower PD terminal (i.e., a power device terminal, a power receiving terminal) through an optical hybrid cable, and after POE (Power Over Ethernet ) negotiation succeeds, a main board POE circuit supplies power to the lower PD terminal device through an optical module ethernet power supply component.
The communication equipment provided by the embodiment comprises an equipment body and the optical module, wherein the equipment body comprises a main board, the optical module is connected with a main board signal, and the optical module Ethernet power supply assembly is electrically connected with the main board through a first connector. In the scheme, the downstream equipment can realize signal transmission with the communication equipment through the external transmission cable (for example, the photoelectric hybrid cable) and the optical component, and can take power from a main board of the communication equipment through the external transmission cable and the power over Ethernet component, so that the power on and the network access can be realized through one-time circuit laying. Compared with the prior art, the optical module can only realize signal transmission, the downstream equipment can realize signal transmission with the communication equipment through the optical cable and the optical module, and the implementation mode of twice circuit laying, namely power taking from a special power supply through an additionally laid cable, is needed.
The communication device mentioned in the present embodiment may be a switch or a server or the like.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention also include such modifications and alterations insofar as they come within the scope of the appended claims or the equivalents thereof.

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1. The optical module power over ethernet assembly is characterized by comprising a first connector, a second connector and an intermediate connector, wherein the first connector is used for being electrically connected with a main board of communication equipment, the second connector is used for being electrically connected with an external transmission cable, the intermediate connector is used for connecting the first connector and the second connector, and the intermediate connector is used for conducting the first connector and the second connector.
2. The optical module power over ethernet assembly of claim 1, wherein said first connector comprises a pin header connector.
3. The optical module power over ethernet assembly of claim 1, wherein said first connector comprises a female connector.
4. The optical module power over ethernet assembly of claim 1, wherein said intermediate connector comprises a flexible flex cable.
5. The optical module power over ethernet assembly of claim 4, wherein said flexible flex cable is a flexible circuit board flex cable.
6. The optical module power over ethernet assembly of claim 1, wherein said second connector comprises a connection terminal.
7. The optical module power over ethernet assembly of claim 6, wherein said wire terminals are phoenix terminals, and wherein said number of phoenix terminals is two.
8. The optical module power over ethernet assembly of any one of claims 1-7, comprising a housing, the housing defining a receiving cavity, the first connector, the second connector, and the intermediate connector each being disposed in the receiving cavity, and the first connector being electrically connectable to a motherboard of a communication device, and the second connector being electrically connectable to an external transmission cable.
9. An optical module comprising an optical assembly and the optical module power over ethernet assembly of any one of claims 1-8.
10. A communication device, comprising a device body and the optical module of claim 9, wherein the device body comprises a motherboard, the optical module is in signal connection with the motherboard, and the optical module power over ethernet module is electrically connected with the motherboard through the first connector.
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