GB2106662A - Connector - Google Patents

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GB2106662A
GB2106662A GB08217566A GB8217566A GB2106662A GB 2106662 A GB2106662 A GB 2106662A GB 08217566 A GB08217566 A GB 08217566A GB 8217566 A GB8217566 A GB 8217566A GB 2106662 A GB2106662 A GB 2106662A
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Wilfred Trevor Britch
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Balfour Beatty PLC
FCI USA LLC
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BICC PLC
Burndy Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • 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
    • G02B6/381—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres
    • G02B6/3817—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres containing optical and electrical conductors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • 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
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4292—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements the light guide being disconnectable from the opto-electronic element, e.g. mutually self aligning arrangements

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Abstract

A connector (1) for electrical conductors and optical fibres comprises two separately formed parts (2, 3) which can be mated together to form the connector, one of the parts (2) having terminations (4) for electrical conductors and terminations (5) for optical fibres, and the other part (3) having corresponding terminations, each of the optical fibre terminations (7) in said other part comprising an electro-optical transducer (8) for converting light signals to electrical signals. <IMAGE>

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SPECIFICATION Connector This invention relates to a connector for electrical conductors and optical fibres.
According to the present invention a connector for electrical conductors and optical fibres comprises two separately formed parts which can be mated together to form the connector, one of the parts having terminations for electrical conductors and terminations for optical fibres, and the other part having corresponding terminations, each of the optical fibre terminations in said other part comprising an electro-optical transducer for converting light signals to elelctrical signals.
This invention has particular use where a combination of electrical conductors and optical fibres are to be connected to a printed circuit board, as the light signals can be converted to electrical signals within the connector without the need for separate optical circuitry being attached to a printed circuit board.
Preferably the said other part of the connector can be directly attached to a printed circuit board.
The electro-optical transducers preferably comprise light-emitting diodes.
The invention is now described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing in which the connector 1 comprises two matable parts 2, 3, one of the parts 2 having terminations 4, 5 for electrical conductors and optical fibres respectively. The other part 3 having corresponding terminations, the optical fibre terminations 7 comprising electrooptical transducers 8. The terminations of the other part 3 are directly soldered to the electrically conductive tracks 9 on a printed circuit board 10.
This invention is not restricted to the arrangement described, as the electro-optical transducers may be in the free part of the connector, and not the part secured to the printed circuit board.
1. A connector for electrical conductors and optical fibres comprises two separately formed parts which can be mated together to form the connector, one of the parts having terminations for electrical conductors and terminations for optical fibres, and the other part having corresponding terminations, each of the optical fibre terminations in said other part comprising an electro-optical transducer for converting light signals to electrical signals.
2. A connector as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the said other part of the connector can be directly attached to a printed circuit board.
3. A connector as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2, wherein the electro-optical transducers comprise light-emitting diodes.
4. A connector substantially as hereinbe fore described, with reference to, and as shown in, the accompanying drawing.
**WARNING** end of DESC field may overlap start of CLMS **.

Claims (4)

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION Connector This invention relates to a connector for electrical conductors and optical fibres. According to the present invention a connector for electrical conductors and optical fibres comprises two separately formed parts which can be mated together to form the connector, one of the parts having terminations for electrical conductors and terminations for optical fibres, and the other part having corresponding terminations, each of the optical fibre terminations in said other part comprising an electro-optical transducer for converting light signals to elelctrical signals. This invention has particular use where a combination of electrical conductors and optical fibres are to be connected to a printed circuit board, as the light signals can be converted to electrical signals within the connector without the need for separate optical circuitry being attached to a printed circuit board. Preferably the said other part of the connector can be directly attached to a printed circuit board. The electro-optical transducers preferably comprise light-emitting diodes. The invention is now described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing in which the connector 1 comprises two matable parts 2, 3, one of the parts 2 having terminations 4, 5 for electrical conductors and optical fibres respectively. The other part 3 having corresponding terminations, the optical fibre terminations 7 comprising electrooptical transducers 8. The terminations of the other part 3 are directly soldered to the electrically conductive tracks 9 on a printed circuit board 10. This invention is not restricted to the arrangement described, as the electro-optical transducers may be in the free part of the connector, and not the part secured to the printed circuit board. CLAIMS
1. A connector for electrical conductors and optical fibres comprises two separately formed parts which can be mated together to form the connector, one of the parts having terminations for electrical conductors and terminations for optical fibres, and the other part having corresponding terminations, each of the optical fibre terminations in said other part comprising an electro-optical transducer for converting light signals to electrical signals.
2. A connector as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the said other part of the connector can be directly attached to a printed circuit board.
3. A connector as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2, wherein the electro-optical transducers comprise light-emitting diodes.
4. A connector substantially as hereinbe fore described, with reference to, and as shown in, the accompanying drawing.
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Cited By (14)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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GB2170021A (en) * 1983-07-08 1986-07-23 Itek Corp Methods for producing fiber optic transmitting heads
EP0201749A2 (en) * 1985-05-14 1986-11-20 Allied Corporation Contact with exchangeable opto-electronic element
US4767181A (en) * 1983-11-17 1988-08-30 American Telephone And Telegraph Company Electrical/lightwave connection arrangement
EP0292024A2 (en) * 1987-05-21 1988-11-23 The Boeing Company Multiple contact connector
US4887881A (en) * 1987-08-24 1989-12-19 Feller Ag Plugging apparatus for the transmission of electrical energy
DE4214570A1 (en) * 1992-05-08 1993-11-11 2 E Rolf Hiller Gmbh Electronic circuit plug connection with encapsulated soldering pins - has row of blade contacts entirely surrounded by plastics material moulding except for contact tips and solder tags
US5263108A (en) * 1990-11-02 1993-11-16 Hitachi, Ltd. Electrical circuit apparatus
US5574814A (en) * 1995-01-31 1996-11-12 Microelectronics And Computer Technology Corporation Parallel optical transceiver link
US5689242A (en) * 1994-07-28 1997-11-18 The General Hospital Corporation Connecting a portable device to a network
US6004044A (en) * 1995-05-03 1999-12-21 Itt Cannon, Inc. Optoelectric connector
DE10018696B4 (en) * 1999-11-19 2005-08-04 Yazaki Corp. Method for assembling an optical connector, optical connector and hybrid connector
GB2412504A (en) * 2004-03-23 2005-09-28 Timothy Edward Rothwell Combined electrical and optical plug connector
WO2011153132A1 (en) * 2010-06-01 2011-12-08 Zenith Investments Llc Hybrid optical connector
JP2015038875A (en) * 2008-09-30 2015-02-26 アップル インコーポレイテッド Magnetic connector with optical signal path

Cited By (19)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2170021A (en) * 1983-07-08 1986-07-23 Itek Corp Methods for producing fiber optic transmitting heads
US4767181A (en) * 1983-11-17 1988-08-30 American Telephone And Telegraph Company Electrical/lightwave connection arrangement
EP0201749A2 (en) * 1985-05-14 1986-11-20 Allied Corporation Contact with exchangeable opto-electronic element
EP0201749A3 (en) * 1985-05-14 1987-04-22 Allied Corporation Contact with exchangeable opto-electronic element
US4779948A (en) * 1985-05-14 1988-10-25 Amphenol Corporation Contact with exchangeable opto-electronic element
EP0292024A2 (en) * 1987-05-21 1988-11-23 The Boeing Company Multiple contact connector
EP0292024A3 (en) * 1987-05-21 1989-10-11 The Boeing Company Multiple contact connector
US4887881A (en) * 1987-08-24 1989-12-19 Feller Ag Plugging apparatus for the transmission of electrical energy
US5263108A (en) * 1990-11-02 1993-11-16 Hitachi, Ltd. Electrical circuit apparatus
DE4214570A1 (en) * 1992-05-08 1993-11-11 2 E Rolf Hiller Gmbh Electronic circuit plug connection with encapsulated soldering pins - has row of blade contacts entirely surrounded by plastics material moulding except for contact tips and solder tags
US5689242A (en) * 1994-07-28 1997-11-18 The General Hospital Corporation Connecting a portable device to a network
US5574814A (en) * 1995-01-31 1996-11-12 Microelectronics And Computer Technology Corporation Parallel optical transceiver link
US6004044A (en) * 1995-05-03 1999-12-21 Itt Cannon, Inc. Optoelectric connector
DE10018696B4 (en) * 1999-11-19 2005-08-04 Yazaki Corp. Method for assembling an optical connector, optical connector and hybrid connector
GB2412504A (en) * 2004-03-23 2005-09-28 Timothy Edward Rothwell Combined electrical and optical plug connector
JP2015038875A (en) * 2008-09-30 2015-02-26 アップル インコーポレイテッド Magnetic connector with optical signal path
WO2011153132A1 (en) * 2010-06-01 2011-12-08 Zenith Investments Llc Hybrid optical connector
TWI471625B (en) * 2010-06-01 2015-02-01 Apple Inc Hybrid optical connector
US8974126B2 (en) 2010-06-01 2015-03-10 Apple Inc. Hybrid optical connector

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PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee