TWI672535B - Containing device of optical transceiver - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an accommodating device for fixing a plurality of optical modules, wherein each optical module includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The accommodating device includes a casing and at least one passage formed in the casing. The channel has a first abutting surface and a second abutting surface, and the optical module is disposed in the channel. When the accommodating device moves in a first direction relative to the optical module, the first abutting surface contacts the first surface of the optical module. When the accommodating device moves in a second direction relative to the optical module, the second abutting surface contacts the second surface of the optical module, wherein the first direction is opposite to the second direction.

Description

 Optical module receiving device  

The invention relates to a receiving device. More specifically, the present invention relates to an accommodating device that can fix a plurality of optical modules.

With the proliferation of computers and the rapid development of network technologies, the use of the Internet can quickly obtain data or provide services. Optoelectronic communication can provide fast and a large amount of information transmission. Therefore, the optoelectronic industry is valued by people from all walks of life and related industries. The photovoltaic industry, which is currently in rapid development, is an application field that combines electronics and optics. One of the important key components is an optical module, which includes at least one optical transmitter (Transmitter) and a light receiver (Receiver) or integrated into a transceiver (Transceiver).

In general, the instrument is connected to a plurality of optical modules when in use. However, when maintenance or replacement is required, the user must manually remove and/or insert the aforementioned optical module, resulting in an increase in operation time and a decrease in maintenance efficiency. Therefore, how to solve the above problems has become an important issue.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an accommodating device for connecting a plurality of optical modules, wherein each optical module includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The accommodating device includes a casing and at least one passage formed in the casing. The channel has a first abutting surface and a second abutting surface, and the optical module is disposed in the channel. When the accommodating device moves in a first direction relative to the optical module, the first abutting surface contacts the first surface of the optical module. When the accommodating device moves in a second direction relative to the optical module, the second abutting surface contacts the second surface of the optical module, wherein the first direction is opposite to the second direction.

In an embodiment of the invention, the distance between the first abutting surface and the second abutting surface is equal to or greater than the distance between the first surface and the second surface.

In an embodiment of the invention, the channel has a zigzag structure.

In an embodiment of the invention, each of the optical modules includes a body and a movable portion. When the accommodating device moves in the second direction relative to the optical module, the accommodating device pushes the movable portion to move in the second direction relative to the body.

In an embodiment of the invention, the housing includes a first frame, a base, and at least one locking component. The passage is formed between the first frame and the base, and the locking component passes through the first frame. Body and base.

In an embodiment of the invention, the accommodating device includes a plurality of channels, the housing includes a first frame, a second frame, and a base, and the pedestal is disposed on the first frame and the second frame Between the at least one channel formed between the first frame and the base, and at least one channel formed between the second frame and the base.

In an embodiment of the invention, the housing includes a through hole, and the receiving device further includes a stopper fixed to the housing and passing through the through hole, wherein the first abutting surface is formed by the stopper.

In an embodiment of the invention, the accommodating device further includes an elastic member disposed in the channel.

In an embodiment of the invention, the second abutting surface is located between the first abutting surface and the elastic element.

In an embodiment of the invention, the channel further includes an inner surface connected to the first abutting surface, wherein a distance between the elastic member and the inner surface is less than or equal to a thickness of the optical module.

10‧‧‧ Ontology

11‧‧‧ Guide slot

20‧‧‧movable department

100‧‧‧Base

110‧‧‧Depression

111‧‧‧ inner surface

112‧‧‧First abutment

113‧‧‧ inner surface

200‧‧‧ first frame

210‧‧‧Depression

211‧‧‧ inner surface

212‧‧‧Second abutment

213‧‧‧ inner surface

220‧‧‧ grips

300‧‧‧Locking components

400‧‧‧ second frame

410‧‧‧Depression

500‧‧‧stops

600‧‧‧Flexible components

C‧‧‧ instruments

H‧‧‧shell

H1‧‧‧ side

H2‧‧‧ opposite side

H3‧‧‧Perforation

M‧‧‧ optical module

M1‧‧‧ first side

M2‧‧‧ second side

P, P1, P2‧‧‧ channels

1 is a schematic view showing an accommodating device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view showing the accommodating device of an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in Fig. 1.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing a general optical module.

Figure 5A is a schematic diagram showing the insertion of an optical module into an instrument by means of a receiving device in an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 5B is a schematic view showing the first abutting surface of the accommodating device contacting the first surface of the optical module in an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5C is a schematic view showing the second abutting surface of the accommodating device contacting the second surface of the optical module in an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram showing the insertion of an optical module into an instrument by a plurality of accommodating devices in an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7A is a schematic view showing an accommodating device of another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7B is an exploded view showing the accommodating device of another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8A is an exploded view showing the accommodating device of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8B is a schematic diagram showing the arrangement of the optical module in the accommodating device in another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a schematic view showing an accommodating device of another embodiment of the present invention.

The accommodating device of the embodiment of the present invention will be described below. However, it will be readily understood that the embodiments of the present invention are susceptible to many specific embodiments of the invention and can The specific embodiments disclosed are merely illustrative of the invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning meaning It will be understood that these terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the relevant art and the context or context of the present disclosure, and should not be in an idealized or overly formal manner. Interpretation, unless specifically defined herein.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the accommodating device of the embodiment of the present invention mainly includes a base 100, a first frame 200, and a plurality of locking components 300, wherein the locking component 300 can pass through the first The frame 200 and the base 100 combine the two.

The base 100 has at least one recess 110, and the first frame 200 has at least one recess 210 and a grip 220. When the base 100 and the first frame 200 are combined by the locking component 300 and form a casing H, the recessed portion 110 of the base 100 and the recessed portion 210 of the first frame 200 may correspond to each other and constitute a passage P, This channel P is for accommodating the optical module M as shown in FIG.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in Fig. 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the recessed portion 110 has a stepped structure including an inner surface 111, a first abutting surface 112, and an inner surface 113. The distance between the bottom surface 101 and the inner surface 111 of the susceptor 100 is greater than the distance between the bottom surface 101 and the inner surface 113 of the susceptor 100, and the first abutting surface 112 connects the inner surface 111 and the inner surface 113. In the present embodiment, the inner surface 111 and the inner surface 113 are substantially parallel, and the first abutting surface 112 is substantially perpendicular to the inner surfaces 111, 113.

Similarly, the recess 210 also has a stepped structure including an inner surface 211, a second abutting surface 212, and an inner surface 213. The distance between the bottom surface 101 and the inner surface 211 of the susceptor 100 is greater than the distance between the bottom surface 101 and the inner surface 213 of the susceptor 100, and the second abutting surface 212 connects the inner surface 211 and the inner surface 213. In the present embodiment, the inner surface 211 and the inner surface 213 are substantially parallel, and the second abutting surface 212 is substantially perpendicular to the inner surfaces 211, 213.

It should be noted that the inner surface 111 of the recessed portion 110 and the inner surface 211 of the recessed portion 210 are the side H1 on which the connection housing H is provided with the grip portion 220, the inner surface 113 of the recessed portion 110, and the inner surface of the recessed portion 210 213 is connected to the opposite side H2, and the length of the inner surface 111 in the Y-axis direction is smaller than the length of the inner surface 211 in the Y-axis direction, and the length of the inner surface 113 in the Y-axis direction is greater than the inner surface 213 in the Y-axis direction. The length on. Therefore, the passage P can roughly form a zigzag structure.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the general optical module M includes a body 10 and a movable portion 20 , and the movable portion 20 is slidable along the guide groove 11 on the body 10 . When the optical module M is inserted into the instrument (for example, the instrument C shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B), the elastic piece (not shown) on the instrument contacts the movable portion 20 and provides an elastic force to fix the optical module M. When the user wants to remove the optical module M by the instrument, the movable portion 20 can be moved in the -Y axis direction with respect to the body 10 to separate the elastic piece from the movable portion 20, thereby allowing the user to smoothly extract the optical module M.

Please refer to FIGS. 5A and 5B. When a plurality of optical modules M need to be inserted and/or unplugged simultaneously, the receiving device can be connected to the optical modules M. Specifically, the pedestal 100 and the first frame 200 of the accommodating device are respectively close to the optical module M from above and below the optical module M, so that the optical module M is received in the recesses 110 and 210, and finally locked. The solid element 300 fixes the first frame 200 to the base 100. Since the appearance of the channel P formed by the recesses 110 and 210 is matched with the appearance of the optical module M, when the optical module M is accommodated in the channel P, the optical module M and the housing H are in the X-axis direction and the Z-axis. The direction will not have a relative displacement.

When the optical module M connected to the accommodating device is to be inserted into the instrument C, the user can push the accommodating device in the Y-axis direction (the first direction), and the first abutting surface 112 in the channel P of the accommodating device contacts each The first surface M1 of the optical module M moves the optical module M in the Y-axis direction and connects to the instrument C. In this way, a plurality of optical modules M can be simultaneously inserted into the instrument C.

As shown in FIG. 5C, when the user wants to pull out the optical module M by the instrument C, the accommodating device can be moved in the -Y axis direction (the second direction), and the second abutting surface in the channel P at this time. 212 is in contact with the second surface M2 of each optical module M, and moves the movable portion 20 relative to the body 10 in the -Y-axis direction to be detached from the fixing of the elastic piece in the instrument C. The second surface M2 is formed on the optical module M. The movable portion 20 is opposite to the first surface M1.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the distance between the first abutting surface 112 and the second abutting surface 212 is greater than the distance between the first surface M1 and the second surface M2 of the optical module M. The accommodating device moves relative to the optical module M in the Y-axis direction. In some embodiments, the distance between the first abutting surface 112 and the second abutting surface 212 may also be equal to the distance between the first surface M1 and the second surface M2 of the optical module M.

Referring to FIG. 6, since the bottom surface 101 of the susceptor 100 is planar, two accommodating means can be symmetrically disposed in the Z-axis direction without interfering with each other.

Referring to FIGS. 7A and 7B , in another embodiment of the present invention, the accommodating device includes a base 100 , a first frame 200 , a plurality of locking elements 300 , and a second frame 400 . The susceptor 100 is disposed between the first frame 200 and the second frame 400 , and the base 100 is formed with a recess 110 on an opposite surface of the first frame 200 and the second frame 400 . The first frame body 200 and the second frame body 400 are respectively formed with a recessed portion 210 and a recessed portion 410, and the first and second frames 200 and 400 are fixed to the base 100 by the locking member 300.

When the base 100 and the first and second frames 200 and 400 are coupled by the locking member 300 and form a casing H, the recess 110 facing the surface of the first frame 200 can form a passage with the recess 210. P1, the recess 110 facing the surface of the second frame 400 may constitute the channel P2 with the recess 410. Both of the channels P1 and P2 can accommodate the optical module M. Therefore, more optical modules M can be inserted and removed simultaneously by the accommodating device of this embodiment. The structures of the aforementioned channels P1 and P2 are the same as those of the channel P, and thus will not be described herein.

Referring to FIG. 8A, FIG. 8B, in another embodiment of the present invention, the accommodating device may include a casing H and a plurality of stoppers 500, wherein the casing H has at least one passage P and a plurality of perforations H3, and The aforementioned perforations H3 are in communication with the passage. During installation, the optical module M can be first introduced into the channel P, and then the stopper 500 is passed through the through hole H3 and fixed to the casing H. The accommodating device of the present embodiment can also achieve the effect of simultaneously inserting and removing a plurality of optical modules M, because the damper member 500 protrudes from the inner wall of the channel P and constitutes the first abutting surface 112 in the channel P.

Referring to FIG. 9 , in another embodiment of the present invention, the accommodating device may include an elastic member 600 disposed on the inner surface 213 of the channel P, that is, the second abutting surface 212 is located on the first abutting surface 112. Between the elastic element 600 and the elastic element 600. The distance between the elastic member 600 and the inner surface 113 is smaller than the thickness of the optical module M. Therefore, when the optical module M is received in the channel P, the elastic member 600 can provide an elastic force to fix the optical module M.

It should be noted that in the embodiment of Figs. 8A, 8B, and 9, the housing H of the accommodating device may be an integrally formed structure, so that the locking member 300 may be omitted, reducing the steps and time of assembly.

In summary, the present invention provides an accommodating device for connecting a plurality of optical modules, wherein each optical module includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The accommodating device includes a casing and at least one passage formed in the casing. The channel has a first abutting surface and a second abutting surface, and the optical module is disposed in the channel. When the accommodating device moves in a first direction relative to the optical module, the first abutting surface contacts the first surface of the optical module. When the accommodating device moves in a second direction relative to the optical module, the second abutting surface contacts the second surface of the optical module, wherein the first direction is opposite to the second direction. With the above-mentioned accommodating device, a plurality of optical modules can be simultaneously inserted and/or pulled out of the instrument, thereby reducing the operation time during use, detection or maintenance.

Although the embodiments of the present invention and its advantages are disclosed above, it should be understood that those skilled in the art can make modifications, substitutions, and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. In addition, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the processes, machines, manufacture, compositions, devices, methods, and steps in the specific embodiments described in the specification. Any one of ordinary skill in the art can. The processes, machines, fabrications, compositions, devices, methods, and procedures that are presently or in the future are understood to be used in accordance with the present invention as long as they can perform substantially the same function or achieve substantially the same results in the embodiments described herein. Accordingly, the scope of the invention includes the above-described processes, machines, manufactures, compositions, devices, methods, and steps. In addition, the scope of each of the claims constitutes an individual embodiment, and the scope of the invention also includes the combination of the scope of the application and the embodiments.

Although the present invention has been described above in terms of several preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention. Those skilled in the art having the ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims. In addition, each patent application scope is constructed as a separate embodiment, and various combinations of patents and combinations of embodiments are within the scope of the invention.

Claims (9)

The accommodating device is configured to fix a plurality of optical modules, each of the optical modules includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the accommodating device includes: a housing; and at least one channel formed in the The housing has a first abutting surface and a second abutting surface, wherein the optical modules are disposed in the channel, and when the receiving device moves in a first direction relative to the optical modules, The first abutting surface contacts the first surfaces of the optical modules, and when the receiving device moves in a second direction relative to the optical modules, the second abutting surface contacts the optical modules. The second surface, wherein the first direction is opposite to the second direction, and a distance between the first abutting surface and the second abutting surface is equal to or greater than between the first surface and the second surface the distance. The accommodating device of claim 1, wherein the channel has a zigzag structure. The accommodating device of claim 1, wherein each of the optical modules includes a body and a movable portion, and when the accommodating device moves in the second direction relative to the optical modules, the accommodating device The movable portion is pushed to move in the second direction relative to the body. The accommodating device of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a first frame, a base, and at least one locking component, the channel being formed on the first frame and the base And the locking element passes through the first frame and the base. The accommodating device of claim 1, wherein the accommodating device comprises a plurality of channels, the housing comprises a first frame, a second frame, and a base, and the pedestal is disposed Between the first frame and the second frame, at least one channel is formed between the first frame and the base, and at least one channel is formed between the second frame and the base . The accommodating device of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a through hole, and the accommodating device further comprises a stopper fixed to the housing and passing through the through hole, wherein the first The abutment surface is formed by the stopper. The accommodating device of claim 1, wherein the accommodating device further comprises an elastic member disposed in the passage. The accommodating device of claim 7, wherein the second abutting surface is located between the first abutting surface and the elastic member. The accommodating device of claim 7, wherein the channel further comprises an inner surface connected to the first abutting surface, wherein a distance between the elastic member and the inner surface is less than or equal to the light The thickness of the module.