Optoelectronic cable
AssigneeElka International Ltd.
InventorsKai-Hsuan Lin, Yi-Chieh Cheng
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Abstract
An optoelectronic cable comprises an optical fiber wire disposed at the center of the optoelectronic cable, with an armoring layer that is arranged at a periphery of the optical fiber wire. A plurality of electric wires is disposed around the periphery of the optical fiber wire, and an outer sheath is disposed as an outermost layer of the optoelectronic cable. By arranging the armoring layer at the periphery of the innermost optical fiber wire, optical fibers therein can be protected from being damaged by external forces. The overall assembly can also effectively reduce the total diameter, resulting in a softer and more flexible optoelectronic cable highly convenient for packaging and installation.
Claims18
An optoelectronic cable comprising:
- a cable body including:
- an optical fiber wire, the optical fiber wire including at least one optical fiber and an armoring layer that is arranged at a periphery of the optical fiber wire;
- a plurality of electric wires disposed around the periphery of the optical fiber wire;
- a plurality of filler wires disposed between and twisted with the plurality of electric wires, the plurality of filler wires including at least one first filler wire and at least one second filler wire having different diameters;
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- an outer sheath disposed as an outermost layer of the cable body;
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- a connector including:
- a connector body having a front end and a rear end;
- a plug disposed at the front end of the connector body;
- a circuit board having a front side and a rear side, the front side being coupled to the rear end of the connector body and the rear side coupled to the cable body;
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- a housing encapsulating the connector body, the circuit board and a front section of the cable body.
An optoelectronic cable comprising:
- an optical fiber wire, the optical fiber wire including at least one optical fiber and an armoring layer wrapping the at least one optical fiber;
- a plurality of electric wires disposed around the periphery of the optical fiber wire;
- a plurality of filler wires disposed between and twisted with the plurality of electric wires, the plurality of filler wires including at least one first filler wire and at least one second filler wire having different diameters;
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- an outer sheath wrapping the optical fiber wire and the plurality of electric wires.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.