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US 12,663,599 B2Granted
Dual duplex belly-to-belly little connector (BBLC) based optical connectors
AssigneeII-Vi Delaware, Inc.
InventorLong Nguyen
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for dual duplex Belly-to-Belly Little Connector (BBLC) based optical connectors.
Claims18
A Belly-to-Belly Little Connector (BBLC) block for use in optical connectors, the BBLC block comprising:
- a plurality of optical receptacle slots;
- and
- a plurality of removable components or parts configured to engage and secure each optical receptacle installed into a corresponding one of the plurality of optical receptacle slots;
- wherein the BBLC block is configured for engaging and/or installation into a housing of an optical connector;
- wherein the plurality of removable components or parts comprises, for each one optical receptacle slot of the plurality of optical receptacle slots, a corresponding one or more dedicated removable components or parts used for only the one optical receptacle slot;
- wherein the one or more dedicated removable components or parts are configured to enable removing and/or replacing an optical receptacle in each optical receptacle slot individually and/or separately from other optical receptacles in remaining ones of the plurality of optical receptacle slots;
- wherein each optical receptacle slot comprises at least one feature configured to engage an installation feature in an optical receptacle during installation within the optical receptacle slot, when the optical receptacle is in a first position;
- and
- wherein the plurality of removable components or parts are configured to engage the installation feature, to retain the optical receptacle in place once installed, when the optical receptacle is changed to a second, different position.
6 more elements
An optical connector configured for optical communication, the optical connector comprising:
- one or more housing components configured to enclose other components of the optical connector;
- a latching component configured for engaging a corresponding optical port;
- and
- a Belly-to-Belly Little Connector (BBLC) block configured for housing optical receptacles, the BBLC block comprising:
- a plurality of optical receptacle slots;
- and
- a plurality of removable components or parts configured to engage and secure each optical receptacle installed into a corresponding one of the plurality of optical receptacle slots;
- wherein the BBLC block is configured for engaging and/or installation into at least one of the one or more housing components;
- wherein the plurality of removable components or parts comprises, for each one optical receptacle slot of the plurality of optical receptacle slots, a corresponding one or more dedicated removable components or parts used for only the one optical receptacle slot;
- wherein the one or more dedicated removable components or parts are configured to enable removing and/or replacing an optical receptacle in each optical receptacle slot individually and/or separately from other optical receptacles in remaining ones of the plurality of optical receptacle slots;
- wherein each optical receptacle slot comprises at least one feature configured to engage an installation feature in an optical receptacle during installation within the optical receptacle slot, when the optical receptacle is in a first position;
- and
- wherein the plurality of removable components or parts are configured to engage the installation feature, to retain the optical receptacle in place once installed, when the optical receptacle is changed to a second, different position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.