US 2002/0164899 A1Published application

Connector device and connector

AssigneeAutonetworks Technologies, Ltd.

InventorsYuji Nakura, Hitoshi Imazu, Kazuhiro Asada

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Abstract

An optical coupling connector portion, including ferrule portions, is provided at a widthwise central portion of a connector housing having a shape flattened in a direction of the width thereof. Female connection terminal portions, serving as electrical connection terminals, are provided in a distributed manner at widthwise opposite side portions of the connector housings disposed outwardly respectively of opposite sides of the optical coupling connector portion. An optical coupling connector portion, including ferrule receiving portions for respectively receiving the ferrule portions, is provided at a widthwise central portion of a second connector housing. Male connection terminal portions, serving as electrical connection terminal portions, are provided in a distributed manner at widthwise opposite side portions of the connector housing in corresponding relation to the female connection terminal portions.

Claims12

Dependent claims

A connector device comprising:

a first connector including a first connector housing, the first connector housing incorporating a first optical coupling connector portion and a plurality of first electrical connection terminal portions, a first optical coupling connector portion having at least one ferrule for holding an end portion of an optical fiber;
and
a second connector including a second connector housing, the second connector housing incorporating a second optical coupling connector portion and second electrical connection terminal portions, the second optical coupling connector portion having at least one ferrule receiving portion to receive the ferrule, the second electrical connection terminal portions corresponding respectively to the first electrical connection terminal portions to be connected to the first electrical connection terminal portions;
wherein,
in the first connector, the first electrical connection terminal portions are provided in a distributed manner around the first optical coupling connector portion;
and,
in the second connector, the second electrical connection terminal portions are provided in a distributed manner around the second optical coupling connector portion in corresponding relation to the first electrical connection terminal portions.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/133,352Filed 29 Apr 2002
Priority: JP 2001-1358537 May 2001
Published: 7 Nov 2002
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

G02B 6/4277
Electrical aspects: protection against electromagnetic interference [EMI], e.g. shielding means
G02B 6/3817
Of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres: containing optical and electrical conductors
G02B 6/4292
Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements: the light guide being disconnectable from the opto-electronic element, e.g. mutually self…
G02B 6/3897
Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs: connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards