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US 2006/0215965 A1Published application
Circuit board assembly having a guide insert
AssigneeViasystems Group, Inc.
InventorJoseph Tourne
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Abstract
A guide insert having a guide member having an arcuate portion for bending an optical fiber of a backplane, and a circuit board assembly comprising the backplane and a daughterboard wherein the daughterboard is operatively connected to the backplane via the guide insert.
Claims11
A guide insert for connecting an optical fiber extension of a backplane to a daughterboard, comprising:
- a first guide member and a second guide member, each first and second guide member having an arcuate portion against which a portion of the optical fiber extension can be positioned for bending the optical fiber extension, wherein the first guide member and the second guide member are positioned opposite each other such that the arcuate portion of the first guide member substantially faces and opposes the arcuate portion of the second guide member;
- a ferrule connector assembly for receiving and supporting a ferrule connected to a terminal portion of the optical fiber extension;
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- a flange portion extending outwardly from a lower portion of the first guide member and a lower portion of the second guide member for securing the guide insert to the backplane.
1 more element
The circuit board assembly of claims further comprising a daughterboard connected to the backplane, the daughterboard having a communication link for connecting to the optical fiber extension of the backplane via the guide insert.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.