# US 2014/0193122 A1 · Cable assembly with electrical-optical hybrid cable > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0193122 A1 - Document ID: US20140193122A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/147,608 - Filed: 2014-01-06 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-04 - Assignees: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. - Inventors: JERRY WU; CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG; QING-MAN ZHU; RU-YANG GUO; PENG ZHAI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140193122A1 ## CPC - G02B 6/4416: {Heterogeneous cables} - G02B 6/3817: {containing optical and electrical conductors (cables including electrical and optical conductors H01B11/22; G02B6/3816 takes precedence)} - G02B 6/428: {containing printed circuit boards [PCB]} - G02B 6/4283: {with electrical insulation means} - G02B 6/4284: {of optical modules with disconnectable electrical connectors (latching arms for electrical connectors H01R13/627)} - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS ## Abstract A cable assembly comprises: an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts received into the insulative housing; a printed circuit board located behind the insulative housing and electrically connected with the plurality of contacts; a metallic shell enclosing the insulative housing and the printed circuit board; an insulative shell enclosing a rear portion of the metallic shell; and a cable having a plurality of optical fibers coupled to a top surface of the printed circuit board and a plurality of copper wires electrically connected to a bottom surface of the printed circuit board. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cable assembly comprising: an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts received into the insulative housing; a printed circuit board located behind the insulative housing and electrically connected with the plurality of contacts; a metallic shell enclosing the insulative housing and the printed circuit board; an insulative shell enclosing a rear portion of the metallic shell; and a cable having a plurality of optical fibers coupled to a top surface of the printed circuit board and a plurality of copper wires electrically connected to a bottom surface of the printed circuit board. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cable assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the cable assembly further comprises an optical module located on the top surface of the printed circuit and coupled to the plurality of optical fibers. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The cable assembly as recited in claim 2, wherein the cable assembly further comprises a first positioning piece located on the top surface of the printed circuit to support the optical module and a second positioning pieces located on the bottom surface of the printed circuit to hold the plurality of copper wires. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The cable assembly as recited in claim 3, wherein the cable assembly further comprises a metallic plate located on the first positioning piece and the optical fiber and engaging pieces interconnecting the metallic plate, the first positioning piece, the optical module, the printed circuit and the second positioning piece. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The cable assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the cable assembly further comprises a circular front cover sandwiched between the insulative shell and the metallic shell. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cable assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the metallic shell comprises a front shell and a rear shell engaged with the front shell, the front shell comprises a top cover and a bottom cover. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The cable assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the insulative housing defines a base portion and a pair of spaced togue portions extending forwardly from a front surface of the base portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The cable assembly as recited in claim 7, wherein the metallic shell has a front portion enclosing two tongue portions to form a receiving room. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The cable assembly as recited in claim 2, wherein the cable assembly further comprises an optoelectronic component formed therein to convert optical signal to electrical signal, and convert electrical signal to optical signal. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The cable assembly as recited in claim 9, wherein the optoelectronic component comprises an optical source array and a driver connected with each other, and optical detector array and an amplifier connected with each other. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The cable assembly as recited in claim 10, wherein the optical module comprises a plurality of lens arranged in the optical module at 45 degree and coupled to the corresponding optical fibers. ### Claim 12 A cable connector assembly comprising: an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts received into the insulative housing and including signal contacts, grounding contacts and power contacts; a printed circuit board defining opposite first and second surfaces and located behind the insulative housing and electrically and mechanically connected with the plurality of contacts; a cable having a plurality of optical fibers coupled to the signal contacts via an optoelectronic component which is mounted upon the first surface of the printed circuit board for mutually converting electrical signals and optical signals, and a plurality of copper wires electrically connected to the corresponding power contacts and located on the second surface of the printed circuit board. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein tails of the contacts are mechanically connected to a front region of the printed circuit board and the copper wires are mechanically connected to a rear region of the printed circuit board and electrically connected to the corresponding contacts via traces of the printed circuit board. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 12, further including a first positioning piece located on the first surface of the printed circuit board to retain a lens module for coupling to the optoelectronic component, and a second positioning piece located on the second surface of regulating the copper wires in position. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein the printed circuit board is located at a mid-level of the housing, and said contacts are arranged in two rows with corresponding tails on said first surface and said second surface of the printed circuit board, respectively. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 12, further including a metallic shell enclosing said housing and said printed circuit board.