Retention mmeber for positioning optical module
AssigneeFoxconn Interconnect Technology Limited
InventorCHENG-CHI YEH
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Abstract
A retention member (100) includes a seat (1), a locking member (2) and a protecting member (22) assembled on the seat (1), the locking member (2) can rotate to be released and has a body portion (20), the protecting member (22) has an enwrapping portion (220) locating on an outer side of the body portion (20) of the locking member (2), a pair of retention portions (221) extending from opposite ends of the enwrapping portion (220), the retention portions (221) are initially resisted by the seat (1) to limit the rotation of the protecting member (22) and the locking member (2), the retention portions (221) also can be raised to break away from the resisting of the seat (1) and the locking member (2) then can be rotated to be released.
Claims20
A retention member for being positioned on a substrate for mounting an optical module and fiber assembly aligning with the optical module, comprising:
- a seat;
- a locking member assembled on the seat for positioning the seat on the substrate, the locking member can rotate to be released;
- wherein
- the retention member has a protecting member assembled on the seat, the locking member has a body portion, the protecting member has an enwrapping portion locating on an outer side of the body portion of the locking member, a pair of retention portions extending from opposite ends of the enwrapping portion, each of the retention portions has a blocking portion and the blocking portions are initially resisted by the seat to limit the rotations of the protecting member and the locking member, the retention portions also can be raised to make the blocking portions break away from the resisting of the seat, and the locking member then can be rotated to be released.
A retention member for being positioned on a substrate for mounting optical module and fiber assembly aligning with the optical module, comprising:
- a seat including a space for receiving the optical module and a recess for receiving the fiber assembly;
- a locking member assembled on the seat for positioning the seat on the substrate, the locking member can rotated to be released;
- a rod member assembled to the seat and the locking member for positioning the locking member on the seat;
- a spring assembled to the rod member and supported on the seat;
- wherein
- the retention member has a protecting member assembled to the rod member, the protecting member has an enwrapping portion locating on an outer side of the locking member, a pair of retention portions extending from opposite ends of the enwrapping portion, each of the retention portions has a blocking portion and the blocking portions are resisted by the seat to limit the rotation of the protecting member and the locking member, the retention portions can be raised to make the blocking portions break away from the resisting of the seat and the locking member can be rotated to be released.
A retention member assembly comprising:
- a seat adapted to be positioned upon a printed circuit board and hold an optical module therein;
- a locking member pivotally mounted upon the seat and forming a lower locking end adapted to be latched to an interlocking portion located on the printed circuit board;
- a spring associated with the locking member to constantly urge the locking member to be latched to the interlocking portion;
- and
- a protecting member associated with the locking member;
- wherein
- said protecting member is moveable relative to the seat and to the locking end between a free position and a restraint position, and includes a retention portion which is restrained by the seat so as to prevent the locking member from being inadvertently unlocking when the protecting member is moved to the restraint position, and is free from the seat so as to allow intentional release of the locking member from the interlocking portion when the protecting member is moved to the free position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.