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US 2015/0316711 A1Published application
Small footprint light pipe pcb mounting adaptor
AssigneeAlcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
InventorDAVID C. NORTH
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Abstract
An apparatus and system providing a relatively low-profile, low-angle, small-footprint adapter for mounting a flexible light pipe to a PCB such that light may be readily transmitted from a PCB surface mounted LED through the light pipe.
Claims10
Apparatus for receiving the light pipe at a printed circuit board (PCB), comprising:
- a body having a front portion, a rear portion, an inner portion and a base portion;
- the inner portion configured to form a cavity through the front portion and configured to receive a light pipe inserted therein;
- the rear portion configured to control a depth of inner portion insertion of the light pipe and allow optical communication between the light pipe and a PCB mounted component;
- the base portion configured to rest upon a surface of the PCB and position the body to receive the light pipe at a predefined acute angle with respect to the surface of the PCB;
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- a mounting mechanism adapted to secure the body to the PCB.
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