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US 2018/0003901 A1Published application
Connector
AssigneeHewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
InventorsJohn NORTON, Brandy Dauenhauer Sausse
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Abstract
An optical connector may include a vibrational element and a pair of traces to power the element. A corresponding connector receptacle includes a pair of pins to provide power to the vibrational element via the traces.
Claims16
A connector, comprising:
- a connector body;
- a ferrule coupled to a front face of the connector body;
- a piezoelectric element proximal to the ferrule;
- power traces, each power trace coupled to the piezoelectric element and disposed on a side face of the connector body.
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A receptacle, comprising:
- a receptacle housing;
- a pair of pins disposed proximal to a rim of the receptacle housing;
- and
- traces to connect the pair of pins to a power supply rail of a printed circuit assembly.
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A system, comprising:
- a connector comprising:
- a connector housing;
- a ferrule disposed at a front face of the connector housing;
- a vibrator coupled to the ferrule;
- and
- a pair of traces coupled to the vibrator to deliver power to the vibrator, the pair of traces disposed on a side face of the body housing;
- and
- a receptacle comprising:
- a receptacle housing;
- a pair of pins disposed on a side face of the receptacle housing to electrically couple to the pair of traces to deliver power to the vibrator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.