# US 2019/0378936 A1 · Bracket, optical assembly and optical module > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0378936 A1 - Document ID: US20190378936A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/124,238 - Filed: 2018-09-07 - Published: 2019-12-12 - Earliest claimed: 2018-06-11 - Assignees: Azurewave Technologies, Inc. - Applicants: Azurewave Technologies, Inc. - Inventors: KUNG-AN LIN; CHUNG-CHE YANG; MING-CHUN LU - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190378936A1 ## CPC - H10F 77/93: {Interconnections} - H10F 77/40: Optical elements or arrangements (surface textures H10F77/70) - H10H 20/855: Optical field-shaping means, e.g. lenses - H10H 20/857: Interconnections, e.g. lead-frames, bond wires or solder balls - H10H 20/8506: {Containers} - H10F: INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION - H10H: INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS ## Abstract An optical module includes an electronic assembly and an optical assembly. The electronic assembly includes a circuit board and a chip component. The optical assembly disposed on the electronic assembly includes a bracket and an optical component. The bracket surrounds the chip component and has at least two conductive layers separated from each other. The conductive layers are electrically connected to the electronic assembly. The optical assembly is disposed on the bracket and has at least one light-transmissive conductive layer which is electrically connected to the conductive layers. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A bracket adapted to be mounted on a circuit board and support an optical component, comprising at least two conductive layers separated from each other; wherein the at least two conductive layers are electrically connected to the circuit board. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The bracket according to claim 1, wherein the conductive layers are configured on one of the outer surface, the inner surface, and the interior of the bracket. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The bracket according to claim 1, wherein the bracket further includes at least two grooves, each of the conductive layers is respectively disposed in each of the grooves. ### Claim 4 An optical assembly, comprising: a bracket including at least two conductive layers separated from each other; and an optical component disposed on the bracket, the optical component including at least one light-transmissive conductive layer which is electrically connected to the conductive layers. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The optical assembly according to claim 4, wherein the optical component further includes an optical component body, the at least one light-transmissive conductive layer is disposed on one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the optical component body, and the at least one light-transmissive conductive layer includes two conductive ends disposed on two sides of the optical component body, respectively; the conductive layers are disposed on one of the outer surface, the inner surface, and the interior of the bracket; each conductive layer includes a connecting end extending to the inner surface of the bracket, and being electrically connected to the correspondingly conductive end; wherein the at least one light-transmissive conductive layer is electrically disconnected from the conductive layers when the optical component is detached from the bracket. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The optical assembly according to claim 4, wherein the bracket includes at least two grooves, and each of the conductive layers is respectively disposed in each of the grooves; the optical component further includes an optical component body on which the at least one light-transmissive conductive layer is disposed, the shape of the optical component body is rectangular, and the at least one light-transmissive conductive layer extends from one corner of the optical component body to another opposite corner thereof; the at least one light-transmissive conductive layer is S-shaped or strip-shaped. ### Claim 7 An optical module, comprising: an electronic assembly including a circuit board and a chip component; and an optical assembly disposed on the electronic assembly, including a bracket and an optical component; wherein the bracket surrounds the chip component and includes at least two conductive layers separated from each other, the conductive layers are electrically connected to the electronic assembly, the optical assembly is disposed on the bracket and includes at least one light-transmissive conductive layer which is electrically connected to the conductive layers. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The optical module according to claim 7, wherein the optical component further includes an optical component body, the at least one light-transmissive conductive layer is disposed on one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the optical component body, and the at least one light-transmissive conductive layer includes two conductive ends disposed on two sides of the optical component body, respectively; the conductive layers are disposed on one of the outer surface, the inner surface, and the interior of the bracket; each conductive layer includes a connecting end extending to the inner surface of the bracket, and being electrically connected to the correspondingly conductive end; wherein the at least one light-transmissive conductive layer is electrically disconnected from the conductive layers when the optical component is detached from the bracket. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The optical module according to claim 7, wherein the bracket includes at least two grooves, and each conductive layer is respectively disposed in each groove; the optical component further includes an optical component body on which the at least one light-transmissive conductive layer is disposed, the shape of the optical component body is rectangular, and the at least one light-transmissive conductive layer extends from one corner of the optical component body to another opposite corner thereof; the at least one light-transmissive conductive layer is S-shaped or strip-shaped. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The optical module according to claim 7, wherein the width of the conductive layer is larger than the width of the light-transmissive conductive layer.