Interconnect module assembly
AssigneeSamtec, Inc.
InventorsJohn A. MONGOLD, Marc EPITAUX, Ronald KETWITZ
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Abstract
An interconnect module and mating ring socket that form a vertical insertion interconnect module assembly are described. The interconnect module may be an optical transceiver, transmitter, or receiver that is part of an optical communication system. The interconnect module has a detachable cable assembly secured to the interconnect module by a cable latch. A slidable ring socket latch secures the interconnect module to the ring socket. A cable latch that secures the detachable cable assembly to the interconnect module has a pivot axis that can shift its position to facilitate latching and unlatching of the detachable cable assembly.
Claims27
An interconnect module configured to mate with a ring socket, the interconnect module comprising:
- a module substrate;
- a module housing mounted to the module substrate, the module housing defining first and second opposed ends and first and second opposed sides that extend between the first and second opposed ends;
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- a plurality of module electrical contacts that are arranged in first and second rows along the first and second opposed sides, respectively,
- wherein the module housing is configured to engage a ring socket latch of the ring socket so as to be configured to selectively 1) mate with and unmate from the ring socket when the latch is in a first position, 2) secure to the ring socket when the latch is in a second position, and 3) eject from the ring socket when the latch is in a third position.
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A ring socket comprising:
- an electrically insulative ring socket housing having first and second ends opposite each other along a longitudinal direction, and first and second sides opposite each other along a lateral direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, wherein the sides that extend between the opposed ends so as to define a rectangular opening;
- first and second rows of electrical contacts supported by the first and second sides, respectively, of the ring socket housing;
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- a ring socket latch that is movable between an accept position whereby the ring socket is configured to mate with an interconnect module, a locked position whereby the ring socket is secured to the mated interconnect module so as to prevent the interconnect module from being unmated from the ring socket, and an eject position whereby the ring socket ejects the interconnect module.
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A method of securing a cable ferrule that has been inserted into an interconnect module in an insertion direction, the method comprising the steps of:
- rotating a cable latch of the interconnect module in a first direction of rotation about a pivot axis from an open position toward a closed position, wherein the cable latch is pivotally coupled to a housing of the interconnect module about the pivot axis;
- during the rotating step, causing a compression member of the cable latch to move past an edge of the ferrule that is defined by an intersection of a face of the ferrule and a top surface of the ferrule;
- after the causing step, causing the compression member to compress against the ferrule along a longitudinal direction that includes the insertion direction, thereby causing the compression member to apply a compression force to the face of the ferrule that retains the ferrule in the interconnect module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.