US 6,887,101 B2Granted

Differential transmission connector

AssigneeFujitsu Component Limited

InventorsTakeshi Ito, Mitsuru Kobayashi, Hideo Miyazawa, Noboru Shimizu

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Abstract

A connector for differential transmission is disclosed. The connector includes a connector housing, a connector main body attached thereto, and a photoelectric conversion module provided to the connector housing to be electrically connected to the connector main body. The connector main body includes a differential transmission electric connector part connectable to the connector of an apparatus. Ground contact members and signal contact pairs each including first and second signal contact members are arranged alternately in the connector main body. The photoelectric conversion module includes a photoelectric conversion part and an optical fiber cable connector part to which an optical fiber cable is connectable. The differential transmission electric connector part and the optical fiber cable connector part are provided to the opposite ends of the connector housing.

Claims7

Dependent claims

A connector for differential transmission, comprising:

a connector housing;
a connector main body attached to the connector housing, the connector main body including a differential transmission electric connector part connectable to a connector of an apparatus, the differential transmission electric connector part having a plurality of signal contact pairs and a plurality of ground contact members arranged alternately, the signal contact pairs each including first and second signal contact members;
and
a photoelectric conversion module provided to the connector housing to be electrically connected to the connector main body, the photoelectric conversion module including a photoelectric conversion part and an optical fiber cable connector part to which an optical fiber cable is connectable,
wherein the differential transmission electric connector part of the connector main body is provided to a first end of the connector housing, and the optical fiber cable connector part of the photoelectric conversion module is provided to a second end of the connector housing, the second end being opposite to the first end.

2 more elements

A connector for differential transmission, comprising:

a connector housing;
a connector main body provided to the connector housing, the connector main body including a differential transmission electric connector part connectable to a connector of an apparatus, the differential transmission electric connector part having a plurality of signal contact pairs and a plurality of ground contact members arranged alternately, the signal contact pairs each including first and second signal contact members;
a rigid printed circuit board provided to the connector housing;
and
a photoelectric conversion module provided to the connector housing, being mounted on the rigid printed circuit board to be electrically connected to the connector main body, the photoelectric conversion module including a photoelectric conversion part and an optical fiber cable connector part to which an optical fiber cable is connectable,
wherein the differential transmission electric connector part of the-connector main body is provided to a first end of the connector housing, and the optical fiber cable connector part of the photoelectric conversion module is provided to a second end of the connector housing, the second end being opposite to the first end.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/832,347Filed 27 Apr 2004
Priority: JP 2003-15060028 May 2003
Published: US 2004/0242066 A12 Dec 2004
Granted: 3 May 2005
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

H01R 33/945
Coupling devices specially adapted for supporting apparatus and having one part acting as a holder providing support and electrical connection…
H01R 31/065
Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter: with built-in electric apparatus
H01R 2201/06
Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications: for computer periphery
H01R
Electrically-conductive connections