Electrical connector with illumination waveguide
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsTimothy Alan Hutchinson, Robert Colantuono, Michael McKee
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AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsTimothy Alan Hutchinson, Robert Colantuono, Michael McKee
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An electrical connector including a connector subassembly having a front mating portion and a waveguide disposed around the front mating portion of the connector subassembly. The waveguide may alternatively be disposed near the front mating portion of the connector subassembly and an illumination device is provided at the side portion of the connector subassembly adjacent to the waveguide for coupling light emanating therefrom onto a portion of the waveguide which in turn conducts the light to illuminate at least a front end of the waveguide. The connector subassembly may further cooperate with a bezel having a frame and an opening. The frame retains the connector subassembly in position with the front mating portion of connector subassembly extending to the opening. The waveguide is then configured to have a front portion disposed between a rim portion of the opening and the front mating portion of the connector subassembly.
An electrical connector comprising:
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
The electrical connector assembly as claimed in 16, wherein an illumination device retained to the waveguide and illuminating the front end face of the waveguide, and the connector subassembly comprises a rear cover molded cover at least a portion of the illumination device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.