Transceiver socket adapter for passive optical cable
AssigneeMellanox Technologies, Ltd.
InventorsRafi Lagziel, Nimer Khazen, Jamal Mousa
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Abstract
A communication device includes a mechanical shell, which is configured to be inserted into a Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) receptacle and contains a notch configured to hold a ferrule for mating with a connector of a passive optical cable. The mechanical shell includes molded upper and lower covers, which are joined together along an assembly line. A pair of elastic clips are molded integrally with at least one of the upper and lower covers and are configured to receive and hold the connector when mated with the ferrule. Circuitry within the shell includes electrical terminals configured to mate with corresponding terminals of the receptacle.
Claims22
A communication device, comprising:
- a mechanical shell, which is configured to be inserted into a Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) receptacle, contains a notch configured to hold a ferrule for mating with a connector of a passive optical cable and defines a socket configured for insertion of the connector therein,
- wherein the mechanical shell comprises molded upper and lower covers, which are joined together along an assembly line and which comprise a pair of elastic clips, which are molded integrally with at least one of the upper and lower covers and are configured to receive and hold the connector in the socket when mated with the ferrule;
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- circuitry within the shell, comprising electrical terminals configured to mate with corresponding terminals of the receptacle.
A method for producing a communication device, the method comprising:
- molding upper and lower covers of a mechanical shell, which is configured to be inserted into a Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) receptacle, containing a notch configured to hold a ferrule for mating with a connector of a passive optical cable and defining a socket configured for insertion of the connector therein and comprising a pair of elastic clips, which are molded integrally with at least one of the upper and lower covers and are configured to receive and hold the connector in the socket when mated with the ferrule;
- assembling circuitry, comprising electrical terminals configured to mate with corresponding terminals of the receptacle, within the shell;
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- joining the upper and lower covers together along an assembly line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.