Micro optical engine assembly
AssigneeSAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd.
InventorsVivian Wei Ma, Vincent Wai Hung, Margarito P. Banal, Jr., Gad Joseph Hubahib Gaviola
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Abstract
A micro optical engine assembly including a printed circuit board, a frame mounted on the printed circuit board, a micro optical engine mounted on the printed circuit board within a central space of the frame, a jumper having a lens-carrying end placed on top of the micro optical engine and aligned therewith by alignment members to thereby limit horizontal movement of the jumper, and a latch having a snap mechanism releasably snapped onto the frame, and at least one spring plate resiliently pressing against an upper surface of the jumper when the latch is snapped onto the frame to thereby limit vertical movement of the jumper.
Claims16
A micro optical engine assembly comprising:
- (a) a printed circuit board;
- (b) a metal frame mounted on the printed circuit board, the frame having a central space;
- (c) a micro optical engine mounted on the printed circuit board within the central space of the frame;
- (d) a jumper having a lens-carrying end placed on top of the micro optical engine and aligned therewith by alignment members, thereby limiting horizontal movement of the jumper;
- and the jumper having a fiber-coupling end at which an end of an optical fiber is coupled;
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- (e) a metal latch comprising a pair of spring arms formed on two opposite sides thereof the latch for snapping into a pair of slots formed on two opposite sides of the frame, and a pair of spring plates resiliently pressing against an upper surface of the jumper when the latch is snapped onto the frame, thereby limiting vertical movement of the jumper;
- (f) wherein the frame is a four-sided frame having two opposite vertical sidewalls, each sidewall having an inner planar portion and an outer planar portion extending from and bent 180 degrees over the inner planar portion to form a double-layer structure with a folded region defining a semi-cylindrical upper edge that matches a curved side portion of the latch when the latch is snapped onto the frame;
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- (g) wherein the frame is formed with a first platform at a first end thereof which supports the fiber-coupling end of the jumper when the jumper is placed on top of the micro optical engine, and a second platform formed at a second end thereof opposite to the first end.
A micro optical engine assembly comprising:
- (a) a printed circuit board;
- (b) a plurality of fixture components mounted on the printed circuit board and enclosing a central space;
- (c) a micro optical engine mounted on the printed circuit board within the central space;
- (d) a jumper having a lens-carrying end placed on top of the micro optical engine and aligned therewith by alignment members, thereby limiting horizontal movement of the jumper;
- and the jumper having a fiber-coupling end to which an end of an optical fiber is coupled;
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- (d) a latch comprising a snap mechanism releasably snapped onto the fixture components, and at least one spring plate resiliently pressing against an upper surface of the jumper when the latch is snapped onto the fixture components, thereby limiting vertical movement of the jumper;
- (e) wherein the fixture components are integrated as a frame, and the frame is four-sided frame defining the central space within which the micro optical engine is positioned;
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- (f) wherein the frame has two opposite vertical sidewalls, each sidewall comprising an inner planar portion and an outer planar portion extending from and bent 180 degrees over the inner planar portion to form a double-layer structure with a folded region defining a semi-cylindrical upper edge that matches a curved side portion of the latch when the latch is snapped onto the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.