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GB2412504A - Combined electrical and optical plug connector - Google Patents

Combined electrical and optical plug connector Download PDF

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GB2412504A
GB2412504A GB0406484A GB0406484A GB2412504A GB 2412504 A GB2412504 A GB 2412504A GB 0406484 A GB0406484 A GB 0406484A GB 0406484 A GB0406484 A GB 0406484A GB 2412504 A GB2412504 A GB 2412504A
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Timothy Edward Rothwell
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/381—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres
    • G02B6/3817—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres containing optical and electrical conductors

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  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)

Abstract

A combined electrical and optical plug connector has a substantially cylindrical pin, with at least three (in this case, four) electrical contacts c, e, g, i arranged along it. The pin has a bore along which is placed an optical fibre a.

Description

24 1 2504
THE DESCRIPTION
TITLE
ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PLUG CONNECTOR
BACKGROUND
AN INVENTION THAT WILL FACILITATE THE FUNCTIONAI, EXPANSION
OF FUTURE DEVICES AS WELL AS AN ALREADY AVAILABLE RANGE OF
DEVICES THAT HAVE, BOTH ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL INPUT AND
OUTPUT MODES
USE OF PHRASE AND TERMS STATEMENT
THE TERM ' SCALE INDEPENDENT ' AND OR ' SCALE AND DIMENSION INDEPENDENT ' OR OTHER SUCH REFERENCE TO SCALE AND DIMF,NSION USED IN THIS DOCUMF,NT REFERS TO AND IS SUBJECT TO
ANY AVAILABLE AND TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE MANUFACTURING AND
OR FABRICATION PROCESSES BY WHICH THE INVENTION MAY BE
PHYSICALLY CONSTRUCTED
ESSENTIAL FEATURES
WILL FACILITATE THE TRANSMISSION OF LIGHT OR OPTICALLY
ENCODED DATA AND SIGNALS WHILST SIMULTANEOUSLY PROVlDlNG
FOR ELECTRICAL DATA SIGNALS
THE LIGHT TRANSMISSION OPTICAL CORE BORE HOLE IS IN CO-
EXISTENCE WITH THE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS AND ASSOCIATED
TERMINAL CONNECTIONS ALL ACCESSED FROM WITHIN THE TERMINAL
ENCLOSURE
NO LESS THEN TIIREE CONDUCTORS AND ASSOCIATED TERMINALS AS
DETAII,ED IN THE PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
NO LESS THEN THREE INSULATORS OR SEPARATORS AS DETAILED IN
THE PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
THE INVENTION IS SCALE INDEPENDENT AND FAClLlTATES MULTIPLE
PARALLEL PHYSICAL CONSTRUCTION VARIANTS
INTRODUCTION TO DRAWINGS
FIGURE 1
SCHEMATIC SHOWING A POSSIBLE CONSTRUCTION CONFIGURATION TO
BE VIEWED WITH PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
FIGURE 2 SCHEMATIC SHOWING A POSSIBLE CONS l AUCTION CONFIGURATION TO
BE VIEWED WITH MECHANICAL DESCRIPTION
FIGURE 3
PICTURE ILLUSTRATING A POSSIBLE VARIANT THIS FIGURE SHOWS A
FULLY FUNCTIONAL PROTOTYPE CONSTRUCTED BY THE INVENTOR
V
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
ELEMENT LABEL
REFERENCE ON BASIC ELEMENT DESCRIPTION
FIGURE 1 a OPTICAL OR LIGHT ( SEE KEYNOTE 1) *
TRANSMISSION CORE
b TERMINAL ENCLOSURE ( SEE KEY NOTE 2) * c CONDUCTOR ( SEE KEYNOTE 3) * d SEPARATOR AND INSULATOR ( SEE KEY NOTE 4) * e CONDUCTOR ( SEE KEYNOTE 5) * f SEPARATOR AND INSULATOR ( SEE KEY NOTE 6) * g CONDUCTOR ( SEE KEY NOTE 7) * h SEPARATOR AND INSULATOR ( SEE KEY NOTE 8) * i CONDUCTOR OR INSULATOR ( SEE KEY NOTE 9) * j BORE HOLE END POINT ( SEE KEY NOTE 10) * THE TERM SEE KEY NOTE FOLLOWED BY A NUMERICAL VALUE
REFERS TO AND BEARS REFERENCE TO THE MORE DETAILED
DESCRIPTIONS ON pale Four
KEY NOTE
1 MATERIAL OF SUBSTANCE SILICON OR GLASS OR
POLYMER OR CARBON OR OTHER OR COMBINATION
OF THESE BASED FIBER CORE
2 HOUSING OR BODY ATTACHED TO AND PART OF ASSEMBLY WITHIN WHICH TERMINALS FOR c,e, g, i
AND BORE HOLE FOR OPTICAL FIBER CORE ARE
ACCESSED
3 ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ELEMF,NT TO BE ACCESSED FROM WITHIN ENCLOSURE b 4 POLYMER OR OTHER MATERIAL OR SUBSTANCE
ACTING AS A SEPARATOR AND INSULATOR
BETWEEN THE CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS
ELECTRICALI,Y CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT TO BE ACCESSED FROM WITHIN ENCLOSURE b 6 POLYMER OR OTHER MATERIAL OR SUBSTANCE
ACTING AS A SEPARATOR AND INSULATOR
BETWEEN THE CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS
7 ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT TO BE ACCESSED FROM WITHIN ENCLOSURE b
POLYMER OR OTHER MATERIAL OR SUBSTANCE
ACTING AS A SEPARATOR AND INSULATOR
BETWEEN THE CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS
9 ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR OR NON ELECTRICALLY
CONDUCTIVE POLYMER OR OTHER MATERIAL
ACTING AS AN INSULATOR IN CASE OF CONDUCTIVE
SURFACE THIS TO BE ACCESSED FROM WITHIN
ENCLOSURE b HOLE AND BORE, DIAMETER TO BE DETERMINED BY LIGHT TRANSMITTING OR OPTICAL CORE a EXTENDING FROM j THROUGH TO b ACCESS AND
BEYOND
OTHER INFORMATION
IT IS N01' INTRINSIC TO THIS INVENTION THAT THE OUTER DIAMETER OF ml m2 m3 m6 m7 m8 ARE APPROXIMATELY OR EXACTLY EQUAL - ,
MECHANICAL DESCRIPTION
GENERAL MECHANICAL DESCRIPTION FOR A POSSIBLE PHYSICAL
CONSTRUCTION VARIANT SEE FIGURE 2 ml LENGTH Variable dependent on application OUTER DIAMETER Variable dependent on application INNER DIAMETER Variable dependent on application FORM OR SHAPE Typically cylindrical m2 LENGTH Variable dependent on application OUTER DIAMETER Variable dependent on application INNER DIAMETER Variable dependent on application FORM OR SHAPE Typically cylindrical ma LENGTH Variable dependent on application OUTER DIAMETER Variable dependent on application INNER DIAMETER Variable dependent on application FORM OR SHAPE Typically cylindrical m4 LENGTH Variable dependent on application OUTER DIAMETER Variable dependent on application INNER DIAMETER Variable dependent on application FORM OR SHAPE Variable dependent on application mS BORE HOLE LENGTH Variable dependent on application DIAMETER Variable dependent on application FORM OR SHAPE BORE HOLE j m6 LENGTH Variable dependent on application OUTER DIAMETER Variable dependent on application INNER DIAMETER Variable dependent on application FORM OR SHAPE Typically cylindrical m7 LENGTII Variable dependent on application OUTER DIAMETER Variable dependent on application INNER DIAMETER Variable dependent on application FORM OR SHAPE Typically cylindrical ma LENGTH Variable dependent on application OUTER DIAMETER Variable dependent on application INNER DIAMETER Variable dependent on application FORM OR SHAPE Typically cylindrical m9 LENGTH Variable dependent on application OUTER DIMENSION Variable dependent on application INNER DIMENSION Variable dependent on application FORM OR SHAPE Variable dependent on application v

Claims (1)

  1. THE CLAIM
    WILL FACILITATE THE TRANSMISSION OF OPTICAL OR LIGHT ENCODED
    DATA SIGNALS WHILST SIMULTANEOUSLY PROVIDING FOR THE
    TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICAL SIGNALS ALL ALONG INDEPENDENT
    AND ISOLATED SIGNAL PATHS
    THE ABILITY TO BE PHYSICALLY CONFIGURED INTO A TYPICAL PHONO
    OR SIMILAR STYLE COMPACT PLUG CONNECTOR FORM
    THE LIGHT OR OPTICAL DATA TRANSMISSION FIBER CORE BORE HOLE
    IS IN CO EXISTENCE WITH AND MAY BE ISOLATED FROM THE
    ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS AND ELECTRICAL SIGNAL PATHS ALL
    ACCESSIBLE FROM WITHIN THE TERMINAL ENCLOSURE AT THE
    TERMINAL ENCLOSURE AREA OF THE INVENTION
    THE INVENTION WILL HAVE NO 1,ESS THF,N THREE CONDUCTORS AND ASSOCIATED TERMINALS IN ADDlTlON TO THE LIGHT TRANSMISSION
    OR OPTICAL DATA TRANSMISSION CORE
    NO 1,ESS THEN THREE INSULATORS OR SEPARATORS ENSURING THAT
    ALL CONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS ARE APPROPRIATELY ISOLATED
    SCALE AND DIMENSION INDEPENDENT AND FACILITATES MULTIPLE
    PARALLEL PHYSICAL CONSTRUCTION VARIANTS DEPENDENT ON
    PARTICULAR APPLICATION REQUIREMENT
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Cited By (1)

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WO2009138115A1 (en) * 2008-05-16 2009-11-19 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ab Connector arrangement

Citations (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2106662A (en) * 1981-06-17 1983-04-13 Burndy Corp Connector
EP0247874A2 (en) * 1986-05-28 1987-12-02 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Electrical and fibre optic connector
US4887881A (en) * 1987-08-24 1989-12-19 Feller Ag Plugging apparatus for the transmission of electrical energy
GB2289140A (en) * 1994-05-03 1995-11-08 Methode Electronics Inc Hybrid fibre optic/electrical connector
US20020177364A1 (en) * 2001-05-25 2002-11-28 Keiji Mine Conversion plug for an optical signal and method of fabricating the conversion plug
DE10148780A1 (en) * 2001-09-28 2003-04-10 Zeiss Carl Jena Gmbh Hybrid plug for electrical and optical connections has electrical contact surface(s) at least partly, preferably coaxially enclosing central bore for optical waveguide, positioning arrangement

Patent Citations (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2106662A (en) * 1981-06-17 1983-04-13 Burndy Corp Connector
EP0247874A2 (en) * 1986-05-28 1987-12-02 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Electrical and fibre optic connector
US4887881A (en) * 1987-08-24 1989-12-19 Feller Ag Plugging apparatus for the transmission of electrical energy
GB2289140A (en) * 1994-05-03 1995-11-08 Methode Electronics Inc Hybrid fibre optic/electrical connector
US20020177364A1 (en) * 2001-05-25 2002-11-28 Keiji Mine Conversion plug for an optical signal and method of fabricating the conversion plug
DE10148780A1 (en) * 2001-09-28 2003-04-10 Zeiss Carl Jena Gmbh Hybrid plug for electrical and optical connections has electrical contact surface(s) at least partly, preferably coaxially enclosing central bore for optical waveguide, positioning arrangement

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2009138115A1 (en) * 2008-05-16 2009-11-19 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ab Connector arrangement
US7727029B2 (en) 2008-05-16 2010-06-01 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ab Connector arrangement having multiple independent connectors

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