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Cable assembly having floatable termination
Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 2008-12-23
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Granted: 2011-03-01
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Expires: 2028-12-23
Abstract
Abstract A cable assembly ( 100 ) includes an insulative housing ( 2 ) having a base portion ( 21 ) and a tongue portion ( 22 ) extending forwardly therefrom, at least a mounting cavity ( 2212 ) and a curved slot ( 2213 ) defined in a low section of the insulated housing, said curved slot located behind and communicated to the mounting cavity; a plurality of contacts ( 4 ) supported by the base portion, each contact having a mating portion arranged proximate to the top side of the tongue portion, and a tail portion extending beyond a back surface of the base portion; an optical module ( 6 ) accommodated in the mounting cavity and a spring member ( 63 ) arranged between the optical module and a back side of the mounting cavity; an optical fiber ( 53 ) extending through the curved slot and connected to the optical module; and a metal shell ( 8 ) having a mating frame enclosing the tongue portion and the optical module therein.
Inventors
- 👤 Chong Yi
- 👤 Kevin E. Walker
- 👤 Pei Tsao
- 👤 Stephen Sedio
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 17:50
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/36; G02B6/38; G02B6/3807; G02B6/381; G02B6/3817; H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/502; H01R13/646; H01R13/6461; H01R13/6471; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6591; H01R13/65912; H01R13/65914; G02B6/26; G02B6/32; G02B6/3818; G02B6/3821; G02B6/3873; G02B6/3885; H01R13/62; H01R13/629; H01R13/631; H01R13/6315; H01R13/6592; H01R13/6593
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
A cable assembly, comprising: an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion, said tongue portion defining a top side and a bottom side opposite to the top side, at least a mounting cavity and a slot defined in a bottom side of the insulated housing, said slot located behind and communicated to the mounting cavity; a plurality of contacts supported by the base portion, each contact having a mating portion arranged proximate to the top side of the tongue portion, and a tail portion supported by the base portion; an optical module accommodated in the mounting cavity and an elastic member arranged between the optical module and a back side of the mounting cavity; an optical fiber extending through the slot and connected to the optical module; and a metal shell having a mating frame enclosing the tongue portion and the optical module therein; wherein the optical module is mechanically linked to the insulative housing via the elastic member; wherein the optical module includes two lens members and a holder member enclosing the lens members.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
A cable assembly, comprising: an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion, said tongue portion defining a top side and a bottom side opposite to the top side, at least a mounting cavity and a slot defined in a bottom side of the insulated housing, said slot located behind and communicated to the mounting cavity; a plurality of contacts supported by the base portion, each contact having a mating portion arranged proximate to the top side of the tongue portion, and a tail portion supported by the base portion; an optical module accommodated in the mounting cavity and an elastic member arranged between the optical module and a back side of the mounting cavity; an optical fiber extending through the slot and connected to the optical module; and a metal shell having a mating frame enclosing the tongue portion and the optical module therein; wherein the optical module is mechanically linked to the insulative housing via the elastic member; wherein the optical module includes two lens members and a holder member enclosing the lens members.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The cable assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a protrusion portion formed on a back side of the holder member and extending into an interior of a front segment of the elastic member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The cable assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein a positioning slot is defined in a rear side of the mounting cavity, and a rear segment of the elastic member is received in the positioning slot.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The cable assembly as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the contacts are divided into a set of first contacts and a set of second contacts, and the first contacts and the second contacts are capable of transmitting different signals.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The cable assembly as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the mating portions of the first contacts are spaced apart the mating portions of the second contacts along a front-to-back direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
The cable assembly as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the mating portions of the first contacts are disposed adjacent to the top side of the tongue portion, and the mating portions of the second contacts are located above the top side of the tongue portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The cable assembly as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the tail portions of the first contacts are vertically spaced apart the tail portions of the second contacts.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The cable assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein there are two slots and two mounting cavities defined in the bottom side of the insulated housing; and the two slots are communicated to the two mounting cavities, respectively.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The cable assembly as claimed in claim 8 , wherein a distance between the slots is divergent along a front-to-back direction.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The cable assembly as claimed in claim 9 , wherein two optical fibers extend through the slots and are coupled to two optical modules accommodated in the two mounting cavities.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The cable assembly as claimed in claim 10 , wherein two additional slots are defined in later sides of the low section of the insulated housing and communicated to the mounting cavities, respectively.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
The cable assembly as claimed in claim 11 , wherein two additional optical fibers extend through the additional slots and are respectively coupled to the two optical modules.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
The cable assembly as claimed in claim 12 , wherein two cap members are arranged behind the mounting cavities and shield the two additional optical fibers.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The cable assembly as claimed in claim 12 , wherein two attachment members are combined with the two optical fibers and inserted into rear sections of the additional slots.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The cable assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the elastic member is a spring member.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The cable assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the slot has a curved shape.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
159 words
A cable assembly, comprising: an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion, said tongue portion defining a top side and a bottom side opposite to the top side, at least one mounting cavity and one slot defined in a bottom side of the insulated housing, said slot located behind and communicated to the mounting cavity; a plurality of contacts supported by the base portion, each contact having a mating portion arranged proximate to the top side of the tongue portion, and a tail portion supported by the base portion; an optical module accommodated in the mounting cavity and equipped with an elastic member, the optical module including two lens members and a holder member enclosing the lens members; at least one optical fiber extending through the slot and connected to the optical module; and a metal shell having a mating frame enclosing the tongue portion and the optical module therein.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
159 words
A cable assembly, comprising: an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion, said tongue portion defining a top side and a bottom side opposite to the top side, at least one mounting cavity and one slot defined in a bottom side of the insulated housing, said slot located behind and communicated to the mounting cavity; a plurality of contacts supported by the base portion, each contact having a mating portion arranged proximate to the top side of the tongue portion, and a tail portion supported by the base portion; an optical module accommodated in the mounting cavity and equipped with an elastic member, the optical module including two lens members and a holder member enclosing the lens members; at least one optical fiber extending through the slot and connected to the optical module; and a metal shell having a mating frame enclosing the tongue portion and the optical module therein.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
The cable assembly as claimed in claim 17 , wherein there are two optical fibers connected to the optical module, and the elastic member is disposed between the two optical fibers.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
The cable assembly as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the elastic member is a spring member.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
201 words
A cable assembly, comprising: an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion, said tongue portion defining a top side and a bottom side opposite to the top side, at least one mounting cavity and one slot defined in a bottom side of the insulated housing, said slot located behind and communicated to the mounting cavity; a plurality of contacts supported by the base portion, each contact having a mating portion arranged proximate to the top side of the tongue portion, and a tail portion behind the mating portion in a front-to-back direction; a plurality of wires mechanically and electrically connected to the tail portions of the corresponding contacts, respectively; an optical module accommodated in the mounting cavity and equipped with an elastic member, the optical module including two lens members and a holder member enclosing the lens members; at least one optical fiber extending through the slot and connected to the optical module; and a metal shell having a mating frame enclosing the tongue portion and the optical module therein; wherein said at least one optical fiber is located between two corresponding wires in a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
201 words
A cable assembly, comprising: an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion, said tongue portion defining a top side and a bottom side opposite to the top side, at least one mounting cavity and one slot defined in a bottom side of the insulated housing, said slot located behind and communicated to the mounting cavity; a plurality of contacts supported by the base portion, each contact having a mating portion arranged proximate to the top side of the tongue portion, and a tail portion behind the mating portion in a front-to-back direction; a plurality of wires mechanically and electrically connected to the tail portions of the corresponding contacts, respectively; an optical module accommodated in the mounting cavity and equipped with an elastic member, the optical module including two lens members and a holder member enclosing the lens members; at least one optical fiber extending through the slot and connected to the optical module; and a metal shell having a mating frame enclosing the tongue portion and the optical module therein; wherein said at least one optical fiber is located between two corresponding wires in a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction.
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