Combination optical fiber and electrical connector

Details Combination optical fiber and electrical connector Combination optical fiber and electrical connector

1991-04-01

1992-08-18

Healy, Brian

Optical waveguides

With disengagable mechanical connector

Structure surrounding optical fiber-to-fiber connection

385 58, 385101, 385147, 244 312, 244 316, 439577, G02B 638, F41G 700

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051406594

ABSTRACT:
A combination connector (20) includes a first half connector (22) with a fixed central body (40) and a slidable exterior housing (54) that is biased to a first position, and a second half connector (24) with a fixed exterior housing (70) and a slidable interior body (82) that is biased to a first position. The fixed central body (40) of the first half connector (22) has electrical contacts (42) on its periphery, and the fixed exterior housing (70) has electrical contacts on its interior wall. The slidable exterior housing (54) of the first half connector (22) protects the connection points before the connection is made, and is pushed back to expose the connection points as the two connectors are mated together. The slidable interior body (82) of the second half connector (24) includes a shorting ring (88) that shorts out the electrical contacts (74) of the second half connector (24) before the connection is made, and is pushed back to expose the electrical contacts (74) when the first and second half connectors (22, 24) are mated. One half of a fiber optic cable (48) extends longitudinally through the fixed central body (40) of the first half connector (22), and the other half of the optical cable (80) extends longitudinally through the second half connector (24), and the two are placed into axial contact when the two halves (22, 24) are brought together. The first and second half connectors (22, 24) are dimensioned to ensure registration of the appropriate parts as they are pushed together.

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