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Cam-follower release mechanism for fiber optic modules with side delatching mechanisms
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United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G02B-006/36
G02B-006/38
G02B-006/00
출원번호
US-0452473
(2003-05-30)
발명자
/ 주소
Pang, Ron Cheng Chuan
Tan, Kee-Sin
Phang, Kah Yuan
출원인 / 주소
JDS Uniphase Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath &
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초록▼
A cam-follower release mechanism for fiber optic modules with side releases. The cam-follower release mechanism translates rotational motion into linear motion. The release mechanism has a rotatable bail lever with a cam lobe that pivots about a pivot point and presses against a bearing surface of t
A cam-follower release mechanism for fiber optic modules with side releases. The cam-follower release mechanism translates rotational motion into linear motion. The release mechanism has a rotatable bail lever with a cam lobe that pivots about a pivot point and presses against a bearing surface of the fiber optic module. The release mechanism further has a base with a pin about with the rotatable bail lever may pivot and a sliding fork with sliding side actuators and delatch actuators at each end. As a follower, the base and sliding fork is linearly pulled as the rotatable bail lever is rotated. As the sliding fork is pulled out, the delatch actuators at each end push in on side tabs of a cage into which the fiber optic module may be inserted. The release mechanism further has a spring to apply a force against the rotation of the rotatable bail lever to return it to home and retain the release mechanism moveable coupled to the fiber optic module. The fiber optic module further includes opto-electronic devices mounted to a printed circuit board, and a housing.
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1. A release mechanism for pluggable fiber optic modules, the release mechanism comprising:a release fork having a pair of sliding actuators and a base coupled there-between, the pair of sliding actuators including a pillar at one end coupled to the base and a delatching mechanism at another end, th
1. A release mechanism for pluggable fiber optic modules, the release mechanism comprising:a release fork having a pair of sliding actuators and a base coupled there-between, the pair of sliding actuators including a pillar at one end coupled to the base and a delatching mechanism at another end, the delatching mechanism to push out on a tab of a cage to delatch a fiber optic module therefrom; a pin coupled to the pillar, the pin having a shank extending out from the pillar; and a rotatable lever arm having an end with an elliptical cam lobe and a circular opening to accept the pin, the lever arm to rotate about the pin such that the cam lobe pushes against a bearing surface to cause the pair of sliding actuators to slide and the delatching mechanism to push out on the tab of the cage to delatch the fiber optic module therefrom. 2. The release mechanism of claim 1, whereinthe delatching actuator includes a ramp and a crown to push out on the tab of the cage to delatch the fiber optic module therefrom. 3. The release mechanism of claim 2, further comprising:a leaf spring coupled to the base, the leaf spring to push back against the rotatable lever arm and return it to a home position. 4. The release mechanism of claim 1, whereinthe rotatable lever arm is a rotatable bail lever having a pair of struts and a handle bar coupled there-between. 5. A fiber optic module comprising:a housing having a pair of pins in a bottom side, the housing further having one or more optical plug receptacles in a front side, an opening in a back side, and a pair of side openings forming a catch in each side, the catch in each side to receive a side tab in each side of a cage to retain the fiber optic module therein, the one or more optical plug receptacles to receive one or more fiber optic cable plugs; a printed circuit board mounted in the housing, the printed circuit board at one end including one or more electro-optic transducers to convert optical signals into electrical signals or electrical signals into optical signals, the printed circuit board at another end including an edge connection aligned with the opening in the back side of the housing to couple to a connector of a host, the printed circuit board further including one or more integrated circuits electrically coupled between the edge connection and the one or more electro-optic transducers; and a cam follower release mechanism movably coupled to the housing to release the fiber optic module from the cage using a rotational action, the cam follower release mechanism including a rotatable lever including a cam portion at one end and an opening about which the cam portion may rotate, a fork including a base and a pair of pillars with a pair of side sliding actuators coupled respectively thereto, each of the pair of side sliding actuators including a delatching actuator, the base further including a bearing surface to support the cam portion of the rotatable lever, the pair of side sliding actuators to slide along the respective pair of side openings in the housing in response to rotation action of the rotatable lever and the delatching actuators to push out on the side tabs of the cage to release the fiber optic module there-from, and a pin coupled to one of the pair of pillars, the opening in the rotatable lever rotatably coupled over the pin, the pin to allow the rotatable lever to rotate between a first position and a second position to release the fiber optic module from the cage. 6. The fiber optic module of claim 5, whereinthe base further includes a stop to limit the angle of rotation of the rotatable lever. 7. The fiber optic module of claim 5, whereinthe rotatable lever includes a pair of rotatable levers coupled together by a handlebar at a first end, each of the pair of rotatable levers includes the cam portion at a second end opposite the first end and the opening about which the cam portion may rotate. 8. The fiber optic module of claim 5, wherein the cam release mechanism further includesa leaf spring coupled between the base and the housing, the leaf spring to moveably couple the cam release mechanism to the housing and to return the rotatable lever to the first position. 9. A system comprising:a host adapter, the host adapter including a host printed circuit board, an edge connector coupled to the host printed circuit board, a hollow cage coupled to the host printed circuit board over the edge connector near a rear end, the hollow cage including an opening at a front end into an interior portion and a pair of flexible tabs in respective left and right side walls, the pair of flexible tabs bent into the interior portion of the hollow cage to latch with catches in respective left and right sides of a fiber optic module; and the fiber optic module to couple to the host adapter, the fiber optic module including a housing with the catches in respective left and right sides thereof, the housing further including openings in respective left and right sides to accept a pair of slide actuators with delatch actuators at one end, the housing further including a fiber optic plug receptacle in a front side, the housing further including a pair of posts in a bottom side to couple to a leaf spring, a printed circuit board mounted in the housing, the printed circuit board including one or more opto-electronic devices to transduce between electrical and optical signals, and an edge connection to couple electrical signals between the host printed circuit board and the one or more opto-electronic devices, and a cam-follower release mechanism moveably coupled to the housing to release the tabs of the cage from the catches of the housing, the cam-follower release mechanism comprising a moveable base moveably coupled around the housing, the moveable base including a spring retention post, the moveable base further including a pair of bearing surfaces, the moveable base further including the pair of slide actuators with delatch actuators at the end, the pair of slide actuators slideably coupled into the openings in the left and right sides of the housing, a pair of pins having one end coupled to the moveable base, each of the pair of pins further having a pivot rod extending from the moveable base, a rotatable bail lever having a pair of lever arms with openings rotatably coupled over the pair of pins, the pair of lever arms coupled together at a first end by a handle bar, each of pair of lever arms including a cam lobe at a second end opposite the first end, the cam lobe of each pair of lever arms to moveably couple to the respective pair of bearing surfaces of the moveable base, the rotatable bail lever to rotate around the pair of pins from a latch position where the tabs of the cage engages the catches of the fiber optic module to a release position where the tabs of the cage are disengaged from the catches of the fiber optic module, and a leaf spring coupled between the spring retention post of the moveable base and the posts in the bottom side of the housing, the leaf spring to retain the moveable base moveably coupled around the housing and return the rotatable bail lever to the latch position from the release position. 10. The system of claim 9, whereinthe cam lobe of each pair of lever arms is an elliptical cam lobe. 11. A fiber optic module comprising:a printed circuit board including one or more opto-electronic devices at one end, an edge connection at an opposite end, and one or more integrated circuits electrically coupled between the edge connection and the one or more opto-electronic devices; a housing around the printed circuit board, the housing having a top side, a bottom side, a right side and a left side, the housing having one or more optical plug receptacles in the front side to receive one or more optical plugs of a fiber optic cable in alignment with the one or more optoelectronic devices, the housing further having a pair of openings forming catches in the right side and the left side, the catches in the right side and the left side to engage tabs in a right side and a left side of a cage to retain the fiber optic module therein; and a release mechanism moveably coupled to the front side of the housing between a latch position and a release position, the release mechanism to move from the latch position to the release position using a rotational action and release the fiber optic module from the cage, the release mechanism including a rotational cam mechanism including a rotatable cam portion and a rotatable lever portion, the rotatable cam portion moveably coupled to the front side of the housing, the rotational cam mechanism to receive the rotational action, a follower mechanism moveably coupled to the rotational cam mechanism to translate the rotational action into a linear action, the follower mechanism including a pair of delatch actuators each having a ramp, the ramps in the pair of pair of delatch actuators to release the tabs of the right side and the left side of the cage from the catches in the right side and left side of the housing to release the fiber optic module from the cage in response to the linear action of the follower mechanism translated from the rotational action of the rotational cam mechanism, and a spring mechanism coupled between the release mechanism and the housing, the spring mechanism to generate tension between the housing and the release mechanism to return the release mechanism to the latch position such that the tabs of the cage can engage the catches of the fiber optic module. 12. The fiber optic module of claim 11, whereinthe rotatable cam portion is an elliptical cam lobe. 13. The fiber optic module of claim 11, whereinthe spring mechanism is a leaf type spring. 14. The fiber optic module of claim 11, whereinthe follower mechanism is a fork including a pair of side slide actuators respectively with the pair of delatch actuators. 15. A method of removing a fiber optic module from within a cage, the method comprising:rotating a bail release lever of the fiber optic module from a first position to a second position to generate a rotational motion in a cam lobe about a pivot point; translating the rotational motion of the cam lobe into a linear pulling motion of a sliding side release mechanism of the fiber optic module; and pushing out on a side tab of the cage to release the side tab from a side catch of the fiber optic module. 16. The method of claim 15, whereinthe sliding side release mechanism includes a delatching actuator with a ramp to push out on the side tab of the cage. 17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:pulling out on the fiber optic module away from the cage such that the side tab of the cage slides over the side catch of the fiber optic module. 18. The method of claim 15, whereinthe sliding side release mechanism is a pair of sliding side release mechanisms, the fiber optic module includes a pair of side catches, and the pushing out on the side tab includes pushing out on a pair of side tabs to release them from the pair of side catches of the fiber optic module. 19. The method of claim 15, whereinthe sliding side release mechanism is a linear follower of the cam lobe. 20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:after pushing out on the side tab of the cage to release the side tab from the side catch of the fiber optic module, returning the bail release lever of the fiber optic module to the first position from the second position.
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