IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0874935
(2015-10-05)
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등록번호 |
US-9971102
(2018-05-15)
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우선권정보 |
GB-1507758.9 (2015-05-06) |
발명자
/ 주소 |
- Raven, Asher
- Keizer, Alan
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
9 |
초록
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A fiber optic cable assembly (1), including: at least one fiber optic connector (45a,45b) arranged for insertion into a receiving socket, said connector (45a,45b) including a leading end and a trailing end; at least one latch (55a,55b) for releasably locking the fiber optic connector (45a,45b) to th
A fiber optic cable assembly (1), including: at least one fiber optic connector (45a,45b) arranged for insertion into a receiving socket, said connector (45a,45b) including a leading end and a trailing end; at least one latch (55a,55b) for releasably locking the fiber optic connector (45a,45b) to the receiving socket, said latch (55a,55b) including a leading end (63a,63b) and a trailing end (65a,65b), wherein the latch (55a,55b) is cantilevered towards its trailing end (65a,65b); and a manually operable control (69) arranged for sliding movement, said control (69) being arranged to actuate the latch (55a,55b) in response to a user actuating the control (69).
대표청구항
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1. A fibre optic cable assembly, comprising: a mounting; at least one fibre optic connector arranged for insertion into a receiving socket, said connector including a leading end and a trailing end with respect to a direction of insertion of the connector into the receiving socket; at least one latc
1. A fibre optic cable assembly, comprising: a mounting; at least one fibre optic connector arranged for insertion into a receiving socket, said connector including a leading end and a trailing end with respect to a direction of insertion of the connector into the receiving socket; at least one latch arranged for insertion into the receiving socket, the at least one latch having an engagement formation that is arranged to releasably engage a latching formation within the receiving socket thereby releasably locking the fibre optic connector to the receiving socket, said latch including a leading end and a trailing end with respect to the direction of insertion of the connector into the receiving socket, wherein said latch is cantilevered towards its trailing end, the arrangement being such that the trailing end of said latch is fixed, the leading end of said latch is moveable with respect to the trailing end of said latch, and the engagement formation protrudes substantially perpendicularly outwards at the leading end of the latch; and a manually operable control slidably attached to the mounting, wherein said control engages the at least one latch and is slidable in a direction substantially opposite to the insertion direction to move said latch to a non-locking position. 2. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein the at least one latch is cantilevered at, or adjacent, the trailing end of the fibre optic connector. 3. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein the at least one latch is cantilevered to the mounting. 4. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein the mounting is located at, or adjacent, the trailing end of the fibre optic connector. 5. An assembly according to claim 3, wherein the control is slidably attached to the mounting at a level below the level at which said latch is cantilevered to the mounting. 6. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein the control includes a driving member having a driving surface, which is arranged to depress the at least one latch in response to a user slidably moving the control. 7. An assembly according to claim 6, wherein the driving member extends transversely across the leading end of the control, and the driving surface is located at, or adjacent to, a leading end of the control. 8. An assembly according to claim 6, wherein the control is slidably attached to the mounting at a level below the level at which the driving surface engages the latch. 9. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein the control is releasably attachable to the mounting. 10. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein one of the control and the mounting includes at least one recess, and the other of the control and the mounting includes at least one rib, wherein the recess and the rib interact to provide guided sliding movement of the control relative to the mounting. 11. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein the mounting includes at least one downwardly facing engagement surface that is arranged to engage with an upper surface of the control. 12. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein the control includes a slot-shaped through hole. 13. An assembly according to claim 12, wherein at least a part of the mounting protrudes through the slot-shaped through hole. 14. An assembly according to claim 12, wherein the slot-shaped through hole includes first and second portions, wherein the width of the first portion is greater than the width second portion. 15. An assembly according to claim 14, wherein the control is mounted onto the mounting via the first portion of the slot-shaped through hole. 16. An assembly according to claim 14, wherein edge portions of the slot shaped through hole engage with recesses formed in the mounting, and the sliding interaction between the control and the mounting is provided by edge portions of the slot-shaped through hole. 17. An assembly according to claim 14, wherein the second portion of the slot-shaped hole is located towards a leading end of the control. 18. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein the control is arranged to slide in a direction that is substantially parallel with at least one of a longitudinal axis of the fibre optic cable assembly and an insertion axis of the fibre optic cable assembly. 19. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein said latch is resilient, and the resiliency of said latch urges the control towards the locking position. 20. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein said latch is inclined from the cantilevered end towards the fibre optic connector. 21. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein said fibre optic connector includes a guide element located towards its leading end. 22. An assembly according to claim 1, including a second fibre optic connector and a second latch arranged to engage the receiving socket and releasably lock the fibre optic connector to the receiving socket, wherein the second latch includes a leading end and a trailing end with respect to the direction of insertion of the connector into the receiving socket, and is cantilevered towards its trailing end, the arrangement being such that the trailing end of the latch is fixed and the leading end of the latch is moveable with respect to trailing end of the latch. 23. An assembly according to claim 22, wherein the control is arranged to move each of the first and second latches from a locking position to a non-locking position in response to a user moving the control in a direction opposite to the insertion direction. 24. An assembly according to claim 22, including a connector unit which connects the first and second fibre optic connectors together. 25. An assembly according to claim 24, wherein said latch is cantilevered to the connector unit. 26. An assembly according to claim 24, wherein the control is slidably attached to the connector unit. 27. An assembly according to claim 24, including a housing assembly comprising a housing, a first inner body, and a second inner body; and a fibre optic cable attached to the housing, wherein fibres from the cable are furcated within the housing such that at least one fibre is located in the first inner body and at least one fibre is located in the second inner body, and wherein the connector unit is releasably attachable to the housing assembly in at least first and second orientations. 28. An assembly according to claim 27, wherein the arrangement is such that in the first orientation the first connector is mounted over the first inner body and the second connector is mounted over the second inner body, thereby providing the first and second connectors with a first polarity with respect to the fibres in the first and second inner bodies, and in the second orientation the first connector is mounted over the second inner body and the second connector is mounted over the first inner body, thereby providing the first and second connectors with a second polarity with respect to the fibres in the first and second inner bodies, said second polarity being different from the first polarity. 29. An assembly according to claim 22, wherein the connector unit is arranged to releasably attach the first and second fibre optic connectors together. 30. An assembly according to claim 22, including a first fibre optic cable sub-assembly, which includes a first fibre optic cable and the first fibre optic connector; and a second fibre optic cable sub-assembly, which includes a second fibre optic cable and the second fibre optic connector, wherein the connector unit is arranged to releasably connect the cable sub-assemblies together. 31. An assembly according to claim 30, wherein the connector unit includes a first connector portion that is arranged to clip onto one of the first and second fibre optic cable sub-assemblies; and a second connector portion that is arranged to clip onto the other of the first and second fibre optic cable sub-assemblies. 32. An assembly according to claim 30, wherein the first and second connector portions are arranged to interchangeably receive the first and second fibre optic cable sub-assemblies. 33. An assembly according to claim 30, wherein the polarity of the first fibre optic cable sub-assembly with respect to the connector unit is adjustable by moving the first fibre optic sub-assembly from one of the first and second connector portions to the other of the first and second connector portions; and the polarity of the second fibre optic cable sub-assembly with respect to the connector unit is adjustable by moving the second fibre optic sub-assembly from one of the first and second connector portions to the other of the first and second connector portions. 34. An assembly according to claim 30, wherein the connector unit clips onto at least one of the first and second fibre optic cable sub-assemblies in a direction that is substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the sub-assembly. 35. An assembly according to any one of claim 30, wherein the connector unit is mounted substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of at least one of the first and second fibre optic cable sub-assemblies. 36. A fibre optic cable assembly, comprising: a connector unit including: a mounting;a first fibre optic connector arranged for insertion into a first receiving socket, said first fibre optic connector having a leading end and a trailing end with respect to a direction of insertion of the connector into the first receiving socket, a first latch having a first engagement formation protruding substantially perpendicularly outwards from the first latch that is arranged to releasably engage a first latching formation within the first receiving socket to releasably lock the first fibre optic connector to the first receiving socket, said first latch including a leading end and a trailing end with respect to the direction of insertion, wherein the first latch is cantilevered towards its trailing end,a second fibre optic connector arranged for insertion into a second receiving socket, said second fibre optic connector having a leading end and a trailing end with respect to a direction of insertion of the connector into the second receiving socket, and a second latch having a second engagement formation protruding substantially perpendicularly outwards from the second latch that is arranged to releasably engage a second latching formation within the second receiving socket to releasably lock the second connector to the second receiving socket, said second latch including a leading end and a trailing end with respect to the direction of insertion, wherein the second latch is cantilevered towards its trailing end; and a control slidably attached to the mounting, said control being arranged to engage the first and second latches and move the first and second latches from locking positions to non-locking positions, wherein the control is slidable in a direction substantially opposite to the insertion direction to move the first and second latches to the non-locking positions. 37. The Assembly according to claim 36, wherein the first engagement formation protrudes substantially perpendicularly outwards at the leading end of the latch first latch and the second engagement formation protrudes substantially perpendicularly outwards at the leading end of the latch second latch. 38. A fibre optic cable assembly, comprising: a first fibre optic cable sub-assembly, including a first fibre optic cable and a first fibre optic connector arranged for insertion into a first receiving socket, said first fibre optic connector having a leading end and a trailing end with respect to a direction of insertion of the connector into the first receiving socket; anda second fibre optic cable sub-assembly, including a second fibre optic cable and a second fibre optic connector arranged for insertion into a second receiving socket, said second fibre optic connector having a leading end and a trailing end with respect to a direction of insertion of the connector into the second receiving socket, anda connector unit arranged to releasably attach the first and second fibre optic cable sub-assemblies together, said connector unit including:a mounting;a first latch having a first engagement formation protruding substantially perpendicularly outwards from the first latch that is arranged to releasably engage a first latching formation within the first receiving socket to releasably lock the first connector to the first receiving socket, said first latch including a leading end and a trailing end with respect to the direction of insertion, wherein the first latch is cantilevered to the connector unit towards its trailing end, and a second latch having a second engagement formation protruding substantially perpendicularly outwards from the second latch that is arranged to releasably engage a second latching formation within the second receiving socket to releasably lock the second connector to a second receiving socket, said second latch including a leading end and a trailing end with respect to the direction of insertion, wherein the second latch is cantilevered to the connector unit towards its trailing end; anda control slidably attached to the mounting, said control being arranged to engage the first and second latches and move the first and second latches from locking positions to non-locking positions, wherein the control is slidable in a direction substantially opposite to a direction in which the first and second connectors are inserted into first and second receiving sockets, to move the latches to the non-locking positions. 39. The Assembly according to claim 38, wherein the first engagement formation protrudes substantially perpendicularly outwards at the leading end of the latch first latch and the second engagement formation protrudes substantially perpendicularly outwards at the leading end of the latch second latch.
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