ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL HYBRID CONNECTOR

摘要

A mezzanine connector assembly adapted to connecting a top PCB and a bottom PCB. The mezzanine connector assembly includes a floatable upper connector and a lower connector. The upper connector has an electrical connecting device and an optical connecting device. The electrical connecting device includes a conductor having a floatable upper end and a fixed lower end, the optical connecting device having an optical waveguide with one end connected to the upper PCB and a lower end fixed to the housing by a ferrule. The lower connector has a housing, a turning lens received in the housing, and an electrical contact connected to the bottom PCB for mating with the lower end of the conductor of the upper connector, the turning lens defining an upward opening to receive the ferrule of the upper connector, a forward opening for receiving an optical plug.

主权项

1. A mezzanine connector assembly adapted for connecting a top PCB and a bottom PCB, comprising:
an upper connector mounted to a bottom side of the top PCB, the upper connector having an electrical connecting device and an optical connecting device, the electrical connecting device comprising a conductor having an upper end connected to the upper PCB and a lower end opposite to the upper end, the optical connecting device having an optical waveguide with an upper end connected to the upper PCB and a lower end, and a ferrule fixing the lower end; and a lower connector mounted onto a top side of the bottom PCB, the lower connector having a housing, a turning lens received in the housing, and an electrical contact connected to the bottom PCB for mating with the lower end of the conductor of the upper connector, the turning lens defining an upward opening to receive the ferrule of the upper connector and a forward opening for receiving an optical plug.