Contact unit for multicontact connector, has body detachably mounted in pocket recess of insulating insert, and opto-electronic converter that converts optical signal or electrical signal into electrical or optical signal

摘要

The unit has a body (2) detachably mounted in a pocket recess of an insulating insert of a multicontact connector. Optical terminations (6, 5) are provided in respective longitudinal ends (4, 3) of the body. An opto-electronic converter (8) is placed in the body and converts an optical signal or electrical signal, coming from one of the terminations, into an electrical signal or optical signal, respectively. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a system destined to be embedded aboard an aircraft and comprising a frame and an equipment each comprising a multicontact connector including a contact unit (2) a method for assembling a multicontact connector.