1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a pluggable optical transceiver module, and more particularly, to a small form-factor pluggable optical transceiver module.
2. Description of Related Art
Updated optical fiber communication has advantages of high bandwidth, light weight, high signal accuracy, long transmission distance, resistance to interference of external electromagnetic waves, etc. In general, an optical fiber cable that is used to transmit optical signals has a first connecting unit, and signal transceiving equipment that is used to receive the optical signals has a second connecting unit, in which the first connecting unit can be plugged into and fixed to the second connecting unit.
The first connecting unit of the optical fiber cable generally includes a connector for plugging, and includes an upper cover and a lower cover for clamping the connector. The upper cover and the lower cover are fastened to each other by screws. Therefore, the upper cover and the lower cover can firmly fix the connector.
However, if a screw is used to fasten the upper cover to the lower cover, the length of the screw must be long enough, which may limit the species of screw to be used and result in the breakage of the screw in use.
Furthermore, how to effectively fix the first connecting unit to the second connecting unit and how to rapidly separate first connecting unit from the second connecting unit are issues that the manufacturers desperately put effort into for improvement.
In order to solve the problems of the prior art, the disclosure provides an improved pluggable optical transceiver module. Particularly, the pluggable optical transceiver module is adapted to connect an optical signal interface. The optical signal interface has an elastic plate. The elastic plate has an aperture. The small form-factor pluggable transceiver includes a connector, a first cover, a second cover, a first fastening member, and a second fastening member. The connector is used to connect an optical fiber cable and includes a fixing block. The fixing block has a first surface and a second surface. The first surface and the second surface are respectively located at two opposite sides of the fixing block. The fixing block further has a first fastening hole and a second fastening hole. The first fastening hole and the second fastening hole are inwardly formed from the first surface and the second surface, respectively. The first cover abuts against the first surface and has a first through hole. The first through hole is communicated with the first fastening hole. The second cover abuts against the second surface and has a second through hole. The second through hole is communicated with the second fastening hole. The second cover includes a first engaging block. The first engaging block is engaged in the aperture. The first fastening member is fastened to the first fastening hole via the first through hole, so as to fix the first cover to the fixing block. The second fastening member is fastened to the second fastening hole via the second through hole, so as to fix the second cover to the fixing block.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the second cover has an inner surface and an outer surface. The first engaging block is located at the outer surface. The second cover has a slot. The slot runs through the second cover and is adjacent to the first engaging block. The pluggable optical transceiver module further includes a handle and a linking-up member. The handle includes a pivot rod. The pivot rod is pivotally disposed at the inner surface and has a protruding portion. The linking-up member is pivotally disposed at the inner surface and has a first end and a second end. The protruding portion is located between the inner surface and the first end, and the second end is located over the slot. When the pivot rod rotates to make the protruding portion push the first end, the linking-up member is forced to rotate, so as to make the second end protrude out of the second cover via the slot and push the elastic plate to make the aperture leave the first engaging block.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the inner surface of the second cover abuts against the second surface, so as to make the pivot rod and the linking-up member be retained between the second cover and the fixing block.
In an embodiment of the disclosure two ends of the pivot rod protrude out of two opposite sides of the second cover. The handle further includes two side rods and a sleeve. The side rods are respectively connected to two ends of the pivot rod. The side rods respectively have two end portions that extend to each other. The end portions are respectively sleeved in the sleeve from two ends of the sleeve.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the pivot rod, the side rods, and the sleeve form a ring, and the handle surrounds a periphery of the connector.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the first cover includes a second engaging block for engaging the sleeve.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the first fastening hole and the second fastening hole are communicated with each other.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the pluggable optical transceiver module further includes an optical signal processing portion. The optical signal processing portion is connected to the first cover and detachably accommodated in the optical signal interface.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the connector is a ST (Straight Tip) connector.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the connector and the optical fiber cable integrally form an AOC (Active Optical Cable).
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the first fastening member and the second fastening member are two screws, and the first fastening hole and the second fastening hole are two screw holes.
In an embodiment of the disclosure the first fastening member and the second fastening member integrally form a rivet.
It can be seen that the pluggable optical transceiver module of the disclosure uses the first fastening member to fasten the first cover to the first surface of the fixing block of the connector, and uses the second fastening member to fasten the second cover to the second surface of the fixing block. Accordingly, the first cover and the second cover can be fastened to the connector respectively by using the first fastening member and the second fastening member with short lengths. The first fastening member and the second fastening member with short lengths not only can achieve the purpose of making the first cover and the second cover clamp the connector, but also have better mechanical strengths and uneasy to be broken. Moreover, the pluggable optical transceiver module of the disclosure provides a separation mechanism design for separating from the optical signal interface. The separation mechanism design is convenient to users and effectively reduces the operating time of separating the pluggable optical transceiver module from the optical signal interface.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are by examples, and are intended to provide further explanation of the disclosure as claimed.
The disclosure can be more fully understood by reading the following detailed description of the embodiment, with reference made to the accompanying drawings as follows:
Reference will now be made in detail to the present embodiments of the disclosure, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.
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The optical signal processing portion 19 of the pluggable optical transceiver module 1 is connected to the first cover 12 and is optically coupled to the optical fiber cable, so as to receive optical signals transmitted by the optical fiber cable or to inversely transmit optical signals to the optical fiber cable. When the pluggable optical transceiver module 1 of the disclosure is connected to the optical signal interface 2, the optical signal processing portion 19 is accommodated in the optical signal interface 2, so as to exchange optical signals. In other words, the optical signal processing portion 19 is a relay station of optical signals between the optical fiber cable and the optical signal interface 2.
The fixing block 100 of the connector 10 has a first surface 100a and a second surface 100b. The first surface 100a and the second surface 100b are respectively located at two opposite sides of the fixing block 100. The fixing block 100 further has a first fastening hole 100a1 and a second fastening hole 100b1. The first fastening hole 100a1 and the second fastening hole 100b1 are inwardly formed from the first surface 100a and the second surface 100b, respectively.
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The pluggable optical transceiver module 1 further includes a handle 16 and a linking-up member 18. The handle 16 of the pluggable optical transceiver module 1 includes a pivot rod 160, two side rods 162, and a sleeve 164. The pivot rod 160 of the handle 16 is pivotally disposed at the first groove 144a on the inner surface 14a and has a protruding portion 160a. The protruding portion 160a of the pivot rod 160 is the portion that is not pivotally connected at the first groove 144a of the second cover 14. Two ends of the pivot rod 160 protrude out of two opposite sides of the second cover 14. The side rods 162 of the handle 16 are respectively connected to two ends of the pivot rod 160. The side rods 162 respectively have two end portions 162a that extend to each other. The end portions 162a are respectively sleeved in the sleeve 164 of the handle 16 from two ends of the sleeve 164.
The linking-up member 18 of the pluggable optical transceiver module 1 includes a pivot 180. The pivot 180 of the linking-up member 18 is pivotally disposed at the second groove 144b on the inner surface 14a and has a first end 182 and a second end 184. The protruding portion 160a of the handle 16 and the first end 182 of the linking-up member 18 protrude into the space 144c between the first groove 144a and the second groove 144b, and the protruding portion 160a is located between the inner surface 14a and the first end 182. The second end 184 of the linking-up member 18 is located over the slot 146 of the second cover 14.
When the second cover 14 and the fixing block 100 of the connector 10 are engaged to each other, the inner surface 14a of the second cover 14 abuts against the second surface 100b of the fixing block 100, so as to make the pivot rod 160 of the handle 16 and the linking-up member 18 be retained between the second cover 14 and the fixing block 100. In other words, the handle 16 and the linking-up member 18 are assembled when the second cover 14 and the fixing block 100 of the connector 10 are engaged to each other.
However, the ways by which the pivot rod 160 of the handle 16 and the linking-up member 18 are pivotally disposed at the second cover 14 are not limited by figures of the disclosure.
In the embodiment of the disclosure, the pivot rod 160, the side rods 162, and the sleeve 164 form a ring, and the handle 16 surrounds periphery of the connector 10. During the rotation of the pivot rod 160 of the handle 16 relative to the second cover 14, the sleeve 164 is retained by the outer wall of the receptacle 102 or the first cover 12, so the handle 16 rotates limitedly.
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However, the disclosure is not limited in this regard. In another embodiment of the disclosure, if the cost is not concerned or certain structural design must be complied with, the first fastening hole 100a1 and the second fastening hole 100b1 of the fixing block 100 can be not communicated with each other.
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It should be pointed out that the connector 30 of the pluggable optical transceiver module 3 includes a fixing block 300 and a cladding portion 302. The cladding portion 302 is used to clad an optical cable. Therefore, the fixing block 300 of the connector 30 and the optical fiber cable integrally form an AOC (Active Optical Cable).
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It should be pointed out that the pluggable optical transceiver module 5 further includes a handle 56 of which the appearance is like a pull ring, so the handle 56 is convenient for users to hold and thus easily achieving the purpose of rotating the handle 56.
According to the foregoing recitations of the embodiments of the disclosure, it can be seen that the pluggable optical transceiver module of the disclosure uses the first fastening member to fasten the first cover to the first surface of the fixing block of the connector, and uses the second fastening member to fasten the second cover to the second surface of the fixing block. Accordingly, the first cover and the second cover can be fastened to the connector respectively by using the first fastening member and the second fastening member with short lengths. The first fastening member and the second fastening member with short lengths not only can achieve the purpose of making the first cover and the second cover clamp the connector, but also have better mechanical strengths and uneasy to be broken. Moreover, the pluggable optical transceiver module of the disclosure provides a separation mechanism design for separating from the optical signal interface. The separation mechanism design is convenient to users and effectively reduces the operating time of separating the pluggable optical transceiver module from the optical signal interface.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present disclosure without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present disclosure cover modifications and variations of this disclosure provided they fall within the scope of the following claims.