Fiber optic connector release mechanism
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First Claim
1. A fiber optic connector release mechanism in combination with a transceiver module housed in a cage assembly comprising:
- a sliding handle and a rotating bail, said bail is mounted on said handle by a first axis pin received in an eccentric cam slot in said handle, and a second axis pin received in a straight second slot in said handle;
wherein said transceiver module is held in place in said cage assembly by at least one locking tab protruding inward from a side of said cage assembly, said locking tab being received in a slide path formed in a side of a transceiver module housing, and said handle comprises a pair of arms received in said slide path, said arms having at distal ends thereof a wedge element;
such that when said release mechanism is in a locked position, said handle is in a rearmost position in said slide path, and said at least one locking tab protrudes into said slide path so as to secure said transceiver module, and when said bail is rotated to a released position, said handle moves to a forward position in said slide path, causing said wedge elements to push against said at least one locking tab so as to move said at least one locking tab out of said slide path, thereby releasing said transceiver module from said cage assembly.
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Abstract
A fiber optic connector release mechanism that is used on a transceiver module housed in a cage assembly permanently mounted on a printed circuit board. The release mechanism comprises a sliding handle operated by a cam mounted bail. The cam mounted bail has a two stage travel path. When the bail is released from its locked position, it rotates through the first stage of the cam slot through an arc of approximately 45°. As the bail rotates past 45° in the second stage of the cam slot, the cooperation of a first axis pin mounted in the cam slot and a second axis pin mounted in a straight second slot in the handle urges the handle forward in a slide path on the transceiver module. As the handle begins to move forward, wedge elements at the ends of a pair of slide arms extending rearward from the handle contact locking tabs on the cage assembly. As the handle slides forward in the slide path, the wedge elements force the locking tabs outward. As the locking tabs are forced outward, the shoulders of the transceiver module are released, and the transceiver module is free to slide out of the cage assembly as the operator pulls on the handle.
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12 Claims
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1. A fiber optic connector release mechanism in combination with a transceiver module housed in a cage assembly comprising:
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a sliding handle and a rotating bail, said bail is mounted on said handle by a first axis pin received in an eccentric cam slot in said handle, and a second axis pin received in a straight second slot in said handle;
whereinsaid transceiver module is held in place in said cage assembly by at least one locking tab protruding inward from a side of said cage assembly, said locking tab being received in a slide path formed in a side of a transceiver module housing, and said handle comprises a pair of arms received in said slide path, said arms having at distal ends thereof a wedge element;
such thatwhen said release mechanism is in a locked position, said handle is in a rearmost position in said slide path, and said at least one locking tab protrudes into said slide path so as to secure said transceiver module, and when said bail is rotated to a released position, said handle moves to a forward position in said slide path, causing said wedge elements to push against said at least one locking tab so as to move said at least one locking tab out of said slide path, thereby releasing said transceiver module from said cage assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A fiber optic connector release mechanism in combination with a transceiver module housed in a cage assembly comprising:
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a sliding handle and a rotating bail, said bail includes a tab projecting therefrom, said tab defining a slot that receives a boss projecting from said handle so as to secure said bail when said bail is in a locked position;
whereinsaid transceiver module is held in place in said cage assembly by at least one locking tab protruding inward from a side of said cage assembly, said locking tab being received in a slide path formed in a side of a transceiver module housing, and said handle comprises a pair of arms received in said slide path, said arms having at distal ends thereof a wedge element;
such thatwhen said release mechanism is in a locked position, said handle is in a rearmost position in said slide path, and said at least one locking tab protrudes into said slide path so as to secure said transceiver module, and when said bail is rotated to a released position, said handle moves to a forward position in said slide path, causing said wedge elements to push against said at least one locking tab so as to move said at least one locking tab out of said slide path, thereby releasing said transceiver module from said cage assembly. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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Specification
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Current AssigneeFourte International, Ltd.
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Original AssigneeFourte Design & Development LLC
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InventorsBianchini, Gioni
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Primary Examiner(s)Kang, Juliana K.
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Application NumberUS10/454,643Time in Patent Office665 DaysField of Search385/53, 385/88, 385/89, 385/92US Class Current385/92CPC Class CodesG02B 6/3897 Connectors fixed to housing...G02B 6/4246 Bidirectionally operating p...G02B 6/4284 of optical modules with dis...G02B 6/4292 the light guide being disco...
