Optical connectors with positions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10048451-B1
Application number	US-201715430204-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Feb 10, 2017
Priority date	Feb 10, 2017
Publication date	Aug 14, 2018
Grant date	Aug 14, 2018

Abstract

Examples described herein include optical connectors with different positions. In some examples, an electronic device comprises a housing, an optical fiber, and a first optical connector secured to the optical fiber. The housing may have a first wall. The optical fiber may be within the housing. The first optical connector may be moveable between a first position and a second position along the first wall.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing with a first wall, a second wall, and a third wall;
an optical fiber within the housing;
a first optical connector secured to the optical fiber and moveable between a first position and a second position along the first wall, wherein the first position and the second position are at different longitudinal locations on the first wall;
a track that extends from the first position to the second position in a direction that is parallel to the first wall; and
a first metal plate extending along the first wall, the second wall, and the third wall, wherein the first metal plate is moveable between the first position and the second position.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first optical connector protrudes from the first wall in the first position and the second position.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the first optical connector protrudes from the first wall while moving between the first position and the second position.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , comprising a fastener to hold the first optical connector in the first position.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first optical connector is secured on the first metal plate.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , comprising a left tab extending from the housing and secured to the first metal plate, wherein movement of the left tab in a first direction moves the first optical connector from the first position to the second position.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the movement of the left tab in the first direction is automatic upon insertion of the electronic device into an enclosure.

8. The electronic device of claim 5 ,
wherein the housing comprises a fourth wall;
wherein the electronic device comprises:

a second metal plate extending along the fourth wall, the third wall, and the second wall; and
a second optical connector secured to the second metal plate; and
wherein the second optical connector is moveable between a third position and a fourth position along the fourth wall.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , comprising:
a first belt track secured to the first metal plate;
a second belt track secured to the second metal plate; and
a gear linking the first belt and the second belt, wherein a movement of the first optical connector moves the second optical connector.

10. A server comprising:
a housing with a first wall;
an optical fiber within the housing;
an optical connector secured to the optical fiber and having a number of operable positions at different longitudinal locations along the first wall; and
a retention track that extends alongside the number of operable positions in a direction that is parallel to the first wall, wherein the optical connector protrudes through the first wall.

11. The server of claim 10 , wherein the optical connector comprises:
a carrier member; and
a base member engaged with the retention track, wherein the carrier member is moveable in relation to the base member to retract the optical connector inside the housing.

12. The server of claim 10 , comprising a fastener to hold the optical connector in the number of operable positions, wherein the fastener is moveable in the retention track.

13. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the housing comprises a number of openings equal to the number of operable positions.

14. The electronic device of claim 10 , comprising a spring to bias the optical connector to protrude through the first wall.

15. An electronic device comprising:
a housing with a first wall and an opening;
an optical fiber within the housing;
a first optical connector secured to the optical fiber and moveable between a first position and a second position along the first wall, wherein the first position and the second position are at different longitudinal locations on the first wall; and
a track that extends from the first position to the second position in a direction that is parallel to the first wall, wherein the first optical connector resides outside of the housing and the optical fiber extends from inside the housing through the opening to secure the first optical connector.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Entpr Dev Lp

Inventors

• Leigh Kevin
• Norton John
• Megason George D

Classifications

• G02B6/3508

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• H04Q1/025 Primary

  Cabinets · CPC title

• G02B6/3825

  with an intermediate part, e.g. adapter, receptacle, linking two plugs · CPC title

• G02B6/4292

  the light guide being disconnectable from the opto-electronic element, e.g. mutually self aligning arrangements · CPC title

• H04L12/02

  Details · CPC title