Patent ID: 7896559
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: G02B,H01R

Abstract:
1. A cable assembly, comprising: an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion, said tongue portion defining a top side and a bottom side opposite to the top side, at least a mounting cavity and a slot defined in a bottom side of the insulated housing, said slot located behind and communicated to the mounting cavity; a plurality of contacts supported by the base portion, each contact having a mating portion arranged proximate to the top side of the tongue portion, and a tail portion supported by the base portion; an optical module accommodated in the mounting cavity and an elastic member arranged between the optical module and a back side of the mounting cavity; an optical fiber extending through the slot and connected to the optical module; and a metal shell having a mating frame enclosing the tongue portion and the optical module therein; wherein the optical module is mechanically linked to the insulative housing via the elastic member; wherein the optical module includes two lens members and a holder member enclosing the lens members.