Patent ID: 9016958
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly, comprising: a housing structure having a first end and a second end; an optical fiber connector adjacent to the first end of the housing structure and at least partially disposed in the housing structure, the optical fiber connector being exposed outside the housing structure to establish an optical connection with the connector assembly; a biasing mechanism at least partially disposed within the housing structure and acting on the optical fiber connector to bias the optical fiber connector toward the first end; an electrical connector adjacent to the second end of the housing structure and at least partially disposed in the housing structure, the electrical connector being exposed outside the housing structure to establish an electrical connection with the connector assembly; a circuit board disposed within the housing structure, the circuit board including at least one optical die element and driver circuitry for the optical die element disposed thereon; electric circuitry connecting the driver circuitry and the electrical connector; an optical deflecting device disposed within the housing structure adjacent to the optical die element and configured to deflect an optical path to and from the optical die element; an optical fiber ribbon disposed within the housing structure and having a first end optically connected to the optical fiber connector and a second end optically connected to the optical deflecting device, the optical fiber ribbon has a first curved region between the first end and the second end thereof, and the curved region is disposed within a cavity in the housing structure; and wherein the biasing mechanism includes a block engaged with an end of the optical fiber connector, the block includes a slot formed therein, the slot includes a sloped surface, and the optical fiber ribbon passes through the slot and has a second curved region disposed within the slot adjacent to the sloped surface.