Patent ID: 8888382
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical-electrical connector assembly comprising: a housing comprising a base and a cover attached to an upper portion of the base; a releasing mechanism mounted on the base of the housing; a printed circuit board received in the housing; a lens member mounted on the printed circuit board; a ferrule received in the housing and having a first end, a second end opposite to the first end, and a plurality of channels extending through the first end and the second end, the first end of the ferrule aligned with the lens member along a front-to-back direction; an optical cable having a plurality of optical fibers received in the channels, respectively; an integrated securing member mounted to the housing and having a first engaging portion, a second engaging portion engaged with the housing, a body portion and a cavity defined in the body portion, and a rear mounting portion connected with the optical cable, said first engaging portion having a stepped portion situated in the cavity; and a resilient member received in the cavity of the integrated securing member and compressed between the second end of the ferrule and the stepped portion of the integrated securing member.