Patent ID: 9188757
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A cable assembly comprising: an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts received into the insulative housing; a printed circuit board located behind the insulative housing and electrically connected with the plurality of contacts; a metallic shell enclosing the insulative housing and the printed circuit board; an insulative shell enclosing a rear portion of the metallic shell; and a cable having a plurality of optical fibers coupled to a top surface of the printed circuit board and a plurality of copper wires electrically connected to a bottom surface of the printed circuit board, wherein the cable assembly further comprises an optical module located on the top surface of the printed circuit and coupled to the plurality of optical fibers; wherein the cable assembly further comprises a first positioning piece located on the top surface of the printed circuit to support the optical module, and a second positioning piecec located on the bottom surface of the printed circuit to hold the plurality of copper wires; wherein the cable assembly further comprises a metallic plate located on the first positioning piece and the optical fiber and engaging pieces interconnecting the metallic plate, the first positioning piece, the printed circuit and the second positioning piece.