Patent ID: 6071015
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: G02B,H01R

Abstract:
An electrical plug device comprising a socket (10) for mounting in a wall which houses electric bus lines (19) and main lines (17), said socket (10) having a base (12) fastened to a holder (11), said base (12) including contact elements (13) and terminal clamps (14), said terminal clamps (14) including means for detachably connecting thereto main lines (17), said base (12) having a cover (16) closing a front of the holder (11), a window (22, 22a) in said cover (16) for optically coupling an optical waveguide (23, 23a) of a plug (15) to the socket (10), the socket (10) having at least one photoelectric converter (21, 21a) with which the optical waveguides (23, 23a) of the plug (15) are coupled optically through the window (22, 22a), said at least one photoelectric converter (21, 21a) being electrically connected to an electronic bus coupler (BA) connected to a bus line (19), and said electronic bus coupler (BA) being interfaced between the wall electric bus lines (19) and at least one of the photoelectric converters (21, 21A) and the optical waveguides (23, 23a).