Patent Description:
Currently, a network cable is mainly used for communication between an access switch and an access point (access point, AP). The network cable needs to have a power over Ethernet (power over Ethernet, PoE) function. When an access rate is increased to <NUM> or higher, an optical module and an optical fiber are required for communication because the network cable cannot meet a requirement for <NUM> communication while the rate is increased. An optical/electrical hybrid cable is used to implement a function of supplying power to the AP and meet a routing process requirement. When the optical/electrical hybrid cable is used, the optical module needs to cooperate with an additional power supply interface such as an RJ45, that is, an optical connection apparatus and an electrical connection apparatus that are separated are used. In this way, large space is occupied.

<CIT> discloses a line device for guide line operation under the supervisory control of line management end, including fiber optic distribution frame and optical fiber jumper wire, wherein: fiber optic distribution frame structure for with optical fiber jumper wire pegs graft, and with line management end electricity is connected with the receipt and is shown the line signal, the optical fiber jumper wire structure is for passing through the fiber optic distribution frame, with line management end electricity is connected with the receipt and is shown the line signal. The utility model discloses a line device, guide operating personnel connects or break off and report to the police from the fiber optic distribution frame optical fiber jumper wire, when avoiding operating personnel faulty operation, can reach conveniently, swift, accurate purpose.

<CIT> discloses a connector with a strong waterproof effect. The connector comprises a male connector and a female connector connected in a pluggable mode. The female connector comprises two copper terminals used for being connected with a wire; the outer sides of the two copper terminals are coated with an injection-molded inner core wrapping layer; and a connector outer skin layer is injection-molded outside the inner core wrapping layer. The male connector comprises two copper terminals used for being connected with the wire; the outer sides of the two copper terminals are coated with an injection-molded inner core wrapping layer; and a connector outer skin layer is injection-molded outside the inner core wrapping layer. The connector is positioned by a positioning groove duringmatching; the protective effect of the male connector of the connector is enhanced under combined action of a first waterproof rubber ring and a second waterproof rubber ring; the connection stability of the connector is enhanced during use under the action of a fixed thread sleeve and a connecting thread; and the sealing performance of the connector is enhanced more effectively, so that the protective safety level of the connector during use can reach IP67.

The invention provides an optical/electrical hybrid male connector according to independent claim <NUM> and a female connector according to independent claim <NUM>. Further embodiments are provided by the dependent claims.

According to a first aspect, this application provides an optical/electrical hybrid male connector, including a male base and at least two optical connectors. The male base includes a base body and at least two male accommodating channels disposed on the base body, the at least correspond to the at least two optical connectors, and each optical connector is mounted on one corresponding male accommodating channel. The optical/electrical hybrid male connector further includes at least one male electrical connector disposed on the base body, and each male electrical connector is correspondingly located between two optical connectors.

The male electrical connector is configured to be inserted into a female electrical connector at a female connector of an optical/electrical hybrid connector system, to implement an electrical connection between an optical/electrical hybrid connector and the female connector.

According to the optical/electrical hybrid male connector provided in this application, the optical connector and the electrical connector are disposed as a whole, that is, the optical/electrical hybrid male connector has an optical interface and is compatible with an electrical interface, to implement synchronous insertion and removal of the optical connector and the electrical connector, facilitate installation and removal between the optical/electrical hybrid male connector and the female connector, reduce an onsite construction addressing time and an assembly time, and effectively improve onsite installation efficiency. In addition, each male electrical connector is protrudedly disposed on the base body and is located between two optical connectors, so that idle space between the two optical connectors on the optical/electrical hybrid male connector is effectively used without occupying other space, thereby improving space utilization of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector.

Communication between a conventional access switch and a conventional access point is implemented by using a separate optical connection apparatus and electrical connection apparatus. In this way, an area of a coupling interface for coupling and connecting the access switch to the optical connection apparatus and the electrical connection apparatus is large.

The optical/electrical hybrid male connector provided in this application is compatible with an electrical interface without changing an existing area of an optical interface of a male connector. In an application scenario in which the access switch is connected to the access point by using the optical/electrical hybrid connector system, the optical/electrical hybrid connector system includes the optical/electrical hybrid male connector and a female connector coupled to the optical/electrical hybrid male connector. The female connector of the optical/electrical hybrid connector system is an optical module disposed on the access switch. When an optical signal can be transmitted bidirectionally between the access switch and the access point by using the optical connector disposed on the optical/electrical hybrid male connector, the access switch may also supply power by using the electrical connector on the optical/electrical hybrid male connector. Because each male electrical connector is disposed on the base body and is located between the two optical connectors, idle space between the two optical connectors on the optical/electrical hybrid male connector is effectively used. In this way, the area of the coupling interface of the access switch does not need to be increased additionally. This also means that, on coupling interfaces, with a same area, of the switch, more optical/electrical hybrid male connectors provided in this application can be arranged in comparison with the separate male connector provided with only the optical connector and electrical connector.

It may be understood that the male electrical connector may be disposed with the base body as a whole, and the male electrical connector may also be fastened on the base body in a manner such as screw fastening. This is not limited herein.

According to the first aspect, in a first possible implementation of the first aspect of this application, the base body includes a main body and a cover body that covers the main body, the main body and the cover body jointly enclose to form the at least two male accommodating channels, and the at least one male electrical connector is mounted on at least one of the main body and the cover body. Because a position of the optical connector can be limited on the male base by an inner wall of the male accommodating channel, the optical connector and the male base are connected as a whole, which helps reduce a possibility of a relative position change between the optical connector and the male base, thereby improving stability and quality of the optical signal transmitted by the optical connector. In addition, the main body and the cover body form the base body, which is conducive to enhancing strength of the male base.

According to the first aspect or the first possible implementation of the first aspect of this application, in a second possible implementation of the first aspect of this application, the at least one male electrical connector is detachably disposed on the main body. The male electrical connector and the base body are not disposed as a whole. The male electrical connector is detachably mounted on the main body. If one of the male electrical connector and the male base is faulty, it is convenient to replace, repair, and the like, and a component that is not faulty may also be reused.

According to the first aspect or the first and the second possible implementations of the first aspect of this application, in a third possible implementation of the first aspect of this application, the cover body and the main body jointly enclose to form at least one mounting channel, each mounting channel is correspondingly located between two male accommodating channels, the at least one mounting channel one-to-one corresponds to the at least one male electrical connector, and each male electrical connector is penetratedly disposed on one corresponding mounting channel. The male electrical connector is penetratedly mounted on the mounting channel, so that the male electrical connector is detachably connected to the main body, thereby facilitating assembly and disassembly.

According to the first aspect or the first to the third possible implementations of the first aspect of this application, in a fourth possible implementation of the first aspect of this application, the main body includes a first end wall and a second end wall that are oppositely disposed, at least one mounting slot is disposed on the first end wall, and the cover body and an inner wall of the mounting slot jointly enclose to form the mounting channel; the at least one mounting slot one-to-one corresponds to the at least one male electrical connector, and each mounting slot is correspondingly located between the two male accommodating channels; and each male electrical connector is penetratedly disposed into one corresponding mounting slot. During assembly, the male electrical connector may be first placed in the mounting slot, and then the cover body is fastened on the main body, so that an inner wall of the mounting channel limits a position of the male electrical connector on the male base, thereby facilitating assembly of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector.

According to the first aspect or the first to the fourth possible implementations of the first aspect of this application, in a fifth possible implementation of the first aspect of this application, the cover body includes a cover part and at least one limiting part that is protrudedly disposed on the cover part, at least one limiting part one-to-one corresponds to the at least one mounting slot, each limiting part is correspondingly accommodated in one mounting slot, and each limiting part and an inner wall of the corresponding mounting slot jointly enclose to form the mounting channel. The limiting part is accommodated in the corresponding mounting slot, and the limiting part and the male electrical connector are stacked, to limit movement of the male electrical connector in a direction in which the limiting part and the male electrical connector are stacked. This helps further improve connection stability between the male connector and the male base.

According to the first aspect or the first to the fifth possible implementations of the first aspect of this application, in a sixth possible implementation of the first aspect of this application, the main body further includes a peripheral wall connected between the first end wall and the second end wall, the first end wall, the second end wall, and the peripheral wall jointly enclose to form a hollow cavity, the cover body covers the hollow cavity, the mounting channel is in communication with the hollow cavity, the male accommodating channel is in communication with the hollow cavity, the male electrical connector includes a first end and a second end that are oppositely disposed, the first end of the male electrical connector is exposed outside the base body, and the second end of the male electrical connector is accommodated in the hollow cavity. In this way, when the optical connector is penetratedly mounted on the male accommodating channel, the optical connector part, the male electrical connector, and another element can share the hollow cavity, thereby reducing space occupied by the male base, and facilitating miniaturization development of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector.

According to the first aspect or the first to the sixth possible implementations of the first aspect of this application, in a seventh possible implementation of the first aspect of this application, the main body further includes a blocking part that is protrudedly disposed on an inner wall of the hollow cavity, and the second end of the male electrical connector is in contact with the blocking part. The blocking part is configured to reduce a possibility that the male electrical connector moves relative to the male base.

According to the first aspect or the first to the seventh possible implementations of the first aspect of this application, in an eighth possible implementation of the first aspect of this application, a first guiding part is disposed on a surface that is of the blocking part and that faces the first end wall, a second guiding part is formed on an end face that is of the second end of the male electrical connector and that faces away from the first end, and the first guiding part is slidably connected to the second guiding part. The first guiding part and the second guiding part are configured to guide a movement of the male electrical connector relative to the mounting slot. One of the first guiding part and the second guiding part is a groove, and the other of the first guiding part and the second guiding part is a protrusion.

According to the first aspect or the first to the eighth possible implementations of the first aspect of this application, in a ninth possible implementation of the first aspect of this application, the main body includes a first end wall and a second end wall that are oppositely disposed, at least two male accommodating slots are disposed on the first end wall, the at least two male accommodating slots one-to-one correspond to the at least two optical connectors, each optical connector is correspondingly penetratedly disposed into one male accommodating slot, and the cover body and an inner wall of the male accommodating slot jointly enclose to form the male accommodating channel.

During assembly, the optical connector may be first placed in the male accommodating slot, and then the cover body is fastened on the main body, so that the inner wall of the male accommodating channel limits a position of the optical connector on the male base, thereby facilitating assembly of the optical connector and the optical/electrical hybrid male connector.

According to the first aspect or the first to the ninth possible implementations of the first aspect of this application, in a tenth possible implementation of the first aspect of this application, the cover body includes a cover part and at least two position-limiting parts that are protrudedly disposed on the cover part, the cover part covers the main body, the male accommodating slot penetrates through an end face that is of the first end wall and that faces the cover part, the at least two position-limiting parts one-to-one correspond to the at least two male accommodating slots, and each position-limiting part is correspondingly accommodated in one male accommodating slot, and each position-limiting part and an inner wall of the corresponding male accommodating slot jointly enclose to form the male accommodating channel. The position-limiting part is accommodated in the corresponding male accommodating slot, and the position-limiting part and the optical connector are stacked, to limit movement of the optical connector in a direction in which the position-limiting part and the optical connector are stacked, thereby further improving connection stability between the optical connector and the male base.

According to the first aspect or the first to the tenth possible implementations of the first aspect of this application, in an eleventh possible implementation of the first aspect of this application, the main body further includes a peripheral wall, the peripheral wall is connected between the first end wall and the second end wall, a first fastener part is disposed on the peripheral wall, the cover body further includes a connection part and a second fastener part, the connection part is movably connected to the cover part, the second fastener part is disposed on the connection part, and the second fastener part is latched to the first fastener part. The connection part is movably connected to the cover part, so that the connection part can rotate relative to the cover part, thereby facilitating assembly between the cover body and the base body. The base body and the cover body are fastened in a latching manner, which facilitates assembly and disassembly between the cover body and the base body.

According to the first aspect or the first to the eleventh possible implementations of the first aspect of this application, in a twelfth possible implementation of the first aspect of this application, a groove is formed on an outer surface that is of the peripheral wall and that faces the outside of the main body, the first fastener part is disposed on an inner wall of the groove, and the connection part is accommodated in the groove. Therefore, external space of the base body is not occupied when the connection part is disposed on the peripheral wall, which improves space utilization of the base body and is beneficial to miniaturization development of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector.

According to the first aspect or the first to the twelfth possible implementations of the first aspect of this application, in a thirteenth possible implementation of the first aspect of this application, the male electrical connector includes a male insertion part and a male contact terminal, an insertion slot is provided on an end face that is of the male insertion part and that faces away from the base body, the insertion slot is configured to accommodate an insertion part of the female electrical connector, and the male contact terminal is disposed on an inner wall of the insertion slot.

The male contact terminal is configured to be electrically connected to a female contact terminal of the female electrical connector. The insertion slot can limit an insertion part of the female electrical connector when the insertion part is inserted, to facilitate insertion between the male electrical connector and the female electrical connector.

According to the first aspect or the first to the thirteenth possible implementations of the first aspect of this application, in a fourteenth possible implementation of the first aspect of this application, the male accommodating channel extends in a first direction, the at least two male accommodating channels are arranged in a second direction, there are two male contact terminals on each male electrical connector, the inner wall of the insertion slot includes a first side wall and a second side wall, the first side wall and the second side wall are oppositely disposed in a third direction, any two of the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are orthogonal to each other, one male contact terminal is disposed on the first side wall, and the other male contact terminal is disposed on the second side wall.

Because the two male contact terminals (also referred to as two poles) are disposed on the inner wall of the insertion slot in the third direction (that is, a thickness direction of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector), and do not occupy space in an arrangement direction of the male accommodating channels (that is, a transverse direction of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector), the male contact terminal and the optical connector do not interfere with each other or affect each other. In other words, the male contact terminal effectively uses idle space of the male base in the third direction, space utilization of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector is further improved, and a volume of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector is effectively reduced, thereby facilitating miniaturization development of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector.

According to the first aspect or the first to the fourteenth possible implementations of the first aspect of this application, in a fifteenth possible implementation of the first aspect of this application, the base body includes a support part and at least one connection part that is protrudedly disposed on the support part, a male cable routing structure electrically connected to the male contact terminal is disposed on the support part, and each connection part is disposed with two male accommodating channels.

According to the first aspect or the first to the fifteenth possible implementations of the first aspect of this application, in a sixteenth possible implementation of the first aspect of this application, the male base further includes a male latch, the male latch includes a fastened end and a pre-pressed end that are oppositely disposed, the fastened end is fastenedly connected to a top surface that is of the connection part and that faces away from the support part, and the pre-pressed end abuts against the optical connector mounted on the male accommodating channel, which improves stability of the optical connector disposed on the male base. In addition, the male cable routing structure is disposed at the bottom of the base body, and is disposed opposite to the male latch, so that space of the male base is maximized, and the male cable routing structure does not occupy space outside the male base, and does not affect insertion and unlocking.

According to the first aspect or the first to the sixteenth possible implementations of the first aspect of this application, in a seventeenth possible implementation of the first aspect of this application, a male clamping protrusion is disposed on an inner wall of the male accommodating channel, and the male clamping protrusion is latched to the optical connector mounted on the male accommodating channel, to facilitate assembly and disassembly of the optical connector and the male base.

According to the first aspect or the first to seventeenth possible implementations of the first aspect of this application, in an eighteenth possible implementation of the first aspect of this application, the optical connector is an LC connector. A standard LC connector is used for easy use.

According to the first aspect or the first to the eighteenth possible implementations of the first aspect of this application, in a nineteenth possible implementation of the first aspect of this application, there are two optical connectors, and there are two male accommodating channels, to reduce tolerance and precision during manufacturing of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector, thereby reducing production costs and production difficulty of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector.

According to a second aspect, this application provides a female connector, configured to connect to the optical/electrical hybrid male connector provided in the first aspect or the first to seventh implementations of the first aspect, the female connector has a coupling interface, at least two female accommodating channels are disposed on the coupling interface, the female accommodating channels are used to mount an optical connector, at least one female electrical connector is further disposed on the coupling interface, and each female electrical connector is located between the two female accommodating channels.

The female electrical connector is configured to accommodate a male electrical connector at a male connector of an optical/electrical hybrid connector system, to implement an electrical connection between the female electrical connector and the male electrical connector.

In the female connector provided in this application, each female electrical connector is located between two female accommodating channels. This effectively utilizes idle space between the two female accommodating channels, and does not need to occupy other space, thereby improving space utilization of the female connector.

According to the second aspect, in a first possible implementation of the second aspect of this application, the female electrical connector includes a female insertion part and a female contact terminal disposed on the female insertion part, the female insertion part is configured to be inserted into an insertion slot of the male electrical connector, and the female contact terminal is configured to electrically connect to the male contact terminal.

In a process of inserting the optical/electrical hybrid male connector into the female connector, an insertion slot on a male insertion part guides and limits the female insertion part, thereby facilitating assembly of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector and the female connector.

According to the second aspect or the first possible implementation of the second aspect of this application, in a second possible implementation of the second aspect of this application, the female accommodating channel extends in a first direction, the at least two female accommodating channels are arranged in a second direction, the female insertion part includes a third side wall and a fourth side wall, the third side wall and the fourth side wall are oppositely disposed in a third direction, any two of the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are orthogonal to each other, one female contact terminal is disposed on the third side wall, and the other female contact terminal is disposed on the fourth side wall.

The two female contact terminals are disposed on the inner wall of the female insertion part in the third direction (that is, a thickness direction of the female connector), and do not occupy space of an arrangement direction of the female accommodating channels (that is, a transverse direction of the female connector), and the female contact terminal and the optical connector do not interfere with each other or affect each other. In other words, the female contact terminal effectively uses idle space of the female connector in the third direction, further improves space utilization of the female connector, and effectively reduces a volume of the female connector, thereby facilitating miniaturization development of the female connector.

According to the second aspect or the first and the second possible implementations of the second aspect of this application, in a third possible implementation of the second aspect of this application, a female latch is disposed on an inner wall of the female accommodating channel, and is configured to latch to the optical connector mounted on the female accommodating channel, for locking, thereby improving connection stability between the optical connector and the female connector.

According to the second aspect or the first to the third possible implementations of the second aspect of this application, in a fourth possible implementation of the second aspect of this application, there are two female accommodating channels, to reduce tolerance and precision during manufacturing of the optical/electrical hybrid female connector, thereby reducing production costs and production difficulty of the optical/electrical hybrid female connector.

According to the second aspect or the first to the fourth possible implementations of the second aspect of this application, in a fifth possible implementation of the second aspect of this application, the female connector is an optical module.

According to the second aspect or the first to the fifth possible implementations of the second aspect of this application, in a sixth possible implementation of the second aspect of this application, the female connector is an optical fiber adapter, the female connector includes a first end and a second end that are oppositely disposed, the coupling interface is disposed at both the first end and the second end, and a female accommodating channel of the first end one-to-one corresponds to and communicates with a female accommodating channel of the second end.

According to the second aspect or the first to the sixth possible implementations of the second aspect of this application, in a seventh possible implementation of the second aspect of this application, a female separator is formed between the two female accommodating channels, the female separator is provided with an accommodating slot, the female electrical connector further includes a body, the female insertion part is protrudedly disposed on the body, and the body is slidably connected to an inner wall of the accommodating slot, thereby facilitating assembly of the female connector.

According to a third aspect, this application provides an optical/electrical hybrid connector system, including the optical/electrical hybrid male connector provided in the first aspect or the first to the seventh possible implementations of the first aspect and the female connector according to the second aspect or the first to the seventh possible implementations of the second aspect.

According to a fourth aspect, this application provides an electronic device, including the optical/electrical hybrid male connector according to the first aspect or the possible implementations of the first aspect.

According to a fifth aspect, this application provides an electronic device, including the female connector according to the second aspect or the possible implementations of the second aspect. The electronic device in the fourth aspect and the fifth aspect may be various devices based on optical/electrical communication, including but not limited to a switch, a router, a server, a base station, and the like.

It should be understood that expressions such as "include" and "may include" that may be used in this application indicate existence of the disclosed function, operation, or constituent element, and do not limit one or more additional functions, operations, and constituent elements. In this application, terms such as "include" and/or "have" may be construed as a particular characteristic, quantity, operation, constituent element, or component, or a combination thereof, but cannot be construed as excluding the existence or possible addition of one or more other characteristics, quantities, operations, constituent elements, or components, or combinations thereof.

In addition, in this application, the expression "and/or" includes any and all combinations of words listed in association. For example, the expression "A and/or B" may include A, may include B, or may include both A and B.

In this application, expressions including ordinal numbers such as "first" and "second" may modify elements. However, such elements are not limited by the expressions. For example, the expressions do not limit the order and/or importance of the elements. The expression is used only to distinguish one element from another. For example, first user equipment and second user equipment indicate different user equipment, although both the first user equipment and the second user equipment are user equipment. Similarly, without departing from the scope of this application, a first element may be referred to as a second element, and similarly, a second element may also be referred to as a first element.

When a component is described as "connected to" or "access" another component, it should be understood that the component is directly connected to or directly accesses the another component, or a further component may alternatively exist between the component and the another component. In addition, when a component is described as "directly connected to" or "directly access" another component, it should be understood that no other component exists between them.

An access point refers to a device used by a user terminal of a wireless local area network (Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN) to access a network. To make an access switch power supply to an access point while transmitting an optical signal to the access point and to meet an onsite routing process requirement, an optical/electrical hybrid cable is usually used. Therefore, the access switch needs to cooperate with an optical connection apparatus to transmit the optical signal to the access point, and the access switch needs to cooperate with an electrical connection apparatus to supply power to the access point. The optical connection apparatus and the electrical connection apparatus are separately disposed, which easily causes large occupied space, and causes large areas occupied by an optical interface and an electrical interface on a coupling interface of the access switch. This is not conducive to miniaturization development of a device such as the access switch and a system.

In view of this, refer to <FIG>. This application provides an optical/electrical hybrid connector system <NUM>, configured to connect an access switch <NUM> to an access point <NUM>.

Refer to <FIG> and <FIG>. The optical/electrical hybrid connector system <NUM> includes an optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> and a female connector <NUM> that cooperates with the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> in an insertion manner. In this implementation, the female connector <NUM> is an optical module disposed on the access switch <NUM>, and the female connector <NUM> is connected to the access point <NUM> by using the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>, to implement optical signal transmission and an electrical connection between the female connector <NUM> and the access point <NUM>. In other words, when an optical signal is transmitted between the female connector <NUM> and the access point <NUM>, the female connector <NUM> can also supply power to the access point <NUM> by using the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>.

Refer to <FIG> and <FIG>. The optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> includes a male base <NUM>, two optical connectors <NUM>, and a male electrical connector <NUM>. The male base <NUM> includes a base body <NUM> and two male accommodating channels <NUM> disposed on the base body <NUM>. The two male accommodating channels <NUM> one-to-one correspond to the two optical connectors <NUM>. Each optical connector <NUM> is mounted on one corresponding male accommodating channel <NUM>, and is configured to transmit an optical signal. There are two male accommodating channels <NUM> on the male base <NUM>, which can effectively reduce tolerance and precision of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>, and help reduce production difficulty and production costs of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>. In this implementation, the optical connector <NUM> is an LC connector, and the male accommodating channel <NUM> adapts to the LC connector. The optical connector <NUM> uses a standard LC connector, so that an application range of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> is increased.

The male electrical connector <NUM> is protrudedly disposed on the base body <NUM> and is located between the two optical connectors <NUM>. The male electrical connector <NUM> is configured to be inserted into the female connector <NUM>, to implement an electrical connection between the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> and the female connector <NUM>. Refer to <FIG>. A male separator <NUM> is formed between the two male accommodating channels <NUM> on the male base <NUM>, so that the two male accommodating channels <NUM> are spaced. The male electrical connector <NUM> is protrudedly disposed on an end face of the male separator <NUM>, so that the male electrical connector <NUM> is located between the two optical connectors <NUM>. It may be understood that this application is not limited to that the two male accommodating channels <NUM> are spaced by using the male separator <NUM>. In another embodiment, the two male accommodating channels <NUM> may alternatively communicate with each other. In addition, this application is not limited to that the male electrical connector <NUM> is protrudedly disposed on the end face of the male separator <NUM> provided that the male electrical connector <NUM> is protrudedly disposed on the base body <NUM> and is located between the two optical connectors <NUM>.

Because the optical connector <NUM> and the male electrical connector <NUM> are disposed on the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>, the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> integrates the optical connector and the electrical connector as a whole, in other words, the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> has an optical interface and is compatible with an electrical interface, to implement synchronous insertion and removal of the optical connector and the electrical connector, thereby facilitating assembly and disassembly of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> and the female connector <NUM>. In addition, the male electrical connector <NUM> is protrudedly disposed on the base body <NUM> and is located between the two optical connectors <NUM>, so that idle space between the two optical connectors <NUM> of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> is effectively used without occupying other space, thereby improving space utilization of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>.

It may be understood that a quantity of male accommodating channels <NUM> is not limited to two, the quantity of male accommodating channels <NUM> may be more than two, a quantity of optical connectors <NUM> is not limited to two, the quantity of optical connectors <NUM> may be more than two, the at least two male accommodating channels <NUM> one-to-one correspond to the at least two optical connectors <NUM>, and each optical connector <NUM> is mounted on one corresponding male accommodating channel <NUM>. There may be at least one male electrical connector <NUM>, and each male electrical connector <NUM> is protrudedly disposed on the base body <NUM> and is located between the two male accommodating channels <NUM>.

Refer to <FIG>. The base body <NUM> includes a support part <NUM> and a connection part <NUM> that is protrudedly disposed on the support part <NUM>. The male electrical connector <NUM> includes a male insertion part <NUM> and a male contact terminal <NUM>. An insertion slot <NUM> is provided on an end face that is of the male insertion part <NUM> and that faces away from the support part <NUM> of the base body <NUM>. It may be understood that there may be more than one connection part <NUM>.

In this implementation, the male accommodating channel <NUM> extends in a first direction (for example, an X direction shown in <FIG>). The first direction is an axial direction of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>. The two male accommodating channels <NUM> are arranged in a second direction (for example, a Y direction shown in <FIG>). The two optical connectors <NUM> and the male electrical connector <NUM> are arranged in the second direction, and the male electrical connector <NUM> and the male separator <NUM> are arranged in the first direction. There are two male contact terminals <NUM> on each male electrical connector <NUM>. An inner wall of the insertion slot <NUM> includes a first side wall <NUM> and a second side wall <NUM>. The first side wall <NUM> and the second side wall <NUM> are oppositely disposed in a third direction (for example, a Z direction shown in <FIG>), and any two of the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are orthogonal to each other. One male contact terminal <NUM> is disposed on the first side wall <NUM>, and the other male contact terminal <NUM> is disposed on the second side wall <NUM>.

Because the two male contact terminals <NUM> are disposed on the inner wall of the insertion slot <NUM> in the third direction (that is, a thickness direction of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>), and do not occupy space in an arrangement direction of the male accommodating channels <NUM> (that is, a transverse direction of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>), the male contact terminal <NUM> and the optical connector <NUM> do not interfere with each other or affect each other. In other words, the male contact terminal <NUM> effectively uses idle space of the male base <NUM> in the third direction, space utilization of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> is further improved, and a volume of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> is effectively reduced, thereby facilitating miniaturization development of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>.

Refer to <FIG>. A male cable routing structure <NUM> electrically connected to the male contact terminal <NUM> is disposed on the support part <NUM>. The male cable routing structure <NUM> is configured to electrically connect to another electrical connector (for example, a cable) or apparatus. In this implementation, the male insertion part <NUM> is an insulator. For example, the insulator includes plastic, and a line for implementing an electrical connection between the male cable routing structure <NUM> and the male contact terminal <NUM> is disposed in the base body <NUM>.

The optical connector <NUM> may be detachably mounted on the male accommodating channel <NUM>. A male clamping protrusion <NUM> is disposed on an inner wall of the male accommodating channel <NUM>.

Refer to <FIG> again. The optical connector <NUM> includes a body <NUM> and a connection latch <NUM> that is protrudedly disposed on the body <NUM>. The male clamping protrusion <NUM> is latched to a side wall of the body <NUM> mounted in the male accommodating channel <NUM>, to facilitate assembly and disassembly between the optical connector <NUM> and the male base <NUM>. It may be understood that a connection manner of the optical connector <NUM> and the male accommodating channel <NUM> is not limited. For example, the optical connector <NUM> and the inner wall of the male accommodating channel <NUM> may be connected together in a manner of screw connection, to enhance connection stability between the optical connector <NUM> and the inner wall of the male accommodating channel <NUM>.

The male base <NUM> further includes a male latch <NUM>, the male latch <NUM> includes a fastened end <NUM> and a pre-pressed end <NUM> that are oppositely disposed, and the fastened end <NUM> is fastenedly connected to a top surface that is of the connection part <NUM> and that faces away from the support part <NUM>. The optical connector <NUM> is provided with the connection latch <NUM>. The pre-pressed end <NUM> abuts against the connection latch <NUM> of the optical connector <NUM>, and the male latch <NUM> is configured to pre-press the optical connector <NUM>, to improve connection stability between the optical connector <NUM> and the male accommodating channel <NUM>. In addition, the male cable routing structure <NUM> is disposed at the bottom of the base body <NUM>, and is disposed opposite to the male latch <NUM>, so that space of the male base <NUM> is maximized, and the male cable routing structure <NUM> does not occupy space outside the male base <NUM>, and does not affect insertion and unlocking.

Refer to <FIG>. The female connector <NUM> has a coupling interface <NUM>. The coupling interface <NUM> is provided with two female accommodating channels <NUM>. The female accommodating channel <NUM> is used to mount the optical connector <NUM>, the coupling interface <NUM> is further provided with a female electrical connector <NUM>, and the female electrical connector <NUM> is located between the two female accommodating channels <NUM>.

More specifically, a female separator <NUM> is formed between the two female accommodating channels <NUM>. The female separator <NUM> is provided with an accommodating slot <NUM>, configured to accommodate the female electrical connector <NUM> and the male electrical connector <NUM>. The female electrical connector <NUM> is accommodated in the accommodating slot <NUM>. The female electrical connector <NUM> includes a body <NUM>, a female insertion part <NUM> that is protrudedly disposed on the body <NUM>, and a female contact terminal <NUM> disposed on the female insertion part <NUM>. The female electrical connector <NUM> and the female separator <NUM> are separately disposed, so that preparation difficulty and generation costs of the female connector <NUM> are reduced. In this implementation, the male contact terminal <NUM> is a spring terminal, to elastically abut against the female contact terminal <NUM> when the male contact terminal <NUM> is in contact with the female contact terminal <NUM>, thereby improving contact stability between the male contact terminal <NUM> and the female contact terminal <NUM>.

In this implementation, the body <NUM> is slidably connected to an inner wall of the accommodating slot <NUM>, thereby facilitating assembly of the female electrical connector <NUM> on the female connector <NUM>. A guide rail is disposed on the inner wall of the accommodating slot <NUM>, and a guide structure cooperating with the guide rail <NUM> is disposed on the body <NUM>. The accommodating slot <NUM> penetrates through the female separator <NUM>, so that the two female accommodating channels <NUM> are communicated with each other, to maximize use of idle space between the two female accommodating channels <NUM>. It may be understood that the body <NUM> is not limited to being slidably connected to the inner wall of the accommodating slot <NUM>. For example, the body <NUM> is disposed on the female separator <NUM> in a latching manner provided that the body <NUM> can be fastened on the female separator <NUM>.

The female accommodating channel <NUM> extends in a first direction (for example, an X direction shown in <FIG>), the two female accommodating channels <NUM> are arranged in a second direction (for example, a Y direction shown in <FIG>), the female insertion part <NUM> extends in the first direction, the female insertion part <NUM> includes a third side wall <NUM> and a fourth side wall <NUM>, and the third side wall <NUM> and the fourth side wall <NUM> oppositely disposed in a third direction (for example, a Z direction shown in <FIG>). One female contact terminal <NUM> is disposed on the third side wall <NUM>, and the other female contact terminal <NUM> is disposed on the fourth side wall <NUM>. The two female contact terminals <NUM> are disposed on the inner wall of the female insertion part <NUM> in the third direction (that is, a thickness direction of the female connector <NUM>), and do not occupy space of an arrangement direction of the female accommodating channels <NUM> (that is, a transverse direction of the female connector <NUM>), and the female contact terminal <NUM> and the optical connector <NUM> do not interfere with each other or affect each other. In other words, the female contact terminal <NUM> effectively uses idle space of the female connector <NUM> in the third direction, further improves space utilization of the female connector <NUM>, and effectively reduces a volume of the female connector <NUM>, thereby facilitating miniaturization development of the female connector <NUM>.

A female latch <NUM> is disposed on an inner wall of the female accommodating channel <NUM>, and is configured to perform a latched connection with the connection latch <NUM> of the optical connector <NUM> that is penetratedly mounted on the female accommodating channel <NUM>.

It may be understood that a quantity of female accommodating channels <NUM> is not limited to two, and the quantity of female accommodating channels <NUM> may be more than two. At least two female accommodating channels <NUM> one-to-one correspond to at least two optical connectors <NUM>, and each optical connector <NUM> is mounted on one corresponding female accommodating channel <NUM>. There may be at least one female electrical connector <NUM>, and each female electrical connector <NUM> is disposed on the female connector <NUM> and located between the two female accommodating channels <NUM>.

Refer to <FIG> again. The male latch <NUM> on the male base <NUM> pre-presses the connection latch <NUM> of the optical connector <NUM>. After the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> is inserted into the coupling interface <NUM> of the female connector <NUM>, the optical connector <NUM> is penetratedly disposed on the corresponding female accommodating channel <NUM>, and the female latch <NUM> is locked together with the connection latch <NUM> of the optical connector <NUM>, so that an optical signal can be exchanged between the optical/electrical hybrid connector <NUM> and the female connector <NUM>.

Refer to <FIG>. When the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> is inserted into the female connector <NUM>, the optical connector <NUM> is penetratedly disposed on the corresponding female accommodating channel <NUM>, and the male electrical connector <NUM> slides into the accommodating slot <NUM> and is coupled to the female electrical connector <NUM>. An outer wall of the male insertion part <NUM> is matched with the inner wall of the accommodating slot <NUM>, the female insertion part <NUM> is inserted into the insertion slot <NUM>, the female insertion part <NUM>, the body <NUM>, and the male separator <NUM> are arranged in the first direction, the first side wall <NUM> and the third side wall <NUM> are disposed face to face, and the second side wall <NUM> and the fourth side wall <NUM> are disposed face to face. The female contact terminal <NUM> is electrically in contact with a corresponding male contact terminal <NUM>, to implement an electrical connection between the female electrical connector <NUM> and the male electrical connector <NUM>. The accommodating slot <NUM> of the female connector <NUM> provides coupling space for the male electrical connector <NUM> and the female electrical connector <NUM>, and does not occupy other space of the female connector <NUM>, thereby facilitating miniaturization of the female connector <NUM>.

When the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> needs to be unlocked from the female connector <NUM>, the male latch <NUM> of the male base <NUM> is pressed, and the male latch <NUM> is driven to be detached from the female latch <NUM> of the female connector <NUM>, to complete an unlocking action.

It may be understood that a position at which the male contact terminal <NUM> is disposed on the male electrical connector <NUM> is not limited, and a position at which the female contact terminal <NUM> is disposed on the female electrical connector <NUM> is not limited. The male contact terminal <NUM> can be electrically in contact with the female contact terminal <NUM> provided that the male electrical connector <NUM> is electrically connected to the female electrical connector <NUM>.

It may be understood that, the female separator <NUM> may be omitted, and the body <NUM> is disposed between the two female accommodating channels <NUM> to serve as a separator. The body <NUM> may be omitted, and the female insertion part <NUM> is protrudedly disposed on the female separator <NUM>. A manner of disposing the female electrical connector <NUM> on the female connector <NUM> is not limited. For example, the female electrical connector <NUM> may also be disposed with the female separator <NUM> as a whole.

It may be understood that a structure of the male electrical connector <NUM> is not limited, and a structure of the female electrical connector <NUM> is not limited. For example, the insertion slot <NUM> may be omitted in the male insertion part <NUM> of the male electrical connector <NUM>, the male contact terminal <NUM> is disposed on the outer wall of the male insertion part <NUM>, the female electrical connector <NUM> may omit the female insertion part <NUM>, and the female contact terminal <NUM> is disposed on the inner wall of the accommodating slot <NUM> provided that the male electrical connector <NUM> and the female electrical connector <NUM> can be coupled to implement an electrical connection.

Refer to <FIG>. A difference between the optical/electrical hybrid connector system <NUM> provided in the second implementation of this application and the optical/electrical hybrid connector system <NUM> provided in the first implementation lies in that the female connector <NUM> is an optical fiber adapter. Both ends of the optical fiber adapter may be coupled to the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>, to implement conversion between different interfaces.

Specifically, with reference to <FIG> and <FIG>, the female connector <NUM> includes a first end <NUM> and a second end <NUM> that are oppositely disposed. Both the first end <NUM> and the second end <NUM> include a coupling interface <NUM>. A female accommodating channel <NUM> of the first end <NUM> one-to-one corresponds to and communicates with a female accommodating channel <NUM> of the second end <NUM>. Two female accommodating channels <NUM> are disposed on the female connector <NUM>, a female separator <NUM> is formed between the two female accommodating channels <NUM>, and an accommodating slot <NUM> is disposed on the female separator <NUM>. The female connector <NUM> is further provided with an electrical connector <NUM>, and the electrical connector <NUM> is accommodated in the accommodating slot <NUM>. In other words, the electrical connector <NUM> is located between the two female accommodating channels <NUM>. The female electrical connector <NUM> includes a body <NUM>, a female insertion part <NUM> that is protrudedly disposed on the body <NUM>, and a female contact terminal <NUM> disposed on the female insertion part <NUM>.

In this implementation, both the coupling interface <NUM> of the first end <NUM> of the female connector <NUM> and the coupling interface <NUM> of the second end <NUM> of the female connector <NUM> are inserted with the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>, to implement transfer. It may be understood that optical connectors <NUM> in the two optical/electrical hybrid male connectors <NUM> may be different types of optical connectors, and the female accommodating channel <NUM> of the first end <NUM> and the female accommodating channel <NUM> of the second end <NUM> are adaptive to sizes of corresponding optical connectors <NUM>.

For example, the coupling interface <NUM> of the first end <NUM> of the female connector <NUM> is coupled to one optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>. In an insertion process, connection latches <NUM> of the two optical connectors <NUM> are separately locked together with a female latch <NUM> of the female connector <NUM>, so that the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> is fastened to the female connector <NUM>. During unlocking, a male latch <NUM> of a male base <NUM> is pressed, and the male latch <NUM> may be driven to be detached from the female latch <NUM> of the female connector <NUM>, to complete an unlocking action.

Refer to <FIG>. A difference between the optical/electrical hybrid connector system <NUM> provided in the third implementation of this application and the optical/electrical hybrid connector system <NUM> provided in the first implementation lies in a structure of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>.

The optical/electrical hybrid connector system <NUM> includes an optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> and a female connector <NUM> that cooperates with the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> in an insertion manner. In this implementation, the female connector <NUM> is an optical module disposed on an access switch (not shown in the figure). The female connector <NUM> is connected to an access point (not shown in the figure) by using the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>, to implement optical signal transmission and an electrical connection between the female connector <NUM> and the access point. In other words, when an optical signal is transmitted between the female connector <NUM> and the access point, the female connector can also supply power to the access point by using the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>.

It may be understood that the female connector <NUM> is not limited to the optical module disposed on the access switch, and the female connector <NUM> may alternatively be another structure that can cooperate with the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>. For example, the female connector <NUM> may be an optical fiber adapter. Both ends of the optical fiber adapter may be coupled to the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>, to implement conversion between different interfaces.

Refer to <FIG>. The optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> includes a male base <NUM>, two optical connectors <NUM>, and one male electrical connector <NUM>. The two optical connectors <NUM> are mounted on the male base <NUM>, and are configured to transmit an optical signal. The male electrical connector <NUM> is mounted on the male base <NUM>, and is configured to implement an electrical connection between the female connector <NUM> and the access point.

Refer to <FIG>. The male base <NUM> includes a base body <NUM> and two male accommodating channels <NUM> disposed on the base body <NUM>. The base body <NUM> includes a main body <NUM> and a cover body <NUM> that covers the main body <NUM>. The main body <NUM> and the cover body <NUM> jointly enclose to form the two male accommodating channels <NUM>. The two male accommodating channels <NUM> one-to-one correspond to the two optical connectors <NUM>. The male accommodating channel <NUM> is used to mount the optical connector <NUM>. The male electrical connector <NUM> is disposed on the main body <NUM>. In this implementation, the male electrical connector <NUM> is detachably disposed on the main body <NUM>. It may be understood that the male electrical connector <NUM> may be disposed on at least one of the main body <NUM> and the cover body <NUM>. For example, in an implementation, the male electrical connector <NUM> may also be disposed on the cover body <NUM>, the male electrical connector <NUM> may be disposed with the main body <NUM> or the cover body <NUM> as a whole, and the male electrical connector <NUM> is detachably disposed on the main body <NUM> or the cover body <NUM>.

When the optical connector <NUM> is assembled on the male base <NUM>, the optical connector <NUM> may be first mounted on the main body <NUM>, and then the cover body <NUM> is fastened and covered on the main body <NUM>, and the main body <NUM> and the cover body <NUM> jointly enclose to form the male accommodating channel <NUM> for installing the optical connector <NUM>. Because a position of the optical connector <NUM> can be limited on the male base <NUM> by an inner wall of the male accommodating channel <NUM>, the optical connector <NUM> and the male base <NUM> are connected as a whole, and is hard to get loose. This helps reduce a possibility of a relative position change between the optical connector <NUM> and the male base <NUM>, thereby improving stability and quality of the optical signal transmitted by the optical connector <NUM>. In addition, the main body <NUM> and the cover body <NUM> form the base body <NUM>, which is conducive to enhancing strength of the male base <NUM>.

There are two male accommodating channels <NUM> on the male base <NUM>, which can effectively reduce tolerance and precision of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>, and help reduce production difficulty and production costs of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>. In this implementation, the optical connector <NUM> is an LC connector, and the male accommodating channel <NUM> adapts to the LC connector. The optical connector <NUM> uses a standard LC connector, so that an application range of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> is increased.

Because the optical connector <NUM> and the male electrical connector <NUM> are disposed on the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>, the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> integrates the optical connector and the electrical connector as a whole, in other words, the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> has an optical interface and is compatible with an electrical interface, to implement synchronous insertion and removal of the optical connector and the electrical connector, thereby facilitating assembly and disassembly of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> and the female connector <NUM>. In addition, the male electrical connector <NUM> is located between the two optical connectors <NUM>, so that idle space between the two optical connectors <NUM> of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> is effectively used without occupying other space, thereby improving space utilization of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>.

It may be understood that a quantity of male accommodating channels <NUM> is not limited to two, the quantity of male accommodating channels <NUM> may be more than two, a quantity of optical connectors <NUM> is not limited to two, the quantity of optical connectors <NUM> may be more than two, at least two male accommodating channels <NUM> one-to-one correspond to at least two optical connectors <NUM>, and each optical connector <NUM> is mounted on one corresponding male accommodating channel <NUM>. There may be at least one male electrical connector <NUM>.

Refer to <FIG>, <FIG>, and <FIG>. Specifically, the main body <NUM> has a hollow cavity <NUM>. The main body <NUM> includes a first end wall <NUM> and a second end wall <NUM> that are oppositely disposed in a first direction (an X direction shown in <FIG>). The first end wall <NUM> is provided with two male accommodating slots <NUM> in communication with the hollow cavity <NUM>, and the two male accommodating slots <NUM> are used for inserting the optical connector <NUM>.

The first end wall <NUM> is further provided with a mounting slot <NUM> in communication with the hollow cavity <NUM>, and the mounting slot <NUM> is used for installing the male electrical connector <NUM>. The two male accommodating slots <NUM> are spaced in a second direction (a Y direction shown in <FIG>), and the second direction is different from the first direction. The mounting slot <NUM> is located between the two male accommodating slots <NUM>. It may be understood that there is at least one mounting slot <NUM>, each male electrical connector <NUM> is correspondingly penetratedly disposed into one mounting slot <NUM>, and each mounting slot <NUM> is correspondingly located between the two male accommodating slots <NUM>.

The main body <NUM> further includes a peripheral wall <NUM>. The peripheral wall <NUM> is connected between the first end wall <NUM> and the second end wall <NUM>. The peripheral wall <NUM>, the first end wall <NUM>, and the second end wall <NUM> jointly enclose to form the hollow cavity <NUM>.

A groove <NUM> is formed on an outer surface that is of the peripheral wall <NUM> and that faces away from the hollow cavity <NUM>. A mounting part <NUM> is accommodated in the groove <NUM>, to effectively use space of the main body <NUM>, and facilitate miniaturization of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>. In this implementation, a first fastener part <NUM> is disposed on an inner wall of the groove <NUM> of the main body <NUM>, and is configured to be latched to the cover body <NUM>.

The main body <NUM> further includes a male latch <NUM> (as shown in <FIG>), the male latch <NUM> includes a fastened end <NUM> and a pre-pressed end <NUM> that are oppositely disposed, and the fastened end <NUM> is fastenedly connected to an outer surface of the peripheral wall <NUM>. The pre-pressed end <NUM> is used to pre-press the optical connector <NUM>.

The cover body <NUM> includes a cover part <NUM>, two position-limiting parts <NUM>, and one limiting part <NUM> that are connectedly disposed. The cover part <NUM> covers the main body <NUM> and covers the hollow cavity <NUM>, and is configured to close the hollow cavity <NUM>, to reduce dust and/or impurities from entering the hollow cavity <NUM>.

The male accommodating slot <NUM> penetrates through an end face that is of the first end wall <NUM> and that faces the cover part <NUM> to form a first opening, to facilitate the optical connector <NUM> to enter from the first opening during assembly, thereby facilitating the optical connector <NUM> to be assembled on the male base <NUM>. The two position-limiting parts <NUM> one-to-one correspond to the two male accommodating slots <NUM>. The two position-limiting parts <NUM> are protrudedly disposed on the cover part <NUM>. Each position-limiting part <NUM> may be correspondingly accommodated in one male accommodating slot <NUM>, and is enclosed jointly with an inner wall of the male accommodating slot <NUM> to form the male accommodating channel <NUM>. The position-limiting part <NUM> can abut against the optical connector <NUM> when the optical connector <NUM> is inserted into the male accommodating channel <NUM>, to limit a position of the optical connector <NUM> relative to the male base <NUM>. When the optical connector <NUM> is mounted on the male accommodating channel <NUM>, the position-limiting part <NUM> and the optical connector <NUM> are stacked in a third direction, the first direction is different from the third direction, and the second direction is different from the third direction. The position-limiting part <NUM> can reduce movement of the optical connector <NUM> relative to the male base <NUM>, and improve stability of installing the optical connector <NUM> on the male base <NUM>.

It may be understood that the position-limiting part <NUM> may be omitted. In some implementations, a first position-limiting slot is disposed on the cover part <NUM>, and a position of the first position-limiting slot is corresponding to a position of the male accommodating slot <NUM>. When the cover part <NUM> covers the main body <NUM>, an inner wall of the first position-limiting slot and an inner wall of the male accommodating slot <NUM> jointly enclose to form the male accommodating channel <NUM>.

The limiting part <NUM> is protrudedly disposed on the cover part <NUM>. The limiting part <NUM> is located between the two position-limiting parts <NUM>. The limiting part <NUM> may be accommodated in the mounting slot <NUM>, and enclose to form the mounting channel <NUM> jointly with an inner wall of the mounting slot <NUM>. The limiting part <NUM> can abut against the male electrical connector <NUM> when the male electrical connector <NUM> is inserted into the mounting channel <NUM>, to limit a position of the male electrical connector <NUM> relative to the male base <NUM>. When the optical connector <NUM> is mounted on the mounting channel <NUM>, the limiting part <NUM> and the optical connector <NUM> are stacked in the third direction. The limiting part <NUM> can reduce movement of the optical connector <NUM> relative to the male base <NUM>, and improve stability of installing the male electrical connector <NUM> on the male base <NUM>.

It may be understood that the limiting part <NUM> may be omitted, a second position-limiting slot is disposed on the cover part <NUM>, and a position of the second position-limiting slot is corresponding to a position of the mounting slot <NUM>. When the cover part <NUM> covers the main body <NUM>, an inner wall of the second position-limiting slot and an inner wall of the mounting slot <NUM> jointly enclose to form the mounting channel.

The cover body <NUM> further includes the mounting part <NUM>. The mounting part <NUM> is connected to an edge of the cover part <NUM>, and the mounting part <NUM> may move relative to the cover part <NUM>, to facilitate assembling the cover body <NUM> on the main body <NUM> or removing the cover body <NUM> from the main body <NUM>.

A second fastener part <NUM> is disposed on the mounting part <NUM> of the cover body <NUM>. The second fastener part <NUM> is disposed on an inner surface that faces the hollow cavity <NUM> when the mounting part <NUM> is accommodated in the groove <NUM>. The second fastener part <NUM> is connected to the first fastener part <NUM>, so that the cover body <NUM> is fastened on the main body <NUM>. The second fastener part <NUM> is connected to the first fastener part <NUM>, so that the main body <NUM> and the cover body <NUM> are detachably connected together, thereby facilitating assembly and disassembly of the male base <NUM>.

In this implementation, the first fastener part <NUM> is a clamping hole in communication with the hollow cavity <NUM>, the second fastener part <NUM> is a latch, and the latch and the clamping hole can be latched together. It may be understood that a position of the first fastener part <NUM> on the main body <NUM> is not limited in this application. For example, no groove <NUM> is disposed on the peripheral wall <NUM>, and the first fastener part <NUM> is disposed on an outer surface that is of the peripheral wall <NUM> and that faces away from the hollow cavity <NUM>. It may be understood that a position of the second fastener part <NUM> on the cover body <NUM> is not limited in this application. For example, the cover body <NUM> may omit the mounting part <NUM>, the second fastener part <NUM> is disposed on the cover part <NUM>, and the first fastener part <NUM> and the second fastener part <NUM> can be latched together. In some implementations, the first fastener part <NUM> may be a latch, the second fastener part <NUM> may be a clamping hole, one of the first fastener part <NUM> and the second fastener part <NUM> may be a clamping hole, the other of the first fastener part <NUM> and the second fastener part <NUM> is a latch, and the latch and the clamping hole are latched.

It may be understood that a connection manner between the main body <NUM> and the cover body <NUM> is not limited in this application. For example, after the optical connector <NUM>, the male electrical connector <NUM>, and the main body <NUM> are assembled, the cover body <NUM> may be fastenedly covered on the main body <NUM> in a manner of gel, screw connection, or the like, to close the hollow cavity <NUM>.

The optical connector <NUM> includes a body <NUM> and a connection latch <NUM> that is protrudedly disposed on the body <NUM>. When the optical connector <NUM> is mounted on the male base <NUM>, the pre-pressed end <NUM> abuts against the connection latch <NUM> of the optical connector <NUM>. The optical connector <NUM> is pre-pressed by using the male latch <NUM>, so that connection stability between the optical connector <NUM> and the male accommodating channel <NUM> is improved.

It may be understood that a connection manner of the body <NUM> of the optical connector <NUM> and the male accommodating channel <NUM> is not limited. For example, the optical connector <NUM> and the inner wall of the male accommodating channel <NUM> may be connected together in a manner of screw connection, to enhance connection stability between the optical connector <NUM> and the inner wall of the male accommodating channel <NUM>.

The optical connector <NUM> is configured to connect to an optical cable (not shown in the figure). The optical cable includes an inner layer (not shown in the figure) and a sheath (not shown in the figure) that wraps an outer surface of the inner layer. The inner layer has an optical fiber. Refer to <FIG> again. The optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> further includes a crimping bushing <NUM> and a crimping pipe <NUM>. A through hole <NUM> is disposed on the second end wall <NUM>. One end of the crimping bushing <NUM> is fastened to the through hole <NUM>. The crimping bushing <NUM> is configured to be penetratedly disposed on the inner layer of the optical cable. The crimping pipe <NUM> is sleeved on the crimping bushing <NUM>, and is configured to clamp a sheath between the crimping bushing <NUM> and the crimping pipe <NUM> together with the crimping bushing <NUM>. When the optical connector <NUM> is penetratedly disposed on the male accommodating channel <NUM>, the inner layer of the optical cable connected to the optical connector <NUM> is penetratedly disposed into the hollow cavity <NUM> and the crimping bushing <NUM>. The sheath is located between the crimping pipe <NUM> and the crimping bushing <NUM>. The crimping pipe <NUM> and the crimping bushing <NUM> jointly clamp the sheath, so that connection stability of the optical cable and the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> can be improved, and tensile strength of the optical cable can be improved.

Refer to <FIG> and <FIG>. The male electrical connector <NUM> includes a male insertion part <NUM> and a male contact terminal <NUM>. The male insertion part <NUM> is penetratedly disposed into the mounting slot <NUM> and is exposed outside the main body <NUM>, and is configured to insert the female connector <NUM>. The male insertion part <NUM> includes a first end <NUM> and a second end <NUM> that are oppositely disposed in a first direction. The first end <NUM> is located outside the main body <NUM>. The second end <NUM> is located in the hollow cavity <NUM> of the main body <NUM>. An insertion slot <NUM> is disposed on an end face that is of the first end <NUM> and that faces away from the main body <NUM>. The insertion slot <NUM> is located outside the main body <NUM>, and is configured to cooperate with the female connector <NUM> in an insertion manner. The male contact terminal <NUM> is disposed on an inner wall of the insertion slot <NUM>, and is configured to electrically connect to the female connector <NUM>.

Because the mounting slot <NUM> is located between the two male accommodating channels <NUM>, after the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> is assembled, the male electrical connector <NUM> is located between the two optical connectors <NUM>. Therefore, idle space between the two optical connectors <NUM> of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> is effectively used without occupying other space, thereby improving space utilization of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>.

In this implementation, the male accommodating channel <NUM> extends in a first direction (for example, an X direction shown in <FIG>). The first direction is an axial direction of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>. The two male accommodating channels <NUM> are arranged in a second direction (for example, a Y direction shown in <FIG>). When the optical connector <NUM> is penetratedly mounted on the male accommodating channel <NUM>, the two optical connectors <NUM> and the male electrical connector <NUM> are arranged in the second direction.

There are two male contact terminals <NUM> (as shown in <FIG>) on each male electrical connector <NUM>. The inner wall of the insertion slot <NUM> includes a first side wall <NUM> (as shown in <FIG>) and a second side wall <NUM> (as shown in <FIG>). The first side wall <NUM> and the second side wall <NUM> oppositely disposed in a third direction (for example, a Z direction shown in <FIG>), and any two of the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are orthogonal to each other. One male contact terminal <NUM> is disposed on the first side wall <NUM>, and the other male contact terminal <NUM> is disposed on the second side wall <NUM>.

Because the two male contact terminals <NUM> are disposed on the inner wall of the insertion slot <NUM> in the third direction (that is, a thickness direction of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>), and do not occupy space in an arrangement direction of the male accommodating channels <NUM> (that is, a transverse direction of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>), the male contact terminal <NUM> and the optical connector <NUM> do not interfere with each other or affect each other. In other words, the male contact terminal <NUM> effectively uses idle space of the male base <NUM> in the third direction, space utilization of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> is further improved, and a volume of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM> is effectively reduced, thereby facilitating miniaturization development of the optical/electrical hybrid male connector <NUM>. In this implementation, the male insertion part <NUM> is an insulator. For example, the insulator includes plastic.

The second end <NUM> of the male insertion part <NUM> forms an abutment structure <NUM>, and the abutment structure <NUM> is accommodated in the hollow cavity <NUM> of the main body <NUM>. The abutment structure <NUM> abuts against an inner surface that is of the first end wall <NUM> and that faces the hollow cavity <NUM> (as shown in <FIG>). The abutment structure <NUM> is configured to limit a relative position between the male electrical connector <NUM> and the main body <NUM>, reduce a possibility that the male electrical connector <NUM> moves relative to the main body <NUM> in the first direction, and prevent the male electrical connector <NUM> from being detached from the main body <NUM>.

In this implementation, the main body <NUM> further includes a blocking part <NUM> (as shown in <FIG>) that is protrudedly disposed on an inner wall of the hollow cavity <NUM>. The male insertion part <NUM> is located between the first end wall <NUM> and the blocking part <NUM> when the male electrical connector <NUM> is mounted on the main body <NUM>. The second end <NUM> of the male insertion part <NUM> is in contact with the blocking part <NUM>. Due to a limitation function of the first end wall <NUM> and the blocking part <NUM>, a possibility that the male electrical connector <NUM> moves in the first direction (for example, vibration) relative to the male base <NUM> is reduced, and stability of the male electrical connector <NUM> on the male base <NUM> is improved.

A first guiding part <NUM> (as shown in <FIG>) is disposed on a surface that is of the blocking part <NUM> of the main body <NUM> and that faces the first end wall <NUM>. A second guiding part <NUM> (as shown in <FIG>) is formed on an end face that is of the second end <NUM> of the male electrical connector <NUM> and that faces away from the first end <NUM>. The first guiding part <NUM> is slidably connected to the second guiding part <NUM>, and is configured to guide the male electrical connector <NUM> when the male electrical connector <NUM> is inserted into the mounting slot <NUM>. The first guiding part <NUM> is a protrusion that is protrudedly disposed on the blocking part <NUM>, and the protrusion extends in the third direction. The second guiding part <NUM> is a groove recessed on an end face that is of the male insertion part <NUM> and that faces away from the first end <NUM>, and the protrusion is accommodated in the groove and is slidably connected to the groove.

It may be understood that structures of the first guiding part <NUM> and the second guiding part <NUM> are not limited in this application. For example, the first guiding part <NUM> may be a groove, and the second guiding part <NUM> may be a protrusion.

The male electrical connector <NUM> further includes a power supply contact part <NUM>. The power supply contact part <NUM> is protrudedly disposed on the male insertion part <NUM> and accommodated in the hollow cavity <NUM> of the main body <NUM>. The power supply contact part <NUM> is electrically connected to the male contact terminal <NUM>, and is configured to electrically connect to another electrical connector (for example, a cable) or apparatus. A fastening structure <NUM> is further disposed on the power supply contact part <NUM>, and is configured to clamp an electric conductor.

It may be understood that the male electrical connector <NUM> is not limited to being mounted on the mounting channel <NUM>. For example, in some implementations, the male electrical connector <NUM> is protrudedly disposed on a side that is of the first end wall <NUM> and that faces away from the second end wall <NUM>, and at least partially exposed outside the main body <NUM>.

Refer to <FIG>. The female connector <NUM> has a coupling interface <NUM>. The coupling interface <NUM> is provided with two female accommodating channels <NUM>. The female accommodating channel <NUM> is used to mount the optical connector <NUM>, the coupling interface <NUM> is further provided with a female electrical connector <NUM>, and the female electrical connector <NUM> is located between the two female accommodating channels <NUM>. The optical connector <NUM> is inserted into the female accommodating channel <NUM>. The male electrical connector <NUM> is electrically connected to the female electrical connector <NUM>. A structure of the female connector <NUM> provided in the third implementation is approximately similar to a structure of the female connector provided in the first implementation.

Claim 1:
An optical/electrical hybrid male connector (<NUM>), comprising:
a male base (<NUM>) and at least two optical connectors (<NUM>), wherein
the male base comprises a base body (<NUM>) and at least two male accommodating channels (<NUM>) disposed on the base body, the at least two male accommodating channels one-to-one correspond to the at least two optical connectors (<NUM>), and each optical connector is mounted on one corresponding male accommodating channel; and
the optical/electrical hybrid male connector further comprises at least one male electrical connector (<NUM>) disposed on the base body, and each male electrical connector is correspondingly located between two optical connectors,
characterized in that
the male electrical connector comprises a male insertion part (<NUM>) and a male contact terminal (<NUM>), an insertion slot (<NUM>) is provided on an end face that is of the male insertion part and that faces away from the base body, and the male contact terminal is disposed on an inner wall of the insertion slot,
wherein the male accommodating channel extends in a first direction (X), the at least two male accommodating channels are arranged in a second direction (Y), there are two male contact terminals (<NUM>) on each male electrical connector, the inner wall of the insertion slot comprises a first side wall (<NUM>) and a second side wall (<NUM>), the first side wall and the second side wall are oppositely disposed in a third direction (Z), any two of the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are orthogonal to each other, one male contact terminal is disposed on the first side wall, and the other male contact terminal is disposed on the second side wall.