Abstract: The invention relates to an optical connector assembly for optically connecting to a waveguide structure in a x-y plane of a layer stack, wherein the connector assembly comprises a coupling device providing a first optical path, and the waveguide structure provides a second optical path, deflecting from said first optical path. The coupling device comprises first reference means adapted to co-operate with second reference means in the layer stack, wherein the second reference means are adapted for aligning the coupling device to the waveguide structure in both the x- and y-direction of the x-y plane as to optically couple the first and second optical path. As a result an optical connector assembly is provided that improves the optical coupling between the optical path in a waveguide structure and in a coupling device and/or a mating optical device. The coupling device may comprise third reference means to couple an optical connector to the waveguide structure.

Abstract: A connector for high frequency signals comprises a housing of insulating material and a plurality of male contact elements. The housing has a bottom and two opposite side walls extending upwardly from the bottom, the bottom and side walls determining a receiving space. The bottom is provided with cavities regularly arranged in rows and columns. Each of the contact elements is mounted in a cavity, an upper end of each contact element projecting into the receiving space. The bottom of the housing comprises first and second bottom parts, wherein the cavities extend through both bottom parts. At least a plurality of the cavities have a first stop in the first bottom part and a second stop in the second bottom part, wherein the first and second stops determine a mounting chamber. The contact elements are mounted in the cavities by means of at least one support element clampingly received between the first and second stops in the corresponding mounting chamber. The surface of the housing is completely metalized.

Abstract: A connector for high frequency signals comprises a housing of insulating material and female contact elements received in the housing and regularly arranged in rows and columns at a fixed intermediate spacing. The housing has a front side with inlet openings providing access to the contact elements, a connection side for connection to a printed circuit board, a cable or the like, and a plurality of cavities extending between the front side and the connection side. Adjacent cavities are separated by inner walls extending in row and column direction each cavity accommodating at least one contact element. At least the inner walls of the cavities are metallized and the corresponding contact element is supported within the cavity by support elements of insulating.

Abstract: A connector for a shielded cable comprises an assembly of at least two modules and electrical contact elements arranged in rows and columns. Each module is provided with a housing of insulating material and electrial contact elements received in the housing and arranged next to each other in side-by-side relationship. Each housing is mainly box-shaped with a front wall, a back wall, sidewalls lying therebetween, an upper side and a lower side. Channels extend between the upper and lower sides, which channels are separated from each other by intermediate walls, and the contact elements are received in the channels. One housing with its front wall joins the backwall of a next housing, wherein in each housing the front and back walls are provided with three corresponding supporting points, successive housings lying against each other with the supporting points, which supporting points determine the distance, laterally, between the contact elements of successive housings.

Abstract: A connector for high frequency signals comprises a housing of insulating material and a plurality of male contact elements. The housing has a bottom and two opposite side walls extending upwardly from the bottom, the bottom and side walls determining a receiving space. The bottom is provided with cavities regularly arranged in rows and columns. Each of the contact elements is mounted in a cavity, an upper end of each contact element projecting into the receiving space. At least a plurality of the cavities are metallized at their the inner walls and the contact elements are mounted in the metallized cavities by means of at least one support element of insulating material. Each support element comprises a body having an outer dimension which is smaller than the inner dimension of the corresponding cavity, and a plurality of ledges extending mainly in axial direction of the contact element and determining an outer dimension which is larger than the inner dimension of the corresponding cavity.

Abstract: A connector for high frequency signals comprises a housing of insulating material and a plurality of male contact elements. The housing has a bottom and two opposite side walls extending upwardly from the bottom, the bottom and side walls determining a receiving space. The bottom is provided with cavities regularly arranged in rows and columns. Each of the contact elements is mounted in a cavity, an upper end of each contact element projecting into the receiving space. At least a plurality of the cavities are metallized at their the inner walls. The contact elements are mounted in the metallized cavities by means of a support element of insulating material. Each support has a lower extension directed away from the receiving space and each support element is metallized at its outer side.

Abstract: A backpanel connector system comprises a backpanel connector, a board connector and a plurality of connector plugs for optical fibers. The backpanel connector comprises a first and a second housing, said first housing having a bottom with an opening. The second housing is slidably mounted in said first housing in a z-direction extending perpendicular to the bottom of the first housing. The second housing has a receiving space for a connector plug. The second housing is also movable in x- and y-directions with respect to the first housing. The second housing and the board connector are provided with co-operating positioning means for positioning the second housing in x- and y-directions with respect to the board connector during insertion of the board connector into the first housing.

Abstract: A multifibre connector plug (1) comprises a connector plug part (6) for receiving a plurality of optical fibres (2), a coupling body (10) and a coupling sleeve (19). The connector plug part is provided with a contact face (7) at one end and is slidable in the coupling body. The connector plug part projects out of the coupling body with its end having the contact face. The coupling sleeve (19) encloses the coupling body and is slidable on this coupling body from a coupling position into a decoupling position against the action of a spring means (21). The spring means (21) comprises at least one spring (21) being an integrated unitary part of the coupling sleeve (19) and a free end (22) of the spring means engaging a corresponding support shoulder (23) of the coupling body (10).

Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a first connector (1) and a second connector (2) adapted to be mated with the first connector. Each connector has two spaced rows of contact elements (4,10) arranged at a given pitch, each of the contact elements having a contact face (6). In the first connector (1) at least two adjacent contact elements (4) of one row of contact elements are made integral as one first power contact element (13) having two contact faces (6) at the given pitch. In the second connector (2) at least one contact element (10) of one row of contact elements can be made integral with an opposite contact element (10) of the other row of contact elements as one second power contact element (14).

Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a first connector (1) and a second connector (2) adapted to be mated with the first connector. The first connector (1) comprises a first housing (3) having a bottom (4) and two longitudinal walls (5, 6) determining a receiving space (8), a row of male signal contacts (9) projecting from the bottom upwardly into the receiving space and a row of male ground contacts (10), wherein as seen in row direction a male ground contact is located at both sides of a corresponding male signal contact. The second connector (2) comprises a second housing (11) which can be substantially completely received within the receiving space, and a row of female signal contacts (12) adapted to be connected with the male signal contacts when the connectors are mated.

Abstract: A backpanel connector comprises a first and a second housing, wherein said first housing is provided with a bottom with an opening and four side walls upstanding from the bottom and lying opposite each other two by two and wherein said second housing is provided with four side walls lying opposite each other two by two. The second housing is slidably mounted in the first housing in a z-direction perpendicular to the bottom of the first housing and has a receiving space for a connector plug. Two opposite side walls of the second housing each carry a first stop means and two corresponding side walls of the first housing each comprise a second stop means. The stop means engage each other in a rest position of the second housing directed away from the bottom of the first housing. A spring means loads the second housing in the direction of the rest position.

Abstract: A multifibre connector plug (1) comprises a connector plug part (6) for receiving a plurality of optical fibres (2), a coupling body (10) and a coupling sleeve (19). The connector plug part is provided with a contact face (7) at one end, and is slidable in the coupling body. The connector plug part projects out of said coupling body with its end having the contact face. A corresponding spring means loads the connector plug part in an outward direction. The coupling sleeve (19) encloses the coupling body and is slidable on the coupling body from a coupling position into a decoupling position against the action of a spring means. Both spring means comprise a single common spring (22).

Abstract: A connector assembly for interconnecting optical and/or electrical conductors, comprising a first connector part (1) for one or more first conductors, a second connector part (7) for one or more second conductors, and a coupling auxiliary piece (13) adapted to be attached to a support plate (14) or the like. The coupling auxiliary piece (13) comprises a first receiving space (15) for the first connector part (1), and at the side opposite of the first receiving space (15) a second receiving space (19) for the second connector part (7). The receiving spaces are adapted to support each connector part independent of the other connector part and the coupling auxiliary piece (13) comprises a passage (22) for the second connector part (7) debouching into the first receiving space (15).

Abstract: An alignment piece for optical conductors comprises a support plate, a guiding plate made with very high accuracy, one or more alignment channels for the conductors, which alignment channels have ends formed in the guiding plate, a first positioning element and a first positioning means formed in the guiding plate and holding the first positioning element at a predetermined location with respect to the ends of the alignment channels. The first positioning element has a supporting zone engaging the conductors. The alignment piece comprises a second positioning element and a second positioning means formed in the alignment piece at the side of the first positioning element opposite of the ends of the alignment channels and holding the second positioning element at a predetermined location with respect to the ends of the alignment channels.

Abstract: An alignment piece (1, 13) for a connector for optical conductors (10) comprises a support plate (2, 14), a guiding plate (3, 15) manufactured with very high accuracy and one or more alignment channels (4) for the conductors. At least the ends (11) of the alignment channels are formed in the guiding plate. The guiding plate (3, 15) is further provided with an inclining guiding plate part (5) in which the alignment channels (4) are formed. The support plate (2, 14) has a recess (6) in which the free end of the inclining guiding plate part (5) is received. The support plate includes a guiding surface (7) for the conductors (10), the guiding surface with its side directed towards the inclining guiding plate part lying above the free end of the guiding plate part.