Abstract: An SFP cable connector capable of protecting solder joints includes a lower case, a cable, a circuit board that is soldered with one end of the cable to form a plurality of solder joints, an insulator being formed on the circuit board and covering said solder joints, and an upper case being mounted on the lower case and being capable of pressing the insulator. The SFP cable connector can provide a direct protection for said solder joints by employing the upper case to press the insulator downward, thereby preventing said solder joints between the cable and the circuit board from being damaged and ensuring the quality of the SFP cable connector.

Abstract: A small form factor pluggable connector with a locking and unlocking mechanism is disclosed. The locking and unlocking mechanism includes a torsion spring mounted on a base, an actuator rotatably mounted on a cover, a rotating member rotatably mounted on the cover and the base, and a fastening shaft inserting into a cylindrical spring body of the torsion spring and shaft holes of the cover and the base. When the locking and unlocking mechanism is in an initial state or a locking state, a hook of the rotating member protrudes from a top surface of a front portion of the cover, and a spring-pressing portion of the rotating member presses a horizontal pin of the torsion spring. When the locking and unlocking mechanism is in an unlocking state, a handle of the actuator need be lifted up.

Abstract: A connector with a locking and unlocking mechanism is disclosed. The connector includes a case, a spring member and an unlocking member. The case includes a guiding groove, a narrow groove, a protrusion, a vertical stop wall and a latching groove. The spring member and the unlocking member are mounted the case. The unlocking member includes a guiding arm, a latching plate and a bending end. A vertical portion of the unlocking member is inserted between the spring member and the case. The guiding arm extends into the corresponding guiding groove. The latching plate enters into the latching groove. The bending end enters into the narrow groove and covers the protrusion. When a pulling portion is pulled back, the vertical portion compresses the spring member, the latching plate slides back along the latching groove, and the bending end moves back along the protrusion.

Abstract: A small form-factor pluggable connector is disclosed. A locking and unlocking mechanism of the SFP connector includes a rotating member rotatable mounted on a cover, a fastening shaft pivoting the rotating member on the cover, a spring member providing an elastic force for locking and unlocking, an actuator slideably mounted on the cover, and an U-shaped connecting member connecting the rotating member and the actuator. The spring member is located under a latching arm of the rotating member. When the latching arm is forced to rotate downward under an external force, the spring member is compressed. When the external force is removed, the spring member can be restored to its original state and push the latching arm upward. The SFP connector of the present invention is easy to be operated and can efficiently realize the locking and unlocking functions.

Abstract: A connector with a locking and unlocking mechanism is disclosed. The connector includes a case, a spring member and an unlocking member. The case includes a guiding groove, a narrow groove, a protrusion, a vertical stop wall and a latching groove. The spring member and the unlocking member are mounted the case. The unlocking member includes a guiding arm, a latching plate and a bending end. A vertical portion of the unlocking member is inserted between the spring member and the case. The guiding arm extends into the corresponding guiding groove. The latching plate enters into the latching groove. The bending end enters into the narrow groove and covers the protrusion. When a pulling portion is pulled back, the vertical portion compresses the spring member, the latching plate slides back along the latching groove, and the bending end moves back along the protrusion.

Abstract: A small form-factor pluggable connector is disclosed. A locking and unlocking mechanism of the SFP connector includes a rotating member rotatable mounted on a cover, a fastening shaft pivoting the rotating member on the cover, a spring member providing an elastic force for locking and unlocking, an actuator slideably mounted on the cover, and an U-shaped connecting member connecting the rotating member and the actuator. The spring member is located under a latching arm of the rotating member. When the latching arm is forced to rotate downward under an external force, the spring member is compressed. When the external force is removed, the spring member can be restored to its original state and push the latching arm upward. The SFP connector of the present invention is easy to be operated and can efficiently realize the locking and unlocking functions.

Abstract: A small form factor pluggable connector with a locking and unlocking mechanism is disclosed. The locking and unlocking mechanism includes a torsion spring mounted on a base, an actuator rotatably mounted on a cover, a rotating member rotatably mounted on the cover and the base, and a fastening shaft inserting into a cylindrical spring body of the torsion spring and shaft holes of the cover and the base. When the locking and unlocking mechanism is in an initial state or a locking state, a hook of the rotating member protrudes from a top surface of a front portion of the cover, and a spring-pressing portion of the rotating member presses a horizontal pin of the torsion spring. When the locking and unlocking mechanism is in an unlocking state, a handle of the actuator need be lifted up.

Abstract: An optical-electrical connector assembly comprises a housing, a printed circuit board received in the housing and including a number of converting elements, a lens member, a ferrule aligned with the lens member and having a resisting portion, an integrated securing member, a coiled spring received in the securing member, and an optical cable having a number of optical fibers. The ferrule has a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion engaged with the housing. The coiled spring is compressed between the resisting portion and the first engaging portion.

Abstract: An optical-electrical connector (100) includes a housing (11), a circuit board (3) received in the housing and having a transducer for bidirectional optical-electrical signal conversion, a lens member (42) mounted on the circuit board, a ferrule (43) receiving a number of optical channels and having a resisting face (431), a supporting portion (51) having a base wall (511), and a resilient member. The ferrule is situated behind the lens member within the housing and aligned with the lens member along a front-to-back direction. The resilient member is permanently maintained an invariable compressed state between the base wall and the resisting face of the ferrule to provide an invariable forward resilient force to the ferrule for fixing the ferrule to the lens member, when the optical-electrical connector is used and unused.

Abstract: A plug connector to be inserted into a receptacle cage having a latching tab includes a housing and a releasing mechanism mounted on the housing. The housing has a top wall, a bottom wall and two side walls interconnecting the top wall and the bottom wall together. The housing includes a first flange extending a first preselected distance from the top wall and a second flange extending a second preselected distance from the bottom wall. A width of the second flange is larger than a width of the first flange. The releasing mechanism comprises a pair of actuator arms movably attached to the sidewalls along a mating direction of the plug connector and a horizontal portion integrally connected between the actuator arms.

Abstract: An optical-electrical connector assembly comprises a housing, a printed circuit board received in the housing and including a number of converting elements, a lens member, a ferrule aligned with the lens member and having a resisting portion, an integrated securing member, a coiled spring received in the securing member, and an optical cable having a number of optical fibers. The ferrule has a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion engaged with the housing. The coiled spring is compressed between the resisting portion and the first engaging portion.

Abstract: An optical-electrical connector (100) includes a housing (11), a circuit board (3) received in the housing and having a transducer for bidirectional optical-electrical signal conversion, a lens member (42) mounted on the circuit board, a ferrule (43) receiving a number of optical channels and having a resisting face (431), a supporting portion (51) having a base wall (511), and a resilient member. The ferrule is situated behind the lens member within the housing and aligned with the lens member along a front-to-back direction. The resilient member is permanently maintained an invariable compressed state between the base wall and the resisting face of the ferrule to provide an invariable forward resilient force to the ferrule for fixing the ferrule to the lens member, when the optical-electrical connector is used and unused.