Connector system, connecting cable and receiving tool

• US 10,200,122 B2
• Filed: 07/20/2017
• Issued: 02/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kishima, Koichiro, Nishio, Ayataka, Yamagami, Tamotsu
• Primary Examiner(s): Pak, Sung H
• Application Number:
  US15/655,501
• Publication Number:
  US 20170317753A1
• Time in Patent Office: 565 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4201 Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4277 Protection against electromagnetic interference [EMI], e.g. shielding means shielding of electric apparatus H05K9/00, of instruments G12B17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4278 related to pluggable or demountable opto-electronic or electronic elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4279 Radio frequency signal propagation aspects of the electrical connection, high frequency adaptations
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4284 of optical modules with disconnectable electrical connectors latching arms for electrical connectors H01R13/627
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/22 by structural association with other equipment or articles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/665 with built-in electronic circuit H01R13/70, H01R13/719 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/2575 Radio-over-fibre, e.g. radio frequency signal modulated onto an optical carrier

Abstract

A communication device is disclosed herein. In an example embodiment, a communication device includes an aperture section configured to attach to a protruding section of another communication device magnetically, and a first wireless communicator configured to wirelessly communicate with a second wireless communicator of the another communication device at a frequency associated with a millimeter-wave band, the first wireless communicator including at least one transmitting coupler, wherein the at least one transmitting coupler converts a wired signal to a radio signal.

Claims

1. A communication device comprising:

an aperture section including two apertures configured to align with two protrusions of a protruding section of another communication device to attach the aperture section to the protruding section; and

a first wireless communicator configured to wirelessly communicate with a second wireless communicator of the another communication device at a frequency associated with a millimeter-wave band, the first wireless communicator including at least one transmitting coupler,

wherein the at least one transmitting coupler is configured to convert a wired signal to a radio signal, and an output surface of the radio signal of the first wireless communicator is sealed, and

wherein the sealed output surface of the radio signal of the first wireless communicator is placed adjacent to an input surface of the second wireless communicator when the two apertures of the aperture section align with the two protrusions of the protruding section.

2. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the frequency is approximately 60 GHz.

3. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the first wireless communicator and the second wireless communicator are positioned so that an attachment direction of the aperture section and an emission direction of the radio signal are different.

7. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the first wireless communicator comprises an amplifier configured to amplify an electrical signal and transmit the wired signal to the at least one transmitting coupler.

8. The communication device according to claim 7, wherein the first wireless communicator comprises an electric-optical conversion section configured to convert an optical signal received from the another communication device into the electrical signal.

9. The communication device according to claim 8, further comprising an optical transmission path for receiving the optical signal from the another communication device.

10. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the first wireless communicator includes a plurality of transmitting couplers.

11. The communication device according to claim 10, further comprising a power supply to the plurality of transmitting couplers, wherein the power supply to the plurality of transmitting couplers is restricted to prevent interference.

17. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the aperture section is configured to receive the protruding section therein in addition to the alignment of the two apertures of the aperture section with the two protrusions of the protruding section.

4. A communication device comprising:

a protruding section including two protrusions configured to align with two apertures of an aperture section of another communication device to attach the protruding section to the aperture section; and

a first wireless communicator configured to wirelessly communicate with a second wireless communicator of the another communication device at a frequency associated with a millimeter-wave band, the first wireless communicator including at least one receiving coupler,

wherein the at least one receiving coupler is configured to convert a radio signal to a wired signal, and an input surface of the radio signal of the first wireless communicator is sealed, and

wherein the sealed input surface of the radio signal of the first wireless communicator is placed adjacent to an output surface of the second wireless communicator when the two protrusions of the protruding section align with the two apertures of the aperture section.

5. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein the frequency is approximately 60 GHz.

6. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein the first wireless communicator and the second wireless communicator are positioned so that an attachment direction of the protruding section and an emission direction of the radio signal are different.

12. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein the first wireless communicator comprises an amplifier configured to amplify the wired signal from the at least one receiving coupler and transmit an electrical signal.

13. The communication device according to claim 12, wherein the first wireless communicator comprises an electric-optical conversion section configured to convert the electrical signal from the amplifier into an optical signal.

14. The communication device according to claim 13, further comprising an optical transmission path for transmitting the optical signal converted by the electric-optical conversion section.

15. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein the first wireless communicator includes a plurality of receiving couplers.

16. The communication device according to claim 15, further comprising a power supply to the plurality of receiving couplers, wherein the power supply to the plurality of receiving couplers is restricted to prevent interference.

18. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein the aperture section is configured to receive the protruding section therein in addition to the alignment of the two apertures of the aperture section with the two protrusions of the protruding section.