Stacked GBIC guide rail assembly

• US 20020197043A1
• Filed: 06/21/2001
• Published: 12/26/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Hwang, Jenq-Yih
• Granted Patent: US 6,600,865 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 385/134
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3897 Connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards G02B6/44528 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/716 Coupling device provided on the PCB
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/724 containing contact members forming a right angle
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6582 with resilient means for engaging mating connector
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/659 with plural ports for distinct connectors
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/06 for computer periphery

Abstract

A stacked Gigabyte Interface Converter (GBIC) guide rail assembly for removable optoelectronic modules includes a raiser mounted on a circuit board, a plurality of guide rails fixed to the raiser, and a plurality of spacers spacing the guide rails from each other. The guide rails receive and accommodate transceivers therein for forming a dense arrangement of the transceivers. The lowest guide rail is mounted and supported on the circuit board.

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