Stacked GBIC guide rail assembly
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1. A stacked guide rail assembly for use with a printed circuit board comprising:
- a raiser adapted to be mounted on the printed circuit board, the raiser comprising at least two electrical connection devices attached thereto, the connection devices electrically connected to the printed circuit board;
at least two guide rails fixed to the raiser, each adapted to receive and accommodate one transceiver, each of the connection devices being for connecting a corresponding one of the transceivers to the printed circuit board;
at least a spacer arranged between the guide rails and fastened to the raiser; and
a flexible printed circuit electrically connecting the connection devices to the printed circuit board.
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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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1. A stacked guide rail assembly for use with a printed circuit board comprising:
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a raiser adapted to be mounted on the printed circuit board, the raiser comprising at least two electrical connection devices attached thereto, the connection devices electrically connected to the printed circuit board;
at least two guide rails fixed to the raiser, each adapted to receive and accommodate one transceiver, each of the connection devices being for connecting a corresponding one of the transceivers to the printed circuit board;
at least a spacer arranged between the guide rails and fastened to the raiser; and
a flexible printed circuit electrically connecting the connection devices to the printed circuit board.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A transceiver guide rail assembly comprising:
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a guide rail adapted to receive and accommodate a transceiver;
a raiser attached to the guide rail and comprising an electrical connection device corresponding to the guide rail for engaging and electrically connecting the transceiver; and
a printed circuit board defining an opening for receiving the guide rail therein;
a flexible printed circuit;
wherein the connection device is electrically connected to the printed circuit board by the flexible printed circuit, and the raiser is mounted on the printed circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A stacked guide rail assembly comprising:
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a printed circuit board;
two guide rails stacked on each other, a lower guide rail being mounted on said printed circuit board;
each of said guide rails defining a space therein for receiving a transceiver therein, a window formed on a front portion of the guide rail with a swivel door disposed thereabout; and
two stacked connectors positioned around rear portions of said two guide rails, each of said two connector aligned with a corresponding guide rail;
wherein each of the two connectors is separately formed with regard to the corresponding guide rail and extends into the space of the corresponding guide rail for connecting to the corresponding transceiver in the same space;
wherein said two connectors are fixed on a raiser mounted to the printed circuit board.- View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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