US 12,321,024 B2
Optical transceiver including latch for release prevention and optical communication assembly having the same
Ming-You Lai, New Taipei (TW); Yu Chen, New Taipei (TW); Che-Shou Yeh, New Taipei (TW); and Hsuan-Chen Shiu, New Taipei (TW)
Assigned to Prime World International Holdings Ltd., New Taipei (TW)
Filed by Prime World International Holdings Ltd., New Taipei (TW)
Filed on Apr. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/719,770.
Prior Publication US 2023/0333338 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G08C 23/06 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4278 (2013.01) [G02B 6/4246 (2013.01); G02B 6/4261 (2013.01); G08C 23/06 (2013.01); H01R 13/6272 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An optical transceiver, configured to be inserted into a cage in a pluggable manner, comprising:
a housing;
a fastening component disposed on the housing and detachably fastenable with the cage, wherein the fastening component is movable with respect to the housing in a releasing direction from an electrical port of the optical transceiver toward a fiber optic port of the optical transceiver, the fastening component comprises a fastening arm and a confining portion connected with each other; and
a latch movably disposed on the housing to be at either an unlocking position or a locking position, wherein the latch is movable between the unlocking position and the locking position without movement of the fastening component with respect to the housing in the releasing direction;
wherein when the latch is at the unlocking position, a detachment of the fastening component from the cage by a movement of the fastening component is allowed, and
when the latch is at the locking position, at least part of the confining portion is located between the latch and the fiber optic port in the releasing direction and the detachment of the fastening component from the cage is confined by interference between the latch and the confining portion of the fastening component.