Electrical connection socket, photoelectric module, cage, and electronic device

Inventors: Chongjun Ge (Nanjing, CN); Bo Yan (Shenzhen, CN); Jinxin Ge (Nanjing, CN)

Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

G02B6/428 G02B6/4256 H01R12/7088 H01R12/721 H01R13/40

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Quick Facts

Patent No.: US 12681248
App. No.: 18/320,372
Granted: Jul 14, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

An electrical connection socket includes an insulated substrate, and the insulated substrate has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a side surface. The insulated substrate includes at least one plug portion. At least two power terminals are disposed in the electric connection area. The signal connection area is provided with an electric signal slot, an opening of the electric signal slot is located on the side surface of the insulated substrate. Along a direction perpendicular to the lower surface, there is a height difference between the electrical signal slot and the connection section. The electrical connection socket can increase a distance between the power terminal and the electrical signal slot in the electrical connection socket, and increase a distance between the power terminal and a metal housing of a module in a matching direction when the electrical connection socket is matched with the module.

Claims (31)

1 . An electrical connection socket, comprising an insulated substrate, wherein the insulated substrate has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a side surface adapted to match with a to-be-plugged module, the insulated substrate comprises at least one plug portion, and each of the at least one plug portion comprises an electrical connection area adapted to connect to a power terminal of the to-be-plugged module and a signal connection area adapted to connect to a signal terminal of the to-be-plugged module, wherein the insulated substrate is configured to be disposed on a front end of a housing;

at least two power terminals are disposed in the electrical connection area, one end of each of the at least two power terminals is disposed in the insulated substrate, the other end of the power terminal extends to the lower surface of the insulated substrate through the insulated substrate, each of the at least two power terminals has a connection section adapted to connect to the power terminal of the to-be-plugged module, and a connection port of the connection section is located on the side surface of the insulated substrate, wherein the at least two power terminals are telescopically disposed inside the insulated substrate, and the other end of each of the at least two power terminals is configured to protrude from the housing and be connected to a circuit board in the housing; and

the signal connection area is provided with an electrical signal slot, an opening of the electrical signal slot is located on the side surface of the insulated substrate, the electrical signal slot extends beyond the connection section, and along a direction perpendicular to the lower surface, the electrical signal slot and the connection section are of different heights.

2 . The electrical connection socket according to claim 1 , wherein the insulated substrate has a concave portion whose opening is located on the side surface, and the connection port of the connection section is located on a bottom of the concave portion.

3 . The electrical connection socket according to claim 1 , wherein the electrical connection socket comprises a first inner surface and a second inner surface that are disposed opposite to each other, and along a direction from the upper surface to the lower surface of the insulated substrate, the electrical connection socket further comprises:

at least one upper signal pin, wherein one end of each of the at least one upper signal pin is located on the first inner surface, and an other end of the upper signal pin extends from an interior of the insulated substrate to the lower surface of the insulated substrate through a metal lead; and

at least one lower signal pin, wherein one end of each of the at least one lower signal pin is located on the second inner surface, and the other end of the lower signal pin extends from the interior of the insulated substrate to the lower surface of the insulated substrate through the metal lead.

4 . The electrical connection socket according to claim 3 , wherein an extension direction of the connection section of the power terminal is parallel to an extension direction of the electrical signal slot, and along an arrangement direction of the connection section and the electrical signal slot, a distance between the connection section of the power terminal and the upper signal pin is greater than 1.4 mm.

5 . The electrical connection socket according to claim 1 , wherein the electrical connection socket comprises one plug portion, the insulated substrate comprises a first insulated substrate and a second insulated substrate, the power terminal is disposed on the first insulated substrate, and the second insulated substrate is provided with the electrical signal slot; and

the first insulated substrate and the second insulated substrate are of an integrated structure, or

the first insulated substrate and the second insulated substrate are of a split structure.

6 . The electrical connection socket according to claim 1 , wherein the insulated substrate has a central surface, the central surface is located between the upper surface and the lower surface and is parallel to the lower surface, the insulated substrate comprises two plug portions that are symmetrically disposed relative to the central surface.

7 . A photoelectric module, comprising:

a housing;

a circuit board disposed in the housing, wherein an electrical signal terminal is disposed on the circuit board, and the electrical signal terminal is configured to be plugged and connected to an electrical signal slot of an electrical connection socket, comprising an insulated substrate, wherein the insulated substrate has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a side surface adapted to match with a to-be-plugged module, the insulated substrate comprises at least one plug portion, and each of the at least one plug portion comprises an electrical connection area adapted to connect to a power terminal of the to-be-plugged module and a signal connection area adapted to connect to a signal terminal of the to-be-plugged module;

at least two first power terminals are disposed in the electrical connection area, one end of each of the at least two first power terminals is disposed in the insulated substrate, the other end of the first power terminal extends to the lower surface of the insulated substrate through the insulated substrate, each of the at least two first power terminals has a connection section adapted to connect to the power terminal of the to-be-plugged module, and a connection port of the connection section is located on the side surface of the insulated substrate; and

at least two second power terminals, wherein the at least two second power terminals are insulated from the housing, one end of the at least two second power terminals protrudes from a front end of the housing, another end of the second power terminal is connected to a circuit board in the housing, and the at least two second power terminals are electrically connected to at least two first power terminals of the electrical connection socket in a one-to-one correspondence, to couple a power supply voltage to an electronic device,

wherein an insulated substrate is disposed on the front end of the housing, the at least two first power terminals are telescopically disposed inside the insulated substrate, one end of each of the at least two first power terminals passes through the insulated substrate and protrudes from the housing, and another end of the first power terminal passes through the insulated substrate and is connected to the circuit board in the housing.

8 . The photoelectric module according to claim 7 , wherein the electrical signal terminal is a multi-source agreement (MSA) edge connector terminal.

9 . The photoelectric module according to claim 8 , wherein the photoelectric module is a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) module.

10 . A cage, comprising a cage housing and a cavity enclosed by the cage housing, wherein the cavity is configured to accommodate an electrical connection socket, comprising an insulated substrate, wherein the insulated substrate has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a side surface adapted to match with a to-be-plugged module, the insulated substrate comprises at least one plug portion, and each of the at least one plug portion comprises an electrical connection area adapted to connect to a power terminal of the to-be-plugged module and a signal connection area adapted to connect to a signal terminal of the to-be-plugged module;

a photoelectric module comprising a housing, and a circuit board disposed in the housing, wherein an electrical signal terminal is disposed on the circuit board, and the electrical signal terminal is configured to be plugged and connected to the electrical signal slot of the electrical connection socket; and

at least two second power terminals, wherein the at least two second power terminals are insulated from the housing, one end of the at least two second power terminals protrudes from a front end of the housing, another end of the second power terminal is connected to a flexible circuit board in the housing, and the at least two second power terminals are electrically connected to at least two first power terminals of the electrical connection socket in a one-to-one correspondence, to couple a power supply voltage to an electronic device.

11 . An electronic device, comprising an electrical connection socket comprising an insulated substrate, wherein the insulated substrate has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a side surface adapted to match with a to-be-plugged module, the insulated substrate comprises at least one plug portion, and each of the at least one plug portion comprises an electrical connection area adapted to connect to a power terminal of the to-be-plugged module and a signal connection area adapted to connect to a signal terminal of the to-be-plugged module;

at least two first power terminals are disposed in the electrical connection area, one end of each of the at least two first power terminals is disposed in the insulated substrate, the other end of the first power terminal extends to the lower surface of the insulated substrate through the insulated substrate, each of the at least two first power terminals has a connection section adapted to connect to the first power terminal of the to-be-plugged module, and a connection port of the connection section is located on the side surface of the insulated substrate; and

at least two second power terminals, wherein the at least two second power terminals are insulated from the housing, one end of the at least two second power terminals protrudes from a front end of the housing, another end of the second power terminal is connected to a flexible circuit board in the housing, and the at least two second power terminals are electrically connected to at least two first power terminals of the electrical connection socket in a one-to-one correspondence, to couple a power supply voltage to an electronic device.