Compact Optic-Connecting Device Using Flexible Circuit Plates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current optic-connecting devices are large in size, making them difficult to assemble into computers and prone to faulty conduction due to lack of a safety distance between components.
Innovation Solution
A compact optic-connecting device design utilizing flexible-circuit plates to connect optic-receiving and optic-transmitting units to a circuit board, with a connecting interface positioned on the board, creating a safety distance and reducing device size by positioning components on different surfaces or with angled connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If traditional rigid circuit boards are used to connect optic units, then structural stability is maintained, but device size becomes large and assembly into computers becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into distinct functional modules: optic-receiving unit, optic-transmitting unit, and connecting interface, each connected to the circuit board via separate flexible-circuit plates. This segmentation allows independent positioning and connection of each module, reducing overall device size while maintaining assembly ease.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from traditional planar rigid circuit board layouts to three-dimensional spatial arrangement using flexible-circuit plates that can bend and connect components on different planes and surfaces of the circuit board, enabling compact positioning without compromising connectivity.
2Volume of moving object
If optic units are positioned close to the connecting interface to reduce size, then device compactness is improved, but faulty conduction risk increases due to lack of safety distance
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible-circuit plates enable optic units to be positioned on different surfaces and planes of the circuit board, creating three-dimensional safety distances that prevent faulty conduction while maintaining compact overall device dimensions.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible-circuit plates act as intermediary elements between the optic units and the circuit board, providing both electrical connection and physical spacing to prevent faulty conduction between closely positioned components.
3Volume of moving object
If flexible-circuit plates are used to connect optic units to the circuit board, then device size is reduced, but connection reliability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
Each optic unit is connected to the circuit board through its own dedicated flexible-circuit plate, segmenting the connection paths and isolating potential failure points, thereby maintaining connection reliability while enabling compact design.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a compact-optic-connecting device for mounting on a motherboard of a computer, which includes an optic-receiving unit, an optic-launching unit, two flexible-circuit plates, a circuit board and a connecting interface. The optic-receiving unit and the optic-launching unit are connected to the bottom surface of the circuit board respectively via flexible-circuit plates. The connecting interface is connected to the bottom surface of the circuit board, and also connected to an external motherboard via the connecting interface. By virtue of such structure, the compact optic-connecting device can have a small length and size, and meanwhile to maintain a safety distance between the connecting interface and the optic-receiving unit, or the connecting interface and optic-launching unit, to prevent faulty conduction therebetween.