Connector and electronic apparatus

Abstract

Provided is a connector including: an electric transmitter; an optical transmitter including a lens at an end of an optical transmission path; a housing that is allowed to contain the optical transmitter; and a slide mechanism that attaches the lens to a connected unit at a position exposed from a front surface of the housing.

1 . A connector, comprising:
 an electric transmitter;   an optical transmitter including a lens at an end of an optical transmission path;   a housing that is allowed to contain the optical transmitter; and   a slide mechanism that attaches the lens to a connected unit at a position exposed from a front surface of the housing.   
     
     
         2 . The connector according to  claim 1 , wherein the slide mechanism causes the optical transmitter to move in a first direction toward the connected unit. 
     
     
         3 . The connector according to  claim 2 , wherein the slide mechanism comes into contact with a front surface of the connected unit to move the optical transmitter. 
     
     
         4 . The connector according to  claim 1 , wherein the slide mechanism causes the housing to move in a second direction away from the connected unit. 
     
     
         5 . The connector according to  claim 4 , wherein the slide mechanism comes into contact with a front surface of the connected unit to move the housing. 
     
     
         6 . The connector according to  claim 1 , wherein the electric transmitter is provided outside the housing. 
     
     
         7 . The connector according to  claim 1 , wherein a protective cover covering the lens in the housing is included. 
     
     
         8 . The connector according to  claim 7 , wherein the protective cover has a roll shape. 
     
     
         9 . The connector according to  claim 7 , wherein a cross-sectional shape of the protective cover has recesses and protrusions. 
     
     
         10 . The connector according to  claim 1 , wherein the optical transmitter is coupled to a base member via an elastic member. 
     
     
         11 . The connector according to  claim 1 , wherein
 a receptacle is included, and   an electronic substrate on which an optical element and a driving element are mounted is built in the receptacle.   
     
     
         12 . The connector according to  claim 11 , wherein an optical connecting member from the optical transmitter to the optical element is included. 
     
     
         13 . The connector according to  claim 12 , wherein an optical transmission body is built in the optical connecting member. 
     
     
         14 . The connector according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the optical transmitter has a recess, and   the lens is provided in the recess.   
     
     
         15 . A connector, comprising:
 an optical transmitter including a first resin molded unit;   an electric transmitter including a second resin molded unit that includes a same resin material as the first resin molded unit and is integrated with the first resin molded unit; and   a housing that contains the electric transmitter and the optical transmitter.   
     
     
         16 . The connector according to  claim 15 , wherein the connector is a plug. 
     
     
         17 . The connector according to  claim 15 , wherein
 the optical transmitter includes a lens at an end of an optical transmission path,   a protective cover covering the lens and a slide mechanism are included, the slide mechanism exposing the lens from the protective cover to attach the lens to a connected unit.   
     
     
         18 . The connector according to  claim 15 , wherein the housing includes a metal material. 
     
     
         19 . A connector, comprising:
 an electric transmitter and an optical transmitter;   a protective cover that covers a front end surface of the optical transmitter; and   a slide mechanism that attaches the optical transmitter to a connected unit at a position exposed from the protective cover.   
     
     
         20 . An electronic apparatus provided with a connector unit of a type opposite to a connector to be attached thereto, the connector unit comprising:
 an electric transmitter;   an optical transmitter including a lens at an end of an optical transmission path;   a housing that is allowed to contain the optical transmitter; and   a slide mechanism that attaches the lens to a connected unit at a position exposed from a front surface of the housing.