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US 11,109,120 B2Granted
Communication node
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsAugusto Panella, Johnny Chen, Harold Keith Lang
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Abstract
A solution is provided that can be used in a communication node. A case is provided that supports a card module. The card module includes a circuit board with a front edge and a rear edge and includes a chiclet mounted adjacent the front edge. A housing can be pressed onto the circuit board and chiclet and be retain the housing in place. A transformer box is provided is provided on the circuit board between the housing and the rear edge. A POE card can be mounted on the circuit board between the transformer box and the housing.
Claims9
A communication node, comprising:
- a case having a first face with plurality of ports;
- a card module mounted near the front face, the card module including:
- a circuit board, the circuit board including a front edge and a rear edge and a plurality of housing slots positioned at the front edge;
- a chiclet mounted on the circuit board between two housing slots, the chiclet having a plurality of terminals, each terminal of the plurality of terminals including a tail electrically connected to the circuit board;
- a port module that includes a housing with a plurality of slot walls, the slot walls positioned in the housing slots, the housing including a port recess aligned with the plurality of terminals;
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- a transformer box mounted on the circuit board, the transformer box associated with the port recesses and configured to provide magnetic coupling between a cable side and a chip side of the transformer box, the transformer box positioned between the rear edge and the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.