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US 2016/0080836 A1Published application
Patch panel system and jack module attachment thereto
AssigneeTE Connectivity AMP España, S.L.U.
InventorAntonio CARRERAS GARCIA
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Abstract
A jack module includes a chassis, a frame, and jacks. The jack module is configured to releasably hold any of a plurality of types of jacks. Each jack is configured to releasably mount to the frame. The frame is configured to couple to the chassis so that rear portions of the jacks extend rearwardly from the chassis. The jack module mounts to a rear of a patch panel frame by coupling the jack module to a faceplate mounted at a front of the patch panel frame.
Claims45
A jack module comprising:
- a monolithically formed chassis;
- a frame configured to be disposed within the chassis, the frame defining a plurality of apertures;
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- a plurality of jacks that each mount to the frame at one of the plurality of apertures, each jack having a front portion extending forwardly from the frame and being accessible from a front of the chassis and having a rear portion extending rearwardly from the frame and being accessible from a rear of the chassis.
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A jack module comprising:
- a chassis having a front face and peripheral walls, at least one of the peripheral walls defining jack removal slots;
- a frame coupled to the chassis parallel to the front face;
- and
- a plurality of jacks mounted to the frame so that rear ends of the jacks extend rearwardly past the peripheral walls of the chassis, each of the jacks including a latch that is accessible through at least one of the jack removal slots.
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A jack module comprising:
- a frame defining a plurality of apertures sized to receive jacks, the frame also having rounded locking features defined around an outer periphery of the frame;
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- a chassis having a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall, the walls of the chassis defining mating slots and chamfers around an inner periphery of the chassis, the mating slots being configured to receive the rounded locking features of the frame when the frame is mounted to the chassis, the chamfers being configured to facilitate insertion of the rounded locking features into the mating slots.
A patch panel system comprising:
- a faceplate having a front, a top, a bottom, and opposing sides that cooperate to define an open rear, the front defining at least a first aperture, the faceplate including first and second tabs extending rearwardly from the rear of the faceplate at the opposite sides of the faceplate, the first tab being offset from the second tab in a direction extending between the top and bottom of the faceplate;
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- a jack module configured to mount to the faceplate, the jack module including a chassis, a frame mounted to the chassis, and a plurality of jacks each mounted to the frame, each jack including a rear portion that extends rearwardly from the jack module and the faceplate when the jack module is mounted to the faceplate.
A patch panel system comprising:
- (a) a patch panel including:
- (i) a patch panel frame defining a plurality of apertures;
- and
- (ii) a faceplate configured to fit into one of the apertures of the patch panel frame from a front of the patch panel frame;
- and
- (b) a jack module including:
- (i) a monolithically formed chassis that is configured to mount to the faceplate from a rear of the patch panel frame;
- (ii) a frame configured to be disposed within the chassis, the frame defining a plurality of apertures;
- and
- (iii) a plurality of jacks that each mount to the frame at one of the plurality of apertures, each jack having a front portion extending forwardly from the frame and being accessible from a front of the chassis and having a rear portion extending rearwardly from the frame and being accessible from a rear of the chassis.
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A patch panel system comprising:
- (a) a patch panel including:
- (i) a patch panel frame defining a plurality of apertures;
- and
- (ii) a faceplate configured to fit into one of the apertures of the patch panel frame from a front of the patch panel frame;
- and
- (b) a jack module including:
- (i) a chassis configured to mount to the faceplate, the chassis having a front face and peripheral walls, at least one of the peripheral walls defining jack removal slots;
- (ii) a frame coupled to the chassis parallel to the front face;
- and
- (iii) a plurality of jacks mounted to the frame so that rear ends of the jacks extend rearwardly past the peripheral walls of the chassis and past peripheral walls of the faceplate, each of the jacks including a latch that is accessible through at least one of the jack removal slots.
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A patch panel system comprising:
- (a) a patch panel including:
- (i) a patch panel frame defining a plurality of apertures;
- and
- (ii) a faceplate configured to fit into one of the apertures of the patch panel frame from a front of the patch panel frame;
- and
- (b) a jack module including:
- (i) a frame defining a plurality of apertures sized to receive jacks, the frame also having rounded locking features defined around an outer periphery of the frame;
- and
- (ii) a chassis having a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall, the walls of the chassis defining mating slots and chamfers around an inner periphery of the chassis, the mating slots being configured to receive the rounded locking features of the frame when the frame is mounted to the chassis, the chamfers being configured to facilitate insertion of the rounded locking features into the mating slots.
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A jack module configured to mount to a faceplate having ground contacts, the jack module comprising:
- a monolithically-formed chassis defining peripheral walls extending rearwardly from a front face, two of the peripheral walls including ramps extending outwardly from exteriors of the peripheral walls, the ramps tapering outwardly as the ramps extend towards a rear of the chassis, another of the peripheral walls defining a plurality of apertures through which the ground contacts of the faceplate can extend;
- a frame configured to be disposed within the chassis;
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- a plurality of jacks that each mount to the frame, each jack having a rear portion extending rearwardly from the chassis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.