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US 2021/0360335 A1Published application
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.
Claims7
A communication node, comprising:
- a case having a first face with plurality of ports;
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- 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;
- a plurality of chiclets mounted on both sides of the circuit board, each of the chiclets 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 plurality of port recesses arranged in a first row of port recesses and a second row of port recesses, each of the port recesses aligned with a corresponding chiclet, wherein a portion of the circuit board is positioned between the first row of port recesses and the second row of port recesses;
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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, the transformer box positioned between the rear edge and the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.