Spacer for modular jack assembly
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsShemin Cai, ShaoPing Du
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Abstract
An insert module for an electrical connector includes a spacer and contacts loaded therein. Clearance holes are defined through the spacer and horizontal holes are defined in a front end portion of the spacer in communication with the clearance holes. Receiving holes are defined in a bottom surface of the spacer in communication with the clearance holes and the horizontal holes. A contact in an initial straight shape is inserted into and through the horizontal hole for being upwardly and downwardly bent to respectively form a slanted spring contact portion and a right-angle bent tail portion received in the receiving hole. The clearance holes facilitate the downward bending of the contacts.
Claims15
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing having top and bottom walls and opposed lateral walls defining a receiving cavity;
- and
- an insert module received in the receiving cavity and including a spacer and a plurality of contacts loaded in the spacer, each contact including an intermediate portion, an upwardly and rearwardly bent spring contact portion continuing one end of the intermediate portion and extending into the receiving cavity, and a downwardly bent tail portion continuing the other end of the intermediate portion, the spacer having an upper surface, a lower surface, a plurality of clearance holes distant from front and rear ends of the spacer, a plurality of horizontal holes for receiving the intermediate portions of the contacts, and a plurality of receiving holes at rear ends of and in communication with the horizontal holes for receiving the tail portions of the contacts, the clearance holes being located at rear ends of and in communication with the receiving holes thereby allowing a tool to extend therethrough for facilitating downward bending movement of the tail portions of the contacts;
- wherein
- the clearance holes of the spacer are arranged in two rows, each clearance hole of the first row being staggered from a corresponding clearance hole of the second row.
An insert module for an electrical connector comprising a spacer and a plurality of contacts loaded in the spacer, each contact including an intermediate portion, an upwardly and rearwardly bent spring contact portion and a downwardly bent tail portion respectively continuing opposite ends of the intermediate portion, the spacer having an upper surface, a lower surface, a plurality of clearance holes distant from front and rear ends of the spacer, a plurality of horizontal holes for receiving the intermediate portions of the contacts, and a plurality of receiving holes at rear ends of and in communication with the horizontal holes for receiving the tail portions of the contacts, the clearance holes being located at rear ends of and in communication with the receiving holes thereby allowing a tool to extend therethrough for facilitating downward bending movement of the tail portions of the contact;
- wherein
- the clearance holes of the spacer are arranged in two rows, each clearance hole of the first row being staggered from a corresponding clearance hole of the second row.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.