Modular electrical connector assemblies with magnetic filter and/or visual indicator

A connector assembly (8) for mounting on a main printed circuit board (126), comprising:

• a jack (10, 50) defining a plug-receiving receptacle (16) and including an outer housing part (68) and an inner housing part (70);
• circuit coupling means including contact portions (18a ) arranged in said receptacle (16) and adapted to engage contacts of a mating plug when situated in said receptacle and terminal portions (18b) adapted to engage the main printed circuit board (126) and being electrically coupled to said contact portions (18a);
• a light pipe element (30) arranged in said jack (10) and comprising at least one light transmitting section (32) arranged such that said at least one light transmitting section (32) is visible from a front face (82) of said jack (10);
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• light generating means (164) for generating light, said light generating means (164) being arranged such that light generated by said light generating means (164) is transmitted through said at least one light transmitting section (32) to said front face (82) of said jack (10);
• an internal printed circuit board (183) arranged in said jack (10);
• a first set of contacts (60) arranged in said jack (10) including said contact portions (18a) arranged in said receptacle (16) and being connected to said internal printed circuit board (183), wherein said outer housing part (68) comprises a top wall (72), opposed side walls (74), a bottom wall (76) and a comb portion (90) defining a plurality of slots for receiving ends of said contacts (60), said top and side walls (72 and 74) having a length greater than a length of said bottom wall (76) to thereby define a cavity (78) at a rear of said outer housing part (68) rearward of said comb portion (90), said inner housing part (70) comprising a front flat portion (98), a vertical wall (100) extending perpendicular to and upwards from said front portion (98) and a rear portion (101) extending rearwardly from a lower portion of said vertical wall (100) and defining a second cavity, said vertical wall (100) and rear portion (101) being situated in said cavity (78);
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• a second set of contacts (182) connected to said internal printed circuit board (183) and including said terminal portions (18b) adapted to engage the main printed circuit board (126), said internal printed circuit board (183) including a wiring pattern for electrically coupling said first set of contacts (60) and said second set of contacts (182);
• said front portion (98) of said inner housing part (70) including channels (104) at a front edge, channels (108) in a lower surface and slots (106) extending from said lower surface to an upper surface alongside said vertical wall;
• said vertical wall (100) of said inner housing part (70) including channels at an upper edge;
• whereby said first set of contacts (60) pass through said channels (104) at said front edge of said inner housing part (70), through said channels in said lower surface of said inner housing part (70), through said slots (106) in said front portion and through said channels (110) at said upper edge of said vertical wall (100) and connect to said internal printed circuit (183).