Shielded modular jack assembly for ethernet applications
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorsVictor E. Slack, Eric C. Laurer, Daniel R. Lewis, Kenneth Koon Keung Lai
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Abstract
An electrical connector assembly is shown which includes both full shielding and signal conditioning. The assembly includes a front housing portion in the form of a modular jack, and a rear housing portion which forms a recessed area or “well” for receiving the components for signal conditioning. The components are mounted on a printed circuit board, and placed in the recessed area. The housings are aligned and locked together.
Claims25
An electrical connector having signal conditioning, the connector comprising:
- an electrical connector housing assembly comprised of:
- a front housing portion having a mating face for matingly receiving a complementary connector;
- a housing component receiving portion having a receiving area for receiving signal conditioning components;
- a plurality of electrical contacts, with mating contact portions adjacent said mating face for contact with the complementary connector, and connecting portions extending into said receiving area;
- a plurality of signal conditioning components positioned in said receiving area;
- a plurality of conductor portions positioned in said receiving area interconnecting said connecting portions and said signal conditioning components;
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- a shielding mechanism at least partially surrounding said electrical connector housing assembly, said shield member having a foot portion extending into said receiving area, and in electrical contact with at least one of said signal conditioning components.
A signal conditioned electrical connector comprising an electrical connector housing assembly comprised of a first housing portion having a mating face for matingly receiving a complementary connector, a second housing portion having a receiving area defined by a floor and an upstanding perimeter wall, for receiving signal conditioning components, a plurality of electrical contacts positioned on said first housing portion, having contact portions adjacent said mating face for contact with the complementary connector, and connecting portions extending into said receiving area, a plurality of signal conditioning components positioned in said receiving area, a plurality of conductor portions positioned in said receiving area interconnecting said connecting portions and said signal conditioning components, and a shielding mechanism at least partially surrounding said electrical connector housing assembly, said shield mechanism has a foot portion extending into said receiving area, and in electrical contact with at least one of said signal conditioning components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.