Communications connectors

• US 10,153,592 B2
• Filed: 04/03/2018
• Issued: 12/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panduit Corporation
• Original Assignee: Panduit Corporation
• Inventors: Patel, Satish I.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gushi, Ross N
• Application Number:
  US15/943,928
• Publication Number:
  US 20180226752A1
• Time in Patent Office: 252 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/15 Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6461 Means for preventing cross-talk
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6466 on substrates, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB]
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2107/00 Four or more poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/04 for network, e.g. LAN connectors
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/64 for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 43/16 for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending

Abstract

Disclosed are various embodiments of communications connectors. In one example, a communications jack includes a housing, a sled assembly, a printed circuit board, and a plurality of intermediate contacts. The sled assembly sled assembly is movable within the housing when a communications plug is inserted in the housing. The sled assembly includes a sled and a sled PCB connected to the sled. The sled assembly also includes a plurality of plug interface contacts (PICs) connected to the sled PCB. The intermediate contacts are connected to the sled PCB at first ends of the intermediate contacts, and are connected to the other PCB at second ends of the intermediate contacts.

Claims

1. A communications jack, comprising:

a housing including a plug receiving aperture; and

a sled assembly positioned at least partially within the housing, the sled assembly including a sled and a first printed circuit board (PCB) connected to the sled, the sled assembly further including a plurality of plug interface contacts (PICs) connected to the first PCB;

a second PCB positioned at least partially within the housing; and

a plurality of intermediate contacts connected to the first PCB at first ends of the plurality of intermediate contacts and connected to the second PCB at second ends of the plurality of intermediate contacts opposite the first ends,

wherein the sled assembly is movable within the housing when a communications plug is inserted in the housing.

2. The communications jack of claim 1, wherein the plurality of intermediate contacts have an “

S”

-shaped curve section.

3. The communications jack of claim 2, wherein the “

S”

-shaped curve section allows the plurality of intermediate contacts to be elastically deformed when the communications plug is inserted in the housing.

4. The communications jack of claim 1, wherein the first PCB is orientated horizontally in the housing and the second PCB is orientated vertically in the housing.

5. The communications jack of claim 1, wherein the plurality of PICs are connected to a first side of the first PCB and the plurality of intermediate contacts are connected to a second side of the first PCB opposite the first side.

6. A communications system, comprising:

a communications equipment;

a communications jack, the communications jack connected to the communications equipment and comprising;

a housing including a plug receiving aperture; and

a sled assembly positioned at least partially within the housing, the sled assembly including a sled and a first printed circuit board (PCB) connected to the sled, the sled assembly further including a plurality of plug interface contacts (PICs) connected to the first PCB;

a second PCB positioned at least partially within the housing; and

a plurality of intermediate contacts connected to the first PCB at first ends of the plurality of intermediate contacts and connected to the second PCB at second ends of the plurality of intermediate contacts opposite the first ends,

wherein the sled assembly is movable within the housing when a communications plug is inserted in the housing.

7. The communications system of claim 6, wherein the plurality of intermediate contacts have an “

S”

-shaped curve section.

8. The communications system of claim 7, wherein the “

S”

-shaped curve section allows the plurality of intermediate contacts to be elastically deformed when the communications plug is inserted in the housing.

9. The communications system of claim 6, wherein the first PCB is orientated horizontally in the housing and the second PCB is orientated vertically in the housing.

10. The communications system of claim 6, wherein the plurality of PICs are connected to a first side of the first PCB and the plurality of intermediate contacts are connected to a second side of the first PCB opposite the first side.