CONTACT SET ARRANGEMENT FOR RIGHT ANGLE JACK
First Claim
1. A jack module comprising:
- a jack module housing having a front, a rear, a first end, and a second, the front of the jack module defining an open port leading to a socket, the second end of the jack module housing defining an interface opening;
a first contact arrangement having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the first contact arrangement extending into the socket at the first end of the jack module, and the second portion of the first contact arrangement extending external of the jack module housing at the second end of the jack module housing; and
a media reading interface installed at the interface opening of the jack module housing, the media reading interface including a second contact arrangement having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the second contact arrangement extending into the socket at the second end of the jack module housing, and the second portion of the second contact arrangement extending external of the jack module housing at the second end of the jack module housing.
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Abstract
A connector system includes a jack module mounted to a circuit board, which is connected to at least one processor. The jack module is configured to receive a plug connector having a first set of contacts spaced from a second set of contacts. The jack module includes a first contact arrangement configured to engage the first set of contacts of the plug and a second contact arrangement configured to engage the second set of contacts of the plug. The second contact arrangement is provided on a media reading interface, which may provide presence sensing. The first and second contact arrangements engage landings on the circuit board. One example jack module defines a right-angle jack.
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20 Claims
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1. A jack module comprising:
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a jack module housing having a front, a rear, a first end, and a second, the front of the jack module defining an open port leading to a socket, the second end of the jack module housing defining an interface opening; a first contact arrangement having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the first contact arrangement extending into the socket at the first end of the jack module, and the second portion of the first contact arrangement extending external of the jack module housing at the second end of the jack module housing; and a media reading interface installed at the interface opening of the jack module housing, the media reading interface including a second contact arrangement having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the second contact arrangement extending into the socket at the second end of the jack module housing, and the second portion of the second contact arrangement extending external of the jack module housing at the second end of the jack module housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A connector system comprising:
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a plug connector including a plug housing holding a first set of contacts and a second set of contacts, the first set of contacts being electrically connected to a cable terminated at the plug connector, the second set of contacts being electrically connected to a storage device installed on the plug housing; a circuit board including a first set of landings, a second set of landings, and a third set of landings arranged on a first side of the circuit board; a jack module housing mounted to the first side of the circuit board, the jack module housing defining a socket configured to receive the plug housing, the jack module housing also defining a front port through which the plug housing accesses the socket and an interface opening facing the circuit board, the jack module housing holding a first contact arrangement configured to engage with the first set of contacts of the plug housing; a media reading interface installed at the interface opening of the jack module, the media reading interface having a first side facing toward the socket of the jack module and a second side facing toward the circuit board, the media reading interface including a second contact arrangement having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the second contact arrangement extending away from the first side of the media reading interface into the socket to engage the second set of contacts of the plug housing, the second portion of the second contact arrangement extending away from the second side of the media reading interface to engage the third set of landings of the circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A media reading interface comprising:
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a support body having a top, a bottom, a first end, and a second end, the support body defining channels wrapping around the top, the first end, and the bottom of the support body, the support body also including raised ribs that further define the channels on the top and bottom of the support body; a plurality of contact members installed in the channels of the support body, each contact member including a first portion extending from a first end of the contact member to an intermediate section of the contact member and a second portion extending from the intermediate portion of the contact member to a second end of the contact member, each portion of the contact member defining a contact surface, the first portion of each contact member extending along the top of the support body and the second portion of each contact member extending along the bottom of the support body; and a presence sensing member mounted to the second end of the support body, the presence sensing member including a conductive member positioned to extend across the first ends of at least two of the contact members. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification