Circuit board housing having self-contained modular jack
First Claim
1. The combination of a modular jack receptacle mounted on one surface of a circuit board and a first panel which extends parallel to, and is spaced from, the other surface of the circuit board, the modular jack receptacle comprising an insulating housing having a mating end and a rearward end, a plug receiving opening extending into the mating end, the opening having opposed internal endwalls and first and second opening sidewalls, the housing having oppositely facing external endwalls and first and second external sidewalls which are proximate to the first and second opening sidewalls, a plurality of conductors in side-by-side relationship, each conductor having a contact portion which extends from the first opening sidewall diagonally into the opening from a location adjacent to the mating end and a lead portion which extends to the rearward end of the housing and to the one surface of the circuit board, the opening having latching shoulder means therein facing inwardly of the mating end for cooperation with a complementary latching shoulder on a modular plug, the combination of the modular jack receptacle, the circuit board, and the panel being characterized in that:
- the circuit board has one edge which extends parallel to one edge of the first panel, the first panel having a lip extending from the one edge thereof towards the one edge of the circuit board, the lip having an internal surface which is parallel to and adjacent to the one edge of the circuit board,the modular jack being mounted on the circuit board adjacent to the one edge thereof and being oriented with the mating end extending normally of the plane of the circuit board and parallel to the lip of the first panel,the lip having a recess therein which is centrally located with respect to the plug-receiving opening, the lip constituting at least portions of the mating end of the modular jack, the latching shoulder means of the modular jack being on the internal surface of the lip adjacent to the recess in the lip.
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Abstract
Circuit board housing comprises spaced-apart panels with the circuit board being between the panels. A modular jack is mounted on one surface of the circuit board and the panels have laterally extending flanges which form a wall of the circuit board housing. One of the flanges is provided with an opening which is in alignment with the opening in the modular jack. The modular jack has a clearance notch extending into one of its sidewalls and the circuit board has a similar notch in registry with the clearance notch, these notches providing clearance for an inserted modular plug. The latching shoulder for the modular jack is provided on one of the flanges rather than in the jack housing. These features, the latching shoulder on the flange and the clearance notches, permit a reduction in the thickness of the circuit board housing as measured between the panels.
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7 Claims
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1. The combination of a modular jack receptacle mounted on one surface of a circuit board and a first panel which extends parallel to, and is spaced from, the other surface of the circuit board, the modular jack receptacle comprising an insulating housing having a mating end and a rearward end, a plug receiving opening extending into the mating end, the opening having opposed internal endwalls and first and second opening sidewalls, the housing having oppositely facing external endwalls and first and second external sidewalls which are proximate to the first and second opening sidewalls, a plurality of conductors in side-by-side relationship, each conductor having a contact portion which extends from the first opening sidewall diagonally into the opening from a location adjacent to the mating end and a lead portion which extends to the rearward end of the housing and to the one surface of the circuit board, the opening having latching shoulder means therein facing inwardly of the mating end for cooperation with a complementary latching shoulder on a modular plug, the combination of the modular jack receptacle, the circuit board, and the panel being characterized in that:
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the circuit board has one edge which extends parallel to one edge of the first panel, the first panel having a lip extending from the one edge thereof towards the one edge of the circuit board, the lip having an internal surface which is parallel to and adjacent to the one edge of the circuit board, the modular jack being mounted on the circuit board adjacent to the one edge thereof and being oriented with the mating end extending normally of the plane of the circuit board and parallel to the lip of the first panel, the lip having a recess therein which is centrally located with respect to the plug-receiving opening, the lip constituting at least portions of the mating end of the modular jack, the latching shoulder means of the modular jack being on the internal surface of the lip adjacent to the recess in the lip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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