Multi-port modular jack assembly with LED indicators
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1. An electrical connector assembly having a plurality of rows of jacks for mating with a plurality of electrical plugs, the connector comprising:
- an insulating housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, an intermediate wall forming an upper and lower row, and a plurality of modular openings formed in said upper and lower row, a transverse slot extending between said top and bottom wall, intermediate adjacent side by side modular openings;
a plurality of contact modules positioned within said modular openings forming a plurality of electrical connector interfaces;
a LED module positioned within said transverse slot, said LED module having a housing insulatively encapsulating a plurality of electrical leads, said leads having connecting portions adjacent said top wall and contact portions adjacent said bottom wall; and
a plurality of LEDs positioned adjacent to said top wall, and electrically interconnected to said electrical leads in said LED module, for monitoring said upper row of modular openings.
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A stacked jack modular jack assembly is comprised of a multi-port housing. The housing includes LEDs for each port to monitor the condition of the signals. The upper port LEDs are mounted on LED modules, which are aligned with the housing. These modules also form the housing side walls for the receipt and alignment for jack subassemblies. The jack subassembly modules are pluggable into the multi-port housing to provide for the connector interface.
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1. An electrical connector assembly having a plurality of rows of jacks for mating with a plurality of electrical plugs, the connector comprising:
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an insulating housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, an intermediate wall forming an upper and lower row, and a plurality of modular openings formed in said upper and lower row, a transverse slot extending between said top and bottom wall, intermediate adjacent side by side modular openings;
a plurality of contact modules positioned within said modular openings forming a plurality of electrical connector interfaces;
a LED module positioned within said transverse slot, said LED module having a housing insulatively encapsulating a plurality of electrical leads, said leads having connecting portions adjacent said top wall and contact portions adjacent said bottom wall; and
a plurality of LEDs positioned adjacent to said top wall, and electrically interconnected to said electrical leads in said LED module, for monitoring said upper row of modular openings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electrical connector assembly having a plurality of rows of jacks for mating with a plurality of electrical plugs, the connector comprising:
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an insulating housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front mating face and a rear face, an intermediate wall forming an upper and lower row, and a plurality of modular openings formed in said upper and lower row, said modular openings being defined by side walls, extending from a position adjacent said front mating face rearwardly, partially towards said rear face, a plurality of contact modules positioned within said modular openings forming a plurality of electrical connector interfaces;
at least one LED module positioned in alignment with said side walls, said LED module having a housing insulatively encapsulating a plurality of electrical leads, said leads having connecting portions adjacent said top wall and contact portions adjacent said bottom wall; and
a plurality of LEDs positioned adjacent to said top wall, and electrically interconnected to said electrical leads in said LED module, for monitoring said upper row of modular openings. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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