Modular jack connector

• US 6,923,689 B2
• Filed: 09/20/2004
• Issued: 08/02/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chen, Zhi-Qiang, Xue, Yalei
• Primary Examiner(s): Ta, Tho D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): TSUKERMAN, LARISA Z
• Application Number:
  US10/946,446
• Publication Number:
  US 20050064747A1
• Time in Patent Office: 316 Days
• Field of Search: 439/607, 439/676, 439/490
• US Class Current: 439/676
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/64 for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45

Abstract

An electrical connector (100) mounted on a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing (2) and a terminal module (3) received in the housing. The insulative housing (2) defines a receiving cavity (24) for receiving a mating electrical connector and a top plate (22) with a cutout (221). The terminal module is received in the insulative housing and comprises a dielectric body (30) and a plurality of conductive terminals (31) fixed in the body. Each conductive terminal includes a contact portion (312) for electrically connecting with the mating electrical connector and a fixing portion fixed in the dielectric body. The dielectric body comprises a substantially horizontal portion (301) for engaging with the cutout of the insulative housing and a mating recess (303) positioned on a front edge of the horizontal portion, thereby forming a ladder-shaped front portion thereof, with the fixing portion of the conductive terminal positioned in a bottom portion of the horizontal portion.

Claims

1. An electrical connector adapted for mounting on a printed circuit board comprising:

an insulative housing defining a receiving cavity for receiving a mating electrical connector and a top plate, the top plate defining a cutout communicating with the receiving cavity and a rear portion exposed to the cutout;

a terminal module received in the insulative housing and comprising a dielectric body and a plurality of conductive terminals fixed in the body, each conductive terminal including a contact portion for electrically connecting with the mating electrical connector and a fixing portion fixed in the dielectric body, the body comprising a substantially horizontal portion for mating with the cutout of the insulative housing, the horizontal portion defining a mating recess in a front section thereof;

wherein the rear portion of the top plate of the insulative housing includes an inclined plane for facilitating mating with the mating recess of the terminal module;

wherein the horizontal portion of the body has a lower portion under the mating recess, and wherein the conductive terminals being fixed in the lower portion;

wherein the side plate defines a fixing recess in the inner surface thereof, and wherein the body of the terminal module includes a vertical portion extending from the horizontal portion, a lock portions project from side of vertical portion thereof for the fixing with the recess.

2. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the insulative housing includes a side plate, and wherein said side plate defines a groove in an inner surface thereof extending into a rear surface of the housing along an insertion direction of the mating electrical connector, and wherein the terminal module includes a hook flange for mating with said groove of the insulative housing.

3. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein said electrical connector includes a Light Emitting Diode, and wherein said Light Emitting Diode includes a front light portion and a tail portion for electrically connecting with the printed circuit board.

4. An electrical connector adapted for mounting on a printed circuit board and mating with a mating connector, comprising:

an insulative housing defining a receiving cavity for receiving the mating electrical connector and a top plate defining a cutout communicating with the receiving cavity, the top plate comprising an inclined plane in an inner surface of a rear portion thereof;

a terminal module received in the insulative housing and comprising a dielectric body and a plurality of conductive terminals fixed in the body, each conductive terminal including a contact portion for electrically connecting with the mating electrical connector and a fixing portion fixed in the dielectric body, the body comprising a substantially horizontal portion for mating with the cutout of the dielectric body, the horizontal portion defining a mating recess in a front section thereof, the fixing portion positioning in a lower portion of the horizontal portion under the mating recess;

wherein the insulative housing includes a side plate, and wherein the side plate defines a groove in an inner surface thereof extending into a rear surface of the housing along an insertion direction of the mating electrical connector, and wherein the terminal module includes a hook flange for mating with the groove of the insulative housing; and

wherein each side plate defines a fixing recess in the inner surface thereof, and wherein the housing of the terminal module includes a vertical portion extending from the horizontal portion, a lock portion project from side of the vertical portion thereof for fixing with the recess.