Signal conditioned modular jack assembly with improved shielding
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1. An electrical connector assembly for mating with a plurality of electrical plugs comprising:
- a housing having a plurality of ports arranged in a column, with a slot through said housing, intermediate said ports;
a plurality of jacks profiled to be arranged one above the other, with contact portions for arrangement adjacent to said ports, and said jacks being provided with a slot between them;
an intermediate shield profiled to be inserted through said slot of said housing and into said slots of said jacks so as to shield said jacks between them; and
a metallic outer shield sized to contain said housing and said jacks including a plurality of openings allowing access to said jacks.
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Abstract
A stacked jack modular jack assembly is comprised of a multi-port housing, and a plurality of modular jack subassemblies. The jack subassemblies include upper and lower jack housings sandwiching therebetween, a cross-talk shield. The terminal subassembly is substantially Z-shaped, which allows for increased space there below for signal conditioning components. The terminal module also includes a center shield and a lower shield, and an outer shield, all of which are commoned together and grounded. An outer shield substantially surrounds the entire assembly, and is commoned to the other shield members.
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1. An electrical connector assembly for mating with a plurality of electrical plugs comprising:
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a housing having a plurality of ports arranged in a column, with a slot through said housing, intermediate said ports; a plurality of jacks profiled to be arranged one above the other, with contact portions for arrangement adjacent to said ports, and said jacks being provided with a slot between them; an intermediate shield profiled to be inserted through said slot of said housing and into said slots of said jacks so as to shield said jacks between them; and a metallic outer shield sized to contain said housing and said jacks including a plurality of openings allowing access to said jacks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electrical connector assembly having a plurality of rows of jacks for mating with a plurality of electrical plugs, the connector assembly comprising:
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a plurality of jack modules, comprising; a plurality of pairs of lead frames, the lead frames including front mating contact sections, and conductor contacting sections, each lead frame of said pair of lead frames being substantially planar and each pair of lead frames lying in substantially parallel planes; an intermediate shield positioned between each pair of said lead frames, said intermediate shield being substantially planar and commoned to a common potential; first and second arrays of passive components positioned on opposite sides of said lead frames; an insulating outer housing having a mating face having at least two connector receiving openings for receiving mating connectors therein, and module receiving openings for receipt of said pluggable contact modules. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An electrical connector assembly for mating with a plurality of electrical plugs comprising:
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a housing having a plurality of ports arranged in a column, with a slot through said housing, intermediate said ports; a plurality of jacks profiled to be arranged one above the other, with contact portions for arrangement adjacent to said ports, and said jacks being provided with a slot between them; a metallic outer shield sized to contain said housing and said jacks including a plurality of openings allowing access to said jacks, said metallic outer shield further comprising at least a front wall, rear wall and side walls; and an intermediate shield profiled to be inserted into said slot of said housing and into said slots of said jacks so as to shield said jacks between them, said intermediate shield being electrically connected to a printed circuit board contact for direct contact to a printed circuit board, and electrically commoned to said metallic outer shield, said intermediate shield being commoned to a plurality of said metallic outer shield walls. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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