Electrical connector with separate contact mounting and compensation boards
First Claim
1. An electrical connector, comprising:
- a housing having a plug receiving cavity with an open end for receiving a plug and with an inner end spaced from said open end, and having a forward chamber outside of said cavity and adjacent said open end;
a mounting circuit board in said housing adjacent said inner end;
a plurality of pairs of electrical jack contacts, each of said jack contacts having a mounting end engaging said mounting circuit board, a plug contacting portion extending through said cavity from said mounting end toward said open end, and a free end extending from said contacting portion into said forward chamber;
a compensation circuit board mounted in said forward chamber of said housing outside of said plug receiving cavity having a compensation circuit thereon with conductive pads, said free ends of said jack contacts engaging said conductive pads; and
a spring in said forward chamber biasing said compensation circuit board towards said free ends of said jack contacts.
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a housing having a plug receiving cavity with an open end for receiving a plug and with an inner end spaced from the open end, and having a forward chamber outside of the cavity and adjacent the open end. A mounting circuit board is in the housing adjacent the inner end. A plurality of pairs of electrical jack contacts have mounting ends engaging the mounting circuit board, plug contacting portions extending through the cavity from the mounting end toward the open end, and free ends extending from the contacting portion into the forward chamber. A compensation circuit board is mounted in the forward chamber of the housing outside of the plug receiving cavity, and has a compensation circuit with conductive pads. The free ends of the jack contacts engage the conductive pads. A spring in the forward chamber biases the compensation circuit board towards the free ends of the jack contacts.
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24 Claims
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1. An electrical connector, comprising:
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a housing having a plug receiving cavity with an open end for receiving a plug and with an inner end spaced from said open end, and having a forward chamber outside of said cavity and adjacent said open end; a mounting circuit board in said housing adjacent said inner end; a plurality of pairs of electrical jack contacts, each of said jack contacts having a mounting end engaging said mounting circuit board, a plug contacting portion extending through said cavity from said mounting end toward said open end, and a free end extending from said contacting portion into said forward chamber; a compensation circuit board mounted in said forward chamber of said housing outside of said plug receiving cavity having a compensation circuit thereon with conductive pads, said free ends of said jack contacts engaging said conductive pads; and a spring in said forward chamber biasing said compensation circuit board towards said free ends of said jack contacts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An electrical connector, comprising:
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a housing having a plug receiving cavity with an open end for receiving a plug and with an inner end spaced from said open end, having a forward chamber outside of said cavity and adjacent said open end and having insulator housing part, said cavity having a longitudinal axis extending from said open end to said inner end; a mounting circuit board mounted in said housing adjacent said inner end and having conductive traces thereon; a plurality of pairs of resilient electrical jack contacts, each of said jack contacts having a mounting end engaging said mounting circuit board, a plug contacting portion extending through said cavity from said mounting end toward said open end, and a free end extending from said contacting portion into said forward chamber, each of said jack contacts having a bend forming a plug contact engagement point closer to said free end than said mounting end thereof, said jack contacts including first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth contacts in an ordered array, said first and second contacts crossing one another without touching, said fourth and fifth contacts crossing one another without touching and said seventh and eighth contact crossing one another without touching, said third and sixth contacts extending through said cavity without crossing another of said jack contacts, said jack contacts being insulated from one another by being mounted in and connected by an over mold; a compensation circuit board mounted in said forward chamber at an acute angle to said longitudinal axis and outside of said plug receiving cavity, said compensation circuit board having a compensation circuit thereon with conductive pads, said free ends of said jack contacts engaging said conductive pads; a spring in said forward chamber biasing said compensation circuit board towards said free ends of said jack contacts, said spring having a base leg engaging said housing and an angled leg engaging said compensation circuit board, said angled leg being acutely angled relative to said base leg, said angled leg and said base leg extending from a bend unitarily connected to said legs; insulation displacement contacts being mounted in an insulator housing part and extending from a surface of said mounting circuit board opposite to a surface thereof from which said jack contacts extend, said conductive traces connecting the respective jack contacts and the respective insulation displacement contacts; a stuffer cap having an electrically conductive shield on an outer surface thereof, engaging said insulator housing part and covering said insulation displacement contacts; and a comb insert in said housing adjacent said open end and having slots opening toward said inner end receiving said free ends of said jack contacts. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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