Jack connector assembly having circuitry components integrated for providing POE-functionality
First Claim
1. A modular jack connector assembly comprising:
- at least one connector housing and at least one connector insert insertable into the connector housing;
each connector housing comprising a front mating side with at least one port opening for receiving a plug having a plurality of electrical contacts and a rear-side for inserting at least one of said connector inserts; and
each connector insert comprising a front-end side and a rear-end side and supporting electrical contacts with contact sections arranged at the front end for detachable connection with corresponding electrical contacts of at least one of said plugs and supporting on the rear-end side components of a circuitry providing a power-over-local area network (LAN) functionality;
wherein the components are configured to provide the power over LAN-functionality for at least one port;
wherein the modular jack further includes a common outer shield with a rear portion, and a conductor plate that is positioned between the components providing the power-over-LAN functionality and the rear portion, wherein thermal energy is transferred from the circuitry to the common shield via the conductor plate.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a jack connector assembly having circuitry components integrated providing power over LAN-functionality, in particular for use with regard to Ethernet-networks. An object of the present invention is to provide a jack connector assembly providing integrated power over LAN-functionality and especially avoiding any undesirable and destructive heat accumulation. The object is achieved by a modular jack connector assembly having at least one connector housing (100) and at least one connector insert (200) insertable into the connector housing, each connector housing (100) having a front mating side with at least one port opening (301, 312) for receiving a plug having a plurality of electrical contacts and a rear side (112) for inserting at least one of said connector inserts (200), each connector insert (200) having a front end side and a rear end side and is supporting electrical contacts (240) with contact sections (245, 246) arranged at the front end for detachable connection with corresponding electrical contacts of at least one of said plugs, and is supporting at the rear end side components (260) of a circuitry providing a power over LAN-functionality.
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26 Claims
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1. A modular jack connector assembly comprising:
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at least one connector housing and at least one connector insert insertable into the connector housing; each connector housing comprising a front mating side with at least one port opening for receiving a plug having a plurality of electrical contacts and a rear-side for inserting at least one of said connector inserts; and each connector insert comprising a front-end side and a rear-end side and supporting electrical contacts with contact sections arranged at the front end for detachable connection with corresponding electrical contacts of at least one of said plugs and supporting on the rear-end side components of a circuitry providing a power-over-local area network (LAN) functionality; wherein the components are configured to provide the power over LAN-functionality for at least one port;
wherein the modular jack further includes a common outer shield with a rear portion, and a conductor plate that is positioned between the components providing the power-over-LAN functionality and the rear portion, wherein thermal energy is transferred from the circuitry to the common shield via the conductor plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A connector assembly of a local area network that includes at least one local area network node, the connector assembly comprising:
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at least one connector housing;
a first plurality of first electrical contacts mounted in the housing and arranged for detachable connection with corresponding electrical contacts of at least one plug insertable into a respective port opening provided by the housing;a second plurality of second electrical contacts arranged for connection with corresponding electrical contact of LAN equipment; and active power control circuitry components coupled to at least some of the first and second electrical contacts, the active power control circuitry components being operative for controlling the supply of electrical power over cabling of the LAN to the at least one node of the LAN, the active power control circuitry components being located outside the at least one connector housing; wherein the circuitry components are mounted to a backplane board connected to the rear-end side of at least one support insert, the backplane board and the at least one support insert forming at least one insert which is received by at least one connector housing with the front-end side of the at least one support insert first and with at least the circuitry components being arranged outside, wherein at least some of the circuitry components are mounted at a backplane board surface defining an exterior surface of the insert and the circuitry components are positioned adjacent a shield, wherein a conductor plate is compressed between the shield and the circuitry components. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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