Jack connector assembly having circuity 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 the 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 the plugs,and each connector insert supporting, at the rear-end side, components of a circuitry providing a Power-over-LAN functionality, the components being arranged outside the jack connector housing wherein the circuitry components are mounted to a backplane board directly 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.
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Abstract
The invention relates two a jack connector assembly having a 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, that components (260) are arranged outside the jack connector housing (100).
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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 the 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 the plugs, and each connector insert supporting, at the rear-end side, components of a circuitry providing a Power-over-LAN functionality, the components being arranged outside the jack connector housing wherein the circuitry components are mounted to a backplane board directly 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. - 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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