Integrated connector apparatus and methods
First Claim
1. A connector assembly, comprising:
- a connector housing comprising, a vertically mounted connector housing, a plug receiving recess and an electronic component receiving recess;
a conductor insert, said conductor insert comprising a plurality of conductors residing at least partly within said plug receiving recess and said electronic component recess and further comprising an insulating header portion having a bottom surface; and
an electronic component residing within said electronic component receiving recess and above said bottom surface, said electronic component comprising a plurality of leads, at least one of said plurality of leads connected directly to one of said plurality of conductors;
wherein said electronic component receiving recess comprises a depth, said depth permitting said electronic component to be mass terminated to said one of said plurality of conductors without damaging said electronic component; and
wherein said electronic component comprises a wound toroid and at least one of said plurality of conductors comprises a notched end adapted to receive said at least one of said plurality of leads.
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Abstract
An electrical connector mountable on a printed circuit board. In one embodiment, the electrical connector comprises an insulative housing comprising one or more electronic components, a plurality of electrical conductors in signal communication with the electronic components and adapted to interface with a plug and a plurality of terminals in signal communication with the one or more electronic components. In one aspect, the plurality of terminals are adapted to interface with one or more externally mounted electronic components on the printed circuit board thereby filtering signals passing between the electrical conductors and the printed circuit board, with the externally mounted electronic components mounted within the footprint of the electrical connector. Methods of manufacture for the aforementioned electrical connector and business methods are also disclosed.
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Citations
25 Claims
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1. A connector assembly, comprising:
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a connector housing comprising, a vertically mounted connector housing, a plug receiving recess and an electronic component receiving recess; a conductor insert, said conductor insert comprising a plurality of conductors residing at least partly within said plug receiving recess and said electronic component recess and further comprising an insulating header portion having a bottom surface; and an electronic component residing within said electronic component receiving recess and above said bottom surface, said electronic component comprising a plurality of leads, at least one of said plurality of leads connected directly to one of said plurality of conductors; wherein said electronic component receiving recess comprises a depth, said depth permitting said electronic component to be mass terminated to said one of said plurality of conductors without damaging said electronic component; and wherein said electronic component comprises a wound toroid and at least one of said plurality of conductors comprises a notched end adapted to receive said at least one of said plurality of leads.
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2. An electrical connector mounted on a printed circuit board in a telecommunications apparatus and having a footprint associated therewith, comprising:
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an insulative housing comprising a bottom surface that is disposed adjacent to said printed circuit board; one or more electronic components disposed at least partly in said housing; a plurality of electrical conductors in signal communication with said one or more electronic components and adapted to interface with a plug; and a plurality of terminals in signal communication with said one or more electronic components; wherein said plurality of terminals are adapted to interface with one or more externally mounted electronic components disposed on said printed circuit board, thereby filtering signals passing between said plurality of electrical conductors and said printed circuit board, said externally mounted electronic components mounted within the footprint of said electrical connector and within an open cavity of the housing, the open cavity being resident on the bottom surface of the insulative housing; and wherein said printed circuit board is larger than said footprint. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of supplying a functional filtered connector assembly mounted on a circuit board, the connector comprising a connector housing comprised of one or more coil assemblies that are mounted within said connector housing, the method comprising:
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placing one or more electronic components on said circuit board; and placing said connector housing over said placed one or more electronic components such that said connector housing is disposed on said circuit board, and said one or more electronic components are housed within said connector housing. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A connector assembly, comprising:
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a connector housing comprising a vertically oriented connector port and an interface surface to an external printed circuit board, said connector housing further comprising a plurality of terminals extending below said interface surface and an open cavity on the underside of said connector housing, said open cavity configured to accommodate externally mounted electronic components when said connector housing is disposed over said externally mounted electronic components; and a plurality of internally mounted electronic components in signal communication with at least a portion of said plurality of terminals, said plurality of internally mounted electronic components being disposed within said connector housing; wherein a plug receiving face of said vertically oriented connector port and said external printed circuit board are substantially parallel to one another. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A connector assembly, comprising:
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a connector housing comprising a plug receiving recess defined by a top plug receiving surface and an electronic component receiving recess, said electronic component receiving recess having an opening that is substantially parallel with a mounting surface of said connector housing; a conductor insert, said conductor insert comprising a plurality of conductors residing at least partly within said plug receiving recess and said electronic component recess; and a plurality of electronic components, at least some of said electronic components comprise wound toroids, residing within said electronic component receiving recess, said plurality of electronic components each comprising a plurality of leads, at least one of said plurality of leads connected directly to one of said plurality of conductors, at least some of said plurality of conductors comprise a notched end adapted to receive said at least one of said plurality of leads; wherein said plurality of electronic components reside in a substantially coplanar fashion and further reside substantially between the level of said plug receiving top surface and the level of said mounting surface, at least some of said electronic comprise wound toroids; and wherein said electronic component receiving recess comprises a depth, said depth permitting one or more of said electronic components to be mass terminated to said plurality of conductors without damaging said one or more electronic components.
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21. A connector assembly, comprising:
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a connector housing comprising a vertically oriented connector port and an interface surface to an external printed circuit board, said connector housing further comprising a plurality of terminals extending below said interface surface and a cavity on the underside of said connector housing, said cavity capable of accommodating externally mounted electronic components when said connector housing is disposed over said externally mounted electronic components; and a plurality of internally mounted electronic components in signal communication with at least a portion of said plurality of terminals, said plurality of internally mounted electronic components being disposed within said connector housing; wherein a plug receiving face of said vertically oriented connector port and said external printed circuit board are substantially parallel to one another. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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Specification