Communication jack having layered plug interface contacts

• US 8,758,060 B2
• Filed: 05/03/2013
• Issued: 06/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Panduit Corporation
• Original Assignee: Panduit Corporation
• Inventors: Caveney, Jack E., Patel, Satish I.
• Primary Examiner(s): HARVEY, JAMES R
• Application Number:
  US13/886,702
• Publication Number:
  US 20130288538A1
• Time in Patent Office: 417 Days
• Field of Search: 439/76.1, 439/620.22, 439/620.23, 439/676, 439/941
• US Class Current: 439/620.22
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/08 Resiliently-mounted rigid pins or blades
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/46 Bases; Cases
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6464 by adding capacitive elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/665 with built-in electronic circuit H01R13/70, H01R13/719 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6658 on printed circuit board H01R13/6666 - H01R13/6691 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2107/00 Four or more poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/28 Coupling parts carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts and secured only to wire or cable
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/64 for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0228 Compensation of cross-talk by a mutually correlated lay-out of printed circuit traces, e.g. for compensation of cross-talk in mounted connectors balanced signal pairs H05K1/0245
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/147 at least one of the printed circuits being bent or folded, e.g. by using a flexible printed circuit H05K1/148 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10189 Non-printed connector
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 439/941 Crosstalk suppression

Abstract

A communication jack, system using the jack, and method of fabricating the jack are disclosed. The jack includes a cavity configured to accept a communication plug to faun a communication connector. The jack includes a plurality of plug interface contacts that extend into the cavity such that a plug inserted into the cavity makes electrical contact with the plug interface contacts at plug/jack interfaces of the plug interface contacts. One or more of the plug interface contacts is formed from multiple conductive layers. The conductive layers are movable relative to each other at at least one end. A dielectric layer or flexible printed circuit board may be disposed between the conductive layers.

Claims

1. A communication jack for mating with a communication plug, comprising:

a housing including a plug receiving aperture;

a printed circuit board at least partially with said housing;

a plurality of plug contacts at least partially within said plug receiving aperture and connected to said printed circuit board, each of said plug contacts including a contact side configured for direct contact with the communication plug and a side opposite said contact side;

at least one support connected to said housing adjacent to a plug contact of said plurality of contacts, said at least one support positioned opposite said contact side of said plug contact; and

a flexible printed circuit board at least partially between said plug contact and said at least one support.

2. The communication jack of claim 1, wherein said at least one support comprises a plurality of said supports, each of said supports connected to said plug contact.

3. The communication jack of claim 1, wherein said flexible printed circuit board is connected to said plurality of plug contacts.

4. The communication jack of claim 1, wherein said flexible primed circuit board is electrically connected to said printed circuit board through said plurality of plug contacts.

5. The communication jack of claim 1, wherein said at least one support includes a raised area which contacts said flexible printed circuit hoard.

6. The communication jack of claim 1, wherein at least one support is conductive.

7. The communication jack of claim 1, wherein said plurality of plug contacts and said at least one support comprises layered plug interface contacts.