Contact field for plug-in connectors

• US 8,894,446 B2
• Filed: 04/07/2011
• Issued: 11/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH (Phoenix Contact GmbH & Company KG)
• Original Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH (Phoenix Contact GmbH & Company KG)
• Inventors: Feldner, Ralf, Fuhrer, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Luebke, Renee
• Assistant Examiner(s): PATEL, HARSHAD C
• Application Number:
  US13/081,952
• Publication Number:
  US 20110256772A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,328 Days
• Field of Search: 439/676, 439/79, 439/941, 439/540.1, 439/541.5, 439/60, 439/70, 439/329, 439/326, 439/876, 439/76.1, 439/865, 439/885, 439/924.1, 439/924.2, 439/289, 439/581, 439/459, 439/862, 439/188, 439/189, 439/78, 439/404, 439/626
• US Class Current: 439/676
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/727 Coupling devices presenting arrays of contacts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6463 using twisted pairs of wires
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/64 for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45

Abstract

The invention relates to a contact field for a plug-in connection for a twisted-pair cabling. The contact field is equipped with several metallic contacts for a connection with a twisted-pair socket, with each metallic contact having a feed line section for a connection with a circuit board. The metallic contacts are formed from contact plates, with at least two of the feed line sections being arranged offset relative to other feed line sections.

Claims

1. A contact field for a plug-in connection for twisted-pair cabling comprising:

a plurality of metallic contacts interconnectable with a twisted-pair socket, wherein the metallic contacts are formed from contact plates and each metallic contact comprises a feed line section interconnectable with a circuit board;

wherein the plurality of metallic contacts are all of the same shape, are connected to said circuit board, and are arranged adjacent each other;

wherein all but at least two of the plurality of metallic contacts are in the same general orientation such that the feed line sections of the at least two of the plurality of metallic contacts are offset relative to the feed line sections of the other metallic contacts; and

wherein the at least two metallic contacts have a 180°

orientation relative to the other metallic contacts.

2. The contact field of claim 1, wherein the contact field is defined by eight metallic contacts.

3. The contact field of claim 2, wherein the offset feed line sections of the at least two metallic contacts comprise the third and sixth feed line sections.

4. The contact field of claim 1, wherein the metallic contacts and the respective feed line sections are formed so that they constitute one piece.

5. The contact field of claim 1, wherein the contact field is configured for cooperation with an RJ45 modular connector.

6. The contact field of claim 1, wherein the contact field is suitable to meet the specifications under CAT6a.

7. The contact field of claim 1, further comprising a housing made of insulating material that houses the metallic contacts.

8. The contact field of claim 1, wherein the contact field further comprises connecting links for mounting on said circuit board.