Communication connector
First Claim
1. A communication connector jack comprising:
- a housing defining a plug receiving space;
a circuit board arrangement supported by the housing, the circuit board arrangement comprising a plurality of electrical circuits defining plural pairs of communication paths and a plurality of contact pads, each of the contact pads being electrically connected to a respective one of the communication paths; and
a spring contact arrangement comprising a support/guide and a plurality of spring contacts, each of the plurality of spring contacts having a supported/guided portion that is supported/guided by the support/guide and having an extending end, having an intervening pad contact portion, between the supported/guided portion and the extending end, each pad contact portion being in electrical and physical contact with an associated one of the contact pads of the circuit board arrangement, having a spring arm portion between the supported/guided portion and the pad contact portion and having a contact portion, with a plug contact surface, between the pad contact portion and the extending end, the plug contact surface being positioned in the plug contact receiving space in an unmated state and in a plug mated state a deflection of the contact portion causing a relative deflection of the spring arm portion, wherein a stiffness of the contact portion extending end and/or of the contact portion is greater than a stiffness of the spring arm portion.
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Abstract
A communication connector includes a housing defining a plug receiving space with a circuit board arrangement supported by the housing, which has pairs of communication paths associated with a plurality of contact pads. A spring contact arrangement includes a support/guide and a spring contacts. Each spring contact has a supported/guided portion, an extending end, an intervening pad contact portion contacting a pad, between the supported/guided portion and the extending end, a spring arm portion between the supported/guided portion and the pad contact portion and having a contact portion, with a plug contact surface, between the pad contact portion and the extending end. The plug contact surface is positioned in the plug receiving space in an unmated state. In plug mated state a deflection of the contact portion causes a relative deflection of the spring arm portion.
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17 Claims
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1. A communication connector jack comprising:
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a housing defining a plug receiving space; a circuit board arrangement supported by the housing, the circuit board arrangement comprising a plurality of electrical circuits defining plural pairs of communication paths and a plurality of contact pads, each of the contact pads being electrically connected to a respective one of the communication paths; and a spring contact arrangement comprising a support/guide and a plurality of spring contacts, each of the plurality of spring contacts having a supported/guided portion that is supported/guided by the support/guide and having an extending end, having an intervening pad contact portion, between the supported/guided portion and the extending end, each pad contact portion being in electrical and physical contact with an associated one of the contact pads of the circuit board arrangement, having a spring arm portion between the supported/guided portion and the pad contact portion and having a contact portion, with a plug contact surface, between the pad contact portion and the extending end, the plug contact surface being positioned in the plug contact receiving space in an unmated state and in a plug mated state a deflection of the contact portion causing a relative deflection of the spring arm portion, wherein a stiffness of the contact portion extending end and/or of the contact portion is greater than a stiffness of the spring arm portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A communication connector jack comprising:
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a housing defining a plug receiving space; a circuit board arrangement supported by the housing, the circuit board arrangement comprising a plurality of electrical circuits defining plural pairs of communication paths and a plurality of contact pads, each of the contact pads being electrically connected to a respective one of the communication paths; and a spring contact arrangement comprising a support/guide and a plurality of spring contacts, each of the plurality of spring contacts having a supported/guided portion that is supported/guided by the support/guide and having an extending end, having an intervening pad contact portion, between the supported/guided portion and the extending end, each pad contact portion being in electrical and physical contact with an associated one of the contact pads of the circuit board arrangement, having a spring arm portion between the supported/guided portion and the pad contact portion and having a contact portion, with a plug contact surface, between the pad contact portion and the extending end, the plug contact surface being positioned in the plug contact receiving space in an unmated state and in a plug mated state a deflection of the contact portion causing a relative deflection of the spring arm portion, wherein; the support/guide is comprised by a first fitting portion and a second fitting portion; the supported/guided portion extends between the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion and is guided between the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion at a fitting spring contact guiding region; the housing is formed of a plurality of housing parts; and at least one of the first fitting portion and a second fitting portion is formed in one piece with one of the housing parts.
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17. A communication connector jack comprising:
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a housing defining a plug receiving space; a circuit board arrangement supported by the housing, the circuit board arrangement comprising a plurality of electrical circuits defining plural pairs of communication paths and a plurality of contact pads, each of the contact pads being electrically connected to a respective one of the communication paths; and a spring contact arrangement comprising a support/guide and a plurality of spring contacts, each of the plurality of spring contacts having a supported/guided portion that is supported/guided by the support/guide and having an extending end, having an intervening pad contact portion, between the supported/guided portion and the extending end, each pad contact portion being in electrical and physical contact with an associated one of the contact pads of the circuit board arrangement, having a spring arm portion between the supported/guided portion and the pad contact portion and having a contact portion, with a plug contact surface, between the pad contact portion and the extending end, the plug contact surface being positioned in the plug contact receiving space in an unmated state and in a plug mated state a deflection of the contact portion causing a relative deflection of the spring arm portion, wherein; the support/guide of the spring contact arrangement further comprises a plurality of holder arrangements, each holder arrangement comprising a biasing spring with a non-conductive holder forming a portion of the spring contact guiding region, wherein each biasing spring is held between the first fitting portion and said second fitting portion to press an associated holder into contact with an associated supported/guided portion of one of the contact springs to form said guiding region between the non-conductive holder and a non-conductive portion of one of said first fitting portion and said second fitting portion.
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Specification