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EP0692884A1
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Modular connector with reduced crosstalk
Assignee: Molex LLC
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Filing: 1994-07-14
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2014-07-14
Abstract
Abstract A modular jack type connector (10) includes a dielectric housing (12) defining a plug-receiving cavity (22). A plurality of terminals (34) are mounted on the housing. Each terminal includes a spring beam contact portion (C1-C8) extending in cantilever fashion in a single row within the plug-receiving cavity, with the contact portions extending from curved base portions (42) located in the housing, and tail portions (T1-T8) projecting from the housing in two rows generally parallel to the single row such that each pair of adjacent terminals includes a tail portion in each row thereof. Intermediate portions (I1-I8) extend between the curved base portions and the tail portions, with the intermediate portions (I1, I2, I7, I8) of at least one of the pair of adjacent terminals being separated from each other in a direction generally parallel to the rows. Bowed portions (60) join the intermediate portions and the tail portions of the one pair of adjacent terminals, with the bowed portions overlapping each in a plane transverse to the rows. Enlarged sections (I3, I4, I5, I6) of the intermediate portions of at least another pair of terminals overlap each other in a plane generally parallel to the rows to define a physical capacitor between the another pair of terminals. The terminals are formed by first and second metallic lead frames (50, 52) of identical construction that are reverse-mounted and superimposed on the dielectric housing.
Inventors
- 👤 Franck Bordron
- 👤 Christophe Bouchan
- 👤 Pascal Grandclaude
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 14:21
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R24/00; H01R24/60; H01R24/62; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/7005; H01R12/7011; H01R12/7017; H01R12/7023; H01R13/00; H01R13/646; H01R13/6461; H01R13/6467; H04; H04B; H04B3/00; H04B3/02; H04B3/32; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/941
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
212 words
A modular jack type connector (10), comprising: a dielectric housing means (12) defining a plug-receiving cavity (22); and a plurality of terminals (34) mounted on the housing means and including spring beam contact portions (C1-C8) extending in cantilever fashion in a single row within the plug-receiving cavity, the contact portions extending from curved base portions (42) located in the housing means, tail portions (T1-T8) projecting from the housing means in two rows generally parallel to said single row such that each pair of adjacent terminals includes a tail portion in each row thereof, intermediate portions (I1-I8) extending between the curved base portions and the tail portions with the intermediate portions (I1, I2, I7, I8) of at least one of said pair of adjacent terminals being separated from each other in a direction generally parallel to said rows, bowed portions (60) joining the intermediate portions and the tail portions of said at least one pair of adjacent terminals with the bowed portions overlapping each other in a plane transverse to said rows, and enlarged sections (I3, I4, I5, I6) of the intermediate portions of at least one other pair of terminals overlapping each other in a plane generally parallel to said rows to define a physical capacitor between said other pair of terminals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
22 words
The modular jack type connector of claim 1 wherein said enlarged sections comprise generally parallel overlapping planar sections (I3, I4, I5, I6).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The modular jack type connector of claim 1 wherein an adjacent pair of terminals (34) at each opposite end of said row includes said transversely separated intermediate portions (I1, I2, I7, I8) and said bowed portions (60).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The modular jack type connector of claim wherein at least two pairs of terminals (34), between said adjacent pairs at each opposite end of the row, include said enlarged sections (I3, I4, I5, I6) to define two physical capacitors.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The modular jack type connector of claim 1, including bowed portions (62) joining the intermediate portions and curved portions of said at least one pair of adjacent terminals with the bowed portions overlapping each other in a plane transverse to said rows.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
95 words
The modular jack type connector of claim 1 wherein the connector includes eight terminals that can be numbered 1 through 8 seriatim along said row, terminals 1 and 2 and terminals 7 and 8 comprising two pairs of adjacent terminals (34) at opposite ends of the row that include said transversely separated intermediate portions (I1, I2, I7, I8) and said transversely bowed portions (60), and terminals 3 and 5 and terminals 4 and 6 comprising two pairs of terminals (34) that include said enlarged sections (I3, I4, I5, I6) to define two physical capacitors therebetween.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The modular jack type connector of claim 6 wherein said terminals 1, 3, 4 and 7 are formed by a first metallic lead frame (50), and said terminals 2, 5, 6 and 8 are formed by a second metallic lead frame (52).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The modular jack type connector of claim 7 wherein said first and second metallic lead frames (50, 52) are identically constructed but are reverse-mounted on the dielectric housing means in a left-to-right direction transversely of the lead frames.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The modular jack type connector of claim 8, including an insulating plate (70) between said lead frames.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
128 words
A modular jack type connector (10), comprising: a dielectric housing means (12) defining a plug-receiving cavity (22); and a plurality of terminals (34) mounted on the housing means and including spring beam contact portions (C1-C8) extending in cantilever fashion in a single row within the plug-receiving cavity, the contact portions extending from curved base portions (42) located in the housing means, tail portions (T1-T8) projecting from the housing means in two rows generally parallel to said single row such that each pair of adjacent terminals includes a tail portion in each row thereof, and enlarged intermediate portions (I3, I4, I5, I6) of a pair of terminals (34) overlapping each other in a plane generally parallel to said rows to define a physical capacitor between the pair of terminals.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The modular jack type connector of claim 10 wherein said enlarged intermediate portions comprise generally parallel overlapping planar sections (I3, I4, I5, I6).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
The modular jack type connector of claim 10, including two pairs of terminals (34) at the center of said plurality of terminals having said enlarged intermediate portions (I3, I4, I5, I6) to define two physical capacitors between the two pairs of terminals.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
59 words
The modular jack type connector of claim 12 wherein the connector includes eight terminals (34) that can be numbered 1 through 8 seriatim along said row, terminals 3 and 5 including overlapped enlarged intermediate portions (I3, I5) to define a first capacitor and terminals 4 and 6 including overlapped enlarged intermediate portions (I4, I6) to define a second capacitor.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
The modular jack type connector claim 13 wherein said terminals 3 and 4 are formed by a first metallic lead frame (50), and said terminals 5 and 6 are formed by a second lead frame (52).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
The modular jack type connector of claim 14 wherein said first and second metallic lead frames (50, 52) are identically constructed but are reverse-mounted on the dielectric housing means (12) in a left-to-right direction transversely of the lead frames.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The modular jack type connector of claim 15, including an insulating plate (70) between said lead frames.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
138 words
A modular jack type connector (10), comprising: a dielectric housing means (12) defining a plug-receiving cavity (22); a plurality of terminals (34) mounted on the housing means and including spring beam contact portions (C1-C8) extending in cantilever fashion in a single row within the plug-receiving cavity, terminals portions (T1-T8) projecting from the housing means, and intermediate portions (I1-I8) between the contact portions and the terminal portions; enlarged sections (I3, I4, I5 I6) of the intermediate portions of at least one pair of terminals overlapping each other in a plane generally parallel to said row to define a physical capacitor between the one pair of terminals; and first and second lead frames (50 52), each including a plurality of said terminals (34) and one terminal of said one pair thereof, superimposed over each other on the dielectric housing means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
38 words
The modular jack type connector of claim 17 wherein said first and second metallic lead frames (50, 52) are identically constructed but are reverse-mounted on the dielectric housing means in a left-to-right direction transversely of the lead frames.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
The modular jack type connector of claim 18, including an insulating plate (70) between said lead frames.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
157 words
A modular jack type connector (10), comprising: a dielectric housing means (12) defining a plug-receiving cavity (22); a plurality of terminals (34) mounted on the housing means and including spring beam contact portions (C1-C8) extending in cantilever fashion in a single row within the plug-receiving cavity, terminals portions (T1-T8) projecting from the housing means, and intermediate portions (I1-I8) between the contact portions and the terminal portions; the intermediate portions (I1, I2 I7, I8) of at least one pair of terminals being separated from each other in a direction generally parallel to said row with bowed portions (60) joining the intermediate portions and the terminal portions of said at least one pair, the bowed portions overlapping each other in a direction transverse to said row; and first and second lead frames (50, 52), each including a plurality of said terminals (34) and one terminal of said one pair thereof, superimposed over each other on the dielectric housing means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
38 words
The modular jack type connector of claim 20 wherein said first and second metallic lead frames (50, 52) are identically constructed but are reverse-mounted on the dielectric housing means in a left-to-right direction transversely of the lead frames.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
17 words
The modular jack type connector of claim 21, including an insulating plate (70) between said lead frames.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
133 words
A modular jack type connector (10), comprising: a dielectric housing means (12) defining a plug-receiving cavity (22); a plurality of terminals (34) mounted on the housing means and including spring beam contact portions (C1-C8) extending in cantilever fashion in a single row of a given order within the plug-receiving cavity (22), and terminal portions (T1-T8) projecting from the housing means in a given order lengthwise of said row; and first and second lead frames (50, 52), each including a plurality of said terminals and one terminal of said one pair thereof, superimposed over each other on the dielectric housing means, the lead frames being constructed so that said given order of the contact portions (C1-C8) of the terminals is the same as the given order of the terminal portions (T1-T8) of the terminals.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
38 words
The modular jack type connector of claim 23 wherein said first and second metallic lead frames (50, 52) are identically constructed but are reverse-mounted on the dielectric housing means in a left-to-right direction transversely of the lead frames.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
17 words
The modular jack type connector of claim 24, including an insulating plate (70) between said lead frames.
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