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Modular jack

Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd
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Filing: 1992-09-10
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Granted: 1994-02-01
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Expires: 2012-09-10
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Abstract

Abstract A modular jack to be mounted on a circuit board, the modular jack having contactors which will come into contact with a plug and terminals which will be connected with printed wires on the circuit board. The contactors and the terminals are stamped out of a hoop and fixed in a body case of the modular jack. An end of the contactors and an end of the terminals are arranged nearby, and filter elements for eliminating noise are disposed between the nearby ends.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yukio Sakamoto
  • 👤 Iwao Fukutani
  • 👤 Toshio Hori

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 12:46
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/66; H01R13/719; H01R13/7195; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/7005; H01R12/7011; H01R12/7017; H01R12/7029; H01R2201/00; H01R2201/16; H01R24/00; H01R24/60; H01R24/62; H01R24/64

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim 94 words
A modular jack comprising: a body case having grooves on a surface thereof; a contactor and a terminal which are press-fit into the grooves, a first end of the contactor being in operable contact with a plug opening of the modular jack, a first end of the terminal protruding from the body case for connection with a circuit board, each of said contactor and said terminal having a second end; and a filter element for reducing noise, the filter element being directly connected electrically with the second ends of the contactor and the terminal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 94 words
A modular jack comprising: a body case having grooves on a surface thereof; a contactor and a terminal which are press-fit into the grooves, a first end of the contactor being in operable contact with a plug opening of the modular jack, a first end of the terminal protruding from the body case for connection with a circuit board, each of said contactor and said terminal having a second end; and a filter element for reducing noise, the filter element being directly connected electrically with the second ends of the contactor and the terminal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 23 words
A modular jack as claimed in claim 1, wherein the contactor and the terminal are stamped out of a hoop into specified shapes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 16 words
a modular jack as claimed in claim 1, wherein the filter element is a chip inductor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 162 words
A modular jack comprising: a body case having grooves on a surface thereof; a contactor and a terminal which are press-fit into the grooves, a first end of the contactor being in operable contact with a plug opening of the modular jack, a first end of the terminal protruding from the body case for connection with a circuit board, each of said contactor and said terminal having a second end; a first filter element for reducing noise, the filter element being directly connected electrically with the second ends of the contactor and the terminal; a grounding terminal fixed on the body case, the grounding terminal having two side portions and a connecting portion between the side portions, each of the side portions having a claw for electrical connection with a grounding line formed on the circuit board; and a second filter element for reducing noise, the second filter element being disposed between the contactor and the connecting portion of the grounding terminal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 162 words
A modular jack comprising: a body case having grooves on a surface thereof; a contactor and a terminal which are press-fit into the grooves, a first end of the contactor being in operable contact with a plug opening of the modular jack, a first end of the terminal protruding from the body case for connection with a circuit board, each of said contactor and said terminal having a second end; a first filter element for reducing noise, the filter element being directly connected electrically with the second ends of the contactor and the terminal; a grounding terminal fixed on the body case, the grounding terminal having two side portions and a connecting portion between the side portions, each of the side portions having a claw for electrical connection with a grounding line formed on the circuit board; and a second filter element for reducing noise, the second filter element being disposed between the contactor and the connecting portion of the grounding terminal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 23 words
A modular jack as claimed in claim 4, wherein the contactor and the terminal are stamped out of a hoop into specified shapes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 16 words
A modular jack as claimed in claim 4, wherein the second filter element is a capacitor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 16 words
A modular jack as claimed in claim 4, wherein the second filter element is a varistor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 30 words
A modular jack as claimed in claim 4, wherein each of the side portions of the grounding terminal has a projection for fixing the grounding terminal to the body case.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 135 words
A modular jack comprising: a body case; a contactor and a terminal fixed in the body case, a first end of the contactor being in operable contact with a plug opening of the modular jack, a first end of the terminal protruding from the body case for connection with a circuit board, each of said contactor and said terminal having a second end; and a filter element for reducing noise, the filter element being directly connected electrically with the second ends of the contactor and the terminal, said contactor and said terminal being stamped out of a hoop into specified shapes and insert-molded in the body case, with said second ends of the contactor and the terminal being exposed on a surface of the body case and connected with each other by the filter element.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 135 words
A modular jack comprising: a body case; a contactor and a terminal fixed in the body case, a first end of the contactor being in operable contact with a plug opening of the modular jack, a first end of the terminal protruding from the body case for connection with a circuit board, each of said contactor and said terminal having a second end; and a filter element for reducing noise, the filter element being directly connected electrically with the second ends of the contactor and the terminal, said contactor and said terminal being stamped out of a hoop into specified shapes and insert-molded in the body case, with said second ends of the contactor and the terminal being exposed on a surface of the body case and connected with each other by the filter element.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 16 words
A modular jack as claimed in claim 9, wherein the filter element is a chip inductor.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 78 words
A modular jack as claimed in claim 9, further comprising: a grounding terminal fixed on the body case, the grounding terminal having two side portions and a connecting portion between the side portions, each of the side portions having a claw for electrical connection with a grounding line formed on the circuit board; and a second filter element for reducing noise, the second filter element being disposed between the contactor and the connecting portion of the ground terminal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 16 words
A modular jack as claimed in claim 11, wherein the second filter element is a capacitor.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 16 words
A modular jack as claimed in claim 11, wherein the second filter element is a varistor.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 30 words
A modular jack as claimed in claim 11, wherein each of the side portions of the grounding terminal has a projection for fixing the grounding terminal to the body case.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 123 words
A modular jack comprising: a body case; a contactor and a terminal fixed in the body case, a first end of the contactor being in operable contact with a plug opening of the modular jack, a first end of the terminal protruding from the body case for connection with a circuit board, each of said contactor and said terminal having a second end; and a filter element for reducing noise, the filter element being directly connected electrically with the second ends of the contactor and the terminal, said contactor and said terminal being stamped out of a hoop into specified shapes, the filter element being connected between the second ends of the contactor and the terminal, and thereafter insert-molded in the body case.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 123 words
A modular jack comprising: a body case; a contactor and a terminal fixed in the body case, a first end of the contactor being in operable contact with a plug opening of the modular jack, a first end of the terminal protruding from the body case for connection with a circuit board, each of said contactor and said terminal having a second end; and a filter element for reducing noise, the filter element being directly connected electrically with the second ends of the contactor and the terminal, said contactor and said terminal being stamped out of a hoop into specified shapes, the filter element being connected between the second ends of the contactor and the terminal, and thereafter insert-molded in the body case.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 16 words
A modular jack as claimed in claim 15, wherein the filter element is a chip inductor.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 80 words
A modular jack as claimed in claim 15, further comprising: a grounding terminal fixed on the body case, the grounding terminal having two side portions and a connecting portion which connects with the side portions, each of the side portions having a claw for electrical connection with a grounding line formed on the circuit board; and a second filter element for reducing noise, the second filter element being disposed between the contactor and the connecting portion of the grounding terminal.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 16 words
A modular jack as claimed in claim 17, wherein the second filter element is a capacitor.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 16 words
A modular jack as claimed in claim 17, wherein the second filter element is a varistor.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim 30 words
A modular jack as claimed in claim 17, wherein each of the side portions of the grounding terminal has a projection for fixing the grounding terminal to the body case.

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