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Modular jack with filter insert
Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLC
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Filing: 1999-07-08
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Granted: 2000-12-12
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Expires: 2019-07-08
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is a modular jack assembly which includes an outer insulative housing having top and bottom walls and opposed lateral walls while defining an interior section. This housing also has front and rear open ends. This assembly also includes an insulative insert having a top section, an upper side and rear section having a base side and a recess. This jack is positioned so that the upper side of its top section is adjacent to top side of the insulative housing such that its terminal end extends into the interior section of the insulative housing and the rear section at least partially covers the rear open end of the insulative housing. This assembly also includes an electronic component mounted in the rear section of the insulative insert. A conductor is mounted in the electrical insert.
Inventors
- 👤 Yakov Belopolsky
- 👤 Robert E. Marshall
- 👤 James A. Somerville
- 👤 Gary J. Oleynick
- 👤 Lee W. Potteiger
- 👤 John M. Spickler
- 👤 Ronald A. Shutter
- 👤 Miguel A. Contreras
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 11:39
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/66; H01R13/719; H01R24/00; H01R24/60; H01R24/62; H01R24/64; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/941
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A modular jack assembly, comprising: an insulating housing having outer walls defining an interior section; an insulative insert having grooves formed therein and mounted within the interior section of the insulative housing; a cap having top, bottom and side walls defining a recess therein, the cap further including grooves formed in the top wall of the cap; an electronic component mounted within the recess of the cap; and the cap being mounted to the insulative insert such that the grooves in the insulative insert align with and are coplanar with the grooves formed in the top wall of the cap.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
A modular jack assembly, comprising: an insulating housing having outer walls defining an interior section; an insulative insert having grooves formed therein and mounted within the interior section of the insulative housing; a cap having top, bottom and side walls defining a recess therein, the cap further including grooves formed in the top wall of the cap; an electronic component mounted within the recess of the cap; and the cap being mounted to the insulative insert such that the grooves in the insulative insert align with and are coplanar with the grooves formed in the top wall of the cap.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
73 words
The modular jack assembly of claim 1, further including: a first set of conductors mounted within the grooves of the insulative insert; a second set of conductors extending from the electronic component and mounted within the grooves formed in the top wall of the cap; wherein the alignment of the grooves in the cap with the grooves in the insulative insert aligns the first and second sets of conductors to simplify connection therebetween.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The modular jack assembly of claim 2 wherein the insulative insert includes a horizontal portion and a vertical portion and wherein each groove extends from a front of the insulative insert to an edge of the insulative insert where the cap is mounted.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The modular jack assembly of claim 2 wherein the electronic component is a common mode choke filter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The modular jack assembly of claim 1 wherein the cap further includes grooves formed in the bottom wall thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The modular jack assembly of claim 5, further including a contact having a horizontal and a vertical portion, the horizontal portion of the contact mounted within the grooves of the bottom wall of the cap.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
The modular jack assembly of claim 4 wherein the cap further includes grooves formed in the bottom wall of the cap and wherein the second set of conductors extend from the filter and are mounted within the grooves formed in the bottom wall of the cap.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The modular jack of claim 7 further including a contact having a horizontal and a vertical portion, the horizontal portion of the contact mounted within the grooves of the bottom wall of the cap and connected to the second set of conductors.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
105 words
A modular jack assembly, comprising: an insulative insert having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion; a cap having top, bottom, rear and side walls defining a recess in a front portion of the cap; a filter mounted within the recess of the cap; the cap being mounted to the insulative insert so that the recess in the front portion of the cap faces the vertical portion of the insulative insert; wherein the cap further includes grooves formed within the bottom wall of the caps; wherein the filter includes conductors extending therefrom that are mounted within the grooves of the bottom wall of the cap.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
105 words
A modular jack assembly, comprising: an insulative insert having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion; a cap having top, bottom, rear and side walls defining a recess in a front portion of the cap; a filter mounted within the recess of the cap; the cap being mounted to the insulative insert so that the recess in the front portion of the cap faces the vertical portion of the insulative insert; wherein the cap further includes grooves formed within the bottom wall of the caps; wherein the filter includes conductors extending therefrom that are mounted within the grooves of the bottom wall of the cap.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
The modular jack assembly of claim 9, further including a contact having horizontal and vertical portions, wherein the horizontal portion fits within one of the grooves of the bottom wall of the cap and is connected to one of the conductors extending from the filter.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
The modular jack assembly of claim 9 further including an insulative housing having outer walls defining an interior section and wherein the insulative insert is mounted within the interior section of the insulative housing.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
62 words
The modular jack assembly of claim 9: a) wherein the cap has grooves formed in the top wall; b) wherein the insulative insert includes a horizontal portion and a vertical portion with grooves formed in the horizontal portion; and c) wherein the grooves in the top wall of the cap align with and are coplanar with the grooves in the insulative insert.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The modular jack of claim 9 wherein the filter is a common mode choke filter.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
101 words
A modular jack assembly, comprising: an insulative insert; a cap mounted to the insulative insert and having top and bottom walls, the cap further having grooves formed in the bottom wall thereof; a filter mounted to the cap and having conductors extending therefrom; and a contact having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, wherein the horizontal portion is sized to fit within the grooves formed in the bottom wall of the cap; the conductors extending from the filter being mounted within the grooves in the bottom wall of the cap and coupled therein to the horizontal portion of the contact.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
101 words
A modular jack assembly, comprising: an insulative insert; a cap mounted to the insulative insert and having top and bottom walls, the cap further having grooves formed in the bottom wall thereof; a filter mounted to the cap and having conductors extending therefrom; and a contact having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, wherein the horizontal portion is sized to fit within the grooves formed in the bottom wall of the cap; the conductors extending from the filter being mounted within the grooves in the bottom wall of the cap and coupled therein to the horizontal portion of the contact.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
The modular jack assembly of claim 14 further including an insulating housing having outer walls defining an interior section, the insulative insert being mounted within the interior section of the insulating housing.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
83 words
The modular jack assembly of claim 14: a) wherein the insulative insert includes a horizontal portion and a vertical portion and wherein the insulative insert has grooves formed in the horizontal portion; b) wherein the cap has grooves formed in the top wall thereof; and c) wherein the cap is mounted to the vertical portion of the insulative insert such that the grooves in the top wall of the cap are aligned with the grooves in the horizontal portion of the insulative insert.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
159 words
A method of assembling a modular jack assembly, comprising: providing a cap having top, bottom, and side walls defining a recess therein, wherein the cap has grooves formed in the top wall thereof; providing an insulative insert having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, the horizontal portion having grooves formed therein; aligning the grooves formed in the top wall of the cap with the grooves formed in the horizontal portion of the insulative insert; inserting a filter within the recess of the cap, the filter having a first set of conductors extending therefrom that extend into the grooves formed in the top wall of the cap; mounting a second set of conductors within the grooves of the insulative insert and extending the conductors into the grooves formed in the top wall of the cap; and joining the first set of conductors to the second set of conductors within the grooves formed in the top wall of the cap.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
159 words
A method of assembling a modular jack assembly, comprising: providing a cap having top, bottom, and side walls defining a recess therein, wherein the cap has grooves formed in the top wall thereof; providing an insulative insert having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, the horizontal portion having grooves formed therein; aligning the grooves formed in the top wall of the cap with the grooves formed in the horizontal portion of the insulative insert; inserting a filter within the recess of the cap, the filter having a first set of conductors extending therefrom that extend into the grooves formed in the top wall of the cap; mounting a second set of conductors within the grooves of the insulative insert and extending the conductors into the grooves formed in the top wall of the cap; and joining the first set of conductors to the second set of conductors within the grooves formed in the top wall of the cap.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
12 words
A modular jack assembly made according to the method of claim 17.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
106 words
A modular jack assembly, comprising: an insulating housing having outer walls defining an interior section; an insulative insert mounted within the interior section of the insulating housing, the insulative insert having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion extending outwardly from the vertical portion, the vertical portion including a base wall located at a bottom of the insulative insert and two opposing side walls extending from the base wall to the horizontal portion of the insulative insert, the base wall and side walls forming a recess in a rear portion of the insulative insert; and a filter element mounted within the recess of the insulative insert.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
106 words
A modular jack assembly, comprising: an insulating housing having outer walls defining an interior section; an insulative insert mounted within the interior section of the insulating housing, the insulative insert having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion extending outwardly from the vertical portion, the vertical portion including a base wall located at a bottom of the insulative insert and two opposing side walls extending from the base wall to the horizontal portion of the insulative insert, the base wall and side walls forming a recess in a rear portion of the insulative insert; and a filter element mounted within the recess of the insulative insert.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
44 words
The modular jack assembly of claim 19 further including a first set of grooves extending along the entire length of the horizontal portion of the insulative insert wherein the grooves are designed to receive a first set of conductors coupled to the filter element.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
53 words
The modular jack assembly of claim 19 further including a cap having a rear wall and four side walls forming a recess in a front portion of the cap, the recess of the cap facing the recess of the insulative insert to form an internal cavity in which the filter element is positioned.
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