US6478610B1
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Electrical connector assembly
Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 2001-11-27
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Granted: 2002-11-12
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Expires: 2021-11-27
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector assembly ( 10 ) comprises a main dielectric housing ( 1 ) defining a first cavity ( 14 ) and a second cavity ( 13 ) separated from the first cavity, a first shielded connector ( 5 ) inserted into the first cavity, and a modular jack connector ( 20 ) inserted into the second cavity. The modular jack connector has a dielectric body ( 4 ), a terminal module ( 42 ) retained in the dielectric body, a pair of LEDs ( 3 ) fitted with the dielectric body, and a single retainer ( 2 ) covered onto the LEDs to secure the LEDs in position.
Inventors
- 👤 Hong-Bin Zhou
- 👤 Qi-sheng Zheng
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 14:07
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R24/00; H01R24/60; H01R24/62; H01R13/00; H01R13/66; H01R13/717; H01R13/7175
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
286 words
An electrical connector assembly comprising: a main dielectric housing defining a first cavity and a second cavity separated from the first cavity; a first shielded connector being inserted into the first cavity; and a modular jack connector being inserted into the second cavity and having a dielectric body, a plurality of terminals retained in the dielectric body, a pair of light emitting diodes (LEDs) fitted with the dielectric body, and a single retainer covered onto the LEDs and secure the LEDs to the dielectric body; wherein the single retainer is made of plastic material and has a body portion and a pair of arms extending from the body portion; wherein each LED has an indicator and two lead wires extending from the indicator, each lead wire having a horizontal section and a vertical section depending from the horizontal section, and wherein each arm has a first retaining portion covering the horizontal section of the lead wire and a second retaining portion extending forwardly from the first retaining portion to cover the indicator; wherein the dielectric body defines in a rear wall thereof an upper slit and a lower slit aligned with the upper slit to retain the vertical section of the lead wire; wherein the dielectric body defines a hole in a top wall thereof and wherein the arm defines a post depending downwardly from a bottom face thereof to be retained in the hole; wherein the body portion defines in a bottom face thereof a central recess and a pair of slots at each side of the central slot for partially receiving the horizontal sections of the lead wires of a corresponding LED; wherein the first retaining portion of the arm forms a tapered end.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
286 words
An electrical connector assembly comprising: a main dielectric housing defining a first cavity and a second cavity separated from the first cavity; a first shielded connector being inserted into the first cavity; and a modular jack connector being inserted into the second cavity and having a dielectric body, a plurality of terminals retained in the dielectric body, a pair of light emitting diodes (LEDs) fitted with the dielectric body, and a single retainer covered onto the LEDs and secure the LEDs to the dielectric body; wherein the single retainer is made of plastic material and has a body portion and a pair of arms extending from the body portion; wherein each LED has an indicator and two lead wires extending from the indicator, each lead wire having a horizontal section and a vertical section depending from the horizontal section, and wherein each arm has a first retaining portion covering the horizontal section of the lead wire and a second retaining portion extending forwardly from the first retaining portion to cover the indicator; wherein the dielectric body defines in a rear wall thereof an upper slit and a lower slit aligned with the upper slit to retain the vertical section of the lead wire; wherein the dielectric body defines a hole in a top wall thereof and wherein the arm defines a post depending downwardly from a bottom face thereof to be retained in the hole; wherein the body portion defines in a bottom face thereof a central recess and a pair of slots at each side of the central slot for partially receiving the horizontal sections of the lead wires of a corresponding LED; wherein the first retaining portion of the arm forms a tapered end.
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