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Title:
SURFACE MOUNTABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2000072407
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
Connector assembly (8) including a jack (10) defining a plug-receiving receptacle and a shield arranged around the jack. The jack includes a printed circuit board component including a printed circuit board (24, 82), a first set of contacts (22) each including a contact portion arranged in the receptacle and a board portion connected to the printed circuit board, and a second set of contacts (26) each including a terminal portion adapted for mounting to a planar surface of a substrate and a board portion connected to the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board includes a wiring pattern for electrically coupling the first and second sets of contacts. The terminal portions extend rearwardly and downward from the jack and have a coplanar portion. The jack may include an LED (94) arranged proximate the printed circuit board, in which case the jack also includes a light pipe element that can transmit light from the LED to be visible from a front face of the jack, or adjacent the front face of the jack, in which case electrical leads connect the LED to the printed circuit board. The jack can also include electrical signal processing components, such as toroids (90) for filtering applications, which may be mounted on the printed circuit board.

Inventors:
IMSCHWEILER DEREK
HESS JOHN
LOCATI RONALD
Application Number:
PCT/US2000/013411
Publication Date:
April 11, 2002
Filing Date:
May 16, 2000
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Assignee:
STEWART CONNECTOR SYSTEMS INC (US)
International Classes:
H01R13/66; H01R13/717; H01R13/7197; H01R24/64; H05K1/18; (IPC1-7): H01R24/00
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