Patent ID: 6352446
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A modular jack assembly with an indicator, comprising:a housing made of an insulative material and consisting of two tiers, each tier having at least one through-hole extending from a rear face of said housing to a front face of said housing and at least one opening for receiving a mating connector; and at least one light transmission means for transmitting light, provided in said through-hole and having a light receiving member at one end for receiving light from a corresponding light source mounted on a board outside said modular jack assembly and an indicator member at the other end for displaying said light to the outside of said modular jack assembly, said light receiving member disposed at one of positions along said rear face of said housing, said light source disposed at a position corresponding to said one of positions of said light receiving member, said transmission means provided in said through-hole of an upper tier extending upwardly from said light receiving member along said rear face and bent diagonally along said rear face and then at right angles into and through an upper wall of said upper tier, and said light transmission means provided in said through-hole of a lower tier extending upwardly from said light receiving member along said rear face and bent at right angles toward said front face of said housing.