Patent ID: 6568966
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A modular jack assembly for being mounted on a mother board, comprising:an insulative housing; and an electrical subassembly assembled to the insulative housing, including: first and second contact array assemblies; and a pair of magnetic modules each having a container for retaining magnetic coils therein, a plurality of upper and lower pins respectively disposed on upper and lower portions of the container and being coupled to the magnetic coils, wherein some of the upper pins are electrically connected to the corresponding contact array assembly, and the lower pins are electrically connected to the mother board; and wherein the magnetic coils are coupled to the upper and lower pins via a plurality of wires; and wherein the upper and lower pins each forming a right-angled structure attached to the container; and wherein the upper pins are divided into first and second pin arrays; and wherein each contact array assembly includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and a plurality of contacts attached on said PCB, said first pin arrays of the upper pins are electrically connected to the contacts via conductive traces disposed on said PCB.