Patent ID: 7153158

Claim:
A modular connector, used for electrically connecting modular plugs to a main PCB, comprising: an insulative housing defining a vertical front mating face, at least one pair of vertically stacked cavities in said front face for receiving said module plugs therein, and at least one back space respectively communicating said at least one pair of stacked cavities; at least one electrical module mounted in said at least one back space, each said electrical module comprising: a vertical front PCB parallel to said front mating face, the front PCB defining a front side facing said cavities and a back side opposite to the first side; two sets of mating contacts directly mechanically and electrically mounted on the front side of said front PCB and respectively extending into said cavities; two parallel rear PCBs perpendicularly extending towards said front PCB and vertically mounted on the back side of the front PCB; and a plurality of terminals, each terminal forming a first pinhead connecting a corresponding rear PCB and a second pinhead for connecting the main PCB; wherein said front and rear PCBs define a receiving slot therebetween and said electrical module further comprises a plurality of electrical components directly mounted on interior faces of said rear PCBs; wherein said electrical module further comprises two sets of right-angled pins connecting said front PCB with respective rear PCB in through-hole soldering joints.