Patent ID: 7591654

Claim:
A conductor connection module for a printed circuit board, comprising: a plurality of contact elements, and an integral housing in which the contact elements are arranged, the housing having a front elongated portion extending outwardly from a front end of the housing and a rear elongated portion extending outwardly from a rear end of the housing, the front and rear elongated portions each having a plurality of slots for receiving the contact elements, the contact elements having a first contact area which is in the form of at least one insulation-displacement terminal contact arranged at the front elongated portion of the housing, and the contact elements having a second contact area which is in the form of at least one contact pin arranged at the rear elongated portion of the housing, wherein longitudinal axes of the insulation-displacement terminal contacts lie parallel to a surface of the printed circuit board when the conductor connection module is installed on the printed circuit board; a front panel having an opening; wherein the contact pins are arranged at right angles to the insulation-displacement terminal contacts; wherein the housing has a stop surface in order to support the housing on an end surface of the printed circuit board; wherein the housing includes latching tabs on opposite top and bottom faces of the housing, the latching tabs latching the housing to the front panel, the front end of the housing including the insulation-displacement terminal contacts positioned in the opening of the front panel.