HIGH SPEED MODULAR JACK HAVING CENTRAL SHIELD

摘要

A modular jack includes an insulative housing, a set of central shields, and a set of insert modules. The modular jack defines a mounting port. Each insert module includes a printed circuit broad assembly (PCBA) disposed horizontally in the mounting port and a terminal module located below the PCBA. The terminal module has a set of first terminals, a set of second terminals, and an insulative carrier holding the first and second terminals. Each central shield is disposed between two adjacent insert modules and mounted to the insulative housing. The central shield has a metal wafer and an insulative body for holding the metal wafer. The insulative body includes a pressing face extending along a front-to-back direction and the insulative carrier has a receiving pressure face extending along the front-to-back direction. Each terminal has a mounting portion for electrically and mechanically engaged with an exterior PCB.

主权项

1. A modular jack comprising:
an insulative housing defining a row of lower ports, a row of upper ports, and a mounting port located behind the lower and upper ports; a set of insert modules each inserted from the mounting port to corresponding one lower port and one upper port, each insert module including a printed circuit broad assembly (PCBA) disposed horizontally in the mounting port and a terminal module located below the PCBA; the PCBA including a top face, a bottom face, a set of upper contacts each having an upper contacting portion extending backwardly and upwardly in the upper port and an upper connecting portion mounted on the top face, a set of lower contacts each having a lower contacting portion extending backwardly and downwardly in the lower port and a connecting portion mounted on the bottom face; the terminal module having a set of first terminals electrically connected to the upper contacts through the PCBA, a set of second terminals electrically connected to the lower contacts through the PCBA, and an insulative carrier for holding the first and second terminals; and a set of central shields each disposed between two adjacent insert modules and mounted to the insulative housing, the central shield having a metal wafer and an insulative body holding the metal wafer; wherein the insulative body includes a pressing face extending along a front-to-back direction and the insulative carrier has a receiving pressure face extending along the front-to-back direction, each terminal having a mounting portion for electrically and mechanically engaged with an exterior PCB, when pressing the modular jack to the exterior PCB along a top-to-bottom direction, the pressing face transmitting a pressure to the receiving pressure face.