Electrical connector with light transmission means

摘要

A modular jack (10,50) is adapted for connecting a cable terminated with a plug to a circuit board (24). The jack includes a housing (12) having a front face (14) with a receptacle (18) for receiving the plug, a rear face (48) and a bottom face (16) adapted for mounting on the circuit board (24). A light guide (40,52) is provided on the housing (12) and includes a front end (40c,52c) at the front face (14) of the housing and a remote end (40d,52d) near the bottom face (16) of the housing for guiding light from a source (34) thereof on the circuit board (24) to the front of the housing.