Managed electrical connectivity systems

摘要

A receptacle block defines at least one socket at which a plug connector may be received. First contact members extend into each socket to receive a primary signal from a plug connector. Second contact members extend into one or more of the sockets to read physical layer information from any plug connector inserted into the socket. A sensing contact is positioned to electrically connect to one of the second contact members when a plug connector is inserted into the respective socket. At least a portion of the sensing contact is flexible to follow the movement of the one second contact member. In certain implementations, the second contact members have resilient sections that are identical to each other.

主权项

1. A receptacle block comprising:
a block housing defining at least one socket configured to receive a plug; a plurality of first contact members partially disposed within each socket, each of the first contact members being electrically conductive; and at least a first media reading interface positioned at the block housing, the first media reading interface including a plurality of electrically conductive second contact members and an electrically conductive, elongated contact;
the second contact members being partially disposed within the socket, each of the second contact members being electrically isolated from the first contact members, and each of the second contact members having a contact surface that is movable between a raised position and a depressed position; andthe elongated contact being physically separate and electrically isolated from the second contact members when the contact surfaces of the second contact members are in the raised positions, the elongated contact having a deflecting section that extends between a mounting section and a swiping section, the elongated contact extending laterally across the second contact members so that the swiping section is aligned with a first of the second contact members and the deflecting section extends across a remainder of the second contact members so that movement of the contact surfaces of the second contact members to the depressed positions causes the first of the second contact members to engage the swiping section of the sensing contact and the remainder of the second contact members to maintain physical separation and electrical isolation from the elongated contact.