Topic
Modular connector
About: Modular connector is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 235 publications have been published within this topic receiving 3946 citations. The topic is also known as: modular plug & modular jack.
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Patent•
29 Jul 1999
TL;DR: A modular communications connector as mentioned in this paper includes a housing defining a plug receiving opening, a conductor carrying sled including a printed circuit board designed in conjunction with the conductors to improve crosstalk performance.
Abstract: A modular communications connector includes a housing defining a plug receiving opening, a conductor carrying sled including a printed circuit board designed in conjunction with the conductors to improve crosstalk performance. The connector includes a wire containment fixture arrangement allows for simplified field termination of the modular connector. The connector is assembled by loading the contacts and printed circuit board onto the sled, which is snap fit into the housing. Then, wires are positioned through the wire containment fixture and the fixture is slidably engaged with the sled at a first position and slid along the sled to a second position where the wires are terminated with IDCs mounted on the sled. The connector preferably includes first and second pluralities of conductors, with the second plurality each having IDC portions arranged in first and second rows of four IDCs. The top and bottom IDC portion at each end of the rows terminates an associated wire pair and the two internal IDC portions of each row terminates an associated wire pair. The connector also preferably includes a printed circuit board that is engageable with both the first and second plurality of conductors. The printed circuit board has at least three layers, with a pair of outer layers containing traces that complete an electrical path between the IDCs of the second plurality of conductors and a corresponding first end portion of the first plurality of conductors. One or more capacitors are provided on an inner layer of the printed circuit board.
177 citations
Patent•
15 Sep 1986TL;DR: In this article, a connector assembly includes modules which intermate to interconnect electrical circuits between mother and daughter printed circuit boards, provided with resilient projections which latch on relative rotation of the modules, enabling the handling of resultant modular assemblies.
Abstract: A connector assembly includes modules which intermate to interconnect electrical circuits between mother and daughter printed circuit boards. The modules are provided with resilient projections which latch on relative rotation of the modules, enabling the handling of resultant modular assemblies. High current carrying terminals of the modules have contact posts of different spacings and lengths from a contact point to assure equal resistivity to avoid hot spots for high current. A polarizing key locking feature is provided by a snap ring including a slot to permit engagement and disengagement by a simple tool such as a screwdriver.
154 citations
Patent•
26 Dec 1979
TL;DR: An improved modular interface connector and connector assembly incorporating such connectors for interconnecting telephones and telephone signal equipment, and particularly for electrically connecting multi-conductor cables to a plurality of conductors electrically coupled to telephone signals was presented in this article.
Abstract: An improved modular interface connector and connector assembly incorporating such connectors for interconnecting telephones and telephone signal equipment, and particularly for electrically connecting multi-conductor cables to a plurality of conductors electrically coupled to telephone signal equipment. The modular connector assemblies of the invention include improved mounting structures which permit each connector to be slidably mounted on a removable support member within an enclosure. The connectors can be mounted on the support member in at least two alternate orientations and retained in any one of a plurality of positions between spaced shoulders of the support member.
117 citations
Patent•
23 Aug 1982TL;DR: Modular connectors as discussed by the authors are a type of die cast zinc housing with zinc terminals surrounded by nylon sleeves passing therethrough. Connectors are modular in form so that individual connectors may be assembled to a circuit board one at a time to form an assembly having varying impedance characteristics throughout its length.
Abstract: Modular connector comprises a die cast zinc housing with die cast zinc terminals surrounded by nylon sleeves passing therethrough. Terminals may have right angles therein for connecting circuit boards at right angles such as daughter boards being connected to mother boards. Connectors are modular in form so that individual connectors may be assembled to a circuit board one at a time to form an assembly having varying impedance characteristics throughout its length. Modules providing solely for grounding or power transmission between boards may be provided.
83 citations
Patent•
7 Jun 1996
TL;DR: A modular power distribution system is ideally suited for use in modular buildings of the type in which prefabricated building modules are constructed at a manufacturing factory and shipped to a remote building site where the modules are interconnected to form the complete structure as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: A modular power distribution system is ideally suited for use in modular buildings of the type in which prefabricated building modules are constructed at a manufacturing factory and shipped to a remote building site where the modules are interconnected to form the complete structure The modular power distribution system includes a primary power distribution panel positioned in one of the building modules and is adapted to distribute power from the utility service to the building modules Modular power distribution units positioned in each of the building modules are adapted to distribute power within a respective building module The primary power distribution panel has a plurality of main circuit breakers, each of which is electrically connected between the utility service and one of the modular power distribution units for limiting the maximum current through a respective modular power distribution unit Each modular power distribution unit also includes a secondary power distribution panel which is physically and electrically interconnected with an associated service distribution unit The secondary power distribution panel includes a plurality of secondary circuit breakers, and the service distribution unit includes a plurality of modular electrical connector first portions Each of the modular connector first portions is connected to receive power through a different one of the secondary circuit breakers Each building unit also includes a plurality prewired electrical fixture units Each of the prewired electrical fixture units includes an electrical fixture, a modular electrical connector second portion, and a plurality of electrical conductors extending between the electrical fixture and the electrical connector to transmit electrical power therebetween The connector second portions are electrically and physically mateable with the connector first portions to electrically interconnect the prewired electrical fixture unit with one of the secondary power distribution panel
82 citations
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