IP Library Granted Patent US 7,914,331
Granted Patent B2
US 7,914,331 · App. 12/376,013 · Granted Mar 29, 2011

Plug connector for telecommunications and data technology

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Patent No.
US 7,914,331
App. No.
12/376,013
Granted
Mar 29, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a plug connector ( 1 ) for telecommunications and data technology, for connection of a balanced data cable, with the plug connector ( 1 ) having an electrically insulating plug connector housing ( 2 ) as well as first contacts ( 8 ) and second contacts ( 7 ), with the first contacts making contact with a plurality of conductor pairs in a balanced data cable, and with the second contacts being able to make electrical contact with the contacts of a complementary plug connector, with in each case two first contacts being associated with one conductor pair and with each first contact being associated with one second contact, with the first contacts being galvanically connected to their associated second contacts, and with all the conductor pairs each being associated with a common-mode filter arrangement.

Claims (31)

1. A plug-in connector for telecommunications and data technology for the purpose of connecting a symmetrical data cable, the plug-in connector comprising:

an electrically insulating plug-in connector housing, and

first contacts and second contacts positioned in the connector housing, the first contacts being configured to electrically connect to a plurality of core pairs of a symmetrical data cable, the second contacts being configured to electrically connect to contacts of a complementary plug-in connector,

wherein two of the first contacts correspond to each core pair, and one second contact corresponds to each first contact, the first contacts being DC-connected to their corresponding second contacts,

wherein one of a plurality of common-mode filter arrangements corresponds to each of the core pairs, wherein the common-mode filter arrangements are in the form of ferrite sleeves, wherein the ferrite sleeves are configured for each core pair to pass through the corresponding ferrite sleeve,

wherein the plug-in connector housing includes an upper part that is configured to latch to a lower part,

wherein the plug-in connector housing also includes a cable manager that is configured to guide the core pairs to the first and second contacts.

2. The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the ferrite sleeves are fixed as separate components to the plug-in connector housing.

3. The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plug-in connector housing consists at least partially of a ferrite material or contains ferrite material.

4. The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the ferrite sleeves are fixed to a ferrite sleeve holder held within the plug-in connector housing.

5. The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the holder is configured to hold four ferrite sleeves.

6. The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the ferrite sleeves held by the holder do not come into contact with each other.

7. The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the holder is held between the upper and lower parts.

8. The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the holder includes a front part and a rear part.

9. The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the front part of the holder includes a base body defining a plurality of bays configured to retain the ferrite sleeves.

10. The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the base body also includes attachments with clamping protrusions that connect the front part to the rear part.

11. The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plug-in connector housing forms a plug.

12. The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second contacts include RJ contacts.

13. A plug-in connector for telecommunications and data technology for the purpose of connecting a symmetrical data cable, the plug-in connector comprising:

an electrically insulating plug-in connector housing, and

first contacts and second contacts positioned in the connector housing, the first contacts being configured to electrically connect to a plurality of core pairs of a symmetrical data cable, the second contacts being configured to electrically connect to contacts of a complementary plug-in connector,

wherein two of the first contacts correspond to each core pair, and one second contact corresponds to each first contact, the first contacts being DC-connected to their corresponding second contacts,

wherein one of a plurality of common-mode filter arrangements corresponds to each of the core pairs, wherein the common-mode filter arrangements are in the form of ferrite sleeves, wherein the ferrite sleeves are configured for each core pair to pass through the corresponding ferrite sleeve,

wherein the ferrite sleeves are fixed as separate components to the plug-in connector housing, and

wherein the ferrite sleeves are fixed to a ferrite sleeve holder held within the plug-in connector housing.

14. The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the holder is configured to hold four ferrite sleeves.

15. The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the ferrite sleeves held by the holder do not come into contact with each other.

16. The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the plug-in connector housing includes an upper part that is configured to latch to a lower part, and wherein the holder is held between the upper and lower parts.

17. The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the holder includes a front part and a rear part.

18. The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the front part of the holder includes a base body defining a plurality of bays configured to retain the ferrite sleeves.

19. The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the base body also includes attachments with clamping protrusions that connect the front part to the rear part.

Assignments (14)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL/FRAME 049905/0504 Recorded Dec 19, 2024
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC (F/K/A ARRIS ENTERPRISES, INC.); ARRIS TECHNOLOGY, INC.; ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; RUCKUS WIRELESS, LLC (F/K/A RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.)
Reel/Frame 071477/0255 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2024
From: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE INC., OF NORTH CAROLINA; OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC; RUCKUS IP HOLDINGS LLC
To: APOLLO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY LLC
Reel/Frame 069889/0114 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2021
From: ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.; ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST
Reel/Frame 060752/0001 →
ABL SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; ARRIS TECHNOLOGY, INC.; RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.; ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 049892/0396 →
TERM LOAN SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; ARRIS TECHNOLOGY, INC.; RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.; ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 049905/0504 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 049892/0051 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: REDWOOD SYSTEMS, INC.; ALLEN TELECOM LLC; ANDREW LLC; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 048840/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: REDWOOD SYSTEMS, INC.; ALLEN TELECOM LLC; ANDREW LLC; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 049260/0001 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (TERM) Recorded Jan 13, 2016
From: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 037513/0709 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (ABL) Recorded Jan 13, 2016
From: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 037514/0196 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2015
From: COMMSCOPE EMEA LIMITED
To: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 037012/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2015
From: TYCO ELECTRONICS SERVICES GMBH
To: COMMSCOPE EMEA LIMITED
Reel/Frame 036956/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2015
From: ADC GMBH
To: TYCO ELECTRONICS SERVICES GMBH
Reel/Frame 036064/0578 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2010
From: HETZER, ULRICH; MOSSNER, FRANK
To: ADC GMBH
Reel/Frame 023902/0385 →