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Granted Patent B2
US 11,502,446 · App. 17/327,303 · Granted Nov 15, 2022

Data transmission connector and a corresponding connector assembly, electric cable and use thereof

Inventors: Luc De Bolle (Ternat, BE); Stefan Eisendrath (Lennik, BE); Martin Rossbach (Aachen, DE)
Assignee: NEXANS
H01R13/518H01R13/502H01R13/6271H01R31/06
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Patent No.
US 11,502,446
App. No.
17/327,303
Granted
Nov 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A data transmission connector ( 103 ) has a housing ( 30 ) and a plurality of data transfer plug contacts ( 32 ) that are rigid and are arranged fixedly inside the connector ( 103 ).

Claims (19)

1. A data transmission connector, comprising:

a housing;

a plurality of data transfer plug contacts that are rigid and are arranged fixedly inside said connector;

a contact holder comprising a contact holder cover;

wherein said contact holder cover comprises a plurality of contact holder cover parts that are mechanically assembled with each other, each part of said plurality of contact holder cover parts covering respectively one pair of data transfer plug contacts of said plurality of data transfer plug contacts.

2. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein said connector further comprises a contact separator.

3. The connector according to claim 2 , wherein said contact separator is made of metal.

4. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein said connector further comprises a latch.

5. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein said housing is made of metal.

6. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein said connector is an 8-way connector.

7. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein said connector is an adapter compliant with standard IEC-60603-7-7:2010 published by IEC on May 1, 2010.

8. A connector assembly, comprising:

a first data transmission connector, having four pairs of connection ports;

a second data transmission connector, having four single-pair connection ports distant from each other and each comprising one pair of connection ports; and

a third data transmission connector, connecting said first and second connectors; wherein said third connector is according to claim 1 .

9. The connector assembly according to claim 8 , wherein said first connector is compliant with a predetermined standard.

10. An electric cable, wherein said electric cable comprises the connector assembly according to claim 8 .

11. The electric cable according to claim 10 , wherein said electric cable is an Ethernet cable.

12. A telecommunications network, comprising the electric cable according to claim 11 for PoE, Power over Ethernet, data transmission.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2025
From: DE BOLLE, LUC, MR.; EISENDRATH, STEFAN, MR.; ROSSBACH, MARTIN, MR.
To: NEXANS
Reel/Frame 071612/0340 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2025
From: NEXANS
To: AGINODE GROUP
Reel/Frame 071612/0370 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 20 305 570 · May 29, 2020 · regional
Continuity (1)
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