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Granted Patent B2
US 12,003,062 · App. 17/634,691 · Granted Jun 4, 2024

Plug connector module for modular plug connectors

Inventors: Jana Büttemeyer (Rahden, DE); Torsten Wolf (Lübbecke, DE)
Assignee: HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG
H01R13/6587H01R13/518H01R13/629H01R13/6582
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Patent No.
US 12,003,062
App. No.
17/634,691
Granted
Jun 4, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A plug connector module for modular plug connectors produces a connection to a circuit board. The plug connector module includes a housing for receiving at least one insulating element, which is provided for receiving at least one data contact pair. The data contact pair consists of a conductor and a contact element. The housing has at least one recess which is shaped to be engaged with a connection element, whereby the plug connector module is connected to other system-related modules. The plug connector module houses at least two data contact pairs which are provided to transmit data. The data contact pairs are at least substantially secured against interfering influences by a respective shielding element.

Claims (22)

1. A plug connector module ( 1 ) for modular plug connectors ( 2 ) for establishing a connection to a circuit board, comprising:

a housing ( 3 );

a recess ( 8 ) formed in the housing ( 3 ) and shaped to be brought into engagement with a connecting element ( 9 ) to connect the plug connector module ( 1 ) to related modules ( 10 . x );

two or more insulating bodies ( 4 ) received in the housing;

at least two data contact pairs ( 5 ), one data contact pair being received within each of the insulating bodies ( 4 ) and comprising

two conductors ( 6 ) and

two contact elements ( 7 ) for transmitting data; and

a shielding element ( 11 ) arranged around each of the at least two data contact pairs ( 5 ) to protect the at least two data contact pairs ( 5 ) against interfering influences.

2. The plug connector module ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the recess ( 8 ) is a groove in the form of a dovetail guide, and

wherein the connecting element ( 9 ) is a congruent dovetail element seated flush within the dovetail guide.

3. The plug connector module ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a further recess, the recess ( 8 ) and the further recess being integrally formed on opposite sides of the plug connector module ( 1 ),

wherein the further recess ( 8 ) is shaped to be brought into engagement with a further connecting element ( 9 ) to connect the plug connector module ( 1 ) to the related modules ( 10 . x ).

4. The plug connector module ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the at least two data contact pairs ( 5 ) are arranged in the housing ( 3 ) along a plane of the plug connector module ( 1 ) angled in relation to a vertical plane, formed by a line parallel to a longitudinal axis (L) and a vertical line (V) arranged approximately in the middle between a data contact pair ( 5 ).

5. The plug connector module ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the at least two data contact pairs ( 5 ), in a front view, are arranged to be point-symmetrical with respect to a point of symmetry (PS) of the housing ( 3 ).

6. The plug connector module ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the shielding elements ( 11 ) shield the data contact pairs ( 5 ) all the way around in such a way that, when a suitable conductor ( 6 ) is used, a data transmission rate of greater than or equal to 10 gigabits per second is achieved.

7. The plug connector module ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the shielding elements ( 11 ) of the data contact pairs ( 5 ) surround both the data contact pairs ( 5 ) and also the associated conductor pair ( 6 ) along their longitudinal axis at least over a length which corresponds to the length of a contact ( 7 ) and an insulating body ( 4 ) receiving this contact ( 7 ).

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 26, 2022
From: HARTING ELECTRIC GMBH & CO. KG
To: HARTING ELECTRIC STIFTUNG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 060243/0756 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2022
From: BÜTTEMEYER, JANA; WOLF, TORSTEN
To: HARTING ELECTRIC GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 059554/0707 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2019 121 801.2 · Aug 13, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220329013A1 · Oct 13, 2022