Kinnexa, Inc.

Kemax Shing Co., Ltd.

Shin-Hao Chien

John Patrick Quinlan

Ian S Crayford

Kuan-Hsiung Wei

An Ethernet network is composed of one or more network infrastructure devices, such as a hubs, repeaters, switches or routers, which provides data interconnection and may provide operational power, or some part thereof, to remote network data terminal equipment such as a wireless access point, IP telephone, IP camera or network end station. Most Ethernet networks operate over a combination of the pairs in an unshielded twisted pair (UTP) or shielded twisted pair (STP) cable, or in some cases may operate over fiber optic cables. The individual links of Ethernet network, between the network infrastructure device and the Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) may be able to operate at one or more data rates such as 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s, 1 Gb/s, 2.5 Gb/s, 5 Gb/s and 10 Gb/s, or any combination thereof. The invention discloses an Ethernet Physical Layer (PHY) circuit, in combination with an Integrated Connector Module (ICM), which may reside inside the network equipment at either end of the Ethernet link. The combined PHY-ICM physical layer network device provides the appropriate encoding/decoding and signaling to operate over the specific network cable medium at the required data rate(s). The electrical and mechanical design of the combined PHY-ICM enables a modular approach such that during final assembly, the PHY-ICM can be optimized for operation over the appropriate data rate(s), whether it supports the provision of operational power between the network equipment, and if so at what power level, as well as other functionality. Furthermore, the PHY-ICM is designed to maintain a common electrical and mechanical footprint regardless of which of the features are included or excluded, to optimize the system cost for a specific maximum data rate, as well as minimize any re-engineering necessary on the part of the network equipment designer.

Modular physical layer and integrated connector module for local area networks

The connector contains a main member, a casing member housing the main member, and a sliding member slidably configured on the casing member. The main member contains a flexible locking element along a lateral side. The sliding member has a second bulge element along a lateral side's internal wall for engaging the locking element. When a user holds and pulls the sliding member backward, the second bulge element presses the locking element, and the locking element is pushed to escape the detainment by a female connector. The present invention therefore achieves secured and convenient plugging and unplugging.

Electrical connector providing secured plugging and convenient unplugging

Electrical connector

An electrical connector includes a mounting frame and a connector mounted on a circuit substrate. The mounting frame includes at least one position constraining plate, which includes at least one fixing section. The fixing section includes two spaced bending portions and an engagement section therebetween. The engagement section is engageable with a retention section of the connector. The retention section includes a bearing section engaging and bearing the engagement section and a limiting section formed on at least one side of the bearing section to limit the position of the mounting frame in a lateral direction. To assemble, the retention section of the connector is first set in alignment with the engagement section of the mounting frame and a force is applied to have them engage with each other. The bearing section provides position constraining in a longitudinal direction, while the limiting section provides position limiting in a lateral direction.

Electrical connector mounted on a circuit board and having a retention section with a bearing section and a limiting section

An electrical connector includes a hook-up pin mounted on one lateral side of the electrical connector. The hook-up pin includes a pin body, soldering sections respectively formed on two sides of an end of the pin body, an elastic pressing section formed on an end of the pin body that is adjacent to the soldering sections, and a hook section formed on an end of the elastic pressing section that is distant from the soldering sections. The soldering sections are arranged to clamp and be soldered to opposite sides of the circuit substrate. In inserting male and female parts of the present invention to each other, the soldering sections clamp on and are soldered to two sides of the circuit substrate so as to be resistant to the force of insertion and removal and be protected against damage. Further, the hook section helps prevent undesired detachment.

Structure of electrical connector

A top latching assembly includes a main body, a lug disposed on at least one side of the main body, a first elastic arm extended from an external side of the main body for carrying the lug, and a second elastic arm extended from an external side of the main body and disposed opposite to the top of the first elastic arm, and each second elastic arm can interfere with each first elastic arm to be apart from or proximate to the main body, such that the top latching assembly can latch a corresponding circuit board into the connector, so as to enhance the reliability of an electric connection between the connector and the circuit board.

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Shin-Hao Chien