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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2006
Jordi Gatnau Navarro, Barcelona, ES;
Francisco Chamorro Davalos, Seville, ES;
Antoni Puell Olle, Barcelona, ES;
Jordi Gatnau Navarro, Barcelona, ES;
Francisco Chamorro Davalos, Seville, ES;
Antoni Puell Olle, Barcelona, ES;
Tyco Electronics AMP Espana SA, Barcelona, ES;
Abstract
A connector assembly or interface cassette (), comprising a housing () comprising a jack interface (), said jack interface having a receptacle jack () therein, said receptacle jack being configured to receive a plug; and a sensor bezel () removably attachable to said jack interface, said sensor bezel comprising a cavity extending therethrough to allow passage of a plug when inserted into said receptacle jack, said sensor bezel including a circuit board proximate said jack cavity, and at least one sensor contact () aligned with, and configured to engage, a sensor probe associated with a plug insertable into said receptacle jack, characterised in that the bezel includes connection means () accessible from the front of the bezel whereby the bezel can be electrically connected to a sensing component independently of any components inside the said housing.