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EP0326350A2
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Connector apparatus for high density coaxial cables
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1989-01-25
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-01-25
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for connecting a high density cable assembly (23) having a shield (23a) to corresponding contact pins (10) provided on a substrate (1) having a grounding grid formed of conductive guides (11), each guide (11) having a predetermined number of contact pins (10) therein, includes a connector (20) to which the cable assembly (23) is connected and which is to be attached to the associated guide (11). The connector (20) has a connector body (21), a connector cover (22) surrounding the connector body (21), and a latching device (30) provided between the connector cover (22) and the connector body (21) for easily latching and unlatching the connector(20) to and from the associated guides (11).
Inventors
- 👤 Kouji Ishikawa
- 👤 Kyoichiro Kawano
- 👤 Teruo Murase
- 👤 Jerzy R. Sochor
- 👤 C. Timothy Norman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 22:37
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R9/00; H01R9/03; H01R9/05; H01R43/00; H01R43/26; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/629; H01R13/64; H01R13/648; H01R13/652
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
An apparatus for connecting a high density cable assembly to be connected to corresponding contact pins provided on a substrate having guides, each guide having a predetermined number of contact pins therein, comprising a connector to which the cable assembly is connected and which is to be mounted on the associated guide, said connector having a connector body and a connector cover surrounding the connector body, and a latching means rotatable in parallel with the guides, for latching the connector to the associated guides.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
84 words
An apparatus for connecting a high density cable assembly to be connected to corresponding contact pins provided on a substrate having guides, each guide having a predetermined number of contact pins therein, comprising a connector to which the cable assembly is connected and which is to be mounted on the associated guide, said connector having a connector body and a connector cover surrounding the connector body, and a latching means rotatable in parallel with the guides, for latching the connector to the associated guides.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said latching means comprises a latching lever rotatably supported by the connector cover.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said latching lever is in the form of a gate having two opposing legs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said guides have side walls defining connecting portions in which the connector is connected to the contact pins of the substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said guides have abutments on the side walls thereof, and wherein said latching lever has hooks which engage with the abutments.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said hooks are provided on the lower ends of the two legs of the latching lever adjacent to the guides.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said hooks lie in a plane substantially parallel to the rotational movement of the latching lever, which occurs in a plane substantially parallel to the associated side walls of the guides.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising means for biasing the latching lever to an initial position.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 8, wherein an upper end of said latching lever is provided with a grip which can be manually pressed to bring the latching lever into a locked position in which the hooks are engaged in the corresponding abutments of the guides.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said two legs of the latching lever are located on opposite sides of the connector body and between the connector body and the connector cover.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said cable assembly comprises a plurality of coaxial cables each having a shield and signal lines.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 11, wherein two of said coaxial cables are paired.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said connector comprises one contact assembly for each pair of coaxial cables.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
47 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 13, wherein each of said contact assemblies comprises a ground connecting piece commonly connected to the shields of the associated pair of coaxial cables and two signal connecting pieces connected to the signal lines of the associated pair of coaxial cables.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 14, wherein each of said contact assemblies comprises a holder which joins the ground connecting piece and the signal connecting pieces of the associated pair of coaxial cables.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the lower ends of each of said ground connecting piece and said signal connecting pieces are formed as bifurcated contacts.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said signal connecting pieces in each pair of coaxial cables are located on opposite sides of the ground connecting piece.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said abutments have tapered abutting surfaces over which the hooks of the latching lever can slide when the hooks are pressed thereon.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
72 words
An apparatus for connecting high density cable assemblies to be connected to corresponding contact pins provided on a substrate having grounding conductive guides defining connecting portions in a matrix arrangement, each of said guides having a predetermined number of contact pins corresponding to the number of the connecting portions, comprising connectors for connecting the cables to the contact pins in the associated connecting portions, said connectors comprising means for individualizing the connectors.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
72 words
An apparatus for connecting high density cable assemblies to be connected to corresponding contact pins provided on a substrate having grounding conductive guides defining connecting portions in a matrix arrangement, each of said guides having a predetermined number of contact pins corresponding to the number of the connecting portions, comprising connectors for connecting the cables to the contact pins in the associated connecting portions, said connectors comprising means for individualizing the connectors.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
24 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 19, wherein each of said connectors has a connector body and a connector cover surrounding the connector body.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
37 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said individualizing means comprises male members provided at different positions on the connectors or on the guides and corresponding female members provided on the guides or on the connectors.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
30 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said male members are tongues provided on the connector covers and wherein said female members are recesses provided on the associated guides.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
60 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 22, wherein each of said connectors have one tongue on only one side face of the connector cover and wherein said guides have recesses only on the sides thereof corresponding to the tongues of the connectors, so that the tongues of the connectors can be individually fitted in the recesses of the associated guides.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
64 words
A connector apparatus according to claim 23, wherein each of said connectors have a plurality of tongues on one side face of the connector cover, so that the connectors can be provided with different combinations of tongues which are located at different positions, and wherein said guides have a plurality of recesses on the sides thereof corresponding to the tongues of the associated connectors.
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