EP0456340A2
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Connector for paired wire cable
Assignee: TDK Micronas GmbH
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Filing: 1991-03-01
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-03-01
Abstract
Abstract A connector is described which has contacts with wire termination ends (24) for connecting to two ribbon-like wire groups (16,18) wherein the wires in each group alternate between grounded wires (26c) and signal-carrying wires (26a), and wherein the contacts have connector mating ends (22) arranged in two rows including one row (1) of signal contacts and another (2) of grounded contacts. The contacts are arranged in groups of four on an insulative body (40), with the termination ends (24a,24d) of first and fourth contacts lying respectively on first and second sides (46,48) of the body. The termination ends (24b,24c) of second and third contacts are each bent to extend through a slot (66b,66c) in the body so while the contact mating end (e.g. 22b) lies in a row (1) at one side of the body, its termination end (24b) lies in a row (6) at the other side of the body. <IMAGE>
Inventors
- 👤 David Samuel Goodman
- 👤 Edward Rudoy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 00:13
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/59; H01R12/65; H01R12/67; H01R12/675; H01R12/70; H01R12/77; H01R12/771; H01R12/775; H01R13/00; H01R13/646; H01R13/6461; H01R13/6471; H01R4/00; H01R4/24; H01R4/2416; H01R4/242; H01R4/2425; H01R4/2429
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
317 words
An electrical connector having a connector mating end portion for mating with another connector by movement along a predetermined mating direction Z, and a wire termination end portion for connecting to two ribbon-like wire groups that have wires extending along the Z direction, with the wires in each group spaced apart along a direction X that is perpendicular to the direction Z and wherein the wires in each group include alternate ground and signal-carrying wires, the electrical connector including a plurality of contacts each having a wire termination end and a mating end, with the mating ends arranged in first and second rows wherein the contacts whose mating ends lie in the first row are adapted to carry signals and the contacts whose mating ends lie in the second row are adapted to be grounded, and wherein the first and second rows are spaced apart primarily along a direction Y which is orthogonal to the directions Z and X, characterised in that the contacts (20), are arranged in groups of four (20a-20d) that include first, second, third and fourth contacts having wire termination ends (24a-24d) lying respectively in third, sixth, fourth and fifth rows (3,6,4,5), and mating ends (22a-22d) lying respectively in the first row (1), first row (1), second row (2) and second row (2), the electrical connector defining an imaginary center plane (49) that is normal to the Y direction and that has opposite sides (46,48), the third and fourth rows (3,4) lying on one of side (46) of the center plane and being spaced apart along the Z direction, the fifth and sixth rows (5,6) lying on an opposite side (48) of the center plane (49) and being spaced apart in the Z direction, and the third and fifth rows (3,5) being spaced apart largely in the Y direction, an the fourth and sixth rows (4,6) being spaced apart largely in the Y direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
216 words
An electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the connector includes a body (40) of insulative material with a termination end portion (44) that has first and second opposite sides (46,48) spaced apart along the Y direction and lying on the opposite sides of the center plane (49) and in that the first contact (20a) has a termination end portion (54a) lying on the first side (46) of the body (40) and merging with the first contact termination end (22a), the second contact (20b) has a termination end portion (54b) with an inner part (56b) lying on the first side (46) of the body (40) and with an outer part (62b) extending through the thickness of the body (40) to the second body side (48) and merging with the second contact termination end, the third contact (20c) has a termination end portion (54c) with an inner part (56c) lying on the second side (48) of the body (40) and an outer part (62c) extending through the thickness of body to the first side (46) and merging with the third contact termination end (24c) and the fourth contact (20d) has a termination end portion (54d) lying on the second side (48) of the body (40) and merging with the fourth contact termination end (24d).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
151 words
An electrical connector as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that the inner part (56b) of the second contact termination end portion (54b) extends along the Z direction, the outer part (62b) thereof is spaced in the X direction from an imaginary extension of the inner part (56b) thereof, and the second contact termination end portion (54b) also includes a middle part (60b) which extends at an angle to the Z direction and joins the inner and outer parts thereof and in that the inner part (56c) of third contact termination end portion (54c) extends along the Z direction, the outer part (62c) thereof is spaced in the X direction from an imaginary extension of the inner part (56c) thereof, and the third contact termination end portion (54c) also includes a middle part (60c) which extends at an angle to the Z direction and joins the inner and outer parts thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
285 words
An electrical connector characterised by an insulative body (40) which extends along orthogonal X, Y and Z directions and which has a center plane (49) that is normal to the Y direction, by a plurality of contacts (20) mounted on the body, each contact having a mating end (22) and an insulation displacement wire termination end (24), the mating ends being arranged in first and second parallel rows (1,2) extending along the X direction with the two rows spaced apart along the Y direction, by contacts arranged in groups of four (20a-20d) with different termination ends lying respectively in third, fourth, fifth and sixth rows (3,4,5,6) each of which extends along the X direction, with the third and fourth rows (3,4) spaced apart along the Z direction and lying on a first side (46) of the center plane (49) and with the fifth and sixth rows (5,6) spaced apart along the Z direction and lying on a second side (48) of the center plane (49), by a first contact (20a)in the group having a mating end (22a) lying in the first row (1) and a termination end (24) lying in the third row (3) by a second contact (20b) in the group having a mating end (22b) lying in the first row (1) and a termination end (24b) lying in the sixth row (6), by a third contact (20c) in the group having a mating end (22c) lying in the second row (2) and a termination end (24d) lying in the fourth row (4) and by a fourth contact (20d) in the group having a mating end (22c) lying in the second row (2) and a termination end (24d) lying in the fifth row (5).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
226 words
An electrical connector as claimed in claim 4, characterised in that the body (40) has a termination end portion (44) with first and second opposite sides (46,48), in that the contacts (20) are formed of sheet metal, and the second contact (20b) is formed with a termination end portion (54b) having an inner part (56b) extending along the Z direction on the body first side (46), a middle part (60b) extending at an angle to the Z direction and lying on the body first side (46), and an outer part (62b) offset from an extension of the inner part and having a bend of about 90 ° about an axis extending in the X direction and extending through the thickness of body termination end portion (44) to the second side (48) thereof and merging with the second contact outer end (24b) with the second contact outer end extending along the Y direction away from the body portion second side (48) and in that the third contact (20c) is of substantially the same shape as the second contact (20b) but is positioned with an inner part (56c) lying on the body second side (48) and an outer part (62c) extending to the body portion first side (46) and the third contact outer end (24c) extends along the Y direction away from the body portion first side (46).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
122 words
An electrical connector as claimed in claim 4, characterised in that the contacts (20) are formed of sheet metal and each has a mating portion (50) extending to a corresponding one of mating ends (22) the body (40) having a thick mating end portion (42) and a thinner termination end portion (44) providing the first and second opposite sides (46,48) and in that the body mating end portion (42) has a pair of rows of holes (52) through which the contact mating portions (50) extend and the body termination end portion (44) has a plurality of slots (66b, 66c) in its extreme termination end into which the outer parts (62b, 62c) of the second and third contacts (20b, 20c) can be installed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
222 words
An electrical connector characterised by a body (40) having opposite mating and termination end portions (42,44) spaced apart along a Z direction, the body termination end portion (44) having first and second opposite sides (46,48) spaced apart in a Y direction that is perpendicular to the Z direction, by a plurality of contacts (20) mounted on the body (40), including first contacts (20a, 20e) with mating ends (22) lying in a 1st row (1) at the body mating end portion (42), and second contacts (20c, 20d) with mating ends (22) lying in a 2nd row (2) at the body mating end portion, the 1st and 2nd rows (1,2) being spaced apart along the Y direction, by the first contacts (20a, 20e) having wire displacement termination ends (24) on the first body side and each first contact extends substantially straight between its termination and mating ends and by the second contacts (20c, 20g) having wire displacement termination ends on the first body side (46), and each second contact has a termination end portion (24) with an inner part (56) on the second body side (48) and extending substantially straight from there to its mating end, and an outer part (62) bent at 90° and extending through the thickness of the body termination end portion (44) and merging with its wire displacement termination end.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
An electrical connector as claimed in claim 7, characterised in that each second contact outer part (62) is offset from an imaginary extension of that contact inner part (56), and each second contact termination end portion (54) extends at an angle to the Z direction to connect the inner and outer parts.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
An electrical connector as claimed in claim 8 characterised in that the contacts (20) are each formed of sheet metal and each second contact inner part, middle part, and outer part up to the bend therein, are co-planar.
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