EP0891016B1
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Connector assembly for printed circuit boards
Assignee: FCI SA
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Filing: 1998-07-07
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Granted: 2002-10-09
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Expires: 2018-07-07
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Michel Lenoir
- 👤 Jacky Thenaisie
- 👤 Michel Fonteneau
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 08:58
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R13/6585; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/72; H01R12/722; H01R12/727
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
Connector assembly for printed circuit boards (12, 13),
comprising a first connector (1) having a first housing (3) of
insulating material and a plurality of male signal (4) and
ground contacts (5) regularly arranged in rows and columns, and
a second connector (2) having a second housing (6) of insulating
material and a plurality of female signal (9) and ground contacts
(10) regularly arranged in rows and columns, wherein in
each row and each column all contacts are arranged at an
equal pitch (P) in row and column direction, each row of contacts
containing only signal or only ground contacts,
respectively, wherein the rows of ground contacts are
staggered in row direction by half the pitch of the contacts,
wherein four rows of signal contacts and at least four rows of
ground contacts are provided, characterized in that both
outer rows of contacts contain signal contacts (4, 9) and in that a
further row of ground contacts (5, 10) is provided centrally between
two central rows of ground contacts (5, 10), the ground contacts (5, 10)
of said further row of ground contacts each lying in a
column of signal contacts (4, 9).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
17 words
Connector assembly according to claim 1,
wherein both outer columns of contacts contain ground
contacts (5, 10).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
Connector assembly according to claim 1 or 2,
wherein the pitch (P) of the contacts in adjacent rows and
columns is less that twice the dimension of the male contacts
(4, 5) in row direction at the height of the bottom (11) of the
first housing (3).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
61 words
Connector assembly according to anyone of the
preceding claims, wherein the second housing (6) is provided
with a front side having a grid of entrance openings (7') for the
male contacts (4, 5), wherein at least at the entrance side, the
dimension of the entrance openings in row direction is
greater than the pitch of the rows and columns of contacts.
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