US6517360B1
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High speed pressure mount connector
Assignee: Amphenol Corp
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Filing: 2001-06-11
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Granted: 2003-02-11
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Expires: 2021-06-11
Abstract
Abstract A high speed, high density electrical connector for use with printed circuit boards is described. The connector is manufactured with wafer assemblies that are supported by a stiffener. Each wafer includes two pieces; a first piece supports both signal and ground conductors and a second piece supports signal conductors. The disclosed embodiments are principally configured for carrying differential signals, though other configurations are discussed. For differential signals, the signal conductors are arranged in pairs. The two pieces are attached together such that the signal pairs are formed with the broadside of, the conductors disposed adjacent. The connector attaches to at least one circuit board using pressure mounted contacts.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas S. Cohen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 16:13
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/72; H01R12/722; H01R12/724; H01R13/00; H01R13/646; H01R13/6461; H01R13/6471; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R13/6585; H01R13/46; H01R13/514; H01R13/6586; H01R13/6587
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
An electrical connector having a first mating face for mating to a first printed circuit board and a second mating face for mating to a second printed circuit board, the electrical connector comprising: a) a plurality of subassemblies, each of the subassemblies having an insulative portion with a plurality of conductive members disposed therein, the insulative portion having a first edge and a second edge and each of the conductive members having a first end extending from the first edge of the insulative portion and a second end extending from the second edge of the insulative portion; b) the first ends of the conductive members comprising pressure mount contacts for mating to the first printed circuit board and the second ends of the conductive members comprising contacts for mating to the second printed circuit board; and c) an insulative member attachable to the plurality of subassemblies adjacent the first ends of the conductive members, the insulative member having a surface with openings corresponding to the pressure mount contacts so that the pressure mount contacts are exposed on the first mating face.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
An electrical connector having a first mating face for mating to a first printed circuit board and a second mating face for mating to a second printed circuit board, the electrical connector comprising: a) a plurality of subassemblies, each of the subassemblies having an insulative portion with a plurality of conductive members disposed therein, the insulative portion having a first edge and a second edge and each of the conductive members having a first end extending from the first edge of the insulative portion and a second end extending from the second edge of the insulative portion; b) the first ends of the conductive members comprising pressure mount contacts for mating to the first printed circuit board and the second ends of the conductive members comprising contacts for mating to the second printed circuit board; and c) an insulative member attachable to the plurality of subassemblies adjacent the first ends of the conductive members, the insulative member having a surface with openings corresponding to the pressure mount contacts so that the pressure mount contacts are exposed on the first mating face.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 additionally comprising a support member joining the plurality of subassemblies at a point away from the mating face.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
77 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 , wherein a first group of the conductive members of each of the subassemblies is adapted to be signal conductors and a second group of the conductive members of each of the subassemblies is adapted to be reference conductors, the pressure mount contacts of the signal conductors being grouped in pairs with a pressure mount contact of a reference conductor being disposed between adjacent pairs of signal conductor pressure mount contacts.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein the connector is a right angle connector.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein each subassembly is formed from a wafer of a first type and a second type, each wafer having an insulative portion with conductive members embedded therein.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The electrical connector of claim 5 wherein the wafers of each subassembly are joined.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The electrical connector of claim 5 wherein the conductive members are insert molded in the insulative portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
58 words
The electrical connector of claim 5 wherein the first type wafer contains a first plurality of conductive members and the second type wafer has a first plurality of conductive members aligned with the conductive members in the first type wafer and a second plurality of conductive members, each disposed between adjacent conductive members in the first type wafer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The electrical connector of claim 8 wherein the first plurality of conductive members are signal conductors and the second plurality of conductive members are reference conductors.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
153 words
An electrical connector assembled from a plurality of subassemblies aligned side-by-side, each subassembly having a first type wafer and a second type wafer, each wafer having an insulative portion and a plurality of conductive members embedded therein, wherein the conductive members in the first type wafer have contact portions extending from the insulative portion in a first line and the conductive members of the second type wafer have contact portions extending from the insulative portion with the contract portions of a first portion of the conductive members of the second type wafer disposed in line parallel to the first line and the contact portions of a second portion of the conductive members in the second type wafer are disposed in a line parallel to the first line, with each of the contact portions of the second portion of conductive members being disposed between adjacent ones of the contact portions in the first line.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
153 words
An electrical connector assembled from a plurality of subassemblies aligned side-by-side, each subassembly having a first type wafer and a second type wafer, each wafer having an insulative portion and a plurality of conductive members embedded therein, wherein the conductive members in the first type wafer have contact portions extending from the insulative portion in a first line and the conductive members of the second type wafer have contact portions extending from the insulative portion with the contract portions of a first portion of the conductive members of the second type wafer disposed in line parallel to the first line and the contact portions of a second portion of the conductive members in the second type wafer are disposed in a line parallel to the first line, with each of the contact portions of the second portion of conductive members being disposed between adjacent ones of the contact portions in the first line.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The electrical connector of claim 10 wherein the second portion of the conductive members are reference conductors.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
55 words
The electrical connector of claim 10 wherein each wafer has a major surface and the first type wafers and the second type wafers are aligned with their major surfaces in parallel and the conductive members of the first type wafer are aligned with the first portion of the conductive members of the second type wafer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
54 words
The electrical connector of claim 10 wherein the contact portions of the first portion of the conductive members in the second type wafer and the contact portions of the first type wafer are grouped in pairs, with a contact portion of the second portion of conductive member in the second wafer between adjacent pairs.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
The electrical connector of claim 10 wherein the conductive members are insert molded in the first type wafer and the second type wafer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The electrical connector of claim 14 additionally comprising a support member connected to the plurality of subassemblies.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
The electrical connector of claim 10 wherein the contact portions of the first type wafer and the second type wafer are pressure mount contacts.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
The electrical connector of claim 16 wherein the contact portion of the second portion of conductive members are longer than the contact portion of the first portion of the conductive members.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
65 words
The electrical connector of claim 16 wherein said contact portions of both the first type and second type wafer are pressure mount contacts disposed in a first plane and the conductive members of the first and second type wafers additionally comprise press fit contacts extending from the insulative portion, said press fit contacts disposed in a second plane at right angles to the first plane.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
74 words
The electrical connector of claim 18 incorporated into a backplane assembly, additionally comprising a backplane having a plurality of conductive pads thereon and a daughter card having a plurality of holes therein, with the press fit contacts inserted in said holes, wherein the a portion of the conductive pads are reference potential pads and the contact portions of the second portion of the conductive members make a pressure contact to the reference potential pads.
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