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Electrical connector having differential pair terminals with equal length
Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 2001-05-09
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Granted: 2003-04-22
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Expires: 2021-05-09
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector comprises a wafer integrally formed with a pair of terminal pairs and each pair configured by first and second terminals. The first terminal includes a first base portion having a first tail portion, and a first mating portion, the first tail and mating portions extending beyond the wafer. The second terminal includes a second base portion having a second tail portion, and a second mating portion, the second tail and mating portions extending beyond the wafer; wherein the first and second base portions of the first and second terminal are spaced apart from each other in a side-by-side arrangement.
Inventors
- 👤 Timothy B. Billman
- 👤 Andrew C. Cheng
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:48
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/514; H01R13/646; H01R13/6461; H01R13/6471; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R13/6585; H01R13/6586; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/72; H01R12/722; H01R12/725; H01R13/6463; H01R13/6587
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
An electrical connector, comprising a wafer integrally formed with a pair of terminal pairs and each pair configured by first and second terminals; said first terminal including a first base portion having a first tail portion, and a first mating portion, said first tail and mating portions extending beyond said wafer; said second terminal including a second base portion having a second tail portion, and a second mating portion, said second tail and mating portions extending beyond said wafer; wherein said first and second base portions of said first and second terminals are spaced apart from each other in a side-by-side arrangement, said wafer includes openings between said terminal pairs which are distant from each other; and said electrical connector further includes a grounding bus having grounding ribs which project from both faces of said grounding bus and extend into said openings defined between terminal pairs of said wafer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
An electrical connector, comprising a wafer integrally formed with a pair of terminal pairs and each pair configured by first and second terminals; said first terminal including a first base portion having a first tail portion, and a first mating portion, said first tail and mating portions extending beyond said wafer; said second terminal including a second base portion having a second tail portion, and a second mating portion, said second tail and mating portions extending beyond said wafer; wherein said first and second base portions of said first and second terminals are spaced apart from each other in a side-by-side arrangement, said wafer includes openings between said terminal pairs which are distant from each other; and said electrical connector further includes a grounding bus having grounding ribs which project from both faces of said grounding bus and extend into said openings defined between terminal pairs of said wafer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The electrical connector as recited in claim 1 , wherein said grounding bus includes peripheral walls defining a receiving space to receive said wafer therein.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
116 words
An electrical connector, comprising a wafer integrally formed with a pair of terminal pairs and each pair configured by first and second terminals; said first terminal including a first base portion having a first tail portion, and a first mating portion, said first tail and mating portions extending beyond said wafer; said second terminal including a second base portion having a second tail portion, and a second mating portion, said second tail and mating portions extending beyond said wafer; a grounding bus attached to said wafer for providing EMI shielding, said grounding bus having grounding ribs which project from both faces of said grounding bus and extend into openings defined between terminal pairs of said wafer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
116 words
An electrical connector, comprising a wafer integrally formed with a pair of terminal pairs and each pair configured by first and second terminals; said first terminal including a first base portion having a first tail portion, and a first mating portion, said first tail and mating portions extending beyond said wafer; said second terminal including a second base portion having a second tail portion, and a second mating portion, said second tail and mating portions extending beyond said wafer; a grounding bus attached to said wafer for providing EMI shielding, said grounding bus having grounding ribs which project from both faces of said grounding bus and extend into openings defined between terminal pairs of said wafer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The electrical connector as recited in claim 3 , wherein said grounding bus includes a plurality of pin legs.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
An electrical connector, comprising at least a pair of wafers integrally formed with a plurality of terminals therein, said each wafer defining at least an opening between two adjacent terminals; and a grounding bus located between said wafers and forming grounding ribs, said grounding ribs extending from both faces of said grounding bus and into said opening of said wafers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
An electrical connector, comprising at least a pair of wafers integrally formed with a plurality of terminals therein, said each wafer defining at least an opening between two adjacent terminals; and a grounding bus located between said wafers and forming grounding ribs, said grounding ribs extending from both faces of said grounding bus and into said opening of said wafers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electrical connector as recited in claim 5 , wherein said grounding bus includes peripheral walls defining a receiving space to receive at least one wafer therein.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
53 words
The electrical connector as recited in claim 5 , wherein said terminals include at least two pair of terminal pairs having first and second terminals, said first terminal including a first base portion and said second terminal including a second base portion having a side-by-side arrangement with respect to said first base portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The terminal connector as recited in claim 7 , wherein said first and second base portions have equal length.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The electrical connector as recited in claim 5 , wherein said grounding ribs and said grounding bus jointly defining a shielded passage in which said terminal extends therethrough.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The electrical connector as recited in claim 9 , further including a second grounding bus enclosing said shielded passage together with said first grounding bus and grounding ribs of said first grounding bus.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electrical connector as recited in claim 9 , wherein said second grounding bus includes second grounding ribs extending to said openings of one of said wafer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
The electrical connector as recited in claim 5 , wherein each wafer includes at least of a pair of matched impedance terminals which are isolated by grounding ribs extended into the wafer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
The electrical connector as recited in claim 5 , wherein each wafer includes at least of a pair of differential terminals which are isolated by grounding ribs extended into the wafer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
The electrical connector as recited in claim 5 , wherein a latch extends through said wafers and said grounding bus for securely binding said wafers and said grounding buses together.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
The electrical connector as recited in claim 5 , further including an end plate attached to an outmost wafer such that said wafer is sandwiched between said end plate and a corresponding grounding bus.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
20 words
The electrical connector as recited in claim 5 , wherein said grounding bus forms peripheral walls surrounding said wafer therebetween.
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