US6630624B2
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Electrical cable with grounding means
Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 2001-11-08
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Granted: 2003-10-07
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Expires: 2021-11-08
Abstract
Abstract An electrical cable ( 1 ) adapted for an electrical connector ( 2 ) having a number of terminals, has two cable subassemblies ( 10 ) each having two signal wires ( 101 ) and a metal braid ( 102 ) wrapping up thereabout, and a number of drain wires ( 13, 14 ) positioned among the two cable subassemblies and conductively contacting with the metal braids. Each drain wire has a center conductor and a semiconductive layer ( 134 ) extruded around the center conductor. Distances between center lines of the drain wires and the signal wires are equal to pitches of the terminals of the electrical connector for facilitating soldering procedure.
Inventors
- 👤 Pei Tsao
- 👤 Frank Quach
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 06:34
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B7/00; H01B7/08; H01B7/0861; H01B11/00; H01B11/02; H01B11/06; H01B11/10; H01B11/1091
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
An electrical cable adapted for terminating with an electrical connector having ground and signal terminals, comprising: a pair of cable subassemblies arranged side by side, each cable subassembly having two signal wires and a metal braid wrapping up the two signal wires, the signal wire having a signal conductor in a center surrounded by an insulating layer; three drain wires respectively positioned between and outside the two cable subassemblies and conductively contacting with the metal braids thereof, each drain wire comprising a center conductor and a semiconductive layer extruded around the center conductor, a spacing between the center conductor and an adjacent signal conductor being equal to a pitch between the two signal conductors of the cable subassembly; and an outer insulating jacket surrounding the pair of cable subassemblies and the drain wires.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
An electrical cable adapted for terminating with an electrical connector having ground and signal terminals, comprising: a pair of cable subassemblies arranged side by side, each cable subassembly having two signal wires and a metal braid wrapping up the two signal wires, the signal wire having a signal conductor in a center surrounded by an insulating layer; three drain wires respectively positioned between and outside the two cable subassemblies and conductively contacting with the metal braids thereof, each drain wire comprising a center conductor and a semiconductive layer extruded around the center conductor, a spacing between the center conductor and an adjacent signal conductor being equal to a pitch between the two signal conductors of the cable subassembly; and an outer insulating jacket surrounding the pair of cable subassemblies and the drain wires.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The electrical cable as claimed in claim 1 , wherein center lines of the drain wires and the signal wires are parallel to each other and fall on a same plane.
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