A compact connector operable at data rates up to and beyond 200 Gbps includes a component that presses on high speed signal contact beams to deflect them into a preloaded state. The component may be attached to ground and/or low speed signal contact beams. Those contact beams may be preloaded by engaging their tips to features within the connector. When those contact beams are deflected into a preloaded state, the component presses against the high speed signal contact beams, deflecting them into a preloaded state. Tips on the high speed signal contact beams are not required for preloading and may be shortened relative to a conventional design to reduce stubs on high speed signal paths, which increases operating frequency of the connector. The component may include a conductive portion that connects ground contacts associated with the high speed signal terminals, which improves high frequency performance without additional components.
H01R 12/72 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 13/424 - Securing in a demountable manner in base or case composed of a plurality of insulating parts having at least one resilient insulating part
H01R 43/20 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
A printed circuit board includes a plurality of layers including conductive layers separated by dielectric layers; and at least one via configured for solder attachment to a connector lead of a surface mount connector, the at least one via including a conductive element that extends from an upper surface of the printed circuit board through one or more of the plurality of layers, the conductive element having a recess in a surface thereof. The recess is configured to receive a tip portion of the connector lead of the surface mount connector. The printed circuit board may have via patterns including signal vias and ground vias.
Connector assemblies for making connections to a subassembly, such as a processor card, may include signal contact tips formed of a material different than that of an associated cable conductor. The signal contact tips may be formed of a super elastic material, such as nickel titanium. The connector assembly may include ground contact tips that similarly make a pressure contact to the electrical component may be electrically connected to a shield of the cable shield Housing modules that interlock or interface with a support member may be employed to manufacture connectors with any desired quantity of signal and ground contact tips in any suitable number of columns and rows. Each module may terminate a cable and provide pressure mount connections between signal conductors and the shield of the cable and conductive pads on the subassembly, and conductive or lossy grounded structures around the conductive elements carrying signals through the module.
H01R 12/79 - Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 12/77 - Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
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Power connectors; Plug-in connectors; Cable connectors; Electric connectors; Electrical connectors; Electrical power connectors; Electrical cables for use in connections; Connectors for electronic circuits; Connection cables; Connections, electric; Electric connections and connectors; Wire connectors; Electric cables, wires, conductors and connection fittings therefor; Connections for electric lines; Electric connections; Electrical connections; Fiber optic connectors; Electrical and electronic connectors; Optical fiber connectors; Optical fiber cables; Optical cables; Electronic cables; Electric cables; Coaxial cables; Power cables; Electrical cables; Cables, electric; Fibre-optic cables; Fiber optic cables; Electrical interconnect cables; Electric cables and wires; Electric wire and cable; Electrical and optical cables; Ethernet cables; Fibre optic cables; Electric wires and cables; Electric wires; Wires, electric; Electric wire; Power wires; Electrical wires; Electric conductors; Electrical conductors; Conductors, electric; Electric contacts; Contacts, electric; Couplings, electric; Fibre optic couplings; Electric couplings
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Power connectors; Plug-in connectors; Cable connectors; Electric connectors; Electrical connectors; Electrical power connectors; Electrical cables for use in connections; Connectors for electronic circuits; Connection cables; Connections, electric; Electric connections and connectors; Wire connectors; Electric cables, wires, conductors and connection fittings therefor; Connections for electric lines; Electric connections; Electrical connections; Fiber optic connectors; Electrical and electronic connectors; Optical fiber connectors; Optical fiber cables; Optical cables; Electronic cables; Electric cables; Coaxial cables; Power cables; Electrical cables; Cables, electric; Fibre-optic cables; Fiber optic cables; Electrical interconnect cables; Electric cables and wires; Electric wire and cable; Electrical and optical cables; Ethernet cables; Fibre optic cables; Electric wires and cables; Electric wires; Wires, electric; Electric wire; Power wires; Electrical wires; Electric conductors; Electrical conductors; Conductors, electric; Electric contacts; Contacts, electric; Couplings, electric; Fibre optic couplings; Electric couplings
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Power connectors; Plug-in connectors; Cable connectors; Electric connectors; Electrical connectors; Electrical power connectors; Electrical cables for use in connections; Connectors for electronic circuits; Connection cables; Connections, electric; Electric connections and connectors; Wire connectors; Electric cables, wires, conductors and connection fittings therefor; Connections for electric lines; Electric connections; Electrical connections; Fiber optic connectors; Electrical and electronic connectors; Optical fiber connectors; Optical fiber cables; Optical cables; Electronic cables; Electric cables; Coaxial cables; Power cables; Electrical cables; Cables, electric; Fibre-optic cables; Fiber optic cables; Electrical interconnect cables; Electric cables and wires; Electric wire and cable; Electrical and optical cables; Ethernet cables; Fibre optic cables; Electric wires and cables; Electric wires; Wires, electric; Electric wire; Power wires; Electrical wires; Electric conductors; Electrical conductors; Conductors, electric; Electric contacts; Contacts, electric; Couplings, electric; Fibre optic couplings; Electric couplings
A high frequency cable assembly with a plug connector terminating shielded cables via cable termination assemblies mounted to a paddle card. Cable termination assemblies provide paths for ground current between the cable shield and paddle card providing low insertion and return loss and crosstalk at frequencies up to at least 53 GHz, which supports data rates of 224 Gbps and above. Disclosed features of the cable termination assemblies may be used alone or in combination and include: termination of a row of cables, structures configured based on angle of arrival of cables to the cable termination assembly, ground members that align with individual cables, and upper and lower ground members coupled to the cable shield and ground structures of the paddle card that at least partially encircle signal paths outside the cable shields. The upper and lower ground members provide ground current paths paralleling those signal paths with substantially uniform spacing.
H01R 13/6597 - Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the conductive member being a contact of the connector
H01R 12/53 - Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables
H01R 13/40 - Securing contact members in or to a base or caseInsulating of contact members
H01R 43/20 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
A modular high speed, high density electrical connector configurable for use in multiple configurations, including a direct attach orthogonal configuration. The connector is assembled with modules that include shielded pairs of signal conductors with mating ends that are rotated approximately 45 degrees with respect to intermediate portions of the signal conductors. The connector may have a mating interface with receptacles in one connector and pins in the mating connector. The pins may be small diameter and may be implemented with superelastic wires so as to resist damage despite having very small effective diameter. A compact mating interface resulting from small diameter mating contact portions may enable other portions of the connector, including the shielding surrounding the signal conductors to be smaller, which may raise the resonant frequency of the connector and extend its bandwidth.
A high frequency cable assembly with a plug connector terminating shielded cables via cable termination assemblies mounted to a paddle card. Cable termination assemblies provide paths for ground current between the cable shield and paddle card providing low insertion and return loss and crosstalk at frequencies up to at least 53 GHz, which supports data rates of 224 Gbps and above. Disclosed features of the cable termination assemblies may be used alone or in combination and include: termination of a row of cables, structures configured based on angle of arrival of cables to the cable termination assembly, ground members that align with individual cables, and upper and lower ground members coupled to the cable shield and ground structures of the paddle card that at least partially encircle signal paths outside the cable shields. The upper and lower ground members provide ground current paths paralleling those signal paths with substantially uniform spacing.
H01R 12/53 - Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables
H01R 12/57 - Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals surface mounting terminals
H01R 13/6592 - Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the conductive member being a shielded cable
H01R 13/6594 - Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the shield being mounted on a PCB and connected to conductive members
A printed circuit board includes: a plurality of layers including attachment layers and routing layers; and via patterns formed in one or more of the plurality of layers, each of the via patterns including: first and second signal vias configured to accept contact tails of signal conductors of a connector; ground vias configured to accept contact tails of ground conductors of the connector; ground shadow vias located adjacent to each of the first and second signal vias; and non-plated holes located between each of the ground shadow vias and the signal vias. Different layers of the plurality of layers may have different antipad configurations.
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cables, cable connectors, cables and cable connectors for optical fiber networks, transition enclosures for enclosing transitions between different configurations of optical fiber cables.
An electrical socket includes a socket body defining a longitudinal axis and including a plurality of contact beams that are spaced from each other and that extend between a first end section and a second end section, the plurality of contact beams including a middle section positioned between the first end section and the second end section. Each of the plurality of contact beams has a contour extending between the first end section and the second end section such that a cross-section of the middle section of the plurality of contact beams taken in a plane oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis has a curved shape extending toward an interior of the socket body. The socket body is configured to receive a mating pin. The middle section comprises an inner contact area configured to contact the mating pin.
H01R 24/86 - Parallel contacts arranged about a common axis
H01R 43/16 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending
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(1) Communication cables; RF cables; Electric cables and cable assemblies comprised of electrical cables and connectors; cable connectors and cable connector assemblies comprised of connection cables and electrical cables for use in connections; coaxial cables; coaxial cable connectors; coaxial microwave cable assemblies comprised of electrical cables and connectors; electric and electronic connectors.
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(1) Communication cables; RF cables; Electric cables and cable assemblies comprised of electrical cables and connectors; cable connectors and cable connector assemblies comprised of connection cables and electrical cables for use in connections; coaxial cables; coaxial cable connectors; coaxial microwave cable assemblies comprised of electrical cables and connectors; electric and electronic connectors.
A high frequency, high density electrical connector with structures that shorten ground loops in regions of the connector in which shorter ground loops results in less crosstalk and/or less insertion loss at high frequencies. The connector may multiple conductive elements including one or more signal conductors in line with ground conductors. The structures may be near the distal ends of the ground conductors and may divide larger ground loops into smaller ground loops in regions of the connector where the ground conductors are separated from a ground conductor in the complementary mating structure by a small distance. These structures may include a ground strip attached to extensions from a shield within the connector and/or a secondary beam extending from the ground conductors and positioned to contact the ground conductors in the complementary mating structure.
H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
H01R 12/72 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 13/6471 - Means for preventing cross-talk by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal]
H01R 13/6587 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts for separating multiple connector modules for mounting on PCBs
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optical connector system comprised of outdoor connections to a MST (multiport service terminals) as either an input port or a drop port; connectors; fiber optic connectors; electronic connectors; power connectors; contacts; cables and cable assemblies
Disclosed herein is a High Voltage Power Outlet (HVPO) module for a vehicle. The HVPO may have a GFCI, over temperature protection and sensing, or a fuse assembly. A high voltage power outlet module for use on a ground vehicle comprises a housing and the housing supports one or more vehicle attachments, a service power connection, a printed circuit board electrically connected to the service power connection, a HVPO circuit including one or more high voltage conductive tracings on the PCB, at least one high voltage power outlet in electrical connection with the one or more high voltage conductive tracings and a circuit interrupt disposed between the service power connection and the at least one high power outlet.
B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposesMonitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
B60L 1/00 - Supplying electric power to auxiliary equipment of electrically-propelled vehicles
H01R 13/66 - Structural association with built-in electrical component
H01R 13/713 - Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch the switch being a safety switch
The techniques described herein relate to dust tolerant connectors. An example electrical connector includes at least one contact having a plurality of protrusions, individual protrusions of the plurality of protrusions having a trunk member, and a head portion extending from the trunk member, wherein a thickness of the trunk member is less than a thickness of the head portion.
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power connectors; electrical and electronic connectors; clamps in the nature of wire connectors in the form of clamps for connecting electrical and electronic connectors; electrical fuses; fuses for electric current; data processing equipment, namely, electronic couplers
An antenna includes a radiating structure configured to radiate electromagnetic waves in a first direction, and a lens spaced from the radiating structure in the first direction and configured to pass at least some of the electromagnetic waves therethrough. The lens includes a first region proximate a focal axis of the lens and aligned, at least in part, with the radiating structure along the first direction. A second region of the lens at least partially surrounds the first region about the focal axis. The lens includes a substrate having a surface transverse to the first direction and conductive scattering elements on the surface within the second region. The first region of the substrate is configured to apply a first phase shift to a first portion of the electromagnetic waves passing through the first region, and the plurality of conductive scattering elements is configured to apply a second phase shift to a second portion of the electromagnetic waves passing through the plurality of conductive scattering elements that is greater than the first phase shift.
H01Q 15/02 - Refracting or diffracting devices, e.g. lens, prism
H01Q 19/06 - Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using refracting or diffracting devices, e.g. lens
H01Q 19/10 - Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces
H01Q 1/24 - SupportsMounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
A Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) gateway splitter that includes a directional coupler (including a first transmission path and a second transmission path), a gateway port and a cable television (CATV) input port each electrically connected to the first transmission path, and a MoCA port electrically connected to the second transmission path such that the MoCA port is isolated from the CATV input port and coupled to the gateway port. Multiple MoCA ports may be electrically connected to the second transmission path (e.g., via a resistive splitter). The second transmission path may be electrically connected to ground. The MoCA gateway splitter may include multiple (e.g., two or three) gateway ports, each electrically connected to the CATV input port via a directional coupler (and, e.g., one or more hybrid splitters). In those embodiments, each directional coupler may be electrically connected to the MoCA port(s), for example, via a common microstrip node.
An I/O connector assembly configured for making cabled connections to an interior portion of a printed circuit board for signals passing through the connector. The assembly may include a receptacle subassembly and a low-speed subassembly. The external mating interface of the connector may be provided by the receptacle subassembly. Some of the conductive elements within the receptacle subassembly may terminate cables while others may be coupled to the low-speed subassembly at an internal, separable interface. The low-speed subassembly may be mounted to a PCB, including through the use of solder, and cabled connections may be separately added or removed, enabling the low-speed subassembly to be mounted using heat that might damage the cables or using a semi-permanent mounting technology, such as pressfit that might be damaged if removed once or a few times. Yet, the cables and/or cable terminations may be attached or detached for repair or replacement multiple times.
H01R 12/75 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables
H01R 13/502 - BasesCases composed of different pieces
H01R 43/20 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
Electrical connectors and assemblies may include a housing and a contact member therein. The contact member includes electrical contacts. A contact barrier is connected to the housing and movable between a closed state and an open state. In the open state, the contact member is exposed and, in the closed state, the contact member is protected by the contact barrier. The contact barrier is biased into the closed state. Electrical connectors and assemblies may include a housing with a core assembly having at least one electrical contact. A rotatable coupling member is rotatably attached to an end of the housing and includes a coupling housing, at least one latching element coupled to an inner surface of the coupling housing, and at least one center biasing element configured to bias and self-center the rotatable coupling member relative to the housing into a ready-to-connect orientation.
Electrical connectors and assemblies may include a housing and a contact member therein. The contact member includes electrical contacts. A contact barrier is connected to the housing and movable between a closed state and an open state. In the open state, the contact member is exposed and, in the closed state, the contact member is protected by the contact barrier. The contact barrier is biased into the closed state. Electrical connectors and assemblies may include a housing with a core assembly having at least one electrical contact. A rotatable coupling member is rotatably attached to an end of the housing and includes a coupling housing, at least one latching element coupled to an inner surface of the coupling housing, and at least one center biasing element configured to bias and self-center the rotatable coupling member relative to the housing into a ready-to-connect orientation.
A guarded coaxial cable assembly including at least a pair of conductors, one or more rails, and a jacket covering these parts such as a first rail extending alongside two nearby conductors, the rail and the conductors embedded in an outer electrically insulating jacket, the outer jacket having a pair of generally opposed bearing surfaces for bearing transverse loads, the rail operative to reduce outer jacket deformations resulting from transverse loads applied to the bearing surfaces; and, the orientation of the rail and the conductors within the outer jacket operative to limit conductor or conductor jacket deformations resulting from transverse loads applied to the bearing surfaces.
H01B 7/18 - Protection against damage caused by external factors, e.g. sheaths or armouring by wear, mechanical force or pressure
H01B 7/22 - Metal wires or tapes, e.g. made of steel
H01B 13/016 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables for manufacturing co-axial cables
H01R 24/54 - Intermediate parts, e.g. adapters, splitters or elbows
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
A printed circuit board includes a plurality of layers including attachment layers and routing layers; and via patterns formed in the plurality of layers, each of the via patterns including first and second signal vias forming a differential signal pair, the first and second signal vias extending through at least the attachment layers; ground vias extending through at least the attachment layers, the ground vias including ground conductors; and shadow vias located adjacent to each of the first and second signal vias, wherein the shadow vias are free of conductive material in the attachment layers. The printed circuit board may further include slot vias extending through the attachment layers and located between via patterns.
H01R 43/20 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
H05K 1/11 - Printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits
H05K 3/00 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits
H05K 3/40 - Forming printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits
A connector assembly includes an electrical connector including a plurality of electrical contacts and a backplane connector electrically connectable to the electrical connector. The backplane connector is positioned along an axis with the electrical connector and is movable within a plane arranged at an angle relative to the axis. An interposer member is mechanically connected to and electrically connectable to the plurality of electrical contacts and is positioned along the axis. The interposer member is positioned between the electrical connector and the backplane connector.
H01R 12/73 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 13/631 - Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure for engagement only
A compact interposer with shields and multiple electrical contacts held in a housing. Each shield is compact, being disposed in a vertical plane perpendicular to the top and bottom surfaces of the housing and between two adjacent electrical contacts respectively on opposing sides of the shield. The shield includes a plurality of shield contacts extending above the top surface and/or below the bottom surface of the housing. During operation, the shield is configured to reduce crosstalk between high-speed signals carried in the electrical contacts on opposing sides of the shield. Optionally, when in a compressed state, the shield contact may be configured to contact the shield body to shunt a distal end of the shield contact. The shield body and shield contacts may be stamped from the same sheet of metal. The shield contacts may have properties that provide reliable operation of the interposer.
H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
H01R 13/41 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting by frictional grip in grommet, panel or base
H01R 13/6585 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts
H01R 43/16 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending
H01R 43/20 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
The invention relates to a current sensor formed by an integrated circuit (6), preferably of the TMR magnetic type, mounted on a PCB (5) and also comprising additional circuitry to protect the sensor from possible surges and electrical and electromagnetic noise, thus providing electromagnetic immunity. All these components are mounted in a case (1) typically made of plastic, preferably with an opening for connecting the system. An electrically conductive bar or busbar (4) may be inserted through the case to allow the circulation of the electrical current to be measured. The sensor provides an analogue output proportional to the current of an electrical conductor inserted through the casing.
G01R 15/20 - Adaptations providing voltage or current isolation, e.g. for high-voltage or high-current networks using galvano-magnetic devices, e.g. Hall-effect devices
G01R 19/00 - Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof
H02B 1/20 - Bus-bar or other wiring layouts, e.g. in cubicles, in switchyards
A miniaturized high-speed connector. The connector may include signal and ground conductors within each of multiple columns that are mounted to a PCB using different techniques. Multiple ground conductors may be indirectly connected to the PCB though a conductive contact member, enabling multiple ground conductors within the connector to be coupled to ground structures withing the PCB. Space within the interconnection system for individual ground tails may therefore be saved. Alternatively or additionally, ground structures may be constructed from components of different properties, such as thickness or yield strength, to provide desired mechanical property. Lossy material may be coupled to portions of those components where they bound a gap resulting from joining two of the components.
The invention comprises a current sensor made up of a ferromagnetic core (6), a Hall, AMR, GMR or TMR magnetic sensor (8) mounted on a printed circuit board (7), and also made up of an electric and electromagnetic noise protection circuit, which provide electromagnetic immunity. They are all mounted on a casing usually made of plastic with a central cavity or through hole (5). This sensor provides an analogue output proportional to the current of an electrical conductor placed through the casing.
G01R 19/00 - Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof
G01R 15/20 - Adaptations providing voltage or current isolation, e.g. for high-voltage or high-current networks using galvano-magnetic devices, e.g. Hall-effect devices
A cable connector with improved performance and ease of use. The connector has staggered ports to reduce crosstalk and to prevent incorrect insertion of a plug into a receptacle. The plug may be constructed with subassemblies, each of which has a lossy central portion. Conductive members embedded within an insulative housing of the subassemblies may be used to electrically connect ground conductors within the subassemblies. Further, the connector may have a quick connect locking screw that can be engaged by pressing on the screw, but requires rotation of the screw to remove. Additionally, a ferrule may be used in making a mechanical connection between a cable bundle and a plug and making an electrical connection between a braid of the cable bundle and a conductive shell of the plug. The ferrule may be in multiple pieces for easy attachment while precluding deformation of the cable, which disrupts electrical performance.
H01R 13/26 - Pin or blade contacts for sliding co-operation on one side only
H01R 12/00 - Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocksCoupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structuresTerminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
H01R 12/72 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 12/75 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables
H01R 13/64 - Means for preventing, inhibiting or avoiding incorrect coupling
H01R 13/6583 - Shield structure with resilient means for engaging mating connector with separate conductive resilient members between mating shield members
H01R 13/6585 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts
H01R 13/6587 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts for separating multiple connector modules for mounting on PCBs
H01R 13/6599 - Dielectric material made conductive, e.g. plastic material coated with metal
H01R 24/28 - Coupling parts carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts and secured only to wire or cable
H01R 43/20 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
H01R 43/26 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for engaging or disengaging the two parts of a coupling device
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HIGH PERFORMANCE MEZZANINE CONNECTOR WITH LOW STACK HEIGHT
A low-profile mezzanine connector. The connector is simple to manufacture and can be reliably formed even with a stack height of 4 mm or less yet has high signal integrity. The connector has a field of identically shaped contacts that are functionally differentiated through features of the housing, including lossy material in patches with narrower projections electrically coupled to contacts designated as ground contacts. The mating portions of the contacts are adjacent a wall of the housing, which is tapered to increase the effective dielectric constant in the vicinity of the signal contacts. Each contact may have a hole in it to engage an insertion tool to enable repeatable and stable insertion of the contacts into a housing. The footprint for mounting the connector to a PCB may include signal vias offset from the mounting pads for signal contacts.
A low-profile mezzanine connector. The connector is simple to manufacture and can be reliably formed even with a stack height of 4 mm or less yet has high signal integrity. The connector has a field of identically shaped contacts that are functionally differentiated through features of the housing, including lossy material in patches with narrower projections electrically coupled to contacts designated as ground contacts. The mating portions of the contacts are adjacent a wall of the housing, which is tapered to increase the effective dielectric constant in the vicinity of the signal contacts. Each contact may have a hole in it to engage an insertion tool to enable repeatable and stable insertion of the contacts into a housing. The footprint for mounting the connector to a PCB may include signal vias offset from the mounting pads for signal contacts.
A twin-axial cable is provided. The twin-axial cable includes a first conductor having a length along a longitudinal direction and a second conductor parallel to the first conductor along the longitudinal direction. The twin-axial cable further includes a primary insulation including a first core and a second core, the first core surrounding the first conductor and the second core surrounding the second conductor, each of the first core and the second core being shaped as a horizontal cylindrical segment comprising a surface extending along the longitudinal direction. The surfaces of the first core and the second core are disposed in contact with one another, and a ratio between a first distance, c, between the first conductor and the second conductor to a distance, a, between the first conductor and an edge of the primary insulation in the plane and opposite the second conductor is 1.8 or less.
H01B 3/30 - Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materialsSelection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances plasticsInsulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materialsSelection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances resinsInsulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materialsSelection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances waxes
H01B 7/00 - Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form
A modular high speed, high density electrical connector configurable for use in multiple configurations, including a direct attach orthogonal configuration. The connector is assembled with modules that include shielded pairs of signal conductors with mating ends that are rotated approximately 45 degrees with respect to intermediate portions of the signal conductors. The connector may have a mating interface with receptacles in one connector and pins in the mating connector. The pins may be small diameter and may be implemented with superelastic wires so as to resist damage despite having very small effective diameter. A compact mating interface resulting from small diameter mating contact portions may enable other portions of the connector, including the shielding surrounding the signal conductors to be smaller, which may raise the resonant frequency of the connector and extend its bandwidth.
An electrical connector that has a conductive shell supporting at least one signal contact therein and that has a front end for mating with a mating connector and a back end opposite the front end for electrically connecting to a coaxial cable. A ground connection is located inside of the conductive shell. A coupling member is rotatably coupled to the conductive shell and has an engagement feature for mechanically engaging a support panel associated with the mating connector. A sealing member is disposed on the conductive shell that is configured to provide an environmental seal between the conductive shell and the support panel when the conductive shell is mated with the mating connector.
H01R 9/05 - Connectors arranged to contact a plurality of the conductors of a multiconductor cable for coaxial cables
H01R 13/405 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
H01R 13/502 - BasesCases composed of different pieces
H01R 13/652 - Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices with earth pin, blade or socket
H01R 13/6582 - Shield structure with resilient means for engaging mating connector
H01R 24/50 - Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency mounted on a PCB [Printed Circuit Board]
H01R 24/54 - Intermediate parts, e.g. adapters, splitters or elbows
A connector that has a conductive shell that supports at least one signal contact therein. The shell comprises a front end for mating with a mating connector and a back end opposite the front end for connecting to a power or data transmission cable. A coupling member is configured to engage the conductive shell and engage a corresponding component associated with the mating connector to mechanically couple the connector and the mating connector together. A plurality of ground connections are provided at the front end of the conductive shell and the front section of the coupling member for grounding.
H01R 24/40 - Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency
The invention comprises integrating at least two different technologies in the same sensor such that redundancy is obtained at the outputs, regardless of the supply and operation of the technology. These technologies may include Hall technology, inductive technology, TMR magnetic sensors, GMR magnetic sensors or other existing technologies.
A CATV/MoCA (cable television/Multimedia over Coax Alliance) signal distribution system includes a first 2-way hybrid splitter for receiving a CATV input signal and splitting it into first and second CATV output signals, a second 2-way hybrid splitter for receiving the second CATV output signal and splitting it into third and fourth CATV output signals, with the latter being connected to a CATV output port. A first diplex filter is receptive of the first CATV output signal, and MoCA signals for providing electrical isolation therebetween and connecting them to a modem port. A second diplex filter is receptive of the third CATV output signal and MoCA signals for providing electrical isolation therebetween and connecting them to a Gateway port. A resistive splitter is connected between the first and second diplex filters and a plurality of individual MoCA signal ports for providing bidirectional MoCA signal flow therebetween.
H04N 21/436 - Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or inside the home
H04N 21/472 - End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or servicesEnd-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification or for manipulating displayed content
A cable assembly comprising a connector with a termination that enables high density and high signal integrity. Shields of cables are terminated to a paddle card via a conductive structure attached to a surface of the paddle card. The signal conductors of the cables are terminated to pads on the paddle card that are exposed within openings of the conductive structure. Such a structure creates a ground structure per cable that provides low insertion loss and low crosstalk, even when multiple cables are aligned side by side and terminated in one or more rows. The cables may be drainless, enabling a large number of cables, such as eight cables, to be packed within the width of a paddle card specified in high density standards such as QSFP-DD or OSFP. The cables may nonetheless have large diameter signal conductors, enabling 2.5 or 3 meter assemblies with less than 17 dB insertion loss.
H01R 13/6594 - Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the shield being mounted on a PCB and connected to conductive members
H05K 1/11 - Printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits
A modular electrical connector with separately shielded signal conductor pairs. The connector may be assembled from modules, each containing a pair of signal conductors with surrounding partially or fully conductive material. Modules of different sizes may be assembled into wafers, which are then assembled into a connector. Wafers may include lossy material. In some embodiments, shielding members of two mating connectors may each have compliant members along their distal portions, such that, the shielding members engage at points of contact at multiple locations, some of which are adjacent the mating edge of each of the mating shielding members.
H01R 12/00 - Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocksCoupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structuresTerminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
H01R 12/72 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 12/73 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 13/518 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames
H01R 13/6585 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts
H01R 13/6587 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts for separating multiple connector modules for mounting on PCBs
Compliant lids for processor socket assemblies are described. The compliant lids described herein ensure uniform compression across the contact field notwithstanding the recent trend to continue to increase the physical dimension of the socket and the density of contacts. Compression uniformity can be enhanced by relocating the pressure exerted on the package away from the corners of the package. This can be accomplished by designing the compliant lids to have openings shaped to interrupt the continuous material that would otherwise extend from the corner of the lid to the region where the lid engages the processor. This void of material is shaped so that continual presence of material exists primarily in the region where the force delivery is preferred. Use of such compliant lids can enhance compression uniformity without having to rely on complex curved plates and stepped insulators.
H01R 12/85 - Coupling devices connected with low or zero insertion force contact pressure producing means, contacts activated after insertion of printed circuits or like structures
A printed circuit board includes a plurality of layers including attachment layers and routing layers; and columns of via patterns formed in the plurality of layers, wherein via patterns in adjacent columns are offset in a direction of the columns, each of the via patterns comprising: first and second signal vias forming a differential signal pair, the first and second signal vias extending through at least the attachment layers; and at least one conductive shadow via located between the first and second signal vias of the differential pair. In some embodiments, at least one conductive shadow via is electrically connected to a conductive surface film.
H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
H01R 12/72 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 12/73 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 13/514 - BasesCases formed as a modular block or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them
H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing
H01R 13/6467 - Means for preventing cross-talk by cross-over of signal conductors
H01R 13/6471 - Means for preventing cross-talk by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal]
H01R 13/6474 - Impedance matching by variation of conductive properties, e.g. by variation of dimensions
H01R 13/6585 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts
H01R 13/6587 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts for separating multiple connector modules for mounting on PCBs
H05K 1/09 - Use of materials for the metallic pattern
H05K 1/11 - Printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits
H05K 1/18 - Printed circuits structurally associated with non-printed electric components
H05K 3/04 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which the conductive material is applied to the surface of the insulating support and is thereafter removed from such areas of the surface which are not intended for current conducting or shielding the conductive material being removed mechanically, e.g. by punching
H05K 3/20 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern by affixing prefabricated conductor pattern
H05K 3/30 - Assembling printed circuits with electric components, e.g. with resistor
H05K 3/32 - Assembling printed circuits with electric components, e.g. with resistor electrically connecting electric components or wires to printed circuits
H05K 3/40 - Forming printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits
A modular electrical connector with broad-side coupled signal conductors in a right angle intermediate portion. Broadside coupling provides balanced pairs for very high frequency operation. The connector may be assembled with multiple subassemblies, each of which may have multiple pairs of signal conductors. The subassemblies may be formed from an insulative portion having grooves in opposite sides into which the intermediate portions of signal conductors. Covers, holding the signal conductors in the grooves, may establish the position of the signal conductors relative to reference conductors at the exterior of subassembly, so as to provide a controlled impedance. Lossy material may be positioned between the pairs in a subassembly and/or may contact the reference conductors of the subassemblies, and the lossy material of the subassemblies may in turn be connected with a conductive structure.
H01R 13/6587 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts for separating multiple connector modules for mounting on PCBs
H01R 12/73 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 12/72 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 13/719 - Structural association with built-in electrical component specially adapted for high frequency, e.g. with filters
A low profile interposer with multiple electrical contacts held in a housing. Each electrical contact is disposed within a respective opening of the housing. The electrical contact includes a base, a first beam extending from the base to a distal end of the first beam, a second beam extending from the base to a distal end of the second beam. When the electrical contact is in an uncompressed state, a first portion of the distal end of the first beam and a first portion of the distal end of the second beam are positioned between the top surface and the bottom surface; and a second portion of the distal end of the first beam extends above the top surface and a second portion of the distal end of the second beam extends below the bottom surface.
H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
H01R 13/24 - Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilientContacts for co-operating by abutting resiliently mounted
H01R 43/20 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
H01R 24/54 - Intermediate parts, e.g. adapters, splitters or elbows
H01B 7/18 - Protection against damage caused by external factors, e.g. sheaths or armouring by wear, mechanical force or pressure
H01B 13/016 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables for manufacturing co-axial cables
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
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SENSOR PACKAGE HAVING A CHANNEL INTEGRATED WITHIN A SUBSTRATE
A sensor package includes a substrate and a channel within the substrate. The channel is configured to allow flow of a fluid therethrough. The sensor package also includes a sensor disposed on the substrate and a lid. The sensor is configured to sense a property of the fluid. The lid forms at least one cavity between the lid and the substrate.
H05K 1/18 - Printed circuits structurally associated with non-printed electric components
G01L 19/00 - Details of, or accessories for, apparatus for measuring steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluent medium insofar as such details or accessories are not special to particular types of pressure gauges
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SENSOR PACKAGE HAVING A CHANNEL INTEGRATED WITHIN A SUBSTRATE
A sensor package includes a substrate and a channel within the substrate. The channel is configured to allow flow of a fluid therethrough. The sensor package also includes a sensor disposed on the substrate and a lid. The sensor is configured to sense a property of the fluid. The lid forms at least one cavity between the lid and the substrate.
G01L 13/02 - Devices or apparatus for measuring differences of two or more fluid pressure values using elastically-deformable members or pistons as sensing elements
G01L 19/00 - Details of, or accessories for, apparatus for measuring steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluent medium insofar as such details or accessories are not special to particular types of pressure gauges
A low profile interposer with multiple electrical contacts held in a housing via a process, such as heat staking, that deforms portions of the housing into protuberances that lock the electrical contacts within openings of the housing. The contacts may be arranged in multiple parallel columns and may have an elongated dimension that is aligned at an acute angle with respect to the column direction. Distal tips of the contact portions of the electrical contacts may be bent to extend into an opening in the housing, even when the electrical contact is in an uncompressed state.
H01R 31/06 - Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter
H01L 23/50 - Arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the solid state body in operation, e.g. leads or terminal arrangements for integrated circuit devices
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ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH HIGH SPEED MOUNTING INTERFACE
An electrical interconnect for passing high speed signals through an electronic system with a high density of signals and high signal integrity. The interconnect includes an electrical connector and a transition portion of a printed circuit board to which the connector is mounted. Signal conductors are connected to pads on the surface of the PCB using edge-to-pad mounting. The pads align with intermediate portions of the signal conductors such that transitions within the connector that could degrade signal integrity are avoided. The signal conductors may be positioned as individually shielded broadside coupled pairs extending in rows within the connector. Surface traces on the PCB connect the pads to signal vias aligned for vertical routing out of the connector footprint. Ground planes underlying the surface traces facilitate a transition from the signal paths in the connector to those in the PCB with low mode conversion avoiding resonances in the connector shields.
A coaxial tap in a hybrid fiber coaxial cable distribution system serves subscribers with an RF signal and optionally an equipment supply voltage while passing the RF signal to devices downstream of the tap.
Support structures and methods for securing at least one element, such as a wire or bundle of wires, in an opening of a panel or other structure. A support assembly may comprise a grommet having an opening to accommodate the at least one element and a bushing configured to clamp around an outer surface of the grommet. The bushing may comprise one or more petals configured to contact a first surface of the structure and one or more snaps configured to contact a second surface of the structure that is opposite to the first surface.
F16G 11/10 - Quick-acting fasteningsClamps holding in one direction only
F16G 11/04 - Means for fastening cables or ropes to one another or to other objectsCaps or sleeves for fixing on cables or ropes with wedging action, e.g. friction clamps of grommet-thimble type
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HIGH PERFORMANCE CONNECTOR WITH BGA SIGNAL ATTACHMENT
A connector configured for BGA attachment of terminals to pads on a PCB and coupling of planar conductive elements at the mounting interface without the use of solder balls in addition to those coupling the terminals to the PCB. Projections from the conductive elements may be fused to the same solder balls connecting one or more terminals to the PCB or may be coupled to ground structures on the PCB using a different attachment technique. The projections, for example, may be J-leads that are attached to pads on the PCB using surface mount soldering or may be pins that are attached within holes of the PCB using pin in paste mounting techniques. The PCB may have columns of signal pads configured for electrical connection to signal terminals of the connector using BGA termination techniques with holes between adjacent columns to receive pins of a shield of the connector.
H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
H01R 12/52 - Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 12/73 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
fuse panels, namely, electric fuse boxes; circuit breaker panel boards; circuit breakers; controller for use with setting, controlling, and configuring circuit breaker panel boards
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METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING WIRES IN OPENINGS
Support structures and methods for securing at least one element, such as a wire or bundle of wires, in an opening of a panel or other structure. A support assembly may comprise a grommet having an opening to accommodate the at least one element and a bushing configured to clamp around an outer surface of the grommet. The bushing may comprise one or more petals configured to contact a first surface of the structure and one or more snaps configured to contact a second surface of the structure that is opposite to the first surface.
A printed circuit board includes a plurality of layers including conductive layers separated by dielectric layers; and at least one via configured for solder attachment to a connector lead of a surface mount connector, the at least one via including a conductive element that extends from an upper surface of the printed circuit board through one or more of the plurality of layers, the conductive element having a recess in a surface thereof. The recess is configured to receive a tip portion of the connector lead of the surface mount connector. The printed circuit board may have via patterns including signal vias and ground vias.
A connector assembly that includes a receptacle with inner and outer shells which have a front end for mating with a mating connector and a back end configured to connect to a printed circuit board. Receptacle primary and secondary ground connections are located on one of the shells. A plug with an outer shell that supports a pin contact to mate with the socket contact. The outer shell of the plug has a front end for mating with the front end of the receptacle and a back end that is configured to connect to a coaxial cable. Plug primary and secondary ground connections are located on the outer shell. When the receptacle and plug are mated, the primary ground connections form a primary grounding path through the assembly and the secondary ground connections form a secondary grounding path through the assembly, thereby electrically connecting the plug with the board.
H01R 9/05 - Connectors arranged to contact a plurality of the conductors of a multiconductor cable for coaxial cables
H01R 13/6582 - Shield structure with resilient means for engaging mating connector
H01R 13/6583 - Shield structure with resilient means for engaging mating connector with separate conductive resilient members between mating shield members
H01R 24/50 - Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency mounted on a PCB [Printed Circuit Board]
H01R 24/54 - Intermediate parts, e.g. adapters, splitters or elbows
H01R 13/6599 - Dielectric material made conductive, e.g. plastic material coated with metal
Connector assemblies for making connections to a subassembly, such as a processor card, may include signal contact tips formed of a material different than that of an associated cable conductor. The signal contact tips may be formed of a super elastic material, such as nickel titanium. The connector assembly may include ground contact tips that similarly make a pressure contact to the electrical component may be electrically connected to a shield of the cable shield Housing modules that interlock or interface with a support member may be employed to manufacture connectors with any desired quantity of signal and ground contact tips in any suitable number of columns and rows. Each module may terminate a cable and provide pressure mount connections between signal conductors and the shield of the cable and conductive pads on the subassembly, and conductive or lossy grounded structures around the conductive elements carrying signals through the module.
H01R 12/79 - Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 12/77 - Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
A fiber optic connector plug includes a housing. The housing includes a central axis, opposing lateral sides and a top side extending between the opposing lateral sides, and an interior channel, extending through the housing, in a direction parallel to the central axis, from a first end portion of the housing to a second end portion of the housing. The housing also includes a latch, coupled to the housing at the top side. The housing further includes a ferrule, extending from the first end portion of the housing. The housing additionally includes a shutter, coupled to the first end portion of the housing such that the shutter is pivotable and translationally slidable, relative to the first end portion of the housing, between a closed position, in which the shutter covers the ferrule, and an open position, in which the shutter does not cover the ferrule.
A cable routing storage assembly for a data communication system chassis. The assembly including a shuttle including a base portion spanning between a first side of the shuttle and a second side of the shuttle. A slot is defined within the base portion and arranged between the first side and the second side. The slot extending from the back end of the shuttle along a portion of a length of the shuttle to a point proximate to a front end of the shuttle such that the base portion at the back end of the shuttle is separated between the first side and the second side. The slot being sized to slideably receive a mounting structure disposed in the chassis. A handle extends from a front end of the shuttle in front of the slot. The handle being configured to displace the shuttle relative to the chassis.
A modular electrical connector with modular components suitable for assembly into a right angle connector may also be used in forming an orthogonal connector or connector in other desired configurations. The connector modules may be configured through the user of extender modules. Those connector modules may be held together as a right angle connector with a front housing portion, which, in some embodiments, may be shaped differently depending on whether the connector modules are used to form a right angle connector or an orthogonal connector. When designed to form an orthogonal connector, the extender modules may interlock into subarrays, which may be held to other connector components through the use of an extender shell. The mating contact portions on the extender modules may be such that a right angle connector, similarly made with connector modules, may directly mate with the orthogonal connector.
H01R 13/648 - Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices
H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
H01R 12/73 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 13/514 - BasesCases formed as a modular block or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them
H01R 13/6471 - Means for preventing cross-talk by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal]
H01R 13/6474 - Impedance matching by variation of conductive properties, e.g. by variation of dimensions
H01R 13/6477 - Impedance matching by variation of dielectric properties
H01R 13/6587 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts for separating multiple connector modules for mounting on PCBs
H01R 13/659 - Shield structure with plural ports for distinct connectors
H01R 43/20 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
An electrical socket and method of making an electrical socket. The socket includes a body that has spaced contact beams extending between the first and second ends and an inner receiving area for accepting a mating pin. The contact beams are configured for aligning into a hyperbolic geometry. Each of the contact beams has a middle section between first and second end sections. Each middle section has a pre-formed contour that defines a cross-section of each contact beam that defines a fully radiused, inner contact area without sharp edges such that each middle section extends further into the inner receiving area than the first and second end sections when the contact beams are aligned into the hyperbolic geometry and such that the fully radiused, inner contact areas of the contact beams are positioned for contact with the mating pin when inserted into the inner receiving area of the socket body.
H01R 24/86 - Parallel contacts arranged about a common axis
H01R 43/16 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending
A printed circuit board includes a dielectric substrate; first and second conductive traces disposed on the dielectric substrate; and a compensation structure disposed in the first conductive trace. The compensation structure includes a compensation segment connected in line with the first conductive trace; and a dielectric layer on all or part of the compensation segment. The first and second conductive traces may form a differential signal pair. The compensation segment may limit one or more of signal skew, mode conversion from differential mode to common mode, and impedance variations caused by a bend in the differential signal pair.
An electrical connector comprises an insulative shell having a floor; a first plurality of contacts extending through the floor, wherein the first plurality of contacts are disposed in a plurality of columns; a second plurality of contacts extending through the floor, wherein the second plurality of contacts are interspersed with the first plurality of contacts within the plurality of columns; and a conductive member adjacent the floor. The conductive member comprises a first plurality of openings, wherein the first plurality of contacts extend through the openings of the first plurality of openings; a second plurality of openings, wherein the second plurality of contacts extend through the openings of the second plurality of openings; and a first plurality of tabs, extending into openings in the insulative shell.
H01R 13/6585 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts
H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
H01R 12/72 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 12/73 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 13/6471 - Means for preventing cross-talk by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal]
H01R 13/6582 - Shield structure with resilient means for engaging mating connector
H01R 13/6588 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts with through openings for individual contacts
H05K 1/14 - Structural association of two or more printed circuits
A cable reel is described. The cable reel includes first and second opposing flanges. The first flange has a first hub portion and the second flange has a second hub portion. The first and second hub portions are configured to be axially aligned and configured to mate with one another to support cable. The cable reel includes an axially adjustable coupling mechanism configured to couple the first hub portion to the second hub portion at a plurality of stable axial positions. The first hub portion is rotationally fixed to the second hub portion at the plurality of axial positions.
A contact member includes, an outer conductor including a mating interface section that includes a front end of the outer conductor, a termination section including a rear end of the outer conductor, and a middle section therebetween joining the mating interface and termination sections; an inner conductor received in the mating interface section; and a protective insulator including a main portion received in the mating interface section of the outer conductor and supporting the inner conductor and including an end portion configured for closed entry mating. The end portion has an end face extending outside of the front end of the outer conductor.
H01R 24/40 - Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency
H01R 4/2495 - Insulation penetration combined with permanent deformation of the contact member, e.g. crimping
H01R 9/05 - Connectors arranged to contact a plurality of the conductors of a multiconductor cable for coaxial cables
A dense, high-speed interconnection may be formed with a mating header and receptacle connector. The header connector may have groups of mating contact portions extending from the connector housing. Structural projections may extend from the housing adjacent some or all of the groups of mating contact portions. The groups of mating contact portions may be signal and ground mating contact portions associated with a signal pair. The groups may be arranged in an array and the structural projections may be arranged in an array intercalated with the array of the groups of mating contact portions. A receptacle connector may include an array of apertures configured to receive the structural projections. The structural projections may be shaped and positioned to reduce damage to the mating contact portions of the header connector, enable reliable manufacture, and to provide a high-density mating interface.
An interposer configured for connecting offset arrays of signal pads on parallel surfaces. Contacts of the interposer have mating portions with multiple beams. One of the beams makes contact with a pad on a first of the surfaces and is deflected when the surfaces are pressed together with the interposer between them. A second of the beams is positioned so that the first beam presses into that second beam as the first beam deflects. The second beam may contact a central location on the first beam. An electrical path through the contact from a pad on the first surface to a pad on the second surface may be shorter when the first beam is pressed into the second beam than through the first beam alone. A shorter path may improve signal integrity. Moreover, the spring force of the contact may be set by the second beam.
A network connector and method for making a network connector. The connector includes a core body, and first and second sets of contacts supported by the core body. Each of the of contacts having an exposed portion extending outside of the core body. Wires are coupled to the first and second sets of contacts. An internal printed circuit board is supported on the core body. The internal printed circuit board is coupled to the exposed portions of the first set of contact. A magnetic isolation component supported on the core body configured to filter electrical signals of the plurality of wires. The exposed portions of the second set of contacts are configured to engage an external printed circuit board.
An interposer configured for connecting arrays of signal pads on parallel surfaces is described. Contacts of the interposer are configured to provide multiple conductive paths. A first conductive path extends through the body of the contact. A second conductive path is formed in parallel to the first conductive path when the contact is compressed between opposed substrates. The contact includes an intermediate portion, a rigid portion laterally extending from the intermediate portion, and a pair of compliant arms extending from the intermediate portion in opposite directions along the mating axis. When the contact is compressed, both arms touch and form an electrical connection with the rigid portion. The presence of the rigid portion allows for a reduction in the length of the beams in tall contacts.
A network connector and method for making a network connector. The connector includes a core body, and first and second sets of contacts supported by the core body. Each of the of contacts having an exposed portion extending outside of the core body. Wires are coupled to the first and second sets of contacts. An internal printed circuit board is supported on the core body. The internal printed circuit board is coupled to the exposed portions of the first set of contact. A magnetic isolation component supported on the core body configured to filter electrical signals of the plurality of wires. The exposed portions of the second set of contacts are configured to engage an external printed circuit board.
An electrical connector for high speed signals. The connector has multiple conductive elements that may serve as signal or ground conductors. A member formed with lossy material and conductive compliant members may be inserted in the connector. The conductive compliant members may be aligned with conductive elements of the connector configured as ground conductors. For a connector configured to carry differential signals, the ground conductors may separate pairs of signal conductors. The member may further include a conductive web, embedded within the lossy material, that interconnects the conductive compliant members. For a receptacle connector, the conductive elements may have mating contact portions aligned along opposing surfaces of a cavity. The conductive elements may have contact tails for attachment to a printed circuit board and intermediate portions connecting the mating contact portions and the contact tails. The conductive compliant members may press against the intermediate portions.
H01R 13/6585 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts
H01R 13/6593 - Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the conductive member being a shielded cable the shield being composed of different pieces
H01R 13/6594 - Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the shield being mounted on a PCB and connected to conductive members
H01R 13/6599 - Dielectric material made conductive, e.g. plastic material coated with metal
A Peripheral Component Interconnect Express/Serial Attached SCSI (PSAS) female connector includes a frame member, a terminal member, and a cover member; the frame member including a terminal groove disposed in the frame member and a tilt portion disposed in the terminal groove adjacent to a plug end; the terminal member inserted in the frame member and including a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) 7 pin terminal, a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 40 pin terminal, a 15 Pin signal terminal, a 6 Pin terminal, and a 4 Pin terminal. When the PSAS female connector is engaged with the male connector, the SATA 7 Pin terminal and the SAS 40 Pin terminal are pressed by a terminal of the male connector to be bent toward an outer lateral side of the terminal groove to contact the elastic plate of the cover member. The present invention effectively improves the cross interference during high speed transmission, thereby achieving the Generation 5 performance requirement.
H01R 13/10 - Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
H01R 13/646 - Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups or specially adapted for high-frequency, e.g. structures providing an impedance match or phase match
H01R 13/6582 - Shield structure with resilient means for engaging mating connector
H01R 13/6583 - Shield structure with resilient means for engaging mating connector with separate conductive resilient members between mating shield members
H01R 13/6599 - Dielectric material made conductive, e.g. plastic material coated with metal
A printed circuit board includes a plurality of layers including attachment layers and routing layers; and via patterns formed in the plurality of layers, each of the via patterns including first and second signal vias forming a differential signal pair, the first and second signal vias extending through at least the attachment layers; ground vias extending through at least the attachment layers, the ground vias including ground conductors; and shadow vias located adjacent to each of the first and second signal vias, wherein the shadow vias are free of conductive material in the attachment layers. The printed circuit board may further include slot vias extending through the attachment layers and located between via patterns.
H01R 43/20 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
H05K 1/11 - Printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits
H05K 3/00 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits
H05K 3/40 - Forming printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits
An electrical connector with improved high frequency performance. The connector has conductive elements, forming both signal and ground conductors, that have multiple points of contact distributed along an elongated dimension. The ground conductors may be formed with multiple beams of different length. The signal conductors may be formed with multiple contact regions on a single beam, with different characteristics. Signal conductors may have beams that are jogged to provide both a desired impedance and mating contact pitch. Additionally, electromagnetic radiation, inside and/or outside the connector, may be shaped with an insert electrically connecting multiple ground structures and/or a contact feature coupling ground conductors to a stiffener. The conductive elements in different columns may be shaped differently to reduce crosstalk.
H01R 13/6471 - Means for preventing cross-talk by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal]
H01R 13/6467 - Means for preventing cross-talk by cross-over of signal conductors
H01R 13/6588 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts with through openings for individual contacts
H01R 13/04 - Pins or blades for co-operation with sockets
H01R 13/6585 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts
H01R 25/00 - Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits
H01R 33/76 - Holders with sockets, clips or analogous contacts, adapted for axially-sliding engagement with parallely-arranged pins, blades, or analogous contacts on counterpart, e.g. electronic tube socket
H01R 33/945 - Holders with built-in electrical component
H01R 31/02 - Intermediate parts for distributing energy to two or more circuits in parallel, e.g. splitter
H04B 10/2575 - Radio-over-fibre, e.g. radio frequency signal modulated onto an optical carrier
H01R 33/88 - Coupling devices specially adapted for supporting apparatus and having one part acting as a holder providing support and electrical connection via a counterpart which is structurally associated with the apparatus, e.g. lamp holdersSeparate parts thereof adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts
