Electrical connector with cavity between terminals
AssigneesAmphenol FCI Asia Pte. Ltd., Amphenol FCI Connectors Singapore Pte. Ltd.
InventorsNaotaka Sasame, Motomu Kajiura, Masahiko Motoyama
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a housing, first and second sets of terminals and a spacer. The housing has a first sidewall, a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall and a cavity between the first and second sidewalls. The first set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the first sidewall. The second set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the second sidewall. The spacer is disposed in the cavity between the first and second sets of terminals.
Claims25
An electrical connector comprising:
- a housing having a first sidewall, a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall, and a cavity between the first and second sidewalls;
- a first set of terminals disposed in the cavity adjacent to the first sidewall;
- a second set of terminals disposed in the cavity adjacent to the second sidewall;
- a spacer disposed in the cavity between the first and second sets of terminals,
- wherein the spacer comprises:
- a base;
- first ridges projecting from the base toward the first sidewall of the housing;
- and
- second ridges projecting from the base toward the second sidewall of the housing;
- a first frame supporting the first set of terminals, the first frame comprising:
- first protuberances facing the spacer:, and
- a first notch between adjacent ones of the first protuberances;
- a second frame supporting the second set of terminals, the second frame comprising:
- second protuberances facing the spacer:, and
- a second notch between adjacent ones of the second protuberances,
- wherein one of the first ridges of the spacer is disposed in one of the first notches, and one of the second ridges of the spacer is disposed in one of the second notches.
An electrical connector comprising:
- a housing having a first sidewall, a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall, and a cavity between the first and second sidewalls;
- a first set of terminals disposed in the cavity adjacent to the first sidewall;
- a second set of terminals disposed in the cavity adjacent to the second sidewall;
- at least one member disposed in the cavity between the first and second sets of terminals so as to establish a space between the first and second sets of terminals;
- and
- a pair of fixing tabs secured to the housing and engaged to at least one of the at least one member,
- wherein:
- the first and second sets of terminals comprise tail ends with first surfaces extending in a first direction, and
- the fixing tabs of the pair of fixing tabs comprise second surfaces that are coplanar with the first surfaces and extend in the first direction.
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a housing having a first sidewall, a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewalk, and a cavity between the first and second sidewalls;
- a first set of terminals supported by a first frame and disposed in the cavity adjacent to the first sidewall;
- a second set of terminals supported by a second frame and disposed in the cavity adjacent to the second sidewall;
- and
- a resonant damping component disposed in the cavity;
- wherein the first frame comprises a first plurality of notches aligned with ones of the first set of terminals and disposed between adjacent pairs of the first set of terminals;
- and
- wherein the second frame comprises a second plurality of notches aligned with ones of the second set of terminals and disposed between adjacent pairs of the second set of terminals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.