US 12,191,604 B2 · Terminal module and high-speed electrical connector using the same

Abstract

The present invention discloses a terminal module and a high-speed electrical connector using the same. The connector includes a number of terminal modules, a number of shielding plates, a front cover and a rear stiffener. The terminal module has grounding terminals and differential signal pairs embedded within an insulating body. Each differential signal pair have contacting portions, mounting portions and connecting portions. The insulating body defines a number of cutouts thereon with the connecting portions of the differential signal pairs partially exposed therefrom. The front cover has a U-shaped cross-section. An exposed surface of the connecting portion of the differential signal pairs is coated with an insulating thin film.

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Dependent claims

A terminal module for assembly into a high-speed, electrical connector adapted to connecting a complementary connector, said high-speed electrical connector having a shielding plate stacked assembled with said terminal module, said terminal module comprising:

a terminal assembly comprising a plurality of conductive terminals, said conductive terminals comprising contacting portions, mounting portions and connecting portions interconnecting said contacting portions and mounting portions;
and
an insulating body for securing said connecting portions of said conductive terminals, said insulating body defining a plurality of cutouts thereon with said connecting portions partially exposed therein;
wherein an exposed surface of said connecting portion is coated with an insulating thin film.

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A high-speed electrical connector adapted for engaging with a complementary connector, comprising:

a plurality of terminal modules, each terminal module comprises grounding terminals and differential signal pairs embedded within an insulating body, each differential signal pair having contacting portions, mounting portions and connecting portions for connecting said contacting portions with said mounting portions, said insulating body defining a plurality of cutouts thereon with said connecting portions of said differential signal pairs partially exposed therefrom;
a plurality of shielding plates, each shielding plate stacked arranged between every two adjacent terminal modules;
a front cover for organizing said plurality of terminal modules, said front cover having a U-shaped cross-section, said grounding terminals and said differential signal pairs partially accommodated within said front cover;
and
a rear stiffener for fixing said terminal modules and said shielding plates together from a rear side thereof;
wherein an exposed surface of said connecting portion is coated with an insulating thin film.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Terminal module and high-speed electrical connector using the same

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Abstract

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