Connector

#The present invention relates to a connector, and more particularly to a connector having individually isolated terminals to eliminate mutual interference between the terminals during high-speed signal transmission and therefore enable faster and more stable transmission of signals.

#With the increasingly developed technologies, computers have been designed to provide incredibly powerful functions. That is, the central processing unit (CPU) inside each computer has higher operation ability than ever. Meanwhile, the Internet has become so popular that upload and download at extremely high speed via wide-band optical fiber, asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) and the like has been developed in response to user demands. Thus, peripheral Active/passive components for using the Internet must have matched high operating speed. A cable for transmitting signals between the CPU of a computer and the Active/passive components is therefore particularly important, and connectors at two ends of the cable are responsible for successful high-speed signal transmission.

#FIGS. 1 and 2 are exploded and partially assembled perspective views, respectively, of a conventional connector. As shown, the conventional connector includes an iron case 4, a plastic body 1, an insertion plate 2, two hold-down plates 3, an iron case 4 put onto an outer portion of front end of the plastic body 1, and insertion plate 2 is connected to the rear end of the plastic body 1.

#The structure and the technical means adopted by the present invention to achieve the above and other objects can be best understood by referring to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings, wherein

#FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional connector;

#FIG. 2 is a partially assembled perspective view of the connector of FIG. 1 before two hold-down plates are covered onto the connector;

#Please refer to FIGS. 5 and 6 that are exploded and assembled perspective views, respectively, of a connector according to the present invention. As shown, the connector includes a plastic body 10, an insertion plate 20, two covering plates 30, an iron case 40, and intermediate cables 50. The iron case 40 is connected to and covers an outer portion of front side of the plastic body 10, and the insertion plate 20 is assembled to a rear side of the plastic body 10.

#The plastic body 10 is provided at the rear side with upper and lower rows of correspondingly arranged terminal slots 101, into each of which a terminal 1011 is inserted, as shown in FIG. 7. A horizontal isolation slot 102 is provided between each upper terminal slot 101 and a corresponding lower terminal slot 101, and a vertical isolation slot 102 is provided between any two adjacent pairs of upper and lower terminal slots 101, such that the horizontal and the vertical isolation slots 102 are transversely and sequentially arranged across the rear side of the plastic body 10 like a series of letters H. Each of the isolation slots 102 receives a front part of an isolation plate 1021 therein, as shown in FIG. 8. The plastic body 10 includes two rearward extended lateral walls 103, inner surfaces of which are provided with horizontally extended guide slots 104. And, two retaining holes 105 are separately formed in the guide slots 104 at predetermined positions for holding the insertion plate 20 to the rear side of the plastic body 10, as shown in FIG. 9.

#The insertion plate 20 is provided at two lateral ends with two retaining projections 202 for engaging with the retaining holes 105 in the guide slots 104 of the plastic body 10, and at upper and lower surfaces with a plurality of spacing ribs 201. Any two adjacent spacing ribs 201 define a recess 203 between them for receiving a rear end of one corresponding terminal 1011, a front end of which has been inserted into the terminal slot 101 on the plastic body 10. Please refer to FIG. 9. The insertion plate 20 is provided at a front side facing toward the rear side of the plastic body 10 with a plurality of alternately arranged horizontal and vertical isolation slots 204 corresponding to the isolation plates 1021 inserted into the plastic body 10, such that the alternate horizontal and the vertical isolation slots 204 look like a series of letters H.