Electrical connector with twist pair strain relief
OwnerHung-Jen Chiu, Keith Tharpinventors
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Abstract
A cable connector includes a plurality of terminals mounted inside an insulative housing and having solder sections extending outwardly of the housing for connection with a bulk cable having twisted pairs of wires. A twist pair strain relief device is disposed adjacent to the solder sections, and has an insulative body which has a first side facing the solder sections and an opposite second side. A plurality of passages are formed in the body to receive the respective twisted pairs in a twisted state. Each passage has a clamping unit to clamp the corresponding twisted pair so as to prevent the pair from being untwisted and to act as a strain relief when the twisted pairs are subjected to external forces.
Claims8
A cable connector comprising:
- an insulative housing;
- a plurality of terminals mounted within said housing and having solder sections extending outwardly of said housing;
- a bulk cable having a plurality of twisted pairs of wires;
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- a twist pair strain relief device disposed adjacent to said solder sections of said terminals and including a body which has a first side facing said solder sections, a second side opposite to said first side, a plurality of passages extending between and opening at said first and second sides, and a clamping unit disposed in each of said passages,
- wherein each of said twisted pairs extends into and through a corresponding one of said passages in a twisted state, and said clamping unit clamps and prevents the corresponding one of said twisted pairs from being untwisted into individuals, said twisted pairs having wire portions extending out of said passages through said first side and then connected electrically and respectively to said solder sections of said terminals.
A twist pair strain relief device for a cable connector, comprising:
- a twist pair strain relief device including a body which has a first side, and a second side opposite to said first side, a plurality of passages extending between and opening at said first and second sides, and a clamping unit disposed in each of said passages;
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- a bulk cable having a plurality of twisted pairs of wires,
- wherein each of said twisted pairs extends into and through a corresponding one of said passages in a twisted state, and said clamping unit clamps and prevents the corresponding one of said twisted pairs from being untwisted into individuals, said twisted pairs having wire portions extending out of said passages through said first and second sides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.