Electrical Connector System
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorsJames Lee Fedder, John Edward Knaub, Peter Clark O'Donnell, Lynn Robert Sipe
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Abstract
An electrical connector system may include multiple wafer assemblies configured to engage with a substrate. A ground strip of the electrical connector system may be coupled with a first wafer assembly and a second wafer assembly. The ground strip is configured to engage with the substrate and provide a common ground potential between the first wafer assembly, the second wafer assembly, and the substrate.
Claims29
An electrical connector system, comprising:
- a first wafer assembly configured to engage with a substrate;
- a second wafer assembly configured to engage with the substrate;
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- a ground strip coupled with the first wafer assembly and the second wafer assembly, wherein the ground strip is configured to engage with the substrate and provide a common ground potential between the first wafer assembly, the second wafer assembly, and the substrate.
An electrical connector system, comprising:
- a first wafer assembly with a first signal contact and a second signal contact configured to engage with a substrate;
- a second wafer assembly with a first signal contact and a second signal contact configured to engage with the substrate;
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- a ground strip coupled with the first wafer assembly and the second wafer assembly, wherein the ground strip comprises a first mounting contact and a second mounting contact configured to engage with the substrate to provide a common ground potential between the first wafer assembly, the second wafer assembly, and the substrate;
- wherein the first mounting contact is positioned on the ground strip to at least partially block a line-of-sight between the first signal contact of the first wafer assembly and the second signal contact of the first wafer assembly, and wherein the second mounting contact is positioned on the ground strip to at least partially block a line-of-sight between the first signal contact of the second wafer assembly and the second signal contact of the second wafer assembly.
A ground strip for an electrical connector system, comprising:
- means for mechanically and electrically engaging a first wafer assembly that comprises a first signal contact and a second signal contact configured to engage with a substrate;
- means for mechanically and electrically engaging a second wafer assembly;
- means for mechanically and electrically engaging the substrate to provide a common ground potential between the first wafer assembly, the second wafer assembly, and the substrate;
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- means for at least partially blocking a line-of-sight between the first signal contact and the second signal contact when the ground strip is engaged with the first wafer assembly.
An electrical connector system, comprising:
- a first ground strip coupled with a first wafer assembly and a second wafer assembly;
- a second ground strip coupled with the first wafer assembly and the second wafer assembly;
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- a ground shield coupled with the first ground strip and the second ground strip, wherein the ground shield is configured to engage with a substrate to provide a common ground potential between the first ground strip, the second ground strip, and the substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.