# US 2014/0154927 A1 · Cable connector and cable assembly, and method of manufacturing cable assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0154927 A1 - Document ID: US20140154927A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/795,246 - Filed: 2013-03-12 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30 - Assignees: Hitachi Cable, Ltd. - Applicants: Hitachi Cable, Ltd. - Inventors: Hideki NONEN; Yosuke ISHIMATSU - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140154927A1 ## CPC - H01R 43/26: for engaging or disengaging the two parts of a coupling device (structural association with two-part coupling device H01R13/629) - H01R 13/65917: {Connection to shield by means of resilient members} - H01R 12/62: connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures - H01R 43/0207: {Ultrasonic-, H.F.-, cold- or impact welding} - Y10T 29/49174: Assembling terminal to elongated conductor - Y10T 29/49176: with molding of electrically insulating material - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A cable connector and a cable assembly in which electrical characteristics are stabilized by suppressing elastic deformation of a cable for differential signal transmission, and besides, which are easily connectable by reducing the number of parts, and a method of manufacturing the cable assembly are provided. Respective ground contacts and respective signal line contacts positioned between the respective ground contacts through a space are provided in a connector main body. Front-side arm portions and rear-side arm portions mutually extending toward the respective signal line contacts are integrally provided with end portions of the respective ground contacts protruded from a side wall portion of the connector main body. And, under a state that respective signal line conductors are arranged in the respective signal line contacts, an outer conductor is held by the front-side arm portions and the rear-side arm portions. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cable connector which is electrically connected with a cable for differential signal transmission including: a pair of signal line conductors; an insulator provided in peripheries of the respective signal line conductors; and an outer conductor provided in periphery of the insulator, the cable connector comprising: a connector board made of an insulating material; a first ground contact and a second ground contact which are provided in the connector board and are electrically connected with the outer conductor; a pair of signal line contacts which are provided between the respective ground contacts in the connector board through a space and are electrically connected with the respective signal line conductors; and a first arm portion and a second arm portion which are provided integrally with end portions of the respective ground contacts protruded from a side wall portion of the connector board, which mutually extend toward the respective signal line contacts, and which hold the outer conductor under a state that the respective signal line conductors are arranged in the respective signal line contacts. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cable connector according to claim 1, wherein at least either one of the respective arm portions is elastically deformed, and a dimension in a distance between the respective arm portions is smaller than a dimension in a thickness of the outer conductor. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The cable connector according to claim 2, wherein the respective signal line conductors are pressed onto the respective signal line contacts by elastic force of the arm portions. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The cable connector according to claim 1, wherein the respective ground contacts are alternately aligned in the connector board so that the respective ground contacts positioned on both sides therein are formed in an L shape, and besides, so that the first ground contact and the second ground contact positioned between the respective ground contacts formed in the L shape are formed integrally with each other in a T shape. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The cable connector according to claim 1, wherein a dimension in a length of at least either one of the respective arm portions is set to a dimension in a length which extends beyond a center portion of the cable for differential signal transmission. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cable connector according to claim 1 further comprising a holding reinforcement portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the cable for differential signal transmission, the holding reinforcement portion provided integrally with the respective arm portions. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The cable connector according to claim 1, wherein peripheries of the respective arm portions are solidified by an insulating material under a state that the outer conductor is held by the respective arm portions. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The cable connector according to claim 1 further comprising a tape having conductive property wound in peripheries of the respective arm portions and the outer conductor. ### Claim 9 A cable assembly including: a cable for differential signal transmission; and a cable connector which is electrically connected with the cable for differential signal transmission, the cable for differential signal transmission comprising: a pair of signal line conductors; an insulator provided in peripheries of the respective signal line conductors; and an outer conductor provided in periphery of the insulator, and the cable connector comprising: a connector board made of an insulating material; a first ground contact and a second ground contact which are provided in the connector board and are electrically connected with the outer conductor; a pair of signal line contacts which are provided between the respective ground contacts in the connector board through a space and are electrically connected with the respective signal line conductors; and a first arm portion and a second arm portion which are provided integrally with end portions of the respective ground contacts protruded from a side wall portion of the connector board, which mutually extend toward the respective signal line contacts, and which hold the outer conductor under a state that the respective signal line conductors are arranged in the respective signal line contacts. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The cable assembly according to claim 9, wherein at least either one of the respective arm portions is elastically deformed, and a dimension in a distance between the respective arm portions is smaller than a dimension in a thickness of the outer conductor. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The cable assembly according to claim 10, wherein the respective signal line conductors are pressed onto the respective signal line contacts by elastic force of the arm portions. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The cable assembly according to claim 9, wherein the respective ground contacts are alternately aligned in the connector board so that the respective ground contacts positioned on both sides therein are formed in an L shape, and besides, so that the first ground contact and the second ground contact positioned between the respective ground contacts formed in the L shape are formed integrally with each other in a T shape. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The cable assembly according to claim 9, wherein a dimension in a length of at least either one of the respective arm portions is set to a dimension in a length which extends beyond a center portion of the cable for differential signal transmission. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The cable assembly according to claim 9 further comprising a holding reinforcement portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the cable for differential signal transmission, the holding reinforcement portion provided integrally with the respective arm portions. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The cable assembly according to claim 9, wherein peripheries of the respective arm portions are solidified by an insulating material under a state that the outer conductor is held by the respective arm portions. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The cable assembly according to claim 9 further comprising a tape having conductive property wound in peripheries of the respective arm portions and the outer conductor. ### Claim 17 A method of manufacturing a cable assembly comprising: a cable preparing step of preparing a cable for differential signal transmission including a pair of signal line conductors, an insulator provided in peripheries of the respective signal line conductors, and an outer conductor provided in periphery of the insulator; a cable-connector preparing step of preparing a cable connector including a connector board made of an insulating material, a first ground contact and a second ground contact which are provided in the connector board and are electrically connected with the outer conductor, a pair of signal line contacts which are provided between the respective ground contacts in the connector board through a space and are electrically connected with the respective signal line conductors, and a first arm portion and a second arm portion which are provided integrally with end portions of the respective ground contacts protruded from a side wall portion of the connector board and which mutually extend toward the respective signal line contacts; and a connecting step of electrically connecting between the respective signal line conductors and the respective signal line contacts under a state that the respective signal line conductors are arranged in the respective signal line contacts, and besides, the outer conductor is arranged between the respective arm portions so that the outer conductor is held by the respective arm portions. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of manufacturing the cable assembly according to claim 17, wherein the connecting step is followed by a mold forming step of solidifying the peripheries of the respective arm portions by an insulating material.