High speed high density connector assembly
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorFENG PAN
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Abstract
An electrical connector (10; 20; 50; 60; 70; 80; 90; 91) includes a conductive body (11, 12; 21; 32; 502; 61; 71; 822; 920), and a plurality of contact modules mounted on the body, each of the contact modules comprising a plurality of contacts (121; 220; 321; 420; 551; 620; 921), a shielding member (123; 222; 323; 422; 53; 68; 720; 900) and an insulator (122; 221; 322; 421; 550; 621) for fixing the contacts. The conductive body electrically connects with the shielding member and is insulated with the contacts.
Claims18
An electrical connector comprising:
- a conductive body;
- and
- a plurality of contact modules mounted on the conductive body, each of the contact modules comprising a plurality of contacts, a shielding member, and an insulator fixing the contacts;
- wherein the conductive body electrically connects with the shielding member and is insulated from the contacts.
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a first connector adapted to be mounted onto a first printed circuit board, the first connector comprising:
- a first body;
- and
- a plurality of first contact modules mounted to the first body, each of the first contact modules comprising a first wafer, a plurality of first contacts mounted on the first wafer, a first shielding member mounted on the first wafer, and a plurality of first insulators fixing the first contacts;
- and
- a second connector adapted to be mounted onto a second printed circuit board and adapted for being mated with the first electrical connector, the second connector comprising:
- a second body;
- and
- a plurality of second contact modules mounted to the second body, each of the second contact modules comprising a plurality of second contacts, a second shielding member, and a second insulator fixing the second contacts;
- wherein the first body is conductive and electrically connects with the first shielding members, and the second body is conductive and electrically connects with the second shielding members, the first body electrically connecting with the second body.
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a first connector defining a mating port and a mounting port perpendicular to each other, and essentially including a plurality of wafers stacked with one another along a transverse direction, each of said wafers including:
- a conductive body forming a plurality of channels extending in a parallel relation, each of said channels exposed to an exterior on one side along said transverse direction and defining a first end around the mating port and a second end around the mounting port;
- a plurality of contact modules snugly received within the corresponding channels along said transverse direction, respectively, each of said contact modules including a pair of differential contacts embedded within an insulator;
- and
- a metallic shielding plate attached upon the conductive body to shield the channels and the corresponding contact modules therein;
- wherein
- the shielding plate is electrically and mechanically connected to the conductive body.
The electrical connector assembly as claimed 11, wherein in each contact module, front ends of the differential contacts extend beyond the first end of the corresponding channel, and an insulating protector is disposed in the corresponding channel around said first end to prevent the exposed front ends of the differential contacts from contacting the conductive body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.