High-density, modular, electrical connector
AssigneeAMP Incorporated
InventorsDavid H. Gutter, Walter C. Shatto, Jr.
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Abstract
A high-density, electrical, connector for discrete wire coaxial cables includes one or more housing modules (21a, 21b, 21c, 121), adapted to receive one or more termination members (14, 126a, 126b) attached to the ends of coaxial cables (16, 116). Each termination member comprises a dielectric support (51, 134) having a signal contact (52, 142) supported on one side thereof and a ground contact (53, 131) supported on the opposite side thereof. The contacts include first and second connections (58, 61) on the same side of the support (51, 134) and substantially aligned with one another and with the cable. The ground contact (53, 131) includes a third crimp connection (60), aligned with the first and second connections (58, 61) and the cable.
Claims33
An electrical connector for terminating discrete wire coaxial cables, said discrete wire coaxial cables including a center signal-carrying conductor, an outer conductive foil for shielding, and a drain wire electrically connected to the foil for maintaining the foil at a reference potential, said connector including:
- a termination member mounted to each of one or more of said cables, and a connector housing for receiving said one or more termination members, each of said termination members including:
- a dielectric support having opposed first and second sides;
- a first, signal contact supported on the first side of said support;
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- a second, ground contact supported on the second side of said support, said first and second contacts including first and second cable termination portions adapted to be electrically attached to the center conductor and drain wire, respectively, of said cable, said first and second cable termination portions being positioned substantially in alignment with one another and with the cable and comprising first and second electrical connections adapted to be connected to said center conductor and said drain wire, respectively, of said cable, said second connection comprising an O-crimp crimped around said cable for capturing said drain wire therein, and wherein said termination member further includes means for providing a solder bond between said O-crimp of said ground contact and said drain wire.
An electrical connector for terminating discrete wire coaxial cables, said discrete wire coaxial cables including a center signal-carrying conductor, an outer conductive foil for shielding, and a drain wire electrically connected to the foil for maintaining the foil at a reference potential, said connector including:
- a termination member mounted to each of one or more of said cables, each of said termination members including:
- a dielectric support having opposed first and second sides;
- a first, signal contact supported on the first side of said support;
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- a second, ground contact supported on the second side of said support, said first and second contacts including first and second cable termination portions adapted to be electrically attached to the center conductor and drain wire, respectively, of said cable, said first and second cable termination portions being positioned substantially in alignment with one another and with the cable;
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- a connector housing for receiving said one or more termination members, said connector housing including:
- a plurality of housing modules, each of said housing modules including at least one termination member receiving passageway for receiving a termination member therein;
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- cover means for attaching said plurality of modules together.
A high-density, electrical connector for terminating a plurality of electrical cables, said connector including:
- a termination member mounted to each of said plurality of cables;
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- a housing for receiving said plurality of termination members, said housing comprising a plurality of housing modules, each of said housing modules having at least one termination member receiving passageway for receiving a termination member therein, and cover means for covering said plurality of modules and for attaching said plurality of modules together, said cover means including means for releasably retaining said plurality of termination members in said termination member receiving passageways of said modules.
In an electrical connector for coaxial cable comprising, a conductive signal contact having a corresponding terminating portion for connection to a signal carrying conductor of a coaxial cable, a conductive ground contact having a corresponding terminating portion for connection to a ground conductor of a coaxial cable, a termination member including a dielectric support supporting the signal contact and the ground contact, the signal contact and the ground contact and the dielectric support comprising termination member, and a housing for receiving the termination member, the improvement comprising;
- the terminating portions are in alignment with each other on the dielectric support prior to receipt of the termination member by the housing, a portion of the termination member is constructed for positioning a coaxial cable in alignment with the terminating portions, and the terminating portions are positioned with respect to said portion of the termination member for connection to corresponding signal carrying and ground conductors of a coaxial cable without a need for the corresponding signal carrying and ground conductors to be bent for routing to the terminating portions.
In an electrical connector comprising first and second termination members supporting corresponding signal contacts for connection to corresponding signal carrying conductors of coaxial cables, and supporting corresponding ground contacts for connection to corresponding ground conductors of coaxial cables, and a housing for receiving the termination members, the improvement comprising;
- the termination members support the signal contacts and the ground contacts before the termination members are received in the housing, and the termination members support the ground contacts facing each other in the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.