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US 6,443,740 B1Granted
Connector system
AssigneeFCI Americas Technology, Inc.
InventorRobert F. Evans
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Abstract
A high speed connector system includes a shielded header (10) and a receptable (30) with self shielded terminals.
Claims35
An intermating pair of connectors comprising:
- a header connector having an electrically conductive connector housing, an opening in which an insulator element having a pin opening is disposed, a signal pin extending through the pin opening in said insulator element and through said connector housing and separated from said connector housing by said insulator element, and a raised ground surface disposed adjacent said signal pin;
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- a socket connector, having a socket terminal comprising at least two signal receptacle contact layers, a ground receptacle contact layer, and a dielectric layer separating at least one of said signal contact layer and said ground contact layer from one another, so that, in mated condition, said signal pin extends between the at least two signal receptacle layers and forms an electrical connection therebetween, and said ground contact electrically contacts with said raised ground surface.
A connector pair comprising:
- a header connector having a header housing, a signal pin extending through a pin opening in said header housing, and a ground surface adjacent said signal pin;
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- a socket connector having a receptacle housing, a terminal in the receptacle housing, said terminal having at least two signal receptacle contact layers, a ground receptacle contact layer, and a dielectric layer interposed between at least one of said signal contact and said ground contact, so that, in mated condition, said signal pin extends between the at least two signal receptacle layers and forms an electrical connection therebetween, and said ground contact electrically contacts with said ground surface.
An electrical connector, comprising:
- an insulative housing;
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- a plurality of terminal structures, each structure formed as a laminate of:
- a first conductive layer for engaging a signal contact on a mating connector;
- a second conductive layer for engaging a ground contact on the mating connector;
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- a dielectric layer between said first and second conductive layers;
- wherein said structure is arranged so that said second conductive layer at least partially surrounds said first conductive layer, and said plurality of structures are arranged so that said second conductive layers form a pseudo-coaxial arrangement around said first conductive layers.
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A terminal structure comprising:
- a first contact layer comprising a signal contact layer formed into a dual beam receptacle contact;
- a second contact layer;
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- an insulating layer disposed between and adjacent to said first and second contact layer to join and electrically separate said first and second contact layers.
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A terminal structure comprising:
- a first contact layer;
- a second contact layer comprising a shielding contact layer formed into a shielding contact, the shielding contact further comprising a dual beam contact external to the signal contact layer;
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- an insulating layer disposed between and adjacent to said first and second contact layer to join and electrically separate said first and second contact layers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.