Electrical connector assembly having improved guiding means
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsTimothy B. Billman, Charles S. Pickles
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AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsTimothy B. Billman, Charles S. Pickles
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A male connector (10) includes first and second individual housing portions (28, 30) engaging with each other, a number of substrates (16) held by the first housing portion and a number of signal contacts (18) and a number of grounding terminals (20) held by the second housing portion with the signal contacts confronting the grounding terminals. Each substrate has a first edge (108) and a second edge (110) orthogonal with the first edge. The first edges of the substrates are hidden behind corresponding lead-in bars (44) of the first housing portion and the second edges of the substrates are sandwiched between and removeably held by the signal contacts and the grounding terminals. The second edges are pushed toward the signal contacts by the grounding terminals because the grounding terminals are stronger than the signal contacts. A female connector (12) mateable with the male connector includes a dielectric member (22) and a number of signal contacts (24) and a number of grounding terminals (26) retained in the dielectric member in face-to-face relationship. The signal contacts straddle on a bottom surface (128) of the dielectric member. The male and the female connectors have a guiding means for guiding the connectors to correctly mate with each other.
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
An electrical connector comprising:
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