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US 7,351,120 B1Granted
Adjustable impedance electrical connector
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsDon A. Gilliland, Dennis J. Wurth
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Abstract
Disclosed is an adjustable electrical connector. The connector includes a moveable structure including a plurality of return signal conductors disposed on a moveable block, and a fixed structure including a plurality of signal conductors. Each signal return conductor corresponds to and is electrically coupled to one of the plurality of signal conductors. The connector also includes a means for adjusting the electrical coupling of each signal conductor with the corresponding return signal conductor.
Claims5
An electrical connector comprising:
- a housing;
- a moveable structure including a plurality of upper return signal conductors and a plurality of lower return signal conductors disposed on a moveable block, the pluralities of upper signal return conductors and lower signal return conductors including a plurality of conductive strips, with a conductive strip of the plurality of conductive strips corresponding to each return signal conductor;
- a fixed structure including a plurality of lower signal conductors and a plurality of upper signal conductors, each signal conductor corresponding to and electrically coupled to one of the plurality of return signal conductors, the pluralities of upper signal conductors and lower signal conductors including a plurality of conductive bands, a conductive band of the plurality of conductive bands corresponding to each signal conductor, the electrical coupling being established by substantially overlapping each conductive band with a corresponding conductive strip;
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- a set screw having a head captured in the housing and a threaded end inserted in the movable structure, rotating the set screw causing the moveable structure to move longitudinally in relation to the fixed structure thereby adjusting the overlap of each signal conductor with the corresponding return signal conductor and adjusting an electrical coupling of each of signal conductor with the corresponding return signal conductor.
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An electrical connector comprising:
- a housing;
- a moveable structure including a plurality of upper return signal conductors and a plurality of lower return signal conductors disposed on a moveable block, the pluralities of upper signal return conductors and lower signal return conductors including a plurality of conductive strips, with a conductive strip of the plurality of conductive strips corresponding to each return signal conductor;
- a fixed structure including a plurality of lower signal conductors and a plurality of upper signal conductors, each signal conductor corresponding to and electrically coupled to one of the plurality of return signal conductors, the pluralities of upper signal conductors and lower signal conductors including a plurality of conductive bands, a conductive band of the plurality of conductive bands corresponding to each signal conductor, the electrical coupling being established by substantially overlapping each conductive band with a corresponding conductive strip;
- a set screw having a head captured in the housing and a threaded end inserted in the movable structure, rotating the set screw causing the moveable structure to move longitudinally in relation to the fixed structure thereby adjusting the overlap of each signal conductor with the corresponding return signal conductor and adjusting an electrical coupling of each of signal conductor with the corresponding return signal conductor;
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- a dielectric layer is interspersed between the plurality of conductive bands and the plurality of conductive strips.
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An electrical connector comprising:
- a housing;
- a moveable structure including a plurality of upper return signal conductors and a plurality of lower return signal conductors disposed on a moveable block;
- a fixed structure including a plurality of lower signal conductors and a plurality of upper signal conductors, each signal conductor corresponding to and electrically coupled to one of the plurality of return signal conductors;
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- a set screw for adjusting an electrical coupling of each signal conductor with the corresponding return signal conductor, the set screw disposed through the housing and installed in a threaded hole in the moveable block, rotating the set screw causing the moveable structure to move longitudinally in relation to the fixed structure thereby adjusting the overlap of each signal conductor with the corresponding return signal conductor and adjusting the electrical coupling of each signal conductor with the corresponding return signal conductor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.