Electrical connector assembly
AssigneeAmphenol Corporation
InventorJoseph M. Gulla
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Abstract
Electrical connectors for interconnecting circuit boards. One such connector includes an integral flange for mounting a guidance pin in any of multiple orientations. A corresponding keying block may have a polarization component that can be mounted in a corresponding number of positions. The connector can accept conductive elements with different shapes for signals and grounds, but the housing may be adapted to receive either type of contact in any contact location. Protection of contact elements from excessive yield is provided within the insulative housing of the backplane connector. On the daughter card connector, height difference between ground and signal contacts in wafer assemblies protects components from electrostatic discharge.
Claims20
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a plurality of wafers arranged in a side-by-side configuration, each of the plurality of wafers comprising:
- a plurality of conductive elements, each of the plurality of conductive elements comprising a mating contact portion, a contact tail and an intermediate portion connecting the mating contact portion and the contact tail, the plurality of conductive elements being disposed in a line;
- a first plurality of conductive, concave segments disposed on a first side of the line;
- and
- a second plurality of conductive, concave segments disposed on a second side of the line, the first plurality of conductive, concave segments and the second plurality of conductive, concave segments cooperating to form a plurality of conductive channels at least partially enclosing the plurality of conductive elements.
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a support member;
- a plurality of subassemblies attached to the support member, each of the subassemblies comprising:
- a plurality of signal conductors;
- a plurality of concave conductive elements positioned to form a plurality of conductive channels at least partially enclosing the plurality of signal conductors;
- and
- an insulative housing molded over the plurality of concave conductive elements.
A right-angle electrical connector, comprising:
- a support member;
- a plurality of subassemblies attached to the support member, each of the plurality of subassemblies comprising:
- a plurality of signal conductors;
- and
- a plurality of concave conductive elements positioned such that cooperating ones of the plurality of concave conductive elements form a plurality of conductive channels at least partially enclosing the plurality of signal conductors, the plurality of conductive channels bending through an angle of 90 degrees.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.