# US 9,882,306 B2 · Cable connector and carrier module thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,882,306 B2 - Document ID: US9882306B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/203,898 - Filed: 2016-07-07 - Published: 2017-10-12 - Granted: 2018-01-30 - Earliest claimed: 2016-04-12 - Assignees: Topconn Electronic (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Topconn Electronic (Kunshan) Co., Ltd - Inventors: Chung-Nan Pao; Yu-Hsiung Lin; Yi-Guang Lai; Ming-Chun Hsu; Kai Wu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9882306B2 ## CPC - H01R 13/5804: {comprising a separate cable clamping part (H01R13/5841 takes precedence)} - H01R 12/53: connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables - H01R 13/26: Pin or blade contacts for sliding co-operation on one side only {(for modular jack type connectors H01R24/62)} - H01R 13/6585: Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts - H01R 13/6596: the conductive member being a metal grounding panel - H01R 13/6658: {on printed circuit board (H01R13/6666 - H01R13/6691 take precedence)} - H01R 24/60: Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement - H01R 13/65914: {Connection of shield to additional grounding conductors} - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract A carrier module of a cable connector includes a circuit board and a connecting clip clamping the circuit board. The circuit board has a first surface and a second surface. The connecting clip has a clamping portion and a plurality of positioning arms. The clamping portion has a connecting sheet and two clamping sheets curvedly extended from the connecting sheet. The clamping sheets are respectively abutted against the first and second surfaces. The positioning arms are respectively connected to the clamping sheets and respectively arranged at two opposite sides of the clamping portion. The positioning arms are respectively configured to fix a plurality of cables disposed on the clamping sheets. Thus, the carrier module of the instant disclosure provides a positioning effect for the cables by the connecting clip fixed firmly on the circuit board with good common grounding performance. Besides, the instant disclosure also provides a cable connector. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cable connector, comprising: a circuit board having a first surface and an opposite second surface; a connecting clip clamping the circuit board and comprising: a clamping portion including a connecting sheet and two flat clamping sheets extended from the connecting sheet, wherein the circuit board is sandwiched between the two flat clamping sheets, and the two flat clamping sheets respectively abut against the first surface and the second surface of the circuit board, the two flat clamping sheets each having a flat inner surface, inner surfaces of the two flat clamping sheets abut against the first surface and the second surface of the circuit board respectively; and a plurality of positioning arms respectively formed on the two flat clamping sheets and protruding from the two flat clamping sheets in a direction away from the circuit board; and a plurality of conductive cables each comprising: a metallic wire having an exposed segment and an embedded segment; an isolation layer covering the embedded segment; a metallic shielding layer covering the isolation layer, wherein the exposed segment is arranged out of the isolation layer and the metallic shielding layer; wherein the exposed segments of the conductive cables are respectively fixed on the first surface and the second surface, the metallic shielding layers of the conductive cables are respectively abutted against the two flat clamping sheets and are respectively positioned with the positioning arms, and the connecting clip is configured to electrically connect the metallic shielding layers to each other. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cable connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the two flat clamping sheets have a plurality of inner walls respectively defining a plurality of notches, and the positioning arms are respectively and curvedly extended from the inner walls of the two flat clamping sheets. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The cable connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the positioning arms connected to each of the two flat clamping sheets are arranged in two parallel rows. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The cable connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein on each of the two flat clamping sheets, one of the two rows of the positioning arms is respectively corresponding to the other row of the positioning arms, and any two corresponding positioning arms arranged in different rows clamp one of the metallic shielding layers. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The cable connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein on each of the two flat clamping sheets, one of the two rows of the positioning arms is curvedly extended from the corresponding inner walls in a first direction, and the other row of the positioning arms is curvedly extended from the corresponding inner walls in a second direction opposing to the first direction. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cable connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the circuit board has a rear edge and two side edges arranged at two opposite sides thereof, an inner surface of the connecting sheet is arranged to face the rear edge or one of the two side edges of the circuit board. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The cable connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein an inner surface of the connecting sheet and the inner surfaces of the two flat clamping sheets entirely abut against an outer surface of the circuit board. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The cable connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connecting clip is configured without welding to each of the first surface or the second surface of the circuit board. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The cable connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connecting clip has at least one conductive portion perpendicularly connected to one of the two flat clamping sheets and arranged between the two flat clamping sheets. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The cable connector as claimed in claim 9, wherein at least one hole is formed on the first surface of the circuit board, the circuit board has a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, a grounding layer arranged between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer, and at least one conductive extension arranged in the at least one hole and connected to the grounding layer. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The cable connector as claimed in claim 10, wherein the at least one conductive portion is positioned in the at least one hole of the circuit board and is connected to the at least one conductive extension, and the connecting clip is configured to electrically connect the metallic shielding layers to the grounding layer of the circuit board. ### Claim 12 A carrier module of a cable connector, comprising: a circuit board having a first surface and an opposite second surface; and a connecting clip clamping the circuit board and comprising: a clamping portion including a connecting sheet and two flat clamping sheets extended from the connecting sheet, wherein the circuit board is sandwiched between the two flat clamping sheets, and the two flat clamping sheets respectively abut against the first surface and the second surface of the circuit board, the two flat clamping sheets each having a flat inner surface, inner surfaces of the two flat clamping sheets abut against the first surface and the second surface of the circuit board respectively; and a plurality of positioning arms respectively formed on the two flat clamping sheets and protruding from the two flat clamping sheets in a direction away from the circuit board, wherein the positioning arms are configured to position with a plurality of conductive cables provided on the two flat clamping sheets. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The carrier module of the cable connector as claimed in claim 12, wherein the two flat clamping sheets have a plurality of inner walls respectively defining a plurality of notches, and the positioning arms are respectively and curvedly extended from the inner walls of the two flat clamping sheets. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The carrier module of the cable connector as claimed in claim 12, wherein the positioning arms connected to each of the two flat clamping sheets are arranged in two parallel rows. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The carrier module of the cable connector as claimed in claim 14, wherein on each of the two flat clamping sheets, one of the two rows of the positioning arms is respectively corresponding to the other row of the positioning arms, and any two corresponding positioning arms arranged in different rows are configured to clamp one of the conductive cables. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The carrier module of the cable connector as claimed in claim 12, wherein an inner surface of the connecting sheet and the inner surfaces of the two flat clamping sheets entirely abut against an outer surface of the circuit board. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The carrier module of the cable connector as claimed in claim 12, wherein the connecting clip is configured without welding to each of the first surface or the second surface of the circuit board.