Cable connector assembly having cable of a flat structure

• US 10,333,263 B2
• Filed: 07/13/2018
• Issued: 06/25/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wu, Jerry, Chen, Jun, Meng, Fan-Bo
• Primary Examiner(s): Gushi, Ross N
• Application Number:
  US16/034,771
• Publication Number:
  US 20190020157A1
• Time in Patent Office: 347 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 11/1813 Co-axial cables with at least one braided conductor
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 11/203 forming a flat arrangement
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 7/0823 Parallel wires, incorporated in a flat insulating profile
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 7/0861 comprising one or more screens
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 7/189 Radial force absorbing layers providing a cushioning effect H01B7/185 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 9/003 including electrical control or communication wires
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 3/06 Coaxial lines
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/502 composed of different pieces H01R13/514 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6592 the conductive member being a shielded cable
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2107/00 Four or more poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/60 Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/64 for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/0515 Connection to a rigid planar substrate, e.g. printed circuit board

Abstract

A cable connector assembly includes a connector and a cable, the cable including plural core wires arranged in an upper and a lower rows, wherein several pairs of high-speed signal lines, a pair of low-speed signal lines, a power signal line, and a spare signal line are located in the upper row, and other pairs of high-speed signal lines, a detection signal line, a power supply line, another spare signal line, and another power signal line are located in the lower row.

Claims

1. A cable connector assembly comprising:

a connector; and

a cable electrically connected to the connector and extending along a longitudinal direction, the cable including a plurality of core wires, the core wires comprising plural pairs of high-speed signal lines for transmitting high-speed signals, a pair of low-speed signal lines for transmitting low-speed signals, a pair of power signal lines for transmitting power signals, a pair of spare signal lines, a detection signal line for transmitting detection signals, and a power supply line;

wherein

the core wires are arranged in an upper row and a lower row along a width direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and a part of the high-speed signal lines, the pair of low-speed signal lines, one power signal line, and one spare signal line are located in the upper row, and the remaining high-speed signal lines, the detection signal line, the power supply line, another spare signal line, and another power signal line are located in the lower row.

2. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the high-speed signal lines located in the upper and lower rows are oppositely disposed along a thickness direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and the width direction, and the high-speed signal lines in same row are disposed at intervals.

3. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cable is provided with a first side and an opposite second side along the width direction, and the part of the high-speed signal lines is located on the first side, the power signal lines are located on the second side, and the remaining high speed signal lines are located inside the power signal lines along the width direction.

4. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the low-speed signal lines are located between the spare signal line and the high-speed signal lines near the second side.

5. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the detection signal line is adjacent to the high-speed signal line on the first side, and the spare signal line in the lower row is adjacent to the high-speed signal line near the second side, and the power supply line is located between the detection signal line and the spare signal line in the lower row.

6. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the core wires other than the power signal lines are all coaxial wires, and the coaxial wires include a braided layer.

7. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein the connector includes a printed circuit board electrically connected with the cable, the printed circuit board includes an upper surface and a lower surface, the printed circuit board defines grounding region on both of the upper surface and the lower surface, and the braided layers of the upper and lower rows are respectively electrically connected to the corresponding grounding regions.

8. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connector includes a shielding case riveted to the cable, and the shielding case includes:

a first case including a first side and an upper surface;

a second case including a second side and a lower surface; and

the first case and the second case are welded together.

9. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein the connector includes a mating member, and the shielding case is welded to the mating member.

10. A cable comprising:

a plurality of core wires, the core wires comprising plural pairs of high-speed signal lines for transmitting high-speed signals, a pair of low-speed signal lines for transmitting low-speed signals, a pair of power signal lines for transmitting power signals, a pair of spare signal lines, a detection signal line for transmitting detection signals, and a power supply line;

wherein

the core wires are arranged in an upper row and a lower row along a width direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and a part of the high-speed signal lines, the pair of low-speed signal lines, one power signal line, and one spare signal line are located in the upper row, and the remaining high-speed signal lines, the detection signal line, the power supply line, another spare signal line, and another power signal line are located in the lower row.

11. The cable as claimed in claim 10, wherein the spare signal lines are respectively placed in the upper and lower rows, and the positions of the spare signal lines in the width direction are staggered with each other.

12. The cable as claimed in claim 10, wherein the high-speed signal lines located in the upper and lower rows are oppositely disposed along a thickness direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and the width direction, and the high-speed signal lines in same row are disposed at intervals.

13. The cable as claimed in claim 10, wherein the core wires other than the power signal lines are all coaxial wires, and the coaxial wires include a first braided layer.

14. The cable as claimed in claim 13, wherein the cable further includes an inner insulative layer enclosing the core wires and a second braided layer covering the inner insulative layer.

15. The cable as claimed in claim 10, wherein the pair of power signal lines are oppositely disposed on an outermost side of the core wires.

16. A cable connector assembly comprising:

a printed circuit board;

a mating member connected to a front edge region of the printed circuit board;

a cable connected to a rear edge region of the printed circuit board and including a plurality of coaxial core wires, an inner insulator, a metallic braiding layer and an outer insulator sequentially arranged with one another outwardly; and

each of the coaxial core wires including a center conductor, an insulating layer and another braiding layer sequentially arranged with one another outwardly in coaxial manner, all said coaxial core wires having an amount of fourteen and being arranged in two rows along a transverse direction wherein each row is equipped with seven coaxial core wires thereof, and including two differential pairs of high-speed signal lines at one end and another two differential pairs of high-speed signal lines at the other end with six coaxial core wires therebetween in the transverse direction;

wherein

said six coaxial core wires include a pair of low speed signal lines for transmitting USB 2.0 signals, a pair of spare signal lines, a detection signal line and a power supply line.

17. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 16, further including a pair of power lines enclosed within said inner insulator and commonly located by one side of said coaxial core wires in said transverse direction and respectively aligned with the corresponding rows in said transverse direction.

18. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 17, further including a metallic shielding case enclosing a rear portion of the mating member, the printed circuit board and a front portion of the cable, wherein a front end region of the braiding layer is folded backward to be pressed and electrically connected to the shielding case.

19. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 18, further including an insulative outer case which is preformed and attached unto to cover the shielding case.

20. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 19, further including a metallic foil sandwiched between the shielding case and the folded front end region of the braiding layer wherein said folded front end region of the braiding layer is initially retained by the metallic foil before the shielding case is assembled thereto.