Electrical connector with enhanced jack interface

• US 20060246780A1
• Filed: 05/02/2005
• Published: 11/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation (TE Connectivity Limited)
• Inventors: Martin, Ralph Sykes, Bert, Linda Ellen, Green, Michael Patrick, Eberle, James Joseph Jr., Denovich, Sam
• Granted Patent: US 7,195,518 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/607.430
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6272 comprising a single latching arm
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6589 with wires separated by conductive housing parts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6592 the conductive member being a shielded cable
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/64 for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 31/06 Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/94
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/2433 one part of the base being movable to push the cable into the slot
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/2441 tube-shaped

Abstract

A connector includes a housing having a mating end, a wire receiving end, and a longitudinal axis therethrough. The housing holds a plurality of contacts grouped in differential pairs and arranged about the axis. At least one shielding member is located within the housing. The shielding member isolates each differential contact pair from an adjacent differential contact pair.

Claims

1. An electrical connector comprising:

a housing having a mating end, a wire receiving end, and a longitudinal axis therethrough, said housing holding a plurality of contacts grouped in differential pairs and arranged about said axis;

at least one shielding member located within said housing, said at least one shielding member isolating each differential contact pair from an adjacent differential contact pair; and

an organizer configured for attachment to said wire receiving end of said housing, said organizer defining a central opening that receives a plurality of signal wires carrying differential signals, said organizer including a plurality of wire guides arranged about and extending radially outward from said central opening, said wire guides receiving said signal wires.

3. The connector of claim 1, wherein each said wire guide includes a wire dress slot that receives one of the signal wires, and wherein each said contact includes a wire terminating end that is received in a respective wire guide to terminate the wire to said contact when the organizer is attached to said housing.

5. The connector of claim 1, wherein each said contact comprises a mating end and a wire terminating end, wherein said wire terminating end comprises an IDC contact and said mating end comprises one of a pin contact and socket contact.

6. The connector of claim 1, wherein said housing includes latch arms including latch elements that engage said organizer such that said organizer is attached to said housing with a snap fit.

7. The connector of claim 1, wherein said housing comprises a plurality of wells, and wherein each well contains a differential contact pair, and wherein each said well is configured to receive a shroud from a mating connector.

8. The connector of claim 1, wherein said housing comprises a plurality of shrouds, each said shroud surrounding a differential contact pair, and wherein each said shroud is configured to be received in a well in a mating connector.

9. The connector of claim 1, wherein said connector further comprises an external shield that receives said housing, said external shield including a raised channel that receives a portion of a latch lever on a mating connector to orient the said connector with the mating connector.

10. The connector of claim 1, said organizer arranging the wires about said central opening in differential pairs.

11. The connector of claim 1, said organizer arranging the wires about said central opening in differential pairs, and wherein the signal wires are terminated to respective contacts when said organizer is attached to said housing.

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4. An electrical connector comprising:

a housing having a mating end, a wire receiving end, and a longitudinal axis therethrough;

said housing holding a plurality of contacts grouped in differential pairs and arranged about said axis; and

at least one shielding member located within said housing, said at least one shielding member isolating each differential contact pair from an adjacent differential contact pair, wherein said housing further comprises a plurality of webs having shield cavities separating each differential contact pair from an adjacent differential signal pair, and wherein said at least one shielding member is disposed within said shield cavities.

12. An electrical connector comprising:

a housing holding a plurality of contacts arranged in differential pairs, said housing having a mating end and a wire receiving end, said mating end configured to receive a mating connector, wherein each of the contacts extends through adjacent first and second openings within the housing, each first opening having a first geometric shape, each second opening having a second different geometric shape; and

at least one shielding member located within said housing, said at least one shielding member isolating each differential contact pair from an adjacent differential contact pair, and, and wherein said at least one shielding member is positioned within said housing such that said at least one shielding member electrically engages a corresponding shielding member in the mating connector.

13. The connector of claim 12, wherein said differential contact pairs are arranged about a longitudinal axis and said connector further comprises an organizer configured for attachment to said wire receiving end of said housing, said organizer defining a central opening that receives a plurality of signal wires carrying differential signals, said organizer arranging the wires radially about said central opening in differential pairs, wherein the signal wires are terminated to respective contacts when said organizer is attached to said housing.

14. The connector of claim 12 further comprising an organizer configured for attachment to said wire receiving end of said housing, said organizer defining a central opening that receives a plurality of signal wires carrying differential signals, wherein said organizer includes a plurality of wire guides arranged about said central opening and aligned with a respective contact in said housing, each said wire guide including a wire dress slot that receives one of the signal wires;

and wherein each said contact includes a wire terminating end that is received in a respective wire guide to terminate the wire to said contact when the organizer is attached to said housing.

16. The connector of claim 12, wherein each said contact comprises a mating end and a wire terminating end, wherein said wire terminating end comprises an IDC contact and said mating end comprises one of a pin contact and socket contact.

17. The connector of claim 12, wherein said housing includes an organizer and latch arms having latch elements that engage said organizer to attach said organizer to said housing with a snap fit.

18. The connector of claim 12, wherein said housing comprises a plurality of wells, and wherein each well contains a differential contact pair, and wherein each said well is configured to receive a shroud from a mating connector.

19. The connector of claim 12, wherein said housing comprises a plurality of shrouds, each said shroud surrounding a differential contact pair, and wherein each said shroud is configured to be received in a well in a mating connector.

20. The connector of claim 12, wherein said connector further comprises an external shield that receives said housing, said external shield including a raised channel that receives a portion of a latch lever on a mating connector to orient the said connector with the mating connector.

21. The connector of claim 12 further comprising an organizer configured for attachment to said wire receiving end of said housing, and wherein said housing includes latch arms including latch elements that engage said organizer such that said organizer is attached to said housing with a snap fit.

31. The connector of claim 12, wherein each of the first openings is closer to the mating end of the housing than the corresponding second opening, each first opening being generally cylindrical.

32. The connector of claim 31, wherein each second opening is generally non-cylindrical.

33. The connector of claim 12, wherein a transition between each first and second opening comprises an angle of about 90°

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15. An electrical connector comprising:

a housing holding a plurality of contacts arranged in differential pairs, said housing having a mating end and a wire receiving end, said mating end configured to receive a mating connector; and

at least one shielding member located within said housing, said at least one shielding member isolating each differential contact pair from an adjacent differential contact pair, and, and wherein said at least one shielding member is positioned within said housing such that said at least one shielding member electrically engages a corresponding shielding member in the mating connector, wherein said housing further comprises a plurality of webs having shield cavities separating each differential contact pair from an adjacent differential signal pair, and wherein said at least one shielding member is disposed within said shield cavities.

22. An electrical connector comprising:

a housing holding a plurality of contacts, symmetrically arranged in differential pairs about a longitudinal axis, said housing having a mating end and a wire receiving end; and

an organizer configured for attachment to said wire receiving end of said housing, said organizer defining a central opening that receives a plurality of signal wires carrying differential signals, said organizer directing the wires radially outward from said central opening organized in differential pairs;

wherein said organizer arranges the wires in a pattern to enhance transmission performance in the differential pairs.

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