ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF CONNECTING TWISTED PAIR CABLE TO THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
First Claim
1. An electrical connector to be connected to a twisted pair cable having a pair of single wires and a conductive shield, comprising:
- a connector main body portion for connecting to end portions of the single wires in an untwisted state; and
a shell member attached to the connector main body portion for holding the single wires at an untwisted portion thereof, said shell member including a base portion, a cable holding portion, and a cover portion, said base portion having a base end portion on a side of the connector main body portion and a distal end portion on a side of the untwisted portion, said cable holding portion being provided for holding the single wires arranged in parallel to each other in a state that the single wires are situated adjacently or contact with each other, said cover portion being above the base portion so that at least the untwisted portion and the cable holding portion are situated between the base portion and the cover portion.
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a connector main body made of an insulating material for attaching an end portion of a pair of single wires untwisted at an end portion of a twisted pair cable; and a shell member to hold the untwisted portion. The shell member includes a base portion made of a conductive material to dispose the connector main body at the front end side and the untwisted portion at the basal end side; a cable holding portion made of a conductive material to hold the single wires at the untwisted portion for positioning the single wires parallel to each other and close or contact to each other; and a cover portion provided on the base portion to have at least the untwisted portion and the cable holding portion between the cover portion and base portion.
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16 Claims
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1. An electrical connector to be connected to a twisted pair cable having a pair of single wires and a conductive shield, comprising:
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a connector main body portion for connecting to end portions of the single wires in an untwisted state; and a shell member attached to the connector main body portion for holding the single wires at an untwisted portion thereof, said shell member including a base portion, a cable holding portion, and a cover portion, said base portion having a base end portion on a side of the connector main body portion and a distal end portion on a side of the untwisted portion, said cable holding portion being provided for holding the single wires arranged in parallel to each other in a state that the single wires are situated adjacently or contact with each other, said cover portion being above the base portion so that at least the untwisted portion and the cable holding portion are situated between the base portion and the cover portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of connecting a twisted pair cable to an electrical connector, comprising the steps of:
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untwisting a pair of single wires of the twisted pair cable to form an untwisted portion; attaching an end of the single wire to a connector main body of the electrical connector; arranging the single wires in parallel to each other on a base portion on a base end portion thereof in a state that the single wires are situated adjacently or contact with each other; holding the single wires with a cable holding portion on the base end portion; and attaching a cover portion to the base portion so that at least the untwisted portion and the cable holding portion are situated between the base portion and the cover portion.
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Specification