CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH A SHORTER SIZE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME
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1. A cable connector assembly for mating with a mating connector, comprising:
- a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a first portion made of flexible material, a second portion bent and extended from one side of the first portion, and a third portion bent and extended from another side of the first portion;
a mating member soldered to the first portion;
an insulative housing receiving the PCB; and
a cable extended from the insulative housing and soldered with the second portion and the third portion.
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Abstract
A cable connector assembly for mating with a mating connector, including: a printed circuit board (PCB), a mating member mounded on the PCB, an insulative housing receiving the PCB, and a cable extended from the insulative housing. The PCB includes a first portion made of flexible material, a second portion bent and extended from one side of the first portion, and a third portion bent and extended from another side of the first portion. The mating member is soldered on the first portion. The cable is soldered with the second portion and the third portion.
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16 Claims
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1. A cable connector assembly for mating with a mating connector, comprising:
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a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a first portion made of flexible material, a second portion bent and extended from one side of the first portion, and a third portion bent and extended from another side of the first portion; a mating member soldered to the first portion; an insulative housing receiving the PCB; and a cable extended from the insulative housing and soldered with the second portion and the third portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for manufacturing a cable connector assembly, comprising the steps of:
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providing a printed circuit board (PCB) defining a first portion made of flexible material, a second portion bent and extended from one side of the first portion, and a third portion bent and extended from another side of the first portion, the PCB comprising a first surface and an opposite second surface, a plurality of first pads disposed on the first surface of the first portion, a plurality of second pads disposed on the first surface of the second portion, a plurality of third pads disposed on the second surface of the second portion, and a plurality of fourth pads disposed on the first surface of the third portion; soldering a mating member with the first pads of the PCB; providing a cable defining a plurality of core wires and soldering part of the core wires with the second pads and the third pads on the second portion; bending the PCB to extend the second portion opposite to the mating member and to extend the third portion opposite to the mating member; soldering the remaining core wires with the fourth pads on the third portion; and mounting the PCB to an insulative housing. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An electrical connector comprising:
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a printed circuit board having a first portion spanning in a first plane, and a second portion spanning in a second plane angled with regard to the first plane; a mating member including a plurality of contacts arranged with one another along a transverse direction and mounted upon the first portion along a front-to-back direction perpendicular to said first plane and said transverse direction; a cable having a plurality of wires extending along the front-to-back direction and arranged with one another along said transverse direction and mechanically and electrically connected to the second portion; and an insulative housing enclosing the printed circuit board and a rear portion of the mating member;
whereinthe cable extends out of a rear end of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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