Modular electrical PCB assembly connector
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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a circuit module mountable in the housing, comprising;
a pair of substantially parallel signal conductors disposed within the module, each extending from a first region of the module to a second region of the module along respective outer surfaces of the module, and having a contact pad at said second region for receiving a conductive element extending along said respective outer surfaces of said module; and
at least two electrical contact terminals, each terminal being electrically connected to one of the signal conductors in the first region and extending along said respective outer surfaces of said module, said signal conductors being arranged substantially symmetrically about a longitudinal plane of the module, whereby the signal conductors constitute substantial mirror-images of each other about said longitudinal plane.
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Abstract
An electrical connector formed from a plurality of modules. The connector relays differential pairs of signals, with the signal conductors that define each of the differential pairs residing on different modules in a twin-ax configuration. The modules can include one or more circuit substrates. The conductors on adjacent circuit substrates can have a mirror image relationship.
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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a housing; and a circuit module mountable in the housing, comprising; a pair of substantially parallel signal conductors disposed within the module, each extending from a first region of the module to a second region of the module along respective outer surfaces of the module, and having a contact pad at said second region for receiving a conductive element extending along said respective outer surfaces of said module; and at least two electrical contact terminals, each terminal being electrically connected to one of the signal conductors in the first region and extending along said respective outer surfaces of said module, said signal conductors being arranged substantially symmetrically about a longitudinal plane of the module, whereby the signal conductors constitute substantial mirror-images of each other about said longitudinal plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A module for an electrical connector comprising;
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(a) a first circuit substrate having a circuit trace disposed thereon, the circuit trace extending from a first region of the circuit substrate to a second region of the circuit substrate spaced from the first region; (b) a second circuit substrate having a second circuit trace disposed therein and extending from a first region of the second substrate to a second region thereof spaced from the first region, the second circuit trace being substantially in spaced mirror-image relationship with respect to the first circuit trace, said first and second circuit traces forming a twinax pair of conductors. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An electrical connector comprising:
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a plurality of circuit board modules, said modules including shielded pairs of twinax conductive traces, each conductive trace in said pair of conductive traces being located on a different module;
ground traces provided on a first surface between each said conductive trace; and
a ground trace provided on a second surface wherein said ground traces define a shield around each twinax pair; anda support adapted to receive the plurality of modules in substantially side by side relationship. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An electrical connector comprising:
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a housing; and a circuit module mountable in the housing, comprising; a circuit substrate; a pair of substantially parallel signal conductors, each residing on opposite sides of said circuit substrate and extending from a first region of the module to a second region of the module; and at least two electrical contact terminals, each terminal being electrically connected to one of the signal conductors in the first region, said signal conductors being arranged substantially symmetrically about a longitudinal plane of the module, whereby the conductors constitute substantial mirror-images of each other about said longitudinal plane.
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37. An electrical connector for relaying differential pairs of signals, comprising:
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a plurality of modules, each module having a plurality of signal conductors;
said signal conductors being arranged substantially symmetrically about a longitudinal plane of the plurality of modules, whereby the conductors constitute substantial mirror-images of each other about said longitudinal plane, anda connector body made of an insulating material which is adapted to receive said plurality of modules generally in a side-by-side arrangement; wherein each signal conductor on each adjacent module defining one of a pair of differential pairs.
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