Capacitive crosstalk compensation arrangement for communication connectors
First Claim
1. A capacitor compensation assembly for crosstalk compensation in a communication connector having elongated terminal contact wires, comprising:
- a housing;
a first crosstalk compensation capacitor supported in the housing, the capacitor including a first metallic electrode having a first terminal, a second metallic electrode having a second terminal, and a dielectric spacer disposed between the first and the second metallic electrodes;
wherein said housing is dimensioned and arranged to be associated with the communication connector, and the terminals of the metallic electrodes are exposed at positions outside the housing such that selected terminal contact wires of the connector make electrical contact with corresponding terminals of the electrodes to provide capacitive coupling between the selected contact wires when the contact wires are engaged by a mating connector and wherein the terminals of said capacitor are spaced apart from one another by a distance that corresponds to an integer multiple of a center-to-center spacing between the terminal contact wires of said communication connector.
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Abstract
Capacitive crosstalk compensation coupling is achieved in a communication connector by the use of a capacitor compensation assembly. The assembly includes a housing constructed to be associated with a communication connector having elongated terminal contact wires. One or more crosstalk compensation capacitors are supported in the housing. Each compensation capacitor includes a first electrode having a first terminal, a second electrode having a second terminal, and a dielectric spacer is disposed between the first and the second electrodes. The terminals of the electrodes are exposed at positions outside of the housing so that selected terminal contact wires of the connector make electrical contact with corresponding terminals of the compensation capacitors to provide capacitive coupling between the selected contact wires when the contact wires are engaged by a mating connector.
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10 Claims
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1. A capacitor compensation assembly for crosstalk compensation in a communication connector having elongated terminal contact wires, comprising:
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a housing;
a first crosstalk compensation capacitor supported in the housing, the capacitor including a first metallic electrode having a first terminal, a second metallic electrode having a second terminal, and a dielectric spacer disposed between the first and the second metallic electrodes;
wherein said housing is dimensioned and arranged to be associated with the communication connector, and the terminals of the metallic electrodes are exposed at positions outside the housing such that selected terminal contact wires of the connector make electrical contact with corresponding terminals of the electrodes to provide capacitive coupling between the selected contact wires when the contact wires are engaged by a mating connector and wherein the terminals of said capacitor are spaced apart from one another by a distance that corresponds to an integer multiple of a center-to-center spacing between the terminal contact wires of said communication connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A communication jack connector, comprising:
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a jack frame having a front surface and a plug opening in the front surface, wherein the plug opening has an axis and is formed to receive a mating plug connector;
a number of elongated terminal contact wires extending through the jack frame, wherein the contact wires are configured to make electrical contact with corresponding terminals of the mating connector;
a capacitor compensation assembly including one or more crosstalk compensation capacitors, wherein the assembly is mounted in a part of the connector in operative relation to the terminal contact wires, and wherein each compensation capacitor includes a first metallic electrode with a first terminal, a second metallic electrode with a second terminal, and a dielectric spacer disposed between the first and the second electrodes;
wherein the first and the second terminals of the metallic electrodes are located and configured so that free end portions of selected terminal contact wires make electrical contact with corresponding terminals of the electrodes to provide capacitive coupling between the selected contact wires when the contact wires are engaged by the mating connector; and
wherein the terminals of a given capacitor are spaced apart from one another by a distance that corresponds to an integer multiple of a center-to-center spacing between the free end portions of the terminal contact wires. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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