Termination connector assembly with tight angle for shielded cable
First Claim
1. An electrical connector for terminating a cable with very stiff wires, and for mating with a complementary connector, comprising:
- a front shell for coupling with a mating end of the complementary connector;
a plurality of electrical terminals fixed within the front shell, each having a mating end and a mounting end, the mating end being exposed for mating with complementary contacts of the complementary connector; and
a printed circuit board forming a polygon with more than four angles and having a first edge and a second edge, the first and second edges being oriented at a designated, non-zero angle relative to each other, the printed circuit board being electrically connected with the mounting ends of the electrical terminals along its first edge, conductors in the wires of the cable being electrically connected with the printed circuit board along its second edge, and traces within the printed circuit board electrically connecting electrical terminals with corresponding conductors in the wires in the cable.
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Abstract
An electrical cable termination connector (10) includes a front shell (20), a printed circuit board (PCB) (30), a terminal insert (40), a back shell (50), a spacer (60), latches (72), and a boot (70). The PCB has a first edge (34) and a second edge (36) positioned at right angles to each other. First solder pads (33) along the first edge are electrically connected to corresponding second solder pads (35) along the second edge by traces (37) in the PCB. The PCB attaches to a rear of the front shell and terminals in the terminal insert electrically connect to the first solder pads. Stiff, shielded wires (80) of a cable (90) are fixed in the spacer, and conductors (81) of the wires are attached to the second solder pads. This design enables a 90 degree connection between a cable and a mating connector, without sharp bending of the shielded cable.
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13 Claims
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1. An electrical connector for terminating a cable with very stiff wires, and for mating with a complementary connector, comprising:
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a front shell for coupling with a mating end of the complementary connector;
a plurality of electrical terminals fixed within the front shell, each having a mating end and a mounting end, the mating end being exposed for mating with complementary contacts of the complementary connector; and
a printed circuit board forming a polygon with more than four angles and having a first edge and a second edge, the first and second edges being oriented at a designated, non-zero angle relative to each other, the printed circuit board being electrically connected with the mounting ends of the electrical terminals along its first edge, conductors in the wires of the cable being electrically connected with the printed circuit board along its second edge, and traces within the printed circuit board electrically connecting electrical terminals with corresponding conductors in the wires in the cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A cable connector assembly comprising:
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a sleeve defining a lengthwise direction thereof and a cavity therein;
a plurality of terminals disposed in the cavity;
a printed circuit board disposed at a rear portion of the sleeve and extending parallel to said lengthwise direction;
a shielding device enclosing said printed circuit board;
said printed circuit board forming a polygon with more than four angles and defining a first edge mechanically and electrically connected to tails of said terminals, and a second edge mechanically and electrically connected to wires of a cable, both said first edge and said second edge including planar solder pads thereon for soldering with the terminals and the wires of the cable, respectively;
whereinsaid first edge extends along said lengthwise direction, said second edge extends perpendicular to said lengthwise direction, and said cable extends along said lengthwise direction without bending.
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13. A cable connector assembly comprising:
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a sleeve defining a lengthwise direction thereof and a cavity therein;
a plurality of terminals disposed in the, cavity;
a printed circuit board for connecting said terminals and a cable, said circuit board is disposed at a rear portion of the sleeve and extending parallel to said lengthwise direction and forms a polygon with more than four angles and;
a shielding device enclosing said printed circuit board; and
a pair of latches with levers exposed outside of said shielding device while with forward portions extending into the cavity;
whereinsaid forward portions include latching structures for latchable engagement with a complementary connector to prevent said complementary connector from being withdrawn from the sleeve in a first direction perpendicular to said lengthwise direction, and said forward portions are moveable to be disengaged from the complementary connector when levers are manually moved in a second direction perpendicular to both said lengthwise direction and said first direction.
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