High density rectangular interconnect
First Claim
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1. An electrical connector, comprising:
- a plug comprising;
a plug shell;
a plug sub-assembly housing disposed within the plug shell; and
at least one plug contact sub-assembly disposed within the plug sub-assembly housing, the at least one plug contact sub-assembly comprising a plurality of plug contacts, a plug sub-assembly base and a plug contact alignment spacer; and
a receptacle comprising;
a receptacle shell;
a receptacle sub-assembly housing assembled to the receptacle shell; and
at least one spring contact sub-assembly disposed within the receptacle sub-assembly housing, the at least one spring contact sub-assembly comprising a plurality of spring contacts, a sub-assembly base, a contact alignment spacer, and a spring contact assembler;
wherein the plug and receptacle are configured to mate, thereby mating the plurality of plug contacts and the plurality of spring contacts.
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Abstract
A high density rectangular electrical interconnect is disclosed that includes a plug having a plurality of plug contacts mated to a receptacle having a plurality of spring contacts preloaded with an opening force to reduce mating force. The plurality of plug contacts may be a plurality of pin contacts, printed circuit board traces, or flexible film contacts. The plug and receptacle may include shields and/or shielding material that form a continuous shield around the mated plug and spring contacts.
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16 Claims
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1. An electrical connector, comprising:
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a plug comprising; a plug shell; a plug sub-assembly housing disposed within the plug shell; and at least one plug contact sub-assembly disposed within the plug sub-assembly housing, the at least one plug contact sub-assembly comprising a plurality of plug contacts, a plug sub-assembly base and a plug contact alignment spacer; and a receptacle comprising; a receptacle shell; a receptacle sub-assembly housing assembled to the receptacle shell; and at least one spring contact sub-assembly disposed within the receptacle sub-assembly housing, the at least one spring contact sub-assembly comprising a plurality of spring contacts, a sub-assembly base, a contact alignment spacer, and a spring contact assembler; wherein the plug and receptacle are configured to mate, thereby mating the plurality of plug contacts and the plurality of spring contacts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electrical connector comprising
a plug comprising: -
a plug shell; a plug sub-assembly housing disposed within the plug shell; at least one plug contact sub-assembly disposed within the plug sub-assembly housing, the at least one plug contact sub-assembly comprising a plurality of plug contacts; and a plug shield disposed around the at least one plug contact sub-assembly, the plug shield comprising two hermaphroditic plug shield portions; and a receptacle comprising; a receptacle shell; a receptacle sub-assembly housing assembled to the receptacle shell; at least one spring contact sub-assembly disposed within the receptacle sub-assembly housing, the at least one spring contact sub-assembly comprising a plurality of spring contacts; and a receptacle shield which is a body disposed around the at least one spring contact sub-assembly wherein the plug and receptacle are configured to mate, thereby mating the plurality of plug contacts and the plurality of spring contacts and electrically contacting the plug shield and the receptacle shield.
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16. An electrical connector comprising
a plug comprising: -
a plug shell comprising two hermaphroditic plug shell portions; a plug sub-assembly housing disposed within the plug shell; and at least one plug contact sub-assembly disposed within the plug sub-assembly housing, the at least one plug contact sub-assembly comprising a plurality of plug contacts; and a receptacle comprising; a receptacle shell; a receptacle sub-assembly housing assembled to the receptacle shell; and at least one spring contact sub-assembly disposed within the receptacle sub-assembly housing, the at least one spring contact sub-assembly comprising a plurality of spring contacts; wherein the plug and receptacle are configured to mate, thereby mating the plurality of plug contacts and the plurality of spring contacts.
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