Electrical connectors having open-ended conductors
First Claim
1. An electrical connector comprising:
- a connector body configured to mate with a plug connector; and
a contact sub-assembly held by the connector body, the contact sub-assembly comprising;
a plurality of mating conductors configured to transmit signal current along an interconnection path;
a plurality of open-ended conductors, each of the open-ended conductors being electrically connected to a corresponding mating conductor of the plurality of mating conductors, the open-ended conductors configured to capacitively couple select mating conductors thereby providing a compensation region that is electrically parallel to the interconnection path.
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Abstract
An electrical connector including a connector body that is configured to mate with a plug connector and a contact sub-assembly that is held by the connector body. The contact sub-assembly includes a plurality of mating conductors that are configured to transmit signal current along an interconnection path. The contact sub-assembly also includes a plurality of open-ended conductors. Each of the open-ended conductors is electrically connected to a corresponding mating conductor of the plurality of mating conductors. The open-ended conductors are configured to capacitively couple select mating conductors thereby providing a compensation region that is electrically parallel to the interconnection path.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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a connector body configured to mate with a plug connector; and a contact sub-assembly held by the connector body, the contact sub-assembly comprising; a plurality of mating conductors configured to transmit signal current along an interconnection path; a plurality of open-ended conductors, each of the open-ended conductors being electrically connected to a corresponding mating conductor of the plurality of mating conductors, the open-ended conductors configured to capacitively couple select mating conductors thereby providing a compensation region that is electrically parallel to the interconnection path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrical connector comprising:
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a connector body configured to mate with a plug connector; a contact sub-assembly held by the connector body, the contact sub-assembly comprising; a plurality of mating conductors, each mating conductor extending between an engagement portion and an interior portion and configured to have a signal current flow therebetween; and a plurality of open-ended conductors electrically connected to corresponding mating conductors of the plurality of mating conductors, wherein the open-ended conductors capacitively couple the engagement portion of a first mating conductor to the interior portion of a different second mating conductor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electrical connector comprising:
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a connector body configured to mate with a plug connector; a contact sub-assembly held by the connector body, the contact sub-assembly comprising; a plurality of mating conductors, each mating conductor extending between an engagement portion and an interior portion and configured to have a signal current flow therebetween; and a plurality of open-ended conductors electrically connected to corresponding mating conductors of the plurality of mating conductors, wherein at least two of the open-ended conductors capacitively couple the engagement portion and the interior portion of a common mating conductor. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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