Electrical connector and method of connecting twisted pair cable to the electrical connector
First Claim
1. An electrical connector to be connected to a twisted pair cable having a pair of single wires and a conductive shield, comprising:
- a connector main body portion for connecting to end portions of the single wires in an untwisted state; and
a shell member attached to the connector main body portion for holding the single wires at an untwisted portion thereof, said shell member including a base portion, a cable holding portion, and a cover portion, said base portion having a base end portion on a side of the connector main body portion and a distal end portion on a side of the untwisted portion, said cable holding portion being provided for holding the single wires arranged in parallel to each other in a state that the single wires are situated adjacently or contact with each other, said cover portion being situated above the base portion so that at least the untwisted portion and the cable holding portion are situated between the base portion and the cover portion,wherein said base portion includes a bottom plate portion and a pair of side plate portions,said cable holding portion includes a pair of separation wall portions arranged between the side plate portions and extending in parallel to each other from the base end portion toward the connector main body portion for holding the untwisted portion,said cable holding portion further includes a cable cover member for covering the untwisted portion between the cable cover member and the base portion,said cable cover member includes a ceiling plate section and a bent section so that the bent section is accommodated between the separation wall portions along the untwisted portion, andsaid cover portion is formed in a late shape for covering the separation wall portions.
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a connector main body made of an insulating material for attaching an end portion of a pair of single wires untwisted at an end portion of a twisted pair cable; and a shell member to hold the untwisted portion. The shell member includes a base portion made of a conductive material to dispose the connector main body at the front end side and the untwisted portion at the basal end side; a cable holding portion made of a conductive material to hold the single wires at the untwisted portion for positioning the single wires parallel to each other and close or contact to each other; and a cover portion provided on the base portion to have at least the untwisted portion and the cable holding portion between the cover portion and base portion.
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15 Claims
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1. An electrical connector to be connected to a twisted pair cable having a pair of single wires and a conductive shield, comprising:
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a connector main body portion for connecting to end portions of the single wires in an untwisted state; and a shell member attached to the connector main body portion for holding the single wires at an untwisted portion thereof, said shell member including a base portion, a cable holding portion, and a cover portion, said base portion having a base end portion on a side of the connector main body portion and a distal end portion on a side of the untwisted portion, said cable holding portion being provided for holding the single wires arranged in parallel to each other in a state that the single wires are situated adjacently or contact with each other, said cover portion being situated above the base portion so that at least the untwisted portion and the cable holding portion are situated between the base portion and the cover portion, wherein said base portion includes a bottom plate portion and a pair of side plate portions, said cable holding portion includes a pair of separation wall portions arranged between the side plate portions and extending in parallel to each other from the base end portion toward the connector main body portion for holding the untwisted portion, said cable holding portion further includes a cable cover member for covering the untwisted portion between the cable cover member and the base portion, said cable cover member includes a ceiling plate section and a bent section so that the bent section is accommodated between the separation wall portions along the untwisted portion, and said cover portion is formed in a late shape for covering the separation wall portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14)
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10. An electrical connector to be connected to a twisted pair cable having a pair of single wires and a conductive shield, comprising:
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a connector main body portion for connecting to end portions of the single wires in an untwisted state; and a shell member attached to the connector main body portion for holding the single wires at an untwisted portion thereof, said shell member including a base portion, a cable holding portion, and a cover portion, said base portion having a base end portion on a side of the connector main body portion and a distal end portion on a side of the untwisted portion, said cable holding portion being provided for holding the single wires arranged in parallel to each other in a state that the single wires are situated adjacently or contact with each other, said cover portion being situated above the base portion so that at least the untwisted portion and the cable holding portion are situated between the base portion and the cover portion, wherein said base portion includes a bottom plate portion and a pair of side plate portions, said cable holding portion including a pair of separation wall portions arranged between the side plate portions and extending in parallel to each other from the base end portion toward the connector main body portion for holding the untwisted portion, said cover portion being formed in a plate shape for covering the separation wall portions, and said cover portion includes a cover plate section and an inner lid portion extending from the cover plate section, said inner lid portion being situated between the cover plate section and the base portion with a specific distance in between. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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15. A method of connecting a twisted pair cable to an electrical connector, comprising the steps of:
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untwisting a pair of single wires of the twisted pair cable to form an untwisted portion; attaching an end of the single wire to a connector main body of the electrical connector; arranging the single wires in parallel to each other on a base portion on a base end portion thereof in a state that the single wires are situated adjacently or contact with each other; holding the single wires with a cable holding portion on the base end portion so that a bent section of the cable holding portion is accommodated between separation wall portions of the cable holding portion along the untwisted portion; and attaching a cover portion to the base portion so that at least the untwisted portion and the cable holding portion are situated between the base portion and the cover portion.
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Specification