Connector guide for orienting wires for termination
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1. A plug connector assembly, the plug assembly comprising:
- a cable, the cable including an insulative exterior covering and a plurality of wires arranged in pairs, the pairs extending through a breakout area at an open end of the cable and being disposed in a first orientation proximate the open end;
a plug body portion, the plug body portion including a mating end, a trailing end and a circuit card, the mating end being configured to engage an opposing mating connector, the trailing end being configured to receive the wire pairs of the cable plurality of wires from said cable, the conductors of the wire pairs being terminated to the circuit card; and
a guide member, the guide member guiding the wire pairs therethrough and changing their orientation from the first orientation to a second orientation proximate the circuit card, the second orientation being different than the first orientation, the guide member including two halves.
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Abstract
A guide member is provided for use with a multi-wire plug connector. It has an elongated body with multiple wire pathways extending through it in a torturous path so that wires inserted into one end of the guide member in a first orientation are twisted into a second orientation that is different than the first orientation. The guide member body is formed of two parts and one of the parts has ports for the injection of a settable compound, such as a hot melt adhesive to hold the guide member parts together as well as the wires in place within the guide member.
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1. A plug connector assembly, the plug assembly comprising:
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a cable, the cable including an insulative exterior covering and a plurality of wires arranged in pairs, the pairs extending through a breakout area at an open end of the cable and being disposed in a first orientation proximate the open end; a plug body portion, the plug body portion including a mating end, a trailing end and a circuit card, the mating end being configured to engage an opposing mating connector, the trailing end being configured to receive the wire pairs of the cable plurality of wires from said cable, the conductors of the wire pairs being terminated to the circuit card; and a guide member, the guide member guiding the wire pairs therethrough and changing their orientation from the first orientation to a second orientation proximate the circuit card, the second orientation being different than the first orientation, the guide member including two halves. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A plug connector, the plug connector comprising:
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a cable, the cable including an insulative exterior covering and a plurality of wire pairs, the wire pairs extending through the covering and exiting from the cable at a breakout area defined at an open end of the cable, the wire pairs being generally vertical aligned with each other proximate the open end; a plug connector, the plug connector being disposed proximate the open end, the plug connector including a mating end, a trailing end and a circuit card therewithin, the mating end being configured to engage an opposing mating connector, the trailing end being configured to receive the wire pairs of the cable plurality of wires from the cable, conductors of the wire pairs being terminated to the circuit card; and a guide member, the guide member being interposed between a rear edge of the circuit card and the open end, the guide member including an elongated body having at least two wire guide paths defined therein, each wire guide path receiving a wire pair therein, the guide paths having a nonlinear extent through the guide member which such that the wire pairs are generally horizontally aligned with each other proximate the circuit card rear end, the guide member including two halves. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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