Housing for a high speed electrical connector
First Claim
1. An electrical connector, comprising:
- a plurality of conductive members, each comprising a contact tail, a mating contact and an intermediate portion joining the contact tail and the mating contact;
an housing, the housing comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein;
the intermediate portion of each of the plurality of conductive members is disposed within the housing;
the first portion has a first surface, the first surface comprising a plurality of recesses formed therein;
the second portion has a second surface, the second surface comprising a plurality of projections, the projections being disposed within the recesses; and
the plurality of conductive members extend through the first surface and the second surface.
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Abstract
An electrical connector designed for high speed signals. The connector includes one or more features that, when used alone or in combination, extend performance to higher speeds. These features may include compensation for tie bars that are used to hold conductive members in place for molding a housing around the conductive members. Removal of the tie bars during manufacture of the connector may leave artifacts in the conductive members and/or housing, which may be addressed by the features. The conductive members, for example, may include regions, adjacent tie bar locations, that compensate for portions of the tie bar that are not fully removed. Alternatively or additionally, a housing may include openings around tie bar locations such that a punch may be used to sever the tie bars. These openings may be filled to avoid performance-affecting artifacts.
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18 Claims
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1. An electrical connector, comprising:
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a plurality of conductive members, each comprising a contact tail, a mating contact and an intermediate portion joining the contact tail and the mating contact; an housing, the housing comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein; the intermediate portion of each of the plurality of conductive members is disposed within the housing; the first portion has a first surface, the first surface comprising a plurality of recesses formed therein; the second portion has a second surface, the second surface comprising a plurality of projections, the projections being disposed within the recesses; and the plurality of conductive members extend through the first surface and the second surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electrical connector, comprising:
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a plurality of conductive members, each comprising a contact tail, a mating contact and an intermediate portion joining the contact tail and the mating contact; an housing, the housing comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein; the intermediate portion of each of the plurality of conductive members is disposed within the housing; the first portion has a first surface, the first surface comprising a plurality of recesses formed therein; the second portion has a second surface, the second surface comprising a plurality of projections, the projections being aligned with the recesses; the plurality of conductive members extend through the first surface and the second surface, the contact tails of the plurality of conductive elements are arranged in a plurality of parallel columns; the projections are arranged in a plurality of columns parallel to the columns of contact tails; and the projections comprise projections of a first size and a second size.
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13. An electrical connector, comprising:
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an insulative member comprising a plurality of openings therethrough; a plurality of subassemblies, each of the subassemblies comprising; a housing having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface and at least one edge perpendicular to and joining the opposing first and second surfaces; a plurality of conductive members partially disposed within the housing with a portion extending through the edge; wherein; the subassemblies are positioned with the edges of the subassemblies adjacent the insulative member such that, for each subassembly, the portions of the conductive members extending from the housing extend through openings in the insulative member; the edge of each of the plurality of subassemblies comprises recesses therein; and the insulative member comprises projections extending into the recesses. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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