US7708601B2
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Connector
Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd
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Filing: 2009-02-19
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Granted: 2010-05-04
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Expires: 2029-02-19
Abstract
Abstract A connector reduced in depth dimension. Contact portions of first and second signal contacts and ground contacts for high-speed transmission are arranged in a housing in a row in a contact arranging direction orthogonal to a fitting/removing direction, and contact portions of contacts for non-high-speed transmission are arranged in the housing in a row in the contact arranging direction below the contact portions of the first and second signal contacts and the ground contacts. Terminal portions of the first and second signal contacts and the ground contacts are arranged in a row in the contact arranging direction, and press-fitting portions of the contracts for non-high-speed transmission are press-fitted in the housing along the direction of height of the housing, whereby they are disposed between the contacts portions and the terminal portions of the first and second signal contacts and the ground contacts.
Inventors
- 👤 Yukitaka Tanaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 02:41
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/40; H01R13/42; H01R13/422; H01R13/4223; H01R9/00; H01R9/22; H01R9/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
409 words
A connector comprising: a housing that is capable of being fitted to a mating housing of a mating connector; and a plurality of L-shaped contacts that are held by the housing, the plurality of L-shaped contacts including first contacts and second contacts, wherein each of the first contacts and the second contacts has a contact portion which is capable of being brought into contact with a mating contact of the mating connector, a connection portion which is connected to an object to be connected, and a fixing portion which is fixed to the housing, wherein the contact portions of the first contacts are arranged in at least one row in a contact arranging direction which is orthogonal to a connector fitting direction, wherein the contact portions of the second contacts are arranged in at least one row in the contact arranging direction, wherein the row formed by the contact portions of the first contacts and the row formed by the contact portions of the second contacts are parallel to each other, wherein the row formed by the contact portions of the first contacts is disposed upward in a direction of height of the housing which is orthogonal to both the connector fitting direction and the contact arranging direction, with respect to the row formed by the contact portions of the second contacts, wherein the connection portions of the first contacts are arranged in at least one row in the contact arranging direction, wherein the connection portions of the second contacts are arranged in at least one row in the contact arranging direction, wherein the row formed by the connection portions of the first contacts and the row formed by the connection portions of the second contacts are parallel to each other, wherein the row formed by the connection portions of the first contacts is disposed rearward in the connector fitting direction with respect to the row formed by the connection portions of the second contacts, wherein the fixing portions of the second contacts are disposed between the contact portions of the first contacts and the connection portions of the first contacts in the connector fitting direction, and are press-fitted in the housing along the direction of height of the housing, and wherein each of the connection portions of the first contacts has a planar shape of a surface-mounting type, and each of the connection portions of the second contacts has a pin shape of a through hole insertion type.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
409 words
A connector comprising: a housing that is capable of being fitted to a mating housing of a mating connector; and a plurality of L-shaped contacts that are held by the housing, the plurality of L-shaped contacts including first contacts and second contacts, wherein each of the first contacts and the second contacts has a contact portion which is capable of being brought into contact with a mating contact of the mating connector, a connection portion which is connected to an object to be connected, and a fixing portion which is fixed to the housing, wherein the contact portions of the first contacts are arranged in at least one row in a contact arranging direction which is orthogonal to a connector fitting direction, wherein the contact portions of the second contacts are arranged in at least one row in the contact arranging direction, wherein the row formed by the contact portions of the first contacts and the row formed by the contact portions of the second contacts are parallel to each other, wherein the row formed by the contact portions of the first contacts is disposed upward in a direction of height of the housing which is orthogonal to both the connector fitting direction and the contact arranging direction, with respect to the row formed by the contact portions of the second contacts, wherein the connection portions of the first contacts are arranged in at least one row in the contact arranging direction, wherein the connection portions of the second contacts are arranged in at least one row in the contact arranging direction, wherein the row formed by the connection portions of the first contacts and the row formed by the connection portions of the second contacts are parallel to each other, wherein the row formed by the connection portions of the first contacts is disposed rearward in the connector fitting direction with respect to the row formed by the connection portions of the second contacts, wherein the fixing portions of the second contacts are disposed between the contact portions of the first contacts and the connection portions of the first contacts in the connector fitting direction, and are press-fitted in the housing along the direction of height of the housing, and wherein each of the connection portions of the first contacts has a planar shape of a surface-mounting type, and each of the connection portions of the second contacts has a pin shape of a through hole insertion type.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the connection portions of the first contacts protrudes out of the housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the housing has recesses formed therein, and the second contacts have engaging portions formed for engagement with the recesses, respectively.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A connector as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the housing has recesses formed therein, and the second contacts have engaging portions formed for engagement with the recesses, respectively.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first contacts are contacts for high-speed transmission, and the second contacts are contacts for non-high-speed transmission.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A connector as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first contacts are contacts for high-speed transmission, and the second contacts are contacts for non-high-speed transmission.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
65 words
A connector as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the contacts for high-speed transmission include pairs of signal contacts for high-speed transmission, and ground contracts for high-speed transmission, and wherein the connection portions of the pairs of signal contacts for high-speed transmission are disposed between the connection portions of ones of the ground contacts for high-speed transmission which are adjacent in the contact arranging direction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
65 words
A connector as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the contacts for high-speed transmission include pairs of signal contacts for high-speed transmission, and ground contracts for high-speed transmission, and wherein the connection portions of the pairs of signal contacts for high-speed transmission are disposed between the connection portions of ones of the ground contacts for high-speed transmission which are adjacent in the contact arranging direction.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A connector as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the connection portions of the contacts for non-high-speed transmission are in staggered arrangement in the contact arranging direction.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A connector as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the connection portions of the contacts for non-high-speed transmission are in staggered arrangement in the contact arranging direction.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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