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Contact terminal with at least one impedance control feature

US11283220B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

TE Connectivity India Private Limited · IN
TE Connectivity Germany GmbH · DE

Inventors

Bert Bergner · Rimbach, DE
Sundareshan M D · Savanuru, IN
Gururaj A. Hiremath · Badami, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 25, 2020
Grant date	Mar 22, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 25, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R2103/00
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A contact terminal includes a terminal shield, a contact carrier, and a contact element for conducting electrical signals of a high-frequency data transmission. The contact carrier retains the contact element in a fixed position within the terminal shield. The terminal shield has a discontinuity that affects an impedance of the contact element. At least one of the contact carrier and the contact element has an impedance control feature configured to adjust the impedance of the contact element to a predefined desired value according to a frequency of the data transmission.

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