Patent · US Expired

Electrical connector and method for connecting cable to the same

US5954541A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 14, 1997
Grant dateSep 21, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R4/242
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector to be connected to a cable comprises a housing having a contact receiving portion therein, plural sets of contact pairs arranged in a row in the contact receiving portion of the housing, and a shield plate provided between at least two adjacent contact pairs. The shield plate serves to prevent occurrence of cross talk as much as possible.

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