Patent · US Expired

Cable connector

US6475024B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 13, 2000
Grant dateNov 5, 2002
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R12/775
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cable connector comprises a plurality of female contacts 20 which are arrayed and held in a lateral direction inside an insulating housing 10, and a cable consisting of a plurality of conductors, the front ends of which are connected to said contacts and the rear ends of which extend externally from said housing. Here, the cable consisting of a plurality of conductors is an FPC cable 50 wherein a plurality of signal conducting layers 51 are formed on one face thereof and a ground conducting layer is formed on the other face thereof. The cable connector is constituted by connecting the signal circuit layers 51 to the plurality of female contacts 20, and connecting the ground conducting layer 55 to the shield cover 30 in the housing.

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