High-speed transmission connector with a ground structure having an improved shielding function
US6712646B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/724
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connector (1, 11) comprises a connector housing (2, 12), a plurality of signaling contacts (3, 13) arranged in a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows, a plurality of first ground plates (4, 16) arranged between every two adjacent ones of and at the outside of opposite outermost ones of the columns, and a plurality of second ground plates (5, 17) arranged between every two adjacent ones of and at the outside of opposite outermost ones of the rows. The first and the second ground plates (4, 5; 6, 17) are connected to each other to form a grid structure to enclose each individual contact in each grid cell. In case of differential signal transmission, each pair of two contacts is enclosed in each grid cell.
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