Electrical connector assembly having signal and power terminals
US6746284B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/58
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cable connector (2) includes a number of signal and power cables (26, 28), a dielectric housing (20) defining a number of passageways (204), a number of signal contacts (22) received in the housing and electrically connecting with the signal cables, and a number of power contacts (24) received in the passageways. Each passageway has a guiding channel (2041) and a receiving space (2043). Each power contact includes a contact portion (242) for mating with a complementary contact, a tail portion (244) electrically connecting with a corresponding power cable and a middle portion (240) connected between the contact portion and the tail portion. The contact portion has a projection (246) formed adjacent the middle portion. Each power contact is assembled to a corresponding passageway by moving the projection into the guiding channel and then rotating the projection into the receiving space.
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