EP0446980B2
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Connector assembly for printed circuit boards
Assignee: Framatome Connectors Belgium NV
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Filing: 1991-02-25
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Granted: 1999-05-26
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Expires: 2011-02-25
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Danny Louis Cornelis Morlion
- 👤 Geert Antoon Lips
- 👤 Luc Jonckheere
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:03
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R13/6585; H01R13/6586; H01R13/6587; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/72; H01R12/722; H01R12/724; H01R13/6591; H01R13/6592; H01R24/00; H01R24/38; H01R24/40; H01R24/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
341 words
Connector assembly (1, 21, 39) for printed circuit
boards (7), comprising a first connector element (2, 40, 56, 61) with a
first housing (3) of insulating material and male signal and
ground contacts (4, 5) regularly arranged in rows and columns
and connectable to a printed circuit board, and a second connector element (8, 43) with a second
housing (9) of insulating material, which can be inserted with
a mating side (10) into the first housing, and with female
signal and ground contacts (11, 16, 52) with a connection
element (17, 18), which female contacts are regularly arranged in rows and columns,
and will contact the corresponding male contacts
when the second housing is received in the first housing,
wherein said second connector element (8, 43) is provided with
a plurality of outer conductors (12, 24, 44, 45, 51), each of
said outer conductors mainly enclosing at least one signal
contact (11, 52) in a circumferential direction and each of
said outer conductors having contact means (13, 49, 56)
adapted to contact the adjacent ground contacts (5) of
the/each corresponding signal contact (4) of the first
connector element (2, 40, 56, 61) outside the outer conductor,
wherein each outer conductor of the second connector element
is provided with a dielectric insert (19, 53), the/each
corresponding signal contact being mounted in said insert, characterized in that the contact means of each outer
conductor (12, 24, 44, 45, 51) of the second connector element
(8) is formed out of the outer conductor as contact springs
(13, 49, 56) for contacting the ground contacts (5) of the
first connector element (2, 40, 56, 61), wherein the outer
conductors of the second connector element are arranged in
rows and columns, each column comprising at least two outer
conductors, wherein in the first connector element, a row of
ground contacts (5) is arranged in between two rows of signal
contacts (4) and the ground contacts (5) of this row contact,
when mated, two adjacent contact springs (13, 49, 56) of
adjacent outer conductors in a column.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
43 words
Connector assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the first connector element (2)
comprises at least two rows with signal contacts (4), wherein
a row with only ground contacts (5) is provided at both sides
of each row with signal contacts (4).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
Connector assembly according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the first connector element
(2) is provided with a column with only ground
contacts (5) at both sides of each column with
signal contacts (4) and ground contacts
(5).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
Connector assembly according to anyone of the
preceding claims, characterized in that each
outer conductor (12, 44, 45, 51) of the second
connector element (8) has an extension (31, 46,
47) opposite of the mating side (10), said extension
having ground connection elements (32, 48,
54).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
76 words
Connector assembly according to claim 4, characterized
in that each outer conductor (12) of the
second connector element (8) has two connection
pins (32) for connection to a printed circuit
board (33), which connection pins are located diagonally
with respect to the longitudinal direction
of the outer conductor, wherein opposite of each
connection pin (32) a recess (34) is provided in
the outer conductor for receiving the connection
pin (32) of an adjacent outer conductor (12).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
97 words
Connector assembly according to anyone of the
preceding claims, characterized in that seen in
the direction of the respective row of signal contacts
(4) each outer conductor (12, 24, 44, 45, 51)
is provided with opposite contact tongues (14) for
contacting ground contact plates (15, 20, 23)
which can be mounted at both sides of each outer
conductor in the second housing (9), said ground
contact plates (15, 20, 23) being provided with female
contact elements (16) at the mating side
(10) for contacting the ground contacts (5) of the
first connector element (2, 40, 56, 61).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
Connector assembly according to claim 6, characterized
in that a ground contact plate (15, 20,
23) is provided at both sides of each outer conductor
(12, 24, 44, 45, 51), said ground contact
plate (15, 20, 23) having ground connection elements
(18, 18') at the side opposite of the mating
side (10).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
Connector assembly according to claim 7, characterized
in that each ground contact plate (15,
20, 23) extends at the side opposite of the mating
side (10) beyond the connection elements (17,
17') of the signal contacts (11).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
62 words
Connector assembly according to claim 4, characterized
in that the ground contacts (5) of the
first connector element are united in groups in
each row into ground contact lips (41), wherein
each outer conductor (44, 45) of the second connector
element is adapted to contact only those
ground contact lips (41) which are adjacent the
corresponding signal contact on both sides thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
Connector assembly according to anyone of the
preceding claims, characterized in that one or
more outer conductors (24) and corresponding
signal contacts of the second connector element
are provided with connection elements (26, 28)
for connecting a coaxial cable (25).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
88 words
Connector assembly according to anyone of the
preceding claims, characterized in that the first
connector element (56, 61) is provided with a
plurality of outer conductors (57), each of said
outer conductors mainly enclosing at least one
signal contact (4) in a circumferential direction
along at least the part of the/each signal contact
extending in the insulating material of the first
housing and each of said outer conductors being
adapted to contact the adjacent ground contacts
(5) of the/each corresponding signal contact (4)
of the first connector element.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
Connector assembly according to claim 11, characterized
in that each outer conductor (57) of the
first connector element (56, 61) is provided with
a dielectric insert (58), the/each corresponding
signal contact (4) being mounted in said insert.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
Connector assembly according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that each outer conductor (57)
is provided with contact tongues (60) for contacting
the ground contacts (5).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
Connector assembly according to claim 13, characterized
in that the ground contacts (5) of the
first connector element (56, 61) each comprise a
plate-like part (59) for contacting a contact tongue
(60) of the outer conductor (57) of the/each
adjacent signal contact (4).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
73 words
Connector assembly according to anyone of the
claims 11-14, characterized in that each outer
conductor (57) of the first connector element (61)
is provided with an extension (62) at its side opposite
of the second connector element, said extension
(62) being provided with ground connection
elements (63) for connecting the ground contacts
(5) to a printed circuit board, said ground
connection elements (63) extending perpendicular
to the longitudinal direction of the outer conductor.
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