Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terminal connection structure for use at a connection part for high speed data transfer in which discontinuity of impedance at a cable terminal end is minimized for more favorably adapting to the impedance of a transmission line. SOLUTION: The termination structure for a cable connector is provided with a pair of differential signals and a ground line related to them. It uses a series of receiving parts or solder cups of which size is adjusted to maintain desired electric performance. The receiving parts are disposed in such a mode as to be able to maintain electric performance, and position ground conductors 650 and signal conductors 653 of a cable in the same position and direction as those in the cable. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a circuit card connector, having a high-compliance flexible circuit, and capable of easily applied to variation encountered in a printed circuit board to fit with it. SOLUTION: A circuit card connector 100 using a flexible circuit 140 has a slender base 102, a pair of cradle spring members 115 supported by the base 102, and a pair of contact springs 130 movably supported by the cradle spring members 115. Each the cradle spring member 115 includes plural arm members 126 which extend upward therefrom and contact with an undersurface of the flexible circuit 140. The flexible circuit 140 includes a ground plane layer 168 with holes 172 arranged below a signal transmission layer 162 at a certain distance. The holes 172 of the ground plane layer 168 heightens flexibility especially in interconnection interfaces 141, 143 so as to increase compliance of the connector 100. COPYRIGHT: (C)2000,JPO
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure a contact force to a circuit card without exerting harmful force on a flexible circuit by providing a specific constitution, in the case of connector in which a flexible circuit for providing electric connection of a printed circuit board to circuit cards is used. SOLUTION: A circuit card engagement assembly is provided, while allowing provision of one pair of fulcrum F arranged on both sides of the longitudinal center line of a card receiving slot 80 and a pair of spring member 53 longitudinally extending on both sides of the center line, movably supported by the fulcrum F and having an arm part 57 upward, and a leg part 55 downward. And a flat flexible circuit 64 having a contact 62 connected to the contact of the printed circuit board is supported on the spring members 53. When a circuit card is inserted in the receiving slot 80, the arm part 57 swings around the fulcrum F toward the card, and when it is inserted completely, the contact 62 of the flexible circuit 64 comes in contact with the contact of a circuit card.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector which minimizes discontinuity of impedance through a connector, and is improved for high-speed data transmission connection. SOLUTION: A termination structure of a counterpart cable connector and a circuit board has a ground terminal 150 and two signal terminals 140, 141 arranged in a triangular pattern in order to reduce the impedance through the connector. A width of the ground terminal 150 increases in a direction along the signal terminals 140, 141. This increase occurs along a body portion or a contact portion of the ground terminal. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent stress due to circuit card insertion and taking-out from affecting a soldering part of a circuit board by engaging a conductive part of an end of a flexible circuit element of a circuit card connector with a leg part of a brace separated from a connector base. SOLUTION: A U-shaped cradle spring 114 is attached onto a metallic contact base, a contact spring 122 is mounted on a shoulder 116 thereof, and a flexible circuit element 60 is mounted thereon. A first conductive part 62 of this circuit element 60 on an arc part 124 of the contact spring 122 comes into contact with a contact pad of a circuit card to be inserted from a connector slot 110, and a second conductive part 63 is soldered to a trace 26 of the circuit board 22. In this electric connector for card, a brace 130 consisting of a heat insulation non-metal material such as plastics separated from a base 104 is provided, and the above second conductive part 63 is mounted to a leg part 132 thereof.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To construct a termination assembly used for terminating high-frequency data signal transmission lines. SOLUTION: This termination assembly includes a dielectric body, and a plurality of conductive elements disposed on a transmission line, and the plurality of conductive elements are arranged in pairs for differential signal transmission. The termination assembly, in one embodiment, includes a hollow end cap that is formed of a dielectric material and has one or more conductive contacts or plated surfaces disposed on or in the cavity so that they may frictionally mate with the conductive traces on the transmission line. In another embodiment, a connector housing 602 has a center slot 603 and a plurality of dual loop contacts 607 to provide redundant circuit paths and low inductance to the termination assembly. A coupling element may be utilized in the slot 606 to achieve a desired level of coupling between the terminal contacts 607. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improved connector for high speed data transmission connection, with minimized discontinuity of impedance generated through the connector. SOLUTION: A terminal structure of a mate cable side connector and a circuit board has a grounding terminal 150 and two signal terminals 140, 141 arranged in a trigonal shape for reducing the impedance generated through the connector. A width of the grounding terminal 150 increases in a direction along the signal terminals 140, 141. The increase is performed along a main body part or a contact part of the grounding terminal. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
A connector having reduced noise characteristics is provided having an electronic component, such as a capacitor, electrically connecting together the power ground and power voltage terminals of the connector, with the electronic component being located within the connector housing. Such a structure reduces any induced electrical noise from occuring in the signal terminals of the connector due to the power terminals.
Abstract:
A determination structure for mating a cable connector to a circuit board includes a plurality of associated sets of terminals, each terminal set including a pair of differential signal terminals and a ground reference terminal. Each associated set of terminals is arranged in triangular pattern through the connector in order to reduce the impedance through the connector, and adjacent associated terminal sets are inverted so that the ground reference terminals of alternating associated terminal sets are located along one row of the connector along with signal terminals of intervening terminal sets, while the ground refence terminals of intervening terminal sets are located along a second row of the connector, along with the signal terminals of alternating associated terminal sets. This inverted arrangements increases the density of the connector.
Abstract:
A connector that is particularly suitable for use in high speed data transmission is provided in the form of a plug connector that may be terminated to the end of a high speed cable. The connector has a plurality of terminals for terminating to respective signal wires, ground wires and power wires of the cable, and also has an additional terminal that serves to detect and identify status information about the cable to circuits on a circuit board to which the cable is connected thorough the plug connector and a mating receptacle connector. This detection terminal is shorted to another terminal of the connector, preferably a power ground, or return, terminal. The shorting is done with an electronic component that modifies the voltage passing from the shorted terminal through the detection terminal. The modified voltage may be easily read on the circuit board to determine the status of the cable (such as the speed of the cable) or an electronic device attached thereto.