公开(公告)号：US10566740B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-18

申请号：US16180199

申请日：2018-11-05

Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION

Inventor： David Allison Trout ,  Justin Dennis Pickel ,  Jeffrey Byron McClinton ,  Timothy Robert Minnick ,  Chad William Morgan ,  John Joseph Consoli

IPC: H01R13/648 ,  H01R13/652 ,  H01R13/6583 ,  H01R13/6587 ,  H01R13/6471

Abstract: A contact module includes a dielectric holder holding signal contacts having mating portions extending forward of the dielectric holder. A shield structure is coupled to the dielectric holder providing electrical shielding for the signal contacts. The shield structure has first and second ground shields having corresponding mating portions extending forward of the mating end of the dielectric holder. The shield structure has ground blades extending between the first and second ground shields having mating portions extending forward of the mating end of the dielectric holder at least one of above or below the mating portions of the signal contacts. The ground blades electrically connect the mating portions of the first ground shield and the mating portions of the second ground shield immediately forward of the mating end of dielectric holder.

公开(公告)号：US10559929B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-11

申请号：US16224299

申请日：2018-12-18

Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION

Inventor： Justin Dennis Pickel ,  Timothy Robert Minnick ,  Arturo Pachon Munoz ,  Sean Patrick McCarthy

IPC: H01R13/6587 ,  H01R12/73 ,  H01R13/6471

Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) includes a substrate and a PCB connector footprint defined along a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis being subdivided into PCB column grouping footprints in columns parallel to the longitudinal axis. The PCB includes signal vias arranged in pairs along a signal pair axis. The pairs of signal vias are aligned in the columns parallel to the longitudinal axis and in rows parallel to the lateral axis. The signal pair axis is non-parallel to the lateral and longitudinal axes. The PCB includes ground vias with at least one ground via arranged between adjacent pairs of signal vias within the PCB column grouping footprints and at least one ground via is arranged between adjacent pairs of signal vias in adjacent PCB column grouping footprints. This orientation is to allow more spacing between the signal vias and some ground vias to enhance signal integrity.

公开(公告)号：US10355416B1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-16

申请号：US15936631

申请日：2018-03-27

Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION

Inventor： Justin Dennis Pickel ,  Arturo Pachon Munoz ,  Timothy Robert Minnick

IPC: H01R13/648 ,  H01R13/6477 ,  H01R13/405 ,  H01R12/72 ,  H01R13/6586 ,  H01R13/514

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a contact module having a dielectric frame holding conductors. The conductors extend between a mating end and a terminating end and have a transition portion between the corresponding mating end and the terminating end passing through the dielectric frame. The transition portions of the conductors have opposite first and second sides and opposite first and second edges between the first and second sides. The dielectric frame has opposite first and second sides generally parallel to the first and second sides of the transition portions. The dielectric frame has insertion loss control windows in at least one of the first side and the second side defining air pockets exposing exposed portions of the corresponding transition portions to air. The size and shape of the insertion loss control windows controlling insertion loss along the conductors.

公开(公告)号：US20200227866A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-16

申请号：US16834307

申请日：2020-03-30

Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION

Inventor： David Allison Trout ,  Douglas Edward Shirk ,  Justin Dennis Pickel ,  Sean Patrick McCarthy

IPC: H01R13/6587 ,  H01R12/72 ,  H01R13/6594 ,  H01R13/6471 ,  H01R13/514

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a front housing having a front and a rear. The front housing is configured to hold signal contacts and has a cavity at the rear. The front is configured to be mated with the mating connector. A conductive insert is received in the cavity. The conductive insert includes end walls and cross walls extending between the end walls. The conductive insert includes channels between the cross walls configured to receive ground shields used to provide electrical shielding for the signal contacts. The cross walls are configured to be electrically coupled to the corresponding ground shields. The conductive insert is configured to electrically couple each of the ground shields.

公开(公告)号：US20200227865A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-16

申请号：US16247729

申请日：2019-01-15

Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION

Inventor： Jared Evan Rossman ,  Kyle Robert Sammon ,  Justin Dennis Pickel

IPC: H01R13/6587 ,  H01R13/6594

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a housing having a base having signal contact channels and ground contact channels extending therethrough having ground contact channel walls defining the ground contact channels. The connector assembly includes signal contacts held in signal contact channels having mating ends for mating with mating signal contacts. The connector assembly includes ground contacts held in ground contact channels having mating ends for mating with mating ground contacts. The connector assembly includes ground commoning conductors within the housing including metal surface coverings deposited on the corresponding ground contact channel walls. Each ground commoning conductor extends into at least two ground contact channels and is oriented for direct electrical contact with at least two of the ground contacts or the mating ground contacts for electrically commoning the corresponding ground contacts or the mating ground contacts.

公开(公告)号：US10686282B1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-16

申请号：US16287283

申请日：2019-02-27

Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION

Inventor： Sean Patrick McCarthy ,  Leonard Henry Radzilowski ,  Timothy Robert Minnick ,  Justin Dennis Pickel ,  Arturo Pachon Munoz

IPC: H01R13/6585 ,  H01R13/6471

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, signal contacts, and ground shields. The housing has a base wall that defines openings therethrough. The signal contacts are arranged in pairs and project through at least some of the openings beyond a top side of the base wall. The ground shields project through at least some of the openings beyond the top side of the base wall. Each ground shield has at least two walls and at least partially surrounds a corresponding pair of the signal contacts. Each ground shield has an inner side that faces the corresponding pair of signal contacts and an outer side that is opposite the inner side. The outer sides of the ground shields have a lossy coating to absorb electrical resonances, and the inner sides of the ground shields lack the lossy coating.

公开(公告)号：US10581190B1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-03

申请号：US16120788

申请日：2018-09-04

Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION ,  Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Michael John Phillips ,  Randall Robert Henry ,  Timothy Robert Minnick ,  Justin Dennis Pickel ,  Liang Huang

IPC: H01R12/73 ,  H01R13/115 ,  H01R13/6474 ,  H01R12/72 ,  H01R13/24

Abstract: A contact includes a main body having a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side. The contact includes a terminating end extending from the main body and a mating beam extending from the main body opposite the terminating end. The mating beam has a root at the main body and a tip opposite the root. The mating beam has an elongated coupling base between the root and the tip. The elongated coupling base has a bottom surface configured to face a mating contact being generally parallel to the mating contact between the root and the tip.

公开(公告)号：US20190305486A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-03

申请号：US16180199

申请日：2018-11-05

Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION

Inventor： David Allison Trout ,  Justin Dennis Pickel ,  Jeffrey Byron McClinton ,  Timothy Robert Minnick ,  Chad William Morgan ,  John Joseph Consoli

IPC: H01R13/652 ,  H01R13/6471 ,  H01R13/6587 ,  H01R13/6583

Abstract: A contact module includes a dielectric holder holding signal contacts having mating portions extending forward of the dielectric holder. A shield structure is coupled to the dielectric holder providing electrical shielding for the signal contacts. The shield structure has first and second ground shields having corresponding mating portions extending forward of the mating end of the dielectric holder. The shield structure has ground blades extending between the first and second ground shields having mating portions extending forward of the mating end of the dielectric holder at least one of above or below the mating portions of the signal contacts. The ground blades electrically connect the mating portions of the first ground shield and the mating portions of the second ground shield immediately forward of the mating end of dielectric holder.

公开(公告)号：US10431936B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-01

申请号：US15718183

申请日：2017-09-28

Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION

Inventor： Michael James Horning ,  David Allison Trout ,  Justin Dennis Pickel

IPC: H01R13/6473 ,  H01R13/502 ,  H01R13/6585 ,  H01R12/58 ,  H01R12/71 ,  H01R12/73 ,  H01R13/6594

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, plural signal contacts, and plural impedance control (IC) members. The housing includes a base having a mating face. The base includes an array of openings along the mating face. The signal contacts are arranged in contact pairs, and are held in the openings of the base. The signal contacts include mating segments that extend a height beyond the mating face of the base for electrically connecting to corresponding mating signal contacts of a mating connector. The IC members are on the base and extend a height beyond the mating face of the base that is less than the height of the mating segments of the signal contacts. Each of the IC members is disposed one or more of adjacent to or between the signal contacts of a corresponding contact pair.

公开(公告)号：US20190229472A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-25

申请号：US16224299

申请日：2018-12-18

Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION

Inventor： Justin Dennis Pickel ,  Timothy Robert Minnick ,  Arturo Pachon Munoz ,  Sean Patrick McCarthy

IPC: H01R13/6587 ,  H01R13/6471 ,  H01R12/73

Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) includes a substrate and a PCB connector footprint defined along a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis being subdivided into PCB column grouping footprints in columns parallel to the longitudinal axis. The PCB includes signal vias arranged in pairs along a signal pair axis. The pairs of signal vias are aligned in the columns parallel to the longitudinal axis and in rows parallel to the lateral axis. The signal pair axis is non-parallel to the lateral and longitudinal axes. The PCB includes ground vias with at least one ground via arranged between adjacent pairs of signal vias within the PCB column grouping footprints and at least one ground via is arranged between adjacent pairs of signal vias in adjacent PCB column grouping footprints.