Cable connector assembly and improved cable

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10737342-B2
Application number	US-201715638401-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2017
Priority date	Jun 30, 2016
Publication date	Aug 11, 2020
Grant date	Aug 11, 2020

Abstract

A cable connector assembly includes: an electrical connector; and a cable electrically connected with the electrical connector, the cable including plural high-speed wires for transmitting high-speed signal, a pair of low-speed wires for transmitting low-speed signal, a pair of power wires for transmitting power signal, a pair of standby wires, a detection wire for transmitting detection signal, and a power supply wire; wherein the pair of standby wires, the detection wire, and the power supply wire are arranged in a line along a horizontal direction; the high-speed wires are evenly distributed on both sides of the line along a thickness direction vertical to the horizontal direction; the low-speed wires are disposed on a side of the line along the thickness direction; and the power wires are disposed on another side of the line along the thickness direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cable connector assembly comprising:
an electrical connector; and
a flat cable electrically connected with the electrical connector, the cable including a plurality of high-speed wires for transmitting high-speed signal, a pair of low-speed wires for transmitting low-speed signal, a pair of power wires for transmitting power signal, a pair of standby wires, a detection wire for transmitting detection signal, and a power supply wire; wherein
the pair of standby wires, the detection wire, and the power supply wire are arranged in a line along a horizontal direction;
the high-speed wires are evenly distributed on both sides of the line along a thickness direction vertical to the horizontal direction;
the low-speed wires are disposed on a side of the line along the thickness direction;
the power wires are disposed on another side of the line along the thickness direction; and
a portion of the plurality of high-speed wires are arranged to be located directly between one of the standby wires and the detection wire along the horizontal direction, and a remaining portion of the plurality of high-speed wires are arranged to be located directly between another of the standby wires and the power supply wire along the horizontal direction.

2. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the low-speed wires are arranged opposite to the power wires along the thickness direction.

3. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the high-speed wires disposed on both side of the line are arranged opposite to each other along the thickness direction.

4. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the low-speed wires are disposed between the high-speed wires located on a same side of the line.

5. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the power wires are disposed between the high-speed wires located on a same side of the line.

6. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the detection wire and the power supply wire are disposed between the pair of standby wires.

7. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the low-speed wires and the power wires are arranged between the power supply wire and the detection wire along the horizontal direction.

8. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the high-speed wires includes a pair of coaxial wires side by side, a grounding wire arranged outside of the pair of coaxial wires, and a shielding layer enclosing the coaxial wires and the grounding wire.

9. A flat cable comprising:
in a cross-sectional view defined by a transverse direction and a thickness direction perpendicular to each other and defining in the thickness direction, an upper level, a lower lever and a middle level between the upper level and the lower level, and in the transverse direction, a right column, a left column and a middle column between the right column and the left column;
four pairs of high speed wires for transmitting high-speed differential signals being respectively located at four positions respectively defined by the upper level and the right column, the lower level and the right column, the upper level and the left column, and the lower level and the left column;
a pair of low speed wires for transmitting low-speed differential signals being located at a position defined by the upper level and the middle column; and
a pair of power wires for delivering power being located at a position defined by the lower level and the middle column,
further including a single standby wire and a single detection wire respectively located at two positions defined by the middle level, and independently, solely, intimately and directly by two sides of the left column.

10. The flat cable as claimed in claim 9 , wherein each of the single standby wire and the single detection wire are diametrically smaller than each of the pair of high speed wires.

11. The flat cable as claimed in claim 10 , wherein each pair of high speed wires is equipped with a grounding wire while the pair of low speed wires is not equipped with any grounding wire.

12. A flat cable comprising:
in a cross-sectional view defined by a transverse direction and a thickness direction perpendicular to each other and defining in the thickness direction, an upper level, a lower lever and a middle level between the upper level and the lower level, and in the transverse direction, a right column, a left column and a middle column between the right column and the left column;
four pairs of high speed wires for transmitting high-speed differential signals being respectively located at four positions respectively defined by the upper level and the right column, the lower level and the right column, the upper level and the left column, and the lower level and the left column;
a pair of low speed wires for transmitting low-speed differential signals being located at a position defined by the upper level and the middle column; and
a pair of power wires for delivering power being located at a position defined by the lower level and the middle column,
further including a single standby wire and a single power supply wire respectively located by two positions defined by the middle level, and independently, solely, intimately and directly by two sides of the right column.

13. The flat cable as claimed in claim 12 , each of the single standby wire and the single power wire are diametrically smaller than each of the pair of high speed wires.

14. The flat cable as claimed in claim 12 , further including another standby wire and a detection wire respectively located at two positions defined by the middle level and intimately by two sides of the left column.

15. The flat cable as claimed in claim 12 , wherein each pair of high speed wires is equipped with a grounding wire while the pair of low speed wires is not equipped with any grounding wire.

Assignees

• Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd

Inventors

• Wu Jerry
• Chen Jun
• Meng Fan-Bo

Classifications

• B23K31/02

  relating to soldering or welding · CPC title

• H01B11/1058

  using a coating, e.g. a loaded polymer, ink or print · CPC title

• H01R13/6581

  Shield structure · CPC title

• H01R24/60

  Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement · CPC title

• H01R2107/00

  Four or more poles · CPC title