Connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016181713-A1
Application number	US-201414910352-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 7, 2014
Priority date	Aug 7, 2013
Publication date	Jun 23, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A connector includes terminals. The terminals can have a contact that has a loop configuration. In an embodiment the contacts are positioned in a vertical connector similar to an edge card connector but with a differential pair aligned in a vertical direction. Thus the connector can provide edge-coupled differential pair in a high density configuration.

First claim

We claim;

1 . A connector, comprising:
a housing having a slot that extends longitudinally along the housing, the housing configured to mount on a circuit board; a first terminal having a first contact; and a second terminal having a second contact, the first and second contact being vertically aligned on a first side of the slot, wherein the first and second terminal are configured to provide a differential pair with both terminal in a plane that is orthogonal to the circuit board.

2 . The connector of claim 1 , wherein each of the contacts of the first and second terminals are configured in a loop.

3 . The connector of claim 2 , wherein each of the loops has a length and a width and the length is at least two times the width.

4 . The connector of claim 3 , further comprising a third terminal having a third contact and a fourth terminal having a fourth contact, the third and fourth contacts being vertically aligned on a second side of the slot.

5 . The connector of claim 4 , wherein the first, second, third and fourth contacts are on a single plane.

6 . A connector, comprising:
a housing with a slot having a first side and a second side; a first row of terminals supported by the housing, each of the terminals in the first row having a first contact positioned on the first side of the slot, each of the first contacts having a loop configuration wherein the loop has a length and a width, the length being at least twice the width; and a second row of terminals supported by the housing, each of the terminals in the second row having a second contact positioned on the second side of the slot, each of the second contacts having a loop configuration wherein the loop has a length and a width, the length being at least twice the width.

7 . The connector of claim 6 , wherein the connector is a right angle connector.

8 . The connector of claim 6 , wherein the connector is a vertical connector.

Assignees

• Peloza Kirk B
• Rowlands Michael
• Regnier Kent E
• Molex Inc
• Molex Llc

Inventors

• Peloza Kirk B
• Rowlands Michael
• Regnier Kent E

Classifications

• H01R12/737 Primary

  Printed circuits being substantially perpendicular to each other (for printed connections H05K3/366) · CPC title

• H01R12/73

  connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures · CPC title

• H01R12/724

  containing contact members forming a right angle · CPC title