US 12,272,906 B2
High performance cable termination
Mark M. Ayzenberg, Hudson, NH (US)
Assigned to Amphenol Corporation, Wallingford, CT (US)
Filed by Amphenol Corporation, Wallingford, CT (US)
Filed on Jul. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/859,299.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/220,212, filed on Jul. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0010530 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 24/28 (2011.01); H01R 12/53 (2011.01); H01R 24/60 (2011.01); H02G 1/14 (2006.01); H02G 15/06 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 24/28 (2013.01) [H01R 12/53 (2013.01); H01R 24/60 (2013.01); H02G 1/14 (2013.01); H02G 15/06 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cable assembly, comprising:
a plurality of cables, each of the plurality of cables comprising at least one wire and a shield; and
a connector terminating the plurality of cables, the connector comprising:
a substrate comprising a plurality of first pads and a plurality of second pads; and
a plurality of connection modules mounted on the substrate and coupled to a respective cable of the plurality of cables, wherein:
each of the plurality of connection modules comprises at least one first terminal and a second terminal;
a first end of each of the at least one first terminals is coupled to a respective first pad of the plurality of first pads;
a first end of the second terminal is coupled to a respective second pad of the plurality of second pads;
a second end of each of the at least one first terminals is coupled to a respective wire of the at least one wire of the respective cable;
a second end of the second terminal is coupled to the shield of the respective cable; and
a member of the cable assembly applies a force to the respective cable to cause the shield of the respective cable to be electrically coupled to the respective second pad by a pressure connection, the force being in a direction towards the substrate.
 
14. A cable assembly, comprising:
a plurality of cables, each of the plurality of cables comprising at least one wire and a shield; and
a connector terminating the plurality of cables, the connector comprising:
a substrate comprising a plurality of first pads and a plurality of second pads; and
a plurality of connection modules mounted on the substrate and coupled to a respective cable of the plurality of cables, wherein:
each of the plurality of connection modules comprises at least one first terminal and a second terminal;
a first end of each of the at least one first terminals is coupled to a respective first pad of the plurality of first pads;
a first end of the second terminal is coupled to a respective second pad of the plurality of second pads;
a second end of each of the at least one first terminals is coupled to a respective wire of the at least one wire of the respective cable;
a second end of the second terminal is coupled to the shield of the respective cable;
the substrate comprises a first side and a second, opposite, side; and
a first subset of the plurality of connection modules are mounted to the first side and a second subset of the plurality of connection modules are mounted to the second side.
 
16. A method of manufacturing a cable assembly, the method comprising:
mounting at least one cable connection module to a first surface of a paddle card, the mounting comprising:
coupling a mounting end of at least one signal terminal of a cable connector to a pad of a first plurality of pads disposed on the first surface;
coupling a mounting arm of a ground terminal of the cable connector to a pad of a second plurality of pads disposed on the first surface;
fusing a cable wire to a wire attachment end of the at least one signal terminal; and
forming a pressure connection between a shield of the cable wire and the mounting arm of the ground terminal by applying, using a member of the cable assembly, a force to the shield of the cable wire, the force being in a direction towards the first surface.
 
19. A method of manufacturing a cable assembly, the method comprising:
mounting at least one cable connection module to a first surface of a paddle card, the mounting comprising:
coupling a mounting end of at least one signal terminal of a cable connector to a pad of a first plurality of pads disposed on the first surface; and
coupling a mounting arm of a ground terminal of the cable connector to a pad of a second plurality of pads disposed on the first surface; and
fusing a cable wire to a wire attachment end of the at least one signal terminal, the wire attachment end comprising arm members extending away from the first surface of the paddle card and the cable wire being received therebetween, wherein:
fusing the cable wire to the wire attachment end comprises removing additional cable wire extending beyond a length of the wire attachment end.