US 11,955,742 B2
Electrical connector with cavity between terminals
Naotaka Sasame, Saitama (JP); Motomu Kajiura, Tokyo (JP); and Masahiko Motoyama, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to Amphenol FCI Asia Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG); and Amphenol FCI Connectors Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed by Amphenol FCI Asia Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG); and Amphenol FCI Connectors Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed on Sep. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/942,435.
Application 17/942,435 is a continuation of application No. 17/085,342, filed on Oct. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,444,397.
Application 17/085,342 is a continuation of application No. 16/745,995, filed on Jan. 17, 2020, granted, now 10,840,622, issued on Nov. 17, 2020.
Application 16/745,995 is a continuation of application No. 15/742,244, granted, now 10,541,482, issued on Jan. 21, 2020, previously published as PCT/SG2016/050317, filed on Jul. 7, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 10201505358W (SG), filed on Jul. 7, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0253724 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01R 12/71 (2011.01); H01R 13/502 (2006.01); H01R 13/514 (2006.01); H01R 13/631 (2006.01); H01R 13/6585 (2011.01); H01R 12/57 (2011.01); H01R 13/26 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 12/716 (2013.01) [H01R 13/502 (2013.01); H01R 13/514 (2013.01); H01R 13/631 (2013.01); H01R 13/6585 (2013.01); H01R 12/57 (2013.01); H01R 13/26 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. An electrical connector, comprising:
a housing having a first sidewall and a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall in a first direction;
a first set of terminals disposed adjacent to the first sidewall and comprising first signal pairs and first ground terminals, each first ground terminal disposed between adjacent pairs of the first signal pairs, and each of the first set of terminals comprises a mating end, a contact tail, and an intermediate portion coupling the mating end to the contact tail;
a second set of terminals disposed adjacent to the second side wall and comprising second signal pairs and second ground terminals, each second ground terminal disposed between adjacent pairs of the second signal pairs, and each of the second set of terminals comprises a mating end, a contact tail, and an intermediate portion coupling the mating end to the contact tail; and
a component electrically coupled to the first ground terminals to dampen resonance in the electrical connector, wherein the component comprises first portions protruding toward respective ones of the first ground terminals and first notches disposed between adjacent ones of the first portions.