US 11,735,835 B2
Impedance control component for attaching to a wire
Graham H. Smith, Jr., Mechanicsburg, PA (US); and Keith E. Miller, Manheim, PA (US)
Assigned to TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed by TE Connectivity Services GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Nov. 5, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/90,536.
Prior Publication US 2022/0140500 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 4/2441 (2018.01)
CPC H01R 4/2441 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrically conductive component for controlling impedance of a section of wire positioned in a wire receiving portion of a terminal receiving passage of an electrical connector, the electrically conductive component comprising:
a base wall having end walls, the end walls extending in a direction which is essentially perpendicular to a plane of the base wall, the base wall having a length which is approximately equal to a length of the wire receiving portion of the terminal receiving passage;
insulation displacement slots provided on the end walls, lead-in sections extending from the insulation displacement slots in a direction away from the base wall;
the base wall is spaced from a center conductor of the section of wire by a defined distance, wherein the impedance between the section of wire matches or is approximately the same as the impedance of a twisted portion of wire which is adjacent to the section of wire.