US 12,463,382 B2
Electrical connector assembly having unitary ground bar wrapping around cable wires and method of making same
Terrance F. Little, Fullerton, CA (US); Patrick R. Casher, North Aurora, IL (US); and Richard Lee Malehorn, II, York, PA (US)
Assigned to FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., Kunshan (CN); and FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, Grand Cayman (KY)
Filed by FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., Kunshan (CN); and FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, Grand Cayman (KY)
Filed on Nov. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/993,935.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/264,546, filed on Nov. 24, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0178937 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/652 (2006.01); H01R 13/6596 (2011.01); H01R 24/60 (2011.01); H01R 43/20 (2006.01); H01R 107/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/652 (2013.01) [H01R 13/6596 (2013.01); H01R 24/60 (2013.01); H01R 43/20 (2013.01); H01R 2107/00 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
an insulative housing;
a contact module received by the insulative housing, the contact module including a first pair of signal contacts, a second pair of signal contacts, and a ground contact between the first pair of signal contacts and the second pair of signal contacts;
a first cable having a pair of signal wires terminated to the first pair of signal contacts and a second cable having a pair of signal wires terminated to the second pair of signal contacts; and
a unitary ground bar having a first loop wrapping around the first cable, a second loop wrapping around the second cable, and an intermediate portion terminated to the ground contact; wherein
the contact module comprises two side ground contacts at two outer sides of the first and second pairs of signal contacts, respectively, and the first and second loops of the unitary ground bar are soldered to the two side ground contacts, respectively.