Patent ID: 6805586
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A jack-type connector having a balanced transmission line structure, comprising:plural pairs of signal contact elements, each of a substantially olanar configuration, said pairs being arranged in a parallel, longitudinally spaced relationship in a row, and said respective signal contact elements of each of said pairs being arranged in an opposed, laterally spaced relationship; plural ground contact elements, each of a substantially planar configuration, a portion of each ground contact element having a profile which substantially matches a profile of each pair of signal contact elements such that each ground contact element overlaps a corresponding pair of signal contact elements arranged adjacent to said ground contact element, said plural pairs of signal contact elements and said plural ground contact elements being alternately arranged in longitudinally soaced and parallel relationship a in the row and each ground contact element, arranged between two respective, adjacent pairs of signal contact elements, comprises a shield reducing cross talk between said respective, adjacent pairs of signal contact elements; an electro-insulating body supporting said plural pairs of signal contact elements and said ground contact elements in a mutually insulated arrangement, each said pair of signal contact elements and an adjacent, parallel ground contact element comprising a balanced transmission line; each of said pairs of signal contact elements defining a jack-type signal contact pair and said signal contact elements of each jack-type signal contact pair including respective first signal contact ends in facing, opposed relationship with respect to each other in said body so as to be slidingly connectable with a plug-type counterpart contact and including second signal contact ends extending to an exterior of said electro-insulating body; and each of said ground contact elements defining a jack-type ground contact and including two first ground contact ends in facing, opposed relationship with respect to each other so as to be slidingly connectable with a plug-type counterpart contact and including second ground contact ends extending to an exterior of said electro-insulating body.