Patent ID: 7549891
Filing Date: 2009-06-23
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical plug connector comprising: a housing having a front portion and a rear portion; the front portion defining a socket configured to receive a plug; a plurality of plug contact elements projecting into the socket in the front portion of the housing to contact the plug when the plug is received in the socket; a plurality of insulation-displacement contacts positioned within rear openings in the rear portion of the housing; a plurality of conductors, each conductor electrically connecting one of the plug contact elements to one of the insulation-displacement contacts; and a cable manager that is latchable to the housing, the cable manager having a through-opening extending between a front face and a rear face of the cable manager, the through-opening being divided into a plurality of segments configured to separate a plurality of wire cores into a plurality of pairs, the cable manager further including guides formed on the front face of the cable manager, the guides being configured to receive the wire cores which are intended to make contact with the insulation-displacement contacts, the guides being located in a region of the insulation-displacement contacts defining recessed holders for the insulation-displacement contacts.