Patent ID: 6193545
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A cable connector adapted to be coupled with a flat cable comprising plural parallel and alternately arranged signal conductors and grounding conductors retained in position with insulative material, comprising:an insulative pin carrier having a first side face and an opposite second side face, a plurality of holes defined between the first side face and the second side face, the holes being arranged in two rows, and a groove being defined between the two rows of the holes and along the second side face of the pin carrier;a conductive pin received in each of the holes of the pin carrier corresponding to the respective signal conductor of the flat cable, each conductive pin having a first end located in the hole proximate the first side face of the pin carrier and a second bifurcated end partially projecting beyond the second side face of the pin carrier;grounding means comprising a first conductive plate having a plurality of bifurcated projections corresponding to the grounding conductors of the flat cable, the first conductive plate being received and retained in the groove with the bifurcated projections thereof partially extending beyond the second side face of the pin carrier;a cover member being attached to the second side face of the pin carrier and comprising means for securing the flat cable thereunder, whereby the flat cable is interposed between the cover member and the second side face of the pin carrier to complete an insulation displacement connection between the signal conductors of the flat cable and the corresponding pins and between the grounding conductors of the flat cable and the bifurcated projections of the first conductive plate, whereinthe grounding means comprises a second conductive plate received in the groove and having at least one bifurcated projection corresponding to at least one of the signal conductors of the flat cable that is to be provided with a grounding potential.