Patent ID: 7955094
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A Digital Visual Interface (DVI) connector with a protective structure, comprising: a frame having a bottom fixedly provided with a plurality of fixing plates extending toward a first side of the frame, the fixing plates being fixed to a circuit board; a connection head fixedly provided on a second side of the frame and formed with a plurality of through holes; a plurality of first connection terminals configured to transmit high-frequency digital signals via Transition Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS) technology, each said first connection terminal having a first end received in a corresponding said through hole and a second end extending toward a portion of the bottom of the frame that is on the first side of the frame; a plurality of second connection terminals configured to transmit low-frequency analog signals, each said second connection terminal having a first end received in a corresponding said through hole and a second end extending toward a portion of the bottom of the frame that is on the first side of the frame; a protective element made of a material with a high dielectric constant, fixedly provided on the first side of the frame, and formed with a plurality of first terminal spaces and a second terminal space, the first and second terminal spaces being parallel to and spaced apart from one another, the first connection terminals being passed through corresponding said first terminal spaces, respectively, so as for the second ends of the first connection terminals to be electrically connected to the circuit board, wherein the dielectric constant of the material making the protective element is 4 F/m or higher, and no two horizontally adjacent said first connection terminals are passed through a same said first terminal space, the second connection terminals being passed through the second terminal space so as for the second ends of the second connection terminals to be electrically connected to the circuit board; and a reinforcing element provided in the second terminal space and formed with a plurality of pin spaces, wherein the second ends of the second connection terminals are passed through corresponding said pin spaces, respectively, so as for the reinforcing element to be installed at and thereby reinforce the second ends of the second connection terminals.