Patent ID: 7040918
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A cable connector for differential transmission, comprising: a contact assembly including an electrically insulating block body in which signal contact pairs and ground contacts are incorporated to be arranged side by side alternately, the signal contact pairs each being formed of first and second signal contacts, the first signal contact having a first signal wire connection part thereof projecting from a surface of the block body, the second signal contact having a second signal wire connection part thereof projecting from the surface of the block body, the ground contacts each having a drain wire connection part thereof projecting from the surface of the block body; and an alignment member including a signal wire alignment part and a joining part joined to the contact assembly, the signal wire alignment part being configured to align first signal wires and second signal wires extending from an end of a differential transmission cable so that the first and second signal wires are arranged in positions corresponding to the first and second signal wire connection parts, respectively, wherein the alignment member is joined to the contact assembly through the joining part on a side of the surface of the block body, the differential transmission cable includes a plurality of pair wires each formed of a corresponding one of the first signal wires, a corresponding one of the second signal wires, and a drain wire, the first and second signal wires are connected to the first and second signal wire connection parts, respectively, and the drain wires are connected to the drain wire connection parts.