Patent ID: 6231377
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A positional encoder assembly, comprising:a positional encoder;a plug-in connector located in the positional encoder;a circular connector spaced from the positional encoder and having a plurality of contact pins;a ribbon cable connected, at one of opposite ends thereof, with the plug-in connector and, at another of opposite ends thereof, with the circular connector;an adaptor board for connecting the another end of the ribbon cable with the circular connector; anda ribbon cable connector for connecting the another end of the ribbon cable with the adaptor board, the ribbon cable connector having a plurality of insulation displacement contacts connected with respective conductors of the ribbon cable, with the adaptor board providing for an electrical connection of the insulation displacement contacts of the ribbon cable connector with the contact pins of the circular connector which have an arrangement different from an arrangement of the insulation displacement contact of the ribbon cable connector.