Patent ID: 6206722
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A cable connector assembly with a plurality of juxtaposed cables for mating with an external mating connector, comprising:an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways in a front-to-back direction thereof, each of the passageways defined with opposite lateral sides;a plurality of contacts each including a contact section at a free end for electrical contact with the mating connector, and a tail section at an opposed end thereof snugly received within the corresponding passageway of the housing; anda plurality of juxtaposed cables each having at least a conductive signal segment at a free end thereof whereinan elongated slit defined normally through the lateral sides of the passageways to permit the entrance and removal of an external tool thereby fixedly orienting the tail sections of the contacts and the signal segments of the cables within the corresponding passageways, and to ensure the electrical and mechanical engagement between the tail sections of the contacts and the signal segments of the cables before a soldering process or use of conductive adhesives;wherein a pair of protrusions respectively formed on the opposite lateral sides of each passageway efficiently guide the signal segment of the respective cable to enter the same passageway above the tail section of the corresponding contact;wherein the slit extends normally through the protrusions of each of the passageways.