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Electrical connector with a plurality of capacitive plates - Patent # 8002571 - PatentGenius
Hogue, et al.
12/531,258
Hogue; Jason Allan (Wyee, AU)Sielaff; Michael (Berlin, DE)
ADC GmbH (Berlin, DE)
Hyeon; Hae Moon
439/404; 439/676; 439/941
H01R 4/24; H01R 11/20; H01R 4/26; H01R 24/00
708833; 739518; 739904; 756997; 4468199; 203 19 849; 0 898 340; 0 901 201; 2 760 136; 2 271 678; 2 314 466; WO 00/62372; WO 02/17442
Prosecution History of U.S. Appl. No. 12/531,206 (Office Action Sep. 21, 2010). cited by other.Prosecution History of U.S. Appl. No. 12/531,218 (Office Action Nov. 10, 2010). cited by other.Prosecution History of U.S. Appl. No. 12/531,225 (Office Action Nov. 23, 2010). cited by other.Prosecution History of U.S. Appl. No. 12/531,218 (Office Action Apr. 28, 2011). cited by other.Prosecution History of U.S. Appl. No. 12/531,238 (Office Action Apr. 26, 2011). cited by other.
The invention claimed is:1. An electrical connector for transmitting data signals between the insulated conductors of a first data cable and corresponding insulated conductors of a second datacable, comprising: (a) a housing comprising: (i) a front part including a socket shaped to at least partially receive a plug of said first data cable; and (ii) a back part including a plurality of insulation displacement contact slots shaped to receiveend sections of the conductors of the second data cable; (b) a plurality of electrically conductive contacts including resiliently compressible spring finger contacts extending into the socket for electrical connection with corresponding conductors ofthe first cable; insulation displacement contacts seated in corresponding insulation displacement contact slots for effecting electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the second data cable; and mid sections extending therebetween; and(c) a plurality of capacitive plates coupled to respective ones of said mid sections of the contacts by electrically conductive stems, wherein the capacitive plates induce capacitive coupling between adjacent contacts.2. The electrical connector claimed in claim 1, wherein the capacitive plates are coupled to common points of said mid sections of the contacts.3. The electrical connector claimed in claim 1, wherein said mid sections of the contacts lie generally in a common plane.4. The electrical connector claimed in claim 3, wherein the stems extend in a substantially normal direction to said common plane.5. The electrical connector claimed in claim 1, wherein the stems extend substantially one millimeter away from respective mid sections of the contacts.6. The electrical connector claimed in claim 1, wherein the spring finger contacts are coupled to respective mid sections by elbows such that the spring finger contacts are bent away from said common plane towards the socket.7. The electrical connector claimed in claim 6, wherein the stems are coupled to respective mid sections of the contacts adjacent corresponding elbows.8. The electrical connector claimed in claim 1, wherein relative movement between the mid sections of the contacts is inhibited by a fastener.9. The electrical connector claimed in claim 1, wherein relative capacitance between the capacitive plates is substantially unaffected by movement of the spring finger contacts.
Thisapplication is a National Stage Application of PCT/AU2008/000284, filed 29 Feb. 2008, which claims benefit of Ser. No. 2007201114, filed 14 Mar. 2007 in Australia and which applications are incorporated herein by reference. To the extent appropriate,a claim of priority is made to each of the above disclosed applications.TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to an electrical connector.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThe international community has agreed to a set of architectural standards for intermatability of electrical connectors for the telecommunications industry. The connectors that are most commonly used are modular plugs and jacks that facilitateinterconnection of electronic data cables, for example.A plug typically includes a generally rectangular housing having an end section shaped for at least partial insertion into a socket of a corresponding jack. The plug includes a plurality of contact elements electrically connected to theinsulated conductors of an electronic data cable. The contact elements extend through the housing so that free ends thereof are arranged in parallel on an outer peripheral surface of the end section of the plug. The other end of the cable may beconnected to a telephone handset, for example.A jack may be mounted to a wall panel, for example, and includes a socket shaped to at least partially receive an end section of a modular plug, and a plurality of insulation displacement contact slots for receiving respective ones of insulatedconductors of an electronic data cable. The jack also includes a plurality of contact elements for electrically connecting conductors of the plug to corresponding conductors of the electronic data cable. First of the contacts are arranged in parallelas spring finger contacts in the socket. The spring finger contacts resiliently bearing against corresponding contact elements of the modular plug when it is inserted in the socket in the above-described manner. Second ends of the contact elementsinclude insulation displacement contacts that open into respective ones of the insulation displacement contact slots. Each insulation displacement contact is formed from contact element which is bifurcated so as to define two opposed contact portionsseparated by a slot into which an insulated conductor may be pressed so that edges of the contact portions engage and displace the insulation such that the contact portions resiliently engage, and make electrical connection with, the conductor. The twoopposed contact portions of the insulation displacement contacts are laid open in corresponding insulation displacement contact slots. As such, an end portion of an insulated conductor can be electrically connected to an insulation displacement contactby pressing the end portion of the conductor into an insulation displacement contact slot.The above-mentioned electronic data cables typically consist of a number of twisted pairs of insulated copper conductors held together in a common insulating jacket. Each twisted pair of conductors is used to carry a single stream ofinformation. The two conductors are twisted together, at a certain twist rate, so that any external electromagnetic fields tend to influence the two conductors equally, thus a twisted pair is able to reduce crosstalk caused by electromagnetic coupling.The arrangement of insulated conductors in twisted pairs may be useful in reducing the effects of crosstalk in data cables. However, at high data transmission rates, the wire paths within the connector jacks become antennae that both broadcastand receive electromagnetic radiation. Signal coupling, ie crosstalk, between different pairs of wire paths in the jack is a source of interference that degrades the ability to process incoming signals.The wire paths of the jack are arranged in pairs, each carrying data signals of corresponding twisted pairs of the data cable. Cross talk can be induced between adjacent pairs where they are arranged closely together. The cross talk isprimarily due to capacitive and inductive couplings between adjacent conductors. Since the extent of the cross talk is a function of the frequency of the signal on a pair, the magnitude of the cross talk is logarithmically increased as the frequencyincreases. For reasons of economy, convenience and standardisation, it is desirable to extend the utility of the connector plugs and jacks by using them at higher data rates. The higher the data rate, the greater difficulty of the problem. Theseproblems are compounded because of international standards that assign the wire pairs to specified terminals.Terminal wiring assignments for modular plugs and jacks are specified in ANSI/EIA/TIA-568-1991 which is the Commercial Building Telecommunications Wiring Standard. ThisStandard associates individual wire-pairs with specific terminals for an 8-position, telecommunications outlet (T568B). The pair assignment leads to difficulties when high frequency signals are present on the wire pairs. For example, the wirepair 3 straddles wire pair 1, as viewed looking into the socket of the jack. Where the electrical paths of the jack are arranged in parallel and are in the same approximate plane, there is electrical crosstalk between pairs 1 and 3. Many electricalconnectors that receive modular plugs are configured that way, and although the amount of crosstalk between pairs 1 and 3 is insignificant in the audio frequency band, it is unacceptably high at frequencies above 1 MHz. Still, it is desirable to usemodular plugs and jacks of this type at these higher frequencies because of connection convenience and cost.U.S. Pat. No. 5,299,956 teaches cancellation of the cross talk arising in the jack using capacitance formed on the circuit board which is connected to the jack. U.S. Pat. No. 5,186,647 teaches of the reduction of cross talk in an electricalconnector by crossing over the paths of certain contact elements in the electrical connector. While these approaches to reducing cross talk may be useful, they may not be sufficient to satisfy the ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1 standard for Gigabit Ethernet(the so-called "Category 6" cabling standard). This standard defines much more stringent conditions for crosstalk along the cable than that defined in ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A for Category 5 cable. The high-frequency operation demanded from the Category 6standard also produces problems for the connectors and jacks used to connect any two Category 6 cables.Capacitive coupling between contacts has previously been used to improve the crosstalk characteristics of parallel connectors. Capacitive coupling is effected by inducing capacitance between the conduction paths of the connectors by way ofcapacitive plates. The closer that these plates are to the connector, the greater the effect they have on crosstalk compensation. However, relative movement between the plates changes the relative capacitance and, thus, the effectiveness crosstalkcompensation.It is generally desirable to overcome or ameliorate one or more of the above mentioned difficulties, or at least provide a useful alternative.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIn accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electrical connector for transmitting data signals between the insulated conductors of a first data cable and corresponding insulated conductors of a second data cable,including: (a) a socket shaped to at least partially receive a plug of said first data cable; (b) a plurality of insulation displacement contact slots shaped to receive end sections of the conductors of the second data cable; (c) a plurality ofelectrically conductive contacts including resiliently compressible spring finger contacts extending into the socket for electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the first cable; insulation displacement contacts seated in correspondinginsulation displacement contact slots for effecting electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the second data cable; and mid sections extending therebetween; and (d) a plurality of capacitive plates coupled to respective ones of said midsections of the contacts by electrically conductive stems, wherein the capacitive plates induce capacitive coupling between adjacent contacts.Preferably, the capacitive plates are coupled to common points of said mid sections of the contacts.Preferably, the mid sections of the contacts lie generally in a common plane.Preferably, the stems extend in a substantially normal direction to said common plane.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSPreferred embodiments of the present invention are hereafter described, by way of non-limiting example only, with reference to the accompanying drawing in which:FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic illustration of a side view of a connector;FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic illustration of another side view of the connector shown in FIG. 1;FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic illustration of a top view the connector shown in FIG. 1;FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic illustration of a bottom view of the connector shown in FIG. 1;FIG. 5 is a diagrammatic illustration of a front view of the connector jack shown in FIG. 1;FIG. 6 is a diagrammatic illustration of a back view of the connector jack shown in FIG. 1;FIG. 7 is a diagrammatic illustration of a top view of the electrically conductive contact elements of the connector shown in FIG. 1;FIG. 8 is a diagrammatic illustration of a back view of the electrically conductive contact elements shown in FIG. 7;FIG. 9 is a diagrammatic illustration of a side view of the electrically conductive contact elements shown in FIG. 7;FIG. 10 is a diagrammatic illustration of a perspective view of the electrically conductive contact elements shown in FIG. 7;FIG. 11 is a diagrammatic illustration of another perspective view of the electrically conductive contact elements shown in FIG. 7;FIG. 12 is a diagrammatic illustration of a side view of the connector shown in FIG. 1 arranged in a first condition of use;FIG. 13 is a diagrammatic illustration of a side view of the connector shown in FIG. 1 arranged in a second condition of use;FIG. 14 is a diagrammatic illustration of a front view of the back part of the housing of the connector shown in FIG. 1;FIG. 15 is a diagrammatic illustration of a front view of the back part of the housing of the connector shown in FIG. 1 including contacts seated in channels in the back part of the housing;FIG. 16 is a diagrammatic illustration of a top view of the front part of the housing of the connector sown in FIG. 1;FIG. 17 is a diagrammatic illustration of a contact of the connector seated in the back part of the housing viewed through the line "Q"-"Q";FIG. 18 is a diagrammatic illustration of a compensation zones of the contacts shown in FIG. 7;FIG. 19 is a diagrammatic illustration of a side view of the contact elements shown in FIG. 7;FIG. 20 is a diagrammatic illustration of a front view of tip end sections of the contact elements shown in FIG. 7;FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram showing a the contacts elements shown in FIG. 7 coupled to corresponding contacts of a connector plug;FIG. 22a is a diagrammatic illustration of a side view of a contact element of the contact elements shown in FIG. 7;FIG. 22b is a diagrammatic illustration of a side view of another contact element of the contact elements shown in FIG. 7;FIG. 22c is a diagrammatic illustration of a side view of a capacitor plate of the contact shown in FIGS. 22a and 22b;FIG. 23a is a diagrammatic illustration of a side view of yet another contact of the contacts shown in FIG. 7;FIG. 23b is a diagrammatic illustration of a capacitor plate of the contact shown in FIG. 23a;FIG. 24a is a diagrammatic illustration of a side view of still another contact of the contacts shown in FIG. 7;FIG. 24b is a diagrammatic illustration of a capacitor plate of the contact shown in FIG. 24a;FIG. 25 is a diagrammatic illustration of a front view of the connector through the line "S"-"S";FIG. 26 is a diagrammatic illustration of a side view of the connector through the line "R"-"R";FIG. 27 is a diagrammatic illustration of a perspective view of two pairs of contacts of the contacts shown in FIG. 7;FIG. 28 is a diagrammatic illustration of a side view of the contacts shown in FIG. 27;FIG. 29 is a diagrammatic illustration of another perspective view of the contacts shown in FIG. 27;FIG. 30 is a diagrammatic illustration of a perspective view of another two pairs of contacts of the contacts shown in FIG. 7;FIG. 31 is a diagrammatic illustration of a back view of an insulated conductor mated with an insulation displacement contact; andFIG. 32 is a diagrammatic illustration of a side view of an insulated conductor mated with an insulation displacement contact.DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTIONThe electrical connector 10, also referred to as the Jack 10, shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 includes a housing 12 formed in front 14 and back 16 interlocking parts. The front part 14 of the housing 12 includes a socket 18 that is shaped to at leastpartially receive a male section of a modular plug (not shown) that terminates the insulated conductors of an electric data cable. The back part 16 of the housing 12 includes insulation displacement contact slots 20 that are each shaped to receive anend section of an insulated conductor of an electronic data cable (not shown).The electrical connector 10 also includes eight electrically conductive contact elements 22, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 11, that each extend between the socket 18 and corresponding insulation displacement contact slots 20. The contact elements 22electrically connect conductors of a first electronic data cable connected to the socket 18 to corresponding conductors of another electronic data cable coupled to respective ones of the insulation displacement contact slots 20.The first end of each contact 22 is a resiliently compressible spring finger contact 24 joined to a fixed section 34 by an elbow 25. The spring finger contacts 24 are arranged for electrical connection to corresponding contact of a matingmodular plug (not shown) seated in the socket 18. The spring finger contacts 24 resiliently bear against corresponding contact elements of a modular plug when the plug is inserted into the socket 18. Second ends 26 of the contact elements 22 includeinsulation displacement contacts 28 that open into respective ones of the insulation displacement contact slots 20. Each insulation displacement contact 28 is bifurcated so as to define two opposed contact portions 28i, 28ii separated by a slot intowhich an insulated conductor may be pressed so that edges of the contact portions 28i, 28ii engage and displace the insulation. In doing so, the contact portions 28i, 28ii resiliently engage, and make electrical connection with, the conductor. The twoopposed contact portions 28i, 28ii of the insulation displacement contacts 28 are laid open in corresponding insulation displacement contact slots 20. As such, an end portion of an insulated conductor can be electrically connected to an insulationdisplacement contact 28 by pressing the end portion of the conductor into an insulation displacement contact slot 20.As particularly shown in FIG. 14, a generally planar front side 30 of the back part 16 of the housing 12 includes eight channels 32. Each channel 32 is shaped to receive, and seat therein, a fixed section 34 of a contact 22 in the manner shownin FIG. 15. The channels 32 follow predetermined paths designed induce and restrict capacitive coupling between adjacent pairs of contacts 22. A description of the arrangement of the channels 32 is set out in further detail below.The channels 32 are predominantly 0.5 mm in depth (depth being defined as the distance recessed in a direction perpendicular to the normal of the plane). However, at any point where two tracks cross one another, the depth of the channel isincreased to 1.5 mm. The width of channels 32 is 0.6 mm. The corresponding fixed sections 34 of the contacts 22 are 0.5 mm wide and 0.5 mm deep. The fixed sections 34 of the contacts 22 thereby snugly fit into their corresponding channels 32. Frictional engagement between the channels 32 and the contacts 22 inhibits lateral movement of the contacts 22.As particularly shown in FIG. 17, each one of the contacts 22, save contact 22c, includes a lug 35 extending into a corresponding recess 37 formed in the generally planar front side 30 of the back part 16 of the housing 12. The lugs 35 arelocated on fixed sections 34 of the contacts 22. In particular, the lugs 35 are located between the stems 78 and the elbows 25 of the contacts 22. The recess 37 is preferably common to all contacts 22 and extends across the generally planar front side30 of the back part 16 of the housing 12.As particularly shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the front side 30 of the back part 16 of the housing 12 also includes a plurality of elbow seats 39 formed in the housing 12. Each elbow seat 39 is shaped to receive and seat therein an elbow 25 of thecorresponding contact 22 in the manner shown in FIG. 15. The seats 39 separate the contacts 22 by predetermined amounts and inhibit movement of the contacts 22.During assembly, the contacts 22 are seated in corresponding channels 32 in the manner shown in FIG. 15. When so arranged, the lugs 35 are seated in respective recesses 37 and the elbows 35 are located in corresponding seats 39. The distancebetween the lugs 35 and their corresponding elbows 25 is less than or equal to the distance between the recesses 37 and the corresponding seats 39. As such, opposite sides of the lugs 35 and corresponding elbows 25 bear against the housing 12 and act tohold the contacts 22 in fixed positions by frictional engagement therebetween. The action of the lugs 35 and elbows 25 bearing against the housing inhibits movement of the fixed sections 34 of the contacts 22 and thereby inhibit relative movement of thecapacitive plates 76. The operation of the plates is described in further detail below. The accurate location of the plates 76 allows the capacitance between the plates 76 to be accurately determined. The increased accuracy in the capacitance allowsthe connector 10 to be more accurately tuned in order to further reduce the effects of crosstalk on the signals carried therein.Assembly of the ConnectorDuring assembly of the connector 10, the contacts 22 are seated in their respective channels 32 so that the insulation displacement contacts 28 are seated in their insulation displacement contact slots 20. When so arranged, the elbows 25 of thecontacts 22 are located in their seats 39 and are arranged in parallel along a common edge 36 of the housing 12. The spring finger contacts 24 extend outwardly away from the front side 30 of the back part 16 of the housing 12 at an angle of sixtydegrees, for example, to the front side 30 in the manner shown in FIG. 12.The front part 14 of the housing 12 is slidably couplable to the back part 16, in the manner shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, to encase the contacts 22 between respective opposed abutting surfaces 30, 30b. As particularly shown in FIG. 3, the backpart 16 includes a groove 40 defined by spaced apart ribs 40a, 40b on the left hand side 42 of the housing 12 and a groove 44 defined by spaced apart ribs 44a, 44b on the right hand side 46 of the housing 12. The grooves 40, 44 run between the top 45aand bottom 45b sides of the housing 12. The front part 14 of the housing 12 includes left and right side flanges 48a, 48b that are shaped to pass over respective ones of the grooves 40, 44 when the front part 14 slides over the back part 16. Eachflange includes an inwardly projecting lug 50a, 50b that slides along the grove 40, 44 when the first part 14 and the second part 16 slide together. When seated in the grooves 40, 44, the lugs 50a, 50b secure the front part 14 to the back part 16. Abottom side flange 54 of the front part 14 of the housing 12 abuts the bottom side 45b of the back part 16 of the housing 12 when the front part 14 is slid into position in the above-described manner. The bottom side flange 54 limits travel of the frontpart 14 as it slides over the back part 16.As particularly shown in FIG. 16, the top side 45a of the front part 14 of the housing 12 includes eight parallel terminal channels 58a, each being shaped to receive a tip end section 60 of one of the spring finger contacts 24. The terminalchannels 58a are defined by seven partitions 62 that extend in parallel outwardly from the front part 14 of the housing 12. The terminal channels 58a locate the tip ends 60 of the contacts 22 in fixed positions so that movement of the spring fingercontacts 24 is restrained and the contacts 22 are electrically isolated from each other.The top side 45a of the front part 14 of the housing 12 also includes eight parallel elbow channels 58b, each being shaped to receive a section 64 of the spring finger contacts 24 proximal the fixed sections 34. The elbow channels 58b aredefined by seven partitions 66 that extend in parallel outwardly from the front part 14 of the housing 12. The elbow channels 58b locate the sections 64 of the contacts 22 in fixed positions so that movement of the spring finger contacts 24 is inhibitedand the contacts 22 are electrically isolated from each other.The top side 45a of the front part 14 of the housing 12 includes an aperture 68 lying between the terminal channels 58a and the elbow channels 58b. The aperture 68 extends through a top section 72 of the socket 18. Contact sections 70 of thecontacts elements 22 extend through the aperture 68, between the terminal channels 58a and the elbow channels 58b, and are accessible from the socket 18. A mating modular plug (not shown) can thereby be inserted into the socket 18 to effect electricalconnection to the contact sections 70 of the contact elements 22.The spring finger contacts 24 are seated in their respective channels 58a, 58b when the front part 14 of the housing slides over the back part 16 of the housing 12 in the manner shown in FIGS. 12 and 13. The contacts sections 70 are seated inthe socket 18 when the first part 14 and the second part 16 are coupled together in the described manner. Having the front part 14 and the back part 16 of the housing 12 fit together in this manner simulates an over moulding process. The costly overmoulding process is unnecessary if the connector 10 is manufactured in this manner.The Compensation SchemeThe compensation scheme of the connector 10 seeks to compensate for any near end cross-talk and far end cross-talk coupling produced by the above-mentioned connector plug (not shown). The connector 10 is preferably designed such that the matedconnection looks, electrically, as close as possible to the 100 Ohm cable characteristic impedance to ensure optimal return loss performance.Terminal wiring assignments for modular plugs and jacks are specified in ANSI/EIA/TIA-568-1991 which is the Commercial Building Telecommunications Wiring Standard. This Standard associates individual wire-pairs with specific terminals for an8-position telecommunications outlet (T568B) in the manner shown in FIG. 5. The following pairs are prescribed: 1. Pair 1 Contacts 22d and 22e (Pins 4 and 5); 2. Pair 2 Contacts 22a and 22b (Pins 1 and 2); 3. Pair 3 Contacts 22c and 22f (Pins 3 and6); and 4. Pair 4 Contacts 22g and 22h (Pins 7 and 8).The above-mentioned pair assignment leads to some difficulties with cross-talk. This is particularly the case when high frequency signals are present on the wire pairs. For example, since Pair 3 straddles Pair 1, there will likely beelectrical crosstalk between Pairs 1 and 3 because the respective electrical paths are parallel to each other and are in the same approximate plane. Although the amount of crosstalk between pairs 1 and 3 may be insignificant in the audio frequency band,for example, it is unacceptably high at frequencies above 1 MHz. Still, it is desirable to use modular plugs and jacks of this type at these higher frequencies because of connection convenience and cost.The contacts 22 are arranged in the connector 10 to reduce the effects of cross-talk in communication signals being transmitted through the connector 10. The arrangement of the contacts 22 preferably renders the connector 10 suitable for highspeed data transmission and is preferably compliant with the Category 6 communications standard. As above mentioned, electromagnetic coupling occurs between two pairs of contacts and not within a single pair. Coupling occurs when a signal, or electricfield, is induced into another pair.The compensation scheme 100 of the connector 10 shown in FIG. 18 is divided into five zones (Z1 to Z5). Zones one to three include common features and are collectively described below. A detailed description of the compensation scheme 100 ofthe connector 10 with respect to the five zones is set out below.1. Zone 1As above described, parallel conductors 22 inside a connector jack 10 often contribute to crosstalk within the jack 10. Each conductor 22 acts like an antenna, transmitting signals to, and receiving signals from, the other conductors 22 in theconnector 10. This encourages capacitive and inductive coupling, which in turn encourages crosstalk between the conductors 22. Capacitive coupling is dependent on the distance between components and the material between them. Inductive coupling isdependent on the distance between components.The close proximity of the conductors 22 in zone one makes them vulnerable to capacitive coupling. Cross-talk is particularly strong at the point where signals are transmitted into cables. As the signals travel along cables they tend toattenuate, and thereby reduce electromagnetic interference caused by any given pulse.Tip ends 60 of contacts 22 protruding beyond respective points of contact 102 of the RJ plug (not shown) and socket are considered to reside in zone 1 of the compensation scheme 100, as shown in FIG. 18. As above described, the tip ends 60 areseated in channels 58 defined by partitions 62. The tip ends 60 provide mechanical stability for the individual spring finger contacts 24. The partitions 62 are plastic fins that ensure correct spacing between the tip ends of the contacts 22. However,the tip ends 60 induce unwanted capacitive coupling between adjacent pairs of contacts. The plastic fins 62 increase unwanted capacitance as their dielectric is approximately three times greater than air.As particularly shown in FIGS. 19 and 28, the spring finger contacts 24 are coupled to fixed sections 34 of the contacts 22 by corresponding elbows 25. The depth of each contact 22 at its fixed section 34 is 0.5 mm. The depth increases at theelbows 25 to 0.7 mm. The elbows 25 act as pivots for the spring finger contacts 24 and have increased depth to strengthen the coupling of the spring finger contacts 24 to the fixed sections 34.Contact sections 70 and tip ends 60 of the contacts 22 have a depth of 0.5 mm.As particularly shown in FIG. 20, tips ends 60 of the contacts 22c, 22d, 22e and 22f (Pins 3 to 6) have a reduced end profile. That is, tip ends 60 of contacts 22c, 22d, 22e, and 22f have a profile (Z by Y) reduced from 0.5 mm by 0.5 mm to 0.5mm by 0.4 mm. By reducing the thickness by 0.1 mm, the capacitive component is reduced by twenty percent.In an alternative arrangement, the width ("Z") of tip ends 60 of contacts 22c, 22d, and 22e, 22f is less than the width "Z" of the tip end 60 of contacts 22a, 22b, 22g and 22h. The width "Z" of the tip ends 60 of contacts 22c, 22d, and 22e, 22fis 0.4 mm and width of the tip ends 60 of contacts 22a, 22b, 22g and 22h is 0.5 mm, for example. As such, tip ends 60 of contacts 22c, 22d, 22e, 22f are separated by a distance "X" and tip ends of the contacts 22a, 22b, 22h, 22g are separated by adistance "Y", where "X">"Y". The reduced width of the contacts 22c, 22d, and 22e, 22f allows them to be spaced further apart with respect to traditional eight position, eight conductor (8P8C), connectors. This larger distance decreases thecapacitive coupling between the contacts 10, thus reducing the effects of crosstalk introduced into any data signals carried therein.2. Zone 2.Electromagnetic coupling occurs between adjacent contacts 22 of the Pairs of contacts. The result is side to side crosstalk. To avoid the near-end crosstalk, the contact pairs may be arranged at very widely spaced locations from one another,or a shielding may be arranged between the contact pairs. However, if the contact pairs must be arranged very close to one another for design reasons, the above-described measures cannot be carried out, and the near-end crosstalk must be compensated.The electric patch plug used most widely for symmetric data cables is the RJ-45 patch plug, which is known in various embodiments, depending on the technical requirement. Prior-art RJ-45 patch plugs of category 5 have, e.g., a side-to-sidecrosstalk attenuation of >40 dB at a transmission frequency 100 MHz between all four contact pairs. Based on the unfavorable contact configuration in RJ-45, increased side-to-side crosstalk occurs due to the design. This occurs especially in thecase of the plug between the two pairs 3, 6 and 4, 5 because of the interlaced arrangement (e.g. EIA/TIA 568A and 568B). This increased side-to-side crosstalk limits the use at high transmission frequencies. However, the contact assignment cannot bechanged for reasons of compatibility with the prior-art plugs.In the arrangement shown in FIG. 21, the following contacts are crossed over a. 22d and 22e of Pair 1; b. 22a and 22b of Pair 2; and c. 22g and 22h of Pair 4.The above-mentioned pairs of contacts 22 are crossed over at positions as close as possible to the point of contact 102 between the RJ plug 106 and the socket so as to introduce compensation to the RJ plug as soon as possible. The crossover ofthe mentioned contacts is effected to induce "opposite" coupling to the coupling seen in the RJ plug 106 and in the section of the spring finger contacts 24 immediately after the point of contact 102 between the plates 108 in the RJ plug 106 and socketof the connector 10. Coupling between contacts 22e and 22f and contacts 22c and 22d is introduced in the RJ plug 106 due to the geometry of the plug 106. The same coupling is seen in the socket due to the necessary mating geometry. The crossover ofcontacts 22d and 22e then allows coupling into opposite pair of contacts.3. Zone 3.As particularly shown in FIG. 11, the electrically conductive contacts 22 each include a capacitive plate 76. The plates 76 are electrically coupled to common points 78 of respective fixed sections 34 of the contacts 22. The capacitive plates76 are used to improve the crosstalk characteristics of parallel contacts 22. The capacitive plates 76 compensate for the capacitance in the RJ plug 106 and the capacity components in the lead frame area of the connector 10. The jack 10 has a number oflarge, or relatively large, components that have capacitance. The plates 76 compensate for these capacitances.The length of Zone 3 is dictated by the geometry of the connector 10, mechanical constraints and the need to mount the capacitor plates on a stable area. The following aspects of zone three are described below in further detail: a. Position ofthe capacitive plates 76; b. Stems of the capacitive plates 76; c. Relative size of the capacitive plates 76; and d. Dielectric material. a. PositionThe capacitive plates 76 are created as integral parts of the contacts 22, for example, located at common points 78 on respective the fixed sections 34 close to the elbows 25. The closer that these plates 76 are to the contacts 108 of themating modular plug 106, the greater the effect they have on crosstalk compensation. The common points 78 are located on the fixed sections to inhibit relative movement of the plates 76 during usage. Movement of the plates 76 reduces the effectivenessof these plates 76 to compensate for cross-talk.The capacitive plates 76 are coupled to respective common points 78 of the contacts 22 so that crosstalk compensation is effected simultaneously across the contacts 22.In designing the connector 10, as a first approximation, the connector 10 is made to look like the mating RJ plug 106. In the plug 106, there are relatively large capacitive plates 108 near the interface with the connector 10. The capacitiveplates 76 advantageously mimic the capacitive plates 108 in the plug 106 by placing the plates 76 as close as possible to the connector/plug interface.b. StemsAs particularly shown in FIG. 19, the plates 7 are coupled to respective common points 78 of the fixed sections 34 by electrically conductive stems 80 located at positions close to the elbows 25. The stems 80 are, for example, located as closeto the elbows 25 as possible without being effected by movement at the elbows 25 caused by the spring finger contacts 24. The stems 80 are located to provide maximum compensation without loss due to relative movement of the capacitive plates 76.The stems 80 are preferably 1 mm in length. This distance is preferably sufficient to inhibit capacitive coupling between the capacitive plates 76 and respective fixed sections 34 of the contacts 22.c. Relative SizeAs particularly shown in FIGS. 22a to 24b, the capacitive plates 76 are generally rectangular electrically conductive plates connected at one end to respective fixed sections 34 of the contacts 22 by the stems 78. The plates 76 extend, inparallel, away from corresponding elbows 25 in the manner shown in FIG. 11. Capacitive coupling is induced between overlapping sections of neighbouring plates 76. The relative size of the overlapping sections of neighbouring plates 76, in part,determines the relative capacitance between such plates. As such, the relative size of the overlapping sections of the plates 76 is used to tune capacitance compensation. The relative size of the capacitive plates 76 of the contacts 22 is set out inTable 1 with reference to FIGS. 22a to 24b.TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Dimensions of the Capacitive Plates (mm) Plate 76a 76b 76c 76d 76e 76f 76g 76h D1 1.95 +/- 0.10 1.95 +/- 0.10 3.36 +/- 0.10 3.36 +/- 0.10 3.36 +/- 0.10 3.36 +/- 0.10 1.95 +/- 0.10 1.95 +/- 0.10 D2 0.95 0.95 ? 0.95 ? ? 0.950.95 W1 2.6 +/- 0.1 4.1 +/- 0.1 5.7 +/- 0.1 5.7 +/- 0.1 5.7 +/- 0.1 5.7 +/- 0.1 4.1 +/- 0.1 4.1 +/- 0.1 W2 1.13 +/- 0.10 1.13 +/- 0.10 2.45 +/- 0.10 2.45 +/- 0.10 2.45 +/- 0.10 2.45 +/- 0.10 1.13 +/- 0.10 1.13 +/- 0.10 W3 0.5 +/- 0.1 0.5 +/- 0.1 0.5 +/-0.1 0.5 +/- 0.1 0.5 +/- 0.1 0.5 +/- 0.1 0.5 +/- 0.1 0.5 +/- 0.1 W4 n/a n/a 1.34 +/- 0.10 1.34 +/- 0.10 1.34 +/- 0.10 1.34 +/- 0.10 .beta. 91.0.sup.0 91.0.sup.0 91.0.sup.0 91.0.sup.0 91.0.sup.0 91.0.sup.0 9- 1.0.sup.0 91.0.sup.0 .alpha. 91.0.sup.091.0.sup.0 91.0.sup.0 91.0.sup.0 91.0.sup.0 91.0.sup.0 - 91.0.sup.0 91.0.sup.0 .mu. 28.0.sup.0 +/- 0.5.sup.0 28.0.sup.0 +/- 0.5.sup.0 28.0.sup.0 +/- 0.5.sup.0 28.0.sup.0 +/- 0.5.sup.0 28.0.sup.0 +/- 0.5.sup.0 28.0.sup.0 +/- 0.5.sup.0 28.0.sup.0 +/-0.5.sup.0 28.0.sup.0 +/- 0.5.sup.0 .theta. n/a n/a 45.0.sup.0 +/- 0.5.sup.0 45.0.sup.0 +/- 0.5.sup.0 45.0.sup.0 +/- 0.5.sup.0 45.0.sup.0 +/- 0.5.sup.0 n/a n/aThis ability to change the capacitance between any two adjacent plates 76 allows the manufacturer to change the capacitive coupling between any two conductive paths 22 within the connector 10. This high level of control over the capacitances inturn allows more control over the compensation of crosstalk generated between any parallel contacts within the connector.As above mentioned, the overlapping area of two adjacent plates 76 determines the area over which capacitance may occur. In the general case, this is determined by the area of the smaller plate. The relative area between adjacent pairs ofcapacitive plates 76 is set out in Table 2. With control over the plate areas, the relative capacitance between any two adjacent plates may be uniquely determined and changed simply by changing the relevant plate sizes.TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Effective dielectric areas Effective Area of each dielectric component Combined Housing Air Dielectric Plate Area % of Area % of Values Based on Pair (mm.sup.2) Total (mm.sup.2) Total Individual Areas 76b-76a 3.93 100.00%0 0.00% 3.000 76a-76c 1.94 49.36% 1.98 50.38% 1.985 76c-76e 4.64 29.26% 11.22 70.74% 1.585 76e-76d 15.86 100.00% 0 0.00% 3.000 76d-76f 4.64 29.26% 11.22 70.74% 1.585 76f-76h 5.78 84.83% 1.034 15.17% 2.697 76h-76g 6.81 100% 0 0.00% 3.000d. Dielectric Material.In designing the connector 10, as a first approximation, the connector 10 is made to look like the mating RJ plug 106. In the plug 106, there are relatively large capacitive plates near the interface with the connector 10. The capacitiveplates 76 advantageously mimic the capacitive plates in the plug 106. The plates 76 are located as close as possible to the connector/plug interface. There is also excessive capacitive coupling in the fixed section 34 and insulation displacementcontacts 28 of the contacts 22. The capacitive plates 76 also compensate for this additional capacitive coupling.As particularly, shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, the plates 76 are positioned, and in some cases separated by, the housing 12 which is made of a polymeric material with a dielectric constant three times larger than that of a vacuum, for example. Thehousing 12 thereby inhibits relative movement of the plates 76. The space between any two adjacent plates 76 is occupied by: i. The connector housing 12; ii. Air; or iii. A combination of the connector housing 12 and air.The proportion of housing 12 and air which fills the volume between any two adjacent plates 76 dictates the dielectric constant of the space between the same two plates. This, in turn, dictates the capacitance between these two plates. As therelative area of the housing 12 between any two plates is increased, the corresponding dielectric constant between the plates 76 is increased. These effective dielectric areas are shown in Table 2.The capacitance between any two adjacent plates 76 is also determined by the distance between them when measured normal to the plate area (normal distance shown as "N" in FIG. 25). The larger the normal distance "N" between the plates, the lesscapacitance between them. The exact normal distances between each pair of adjacent plates as set out in Table 3. These distances, when combined with the fractional areas in Table 2, result in the capacitances given in Table 4.TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Normal distances between Plates P1-P8 Plate Pair Normal Distance Between Plates (mm) 76b-76a (P2-P1) 0.516 76a-76c (P1-P3) 0.516 76c-76e (P3-P5) 0.516 76e-76d (P5-P4) 1.016 76d-76f (P4-P6) 0.516 76f-76h (P6-P8) 0.51676h-76g (P8-P7) 0.516TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 Resultant capacitance between plate pairs Combined Dielectric Values Resulting Plate Pairs Based on Individual Areas Capacitance (pF) 76b-76a (P2-P1) 3.000 22.85 76a-76c (P1-P3) 1.985 15.12 76c-76e (P3-P5) 1.585 48.7276e-76d (P5-P4) 3.000 46.83 76d-76f (P4-P6) 1.585 48.72 76f-76h (P6-P8) 2.697 35.61 76h-76g (P8-P7) 2.998 39.59Spacing between the contacts 22d & 22e has been doubled relative to the spacing between the other pairs. This gap improves the return loss performance of the Pair 1 (22d & 22e) and provides for additional tuning in Zone 4.4. Zone 4.The contacts 22 in zone 4 are arranged to improve near end crosstalk performance. In particular, the contacts 22 are arranged to offset and balance some of the coupling introduced in zone 3. A detailed description of the arrangement of thecontacts in zone 4 is out below.The arrangement of the contacts 22c, 22d, 22e and 22f of pairs 4, 5 and 3, 6 is shown in FIGS. 27 to 29. Spacing between contacts 22d and 22e (Pins 4 and 5) is reduced to 0.5 mm. This is effected by stepping the path of contact 22d (Pin 4)closer to the path of contact 22e (Pin 5). In doing so, contact 22d (Pin 4) is stepped away from contact 22f (Pin 6). This reduces coupling between the contacts 22d and 22f (Pins 4 & 6). This stepping process is facilitated by the above describedinitial separation of contacts 22d and 22e (Pins 4 & 5), as shown in FIG. 15.Contacts 22d and 22e (Pins 4 & 5) are crossed over at the end of zone 4 to induce a phase shift in the signal and to allow introduction of "opposite" coupling. For example, coupling between contacts 22e and 22f (Pins 5 & 6).Contact 22c (Pin 3) is moved away from contact 22e (Pin 5) as soon as possible. This has the effect of removing any additional coupling that would be induced by the proximity of surrounding contacts 22. As particularly shown in FIGS. 14 and15, the channel 32c for contact 22c (Pin 3) is 1.5 mm deep and extends transversely through channels 32e, 32d, and 32f towards the insulation displacement contact slot 20c. The contact 22c (Pin 3) is seated in the channel 32c such that is passes undercontacts 22e, 22d and 22f when seated in respective channels 32e, 32d, and 32f. The influence of contact 22c (Pin 3) on the other contacts 22 has been minimised in zone 4 by running the contact 22c under all other contacts.The length of zone 3 is determined by point of crossing over of contacts 22e and 22d (Pins 4 & 5) and the position at which contact 22d (Pin 4) deviates away from contact 22f (Pin 6).The arrangement of the contacts 22a, 22b, 22d, and 22e of pairs 4, 5 and 1, 2 is shown in FIG. 30. The spacing between contacts 22d and 22e (Pins 4 and 5) is reduced to 0.5 mm. This is effected by stepping the path of contact 22d (Pin 4)closer to the path of contact 22e (Pin 5). This stepping process is facilitated by the above described initial separation of contacts 22d and 22e (Pins 4 & 5), as shown in FIG. 15.The spacing between contacts 22a (Pin 1) and 22e (Pin 5) is reduced to 0.5 mm. This is effected by stepping the contact 22a (Pin 1) towards contact 22e (Pin 5). Coupling is thereby increased between contacts 22a (Pin 1) and 22e (Pin 5).As particularly shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the channel 32a extends towards the insulation displacement contact slot 20a at the end of zone 4. Accordingly, the contact 22a (Pin 1) extends towards the insulation displacement contact slot 20a atthe end of zone 4 when seated in the channel 32a.Contact 22b (Pin 2) is moved away from contact 22a (Pin 1) as soon as possible. This has the effect of removing any additional coupling that would be induced by the proximity of surrounding contacts 22. As particularly shown in FIGS. 14 and15, the channel 32b for contact 22b (Pin 1) is 0.5 mm deep and extends towards the insulation displacement contact slot 20b at the beginning of zone 4.Similarly, contacts 22g and 22h (Pins 7 & 8) are moved away from contact 22f (Pin 6) as soon as possible. This has the effect of removing any additional coupling that would be induced by the proximity of surrounding contacts 22. Asparticularly shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the channels 32g and 32h for contacts 22g and 22h (Pins 7 & 8) is 0.5 mm deep and extend towards respective the insulation displacement contact slots 20g and 20h at the beginning of zone 4.5. Zone 5The contacts 22 in zone 5 are arranged to improve near end crosstalk performance and to further offset and balance some of the coupling introduced in zone 3. As above mentioned, contacts 22d and 22e (Pins 4 & 5) are crossed over at the end ofzone 4 to induce a phase shift in the signal and to allow introduction of "opposite" coupling. This is effected by stepping the path of contact 22e (Pin 5) closer to the path of contact 22f (Pin 6). As such, the spacing between contacts 22e and 22f(Pins 5 & 6) is reduced to 0.5 mm. Coupling is thereby induced between contacts 22e and 22f (Pins 5 & 6).Contact 22d (Pin 4) is moved away from contact 22e (Pin 5) as soon as possible after the cross over towards the insulation displacement contact slot 20d. This has the effect of removing any additional coupling that would be induced by theproximity of surrounding contacts 22. As particularly shown in FIG. 15, the channel 32d for contact 22d (Pin 4) is generally 0.5 mm deep. However, the channel 32d is 1.5 mm deep at and around the cross over point. The contact 22d (Pin 4) is seated inthe channel 32d such that is passes under contact 22e when the contacts 22d and 22e are seated in their respective channels 32d and 32e.The length of zone 5 is determined by the distance which contacts 22e and 22f (Pins 5 & 6) are parallel. The contacts 22e and 22f each extend in opposite directions towards their respective insulation displacement contact slots 20e and 20f atthe end of zone 5.With reference to FIG. 18, the compensation can be thought of in terms of the following equation: ( +3/4).sub.RJPlug+( +3/4).sub.RJSocket=( 4/6+3/5+ ).sub.RJSocket (1) Orientation of IDCsThe insulation displacement contacts are arranged an angle ".alpha." angle of 45 degrees to the direction of extent of mating insulated conductors 112, as shown in FIGS. 31 and 32. As above-described, during assembly, the contacts 22 are seatedin the corresponding channels 32 of the back part 16 of the housing 12. The front part 14 of the housing 12 is then fitted over the back part 16 in the manner shown in FIGS. 12 and 13. In doing so, the insulation displacement contacts 28 are seated intheir respective insulation displacement contact slots 20 in the manner shown in FIG. 15. The insulation displacement contact slots 20 are shaped to receive the corresponding insulation displacement contacts 28 and retain them in fixed positions formating with insulated conductors.The insulation displacement contacts 28 are arranged in pairs in accordance with the T568 wiring standard. Capacitive coupling between pairs of insulation displacement contacts 28 can create a problem, inducing crosstalk between the signalstravelling thereon. In order to discourage capacitive coupling, adjacent contacts 28 of neighbouring pairs open in different directions. The pairs of contacts 28 preferably open at an angle ".beta." of ninety degrees with respect to each other, asshown in FIG. 8. The gap is maximised between the pairs of contacts 28 to minimise the effects of coupling.The insulation displacement contacts 28 are each arranged at an angle ".delta." of forty five degrees with respect to the direction of the capacitive plates 76, for example.While we have shown and described specific embodiments of the present invention, further modifications and improvements will occur to those skilled in the art. We desire it to be understood, therefore, that this invention is not limited to theparticular forms shown and we intend in the append claims to cover all modifications that do not depart from the spirit and scope of this invention.Throughout this specification, unless the context requires otherwise, the word "comprise", and variations such as "comprises" and "comprising", will be understood to imply the inclusion of a stated integer or step or group of integers or stepsbut not the exclusion of any other integer or step or group of integers or steps.The reference to any prior art in this specification is not, and should not be taken as, an acknowledgment or any form of suggestion that the prior art forms part of the common general knowledge in Australia.* * * * *
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