公开(公告)号：US11183787B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-23

申请号：US16145913

申请日：2018-09-28

Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION

Inventor： John Joseph Consoli ,  Rodney Ivan Martens ,  Chad William Morgan ,  Suvrat Bhargava

IPC: H01R13/03 ,  H01R13/514 ,  H01B1/02 ,  H01R13/6471 ,  H01R13/6587 ,  H01R43/20 ,  H05K9/00 ,  H05K3/24

Abstract: Electrical connector includes a housing, signal contacts, and ground shields. The signal contacts are coupled to the housing and positioned for mating with mating signal contacts of a mating connector. The ground shields are coupled to the housing and at least partially surround the signal contacts to shield the signal contacts. The ground shields are plated with a ground-material composition along one or more contact segments of the ground shields that come into compression engagement with one or more other conductive members. The ground-material composition includes a tin-nickel (Sn/Ni) alloy plating layer. The signal contacts are plated with a signal-material composition that is different than the ground-material composition.

公开(公告)号：US10811801B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-20

申请号：US15810744

申请日：2017-11-13

Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION

Inventor： Justin Dennis Pickel ,  John Joseph Consoli ,  Chad William Morgan ,  Timothy Robert Minnick ,  David Patrick Orris ,  Daniel Briner Shreffler ,  David Allison Trout ,  Arturo Pachon Munoz

IPC: H01R13/03 ,  H01R12/71 ,  H01R13/646 ,  H01R13/6587

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of conductors held within the housing. The conductors are configured to electrically connect to mating conductors of a mating connector. The conductors each extend a length between a mating end and a mounting end of the respective conductor. One or more of the conductors include a copper alloy core, a copper plating layer, and a protective outer layer. The copper plating layer surrounds the copper alloy core, and is composed of a different material than the copper alloy core. The protective outer layer is disposed on and surrounds the copper plating layer. The protective outer layer is composed of a non-conductive polymeric material.

公开(公告)号：US10741950B1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-11

申请号：US16353007

申请日：2019-03-14

Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION ,  TYCO ELECTRONICS JAPAN G.K.

Inventor： John Joseph Consoli ,  Chad William Morgan ,  Hiroshi Shirai

IPC: H01R12/73 ,  H01R12/72 ,  H01R12/71

Abstract: A communication system includes first and second circuit card assemblies mated such that first and second PCBs move relative to each other along a board mating axis parallel to a slot in the first PCB with the first PCB oriented perpendicular to the second PCB and with first and second mating ends of first and second electrical connectors oriented parallel to the board mating axis. The first and second circuit card assemblies are mated such that the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector move relative to each other along a connector mating axis perpendicular to the board mating axis. Mating interfaces the contacts are oriented at contact mating angles non-parallel to the board loading axis and non-parallel to the connector mating axis.

公开(公告)号：US20200176934A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-04

申请号：US16781335

申请日：2020-02-04

Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION

Inventor： David Allison Trout ,  Justin Dennis Pickel ,  Jeffrey Byron McClinton ,  Timothy Robert Minnick ,  Chad William Morgan ,  John Joseph Consoli

IPC: H01R13/652 ,  H01R13/6471 ,  H01R13/6587 ,  H01R13/6583

Abstract: A contact module includes a dielectric holder holding signal contacts having mating portions extending forward of the dielectric holder. A shield structure is coupled to the dielectric holder providing electrical shielding for the signal contacts. The shield structure has first and second ground shields having corresponding mating portions extending forward of the mating end of the dielectric holder. The shield structure has ground blades extending between the first and second ground shields having mating portions extending forward of the mating end of the dielectric holder at least one of above or below the mating portions of the signal contacts. The ground blades electrically connect the mating portions of the first ground shield and the mating portions of the second ground shield immediately forward of the mating end of dielectric holder.

公开(公告)号：US10553968B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-04

申请号：US15945787

申请日：2018-04-05

Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION

Inventor： John Joseph Consoli ,  Chad William Morgan

IPC: H01R12/70 ,  H01R12/72 ,  H01R12/83

Abstract: An electrical connector for a circuit card assembly includes a receptacle housing and a mating housing movable relative to the receptacle housing in a connector mating direction. The electrical connector includes contact modules each having a leadframe having signal contacts with a mating conductor, a mounting conductor and a flexible conductor between the mating conductor and the mounting conductor. Each contact module includes an inner dielectric body and an outer dielectric body separate and discrete from the inner dielectric body. The flexible conductors extend between the inner and outer dielectric bodies to allow relative movement of the inner dielectric body in the connector mating direction relative to the outer dielectric body.

公开(公告)号：US10547133B1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-28

申请号：US16221714

申请日：2018-12-17

Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION

Inventor： John Joseph Consoli ,  Chad William Morgan

IPC: H01R13/629 ,  H01R12/72 ,  H01R13/6581

Abstract: A communication system includes a receptacle connector assembly and a pluggable module. The receptacle connector assembly includes a receptacle cage and a communication connector received in the receptacle cage and mounted to a host circuit board. The communication connector includes a connector housing holding contacts and extending between a front and a rear with a bottom of the connector housing mounted to the host circuit board and a longitudinal card slot open at a top of the connector housing. The pluggable module is received in the module channel in a loading direction and includes a module body and a plug board having a mating edge. The plug board is held in the module body in a vertical orientation with the mating edge at a bottom of the plug board being received in the card slot with the contact pads electrically coupled to corresponding contacts of the communication connector.

公开(公告)号：US10522925B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-31

申请号：US15945767

申请日：2018-04-05

Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION

Inventor： Matthew Jeffrey Sypolt ,  Chad William Morgan ,  John Joseph Consoli ,  Margaret Mahoney Fernandes

IPC: H01R13/6585 ,  H01R12/73 ,  H01R13/6582 ,  H01R13/11 ,  H01R12/70 ,  H05K1/14 ,  H05K7/14 ,  H01R13/631 ,  H01R12/82 ,  H01R13/658 ,  H01R13/6587 ,  H01R13/6594 ,  H01R12/52 ,  H01R13/6586 ,  H01R24/00

Abstract: A communication system includes a first circuit card assembly having a first PCB and a first electrical connector with first contacts and a second circuit card assembly having a second PCB and a second electrical connector with second contacts. At least one of the PCBs include a slot configured to receive the other PCB when mated in a board mating direction. The first electrical connector is mated to the second electrical connector in a connector mating direction perpendicular to the board mating direction. The first contacts are mated to the second contacts in a contact mating direction as the first PCB and the second PCB are mated in the board mating direction and as the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector are mated in the connector mating direction. The contact mating direction is non-parallel to the board mating axis and non-parallel to the connector mating axis.

公开(公告)号：US20190131746A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-02

申请号：US15795400

申请日：2017-10-27

Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION

Inventor： Chad William Morgan ,  John Joseph Consoli ,  Justin Dennis Pickel ,  Timothy Robert Minnick

IPC: H01R13/6588 ,  H01R12/71 ,  H01R13/6587 ,  H01R13/6594 ,  H01R13/6597

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a housing and contact modules having signal contacts with signal pins and a ground shield providing electrical shielding for the signal contacts with ground pins. The connector assembly includes a conductive gasket compressible between the bottoms of the contact modules and the circuit board. The conductive gasket has a top and a bottom facing the circuit board. The conductive gasket has signal openings extending therethrough receiving corresponding signal pins in spaced apart locations to electrically isolate the signal pins from the conductive gasket. The conductive gasket at least partially fills a space between the bottoms of the contact modules and the circuit board to provide electrical shielding for the signal pins between the bottoms of the contact modules and the circuit board.

公开(公告)号：US10211582B1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-19

申请号：US15961150

申请日：2018-04-24

Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION

Inventor： David Patrick Orris ,  John Joseph Consoli ,  Brian Patrick Costello

IPC: H01R25/16

Abstract: An electrical power distribution system includes a first bus bar and a clamp mounted to the first bus bar. The clamp includes a fixed base and a movable plate that define a track therebetween along a broad face of the first bus bar. The track receives a second bus bar therein such that the broad face of the first bus bar engages a corresponding broad face of the second bus bar. The clamp includes a lever connected to both the movable plate and the first bus bar. Pivoting movement of the lever in a locking direction forces linear movement of the movable plate relative to the first bus bar towards the fixed base such that respective inner sides of the movable plate and the fixed base sandwich the second bus bar therebetween to secure the second bus bar in engagement with the first bus bar.

公开(公告)号：US20190036256A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-31

申请号：US16144566

申请日：2018-09-27

Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION

Inventor： Rodney Ivan Martens ,  John Joseph Consoli ,  Arturo Pachon Munoz ,  Chad William Morgan ,  Douglas Edward Shirk

IPC: H01R13/03 ,  H01R13/6587 ,  H01R13/658 ,  H01R13/514

Abstract: Electrical connector includes a housing and a mating array having a plurality of signal contacts and a plurality of ground contacts that are coupled to the housing. The signal contacts and the ground contacts are positioned for mating with signal conductors and ground conductors, respectively, of a mating connector. The ground contacts are plated with a ground-material composition and the signal contacts are plated with a signal-material composition. The ground-material composition is configured to cause a first low-level contact resistance (LLCR) while mated with the ground conductors during operation. The signal-material composition is configured to cause a second LLCR while mated with the signal conductors during operation. The second LLCR is less than the first LLCR during operation.