IPC분류정보
| 국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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| 국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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| 출원번호 |
US-0837847
(2007-08-13)
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| 등록번호 |
US-7500871
(2009-03-10)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Minich,Steven E.
- Morlion,Danny L. C.
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| 출원인 / 주소 |
- FCI Americas Technology, Inc.
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| 대리인 / 주소 |
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| 인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
36 인용 특허 :
219 |
초록
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Connector systems include electrical connectors orthogonally connected to each other through shared through-holes in a midplane. An orthogonal vertical connector includes jogged contacts to offset for or equalize the different length contacts in the right-angle connector to which the vertical connec
Connector systems include electrical connectors orthogonally connected to each other through shared through-holes in a midplane. An orthogonal vertical connector includes jogged contacts to offset for or equalize the different length contacts in the right-angle connector to which the vertical connector is connected. A first contact in the right angle connector may mate with a first contact in the vertical connector. A second contact in the right angle connector may mate with a second contact in the vertical connector. The first contact in the right angle connector may be greater in length than the adjacent second contact of the right angle connector. Thus, the second contact of the vertical connector may be jogged by the distance to increase the length of the second contact by the distance.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. An electrical connector system, comprising: a vertical electrical connector including: a first vertical electrical signal contact defining a first mating end and a first mounting end, wherein the first electrical contact defines a first contact length between the mating end a
What is claimed is: 1. An electrical connector system, comprising: a vertical electrical connector including: a first vertical electrical signal contact defining a first mating end and a first mounting end, wherein the first electrical contact defines a first contact length between the mating end and the mounting end; a second vertical electrical signal contact defining a second mating end and a second mounting end; wherein the second electrical contact defines a second contact length between the second mating end and the second mounting end, and the second length is greater than the first length; and a mounting interface configured for attachment to a substrate, and an opposing mating interface wherein the mounting interface extends in a direction substantially parallel to the mating interface; and a right-angle electrical connector configured for attachment to the mating interface of the vertical electrical connector at the mating end, the right-angle electrical connector including an IMLA, the IMLA having a first right-angle electrical contact and a second right angle electrical contact, wherein the first right-angle electrical contact is longer than the second right-angle electrical contact; wherein the first right-angle electrical contact is configured to connect to the first vertical electrical signal contact, and the second right-angle electrical contact is configured to connect to the second vertical electrical signal contact. 2. The electrical connector system of claim 1, wherein the first vertical electrical signal contact extends substantially straight and the second vertical electrical signal contact is jogged with respect to the first electrical contact. 3. The electrical connector system of claim 1, wherein the right-angle electrical connector defines a mounting interface configured for connection to an electrical component, and the mounting interface of the right-angle connector is perpendicular to the mounting interface of the first electrical connector. 4. The electrical connector system of claim 1, wherein the first vertical electrical contact and the second right-angle electrical contact define a first combined length, and the second vertical electrical contact and the first right-angle electrical contact define a second combined length, and the first combined length is equal to the second combined length. 5. The electrical connector system of claim 1, wherein the first and second vertical electrical contacts each include a blade portion and a terminal portion, and the terminal portion of the first vertical electrical contact is jogged with respect to the blade of the first vertical electrical contact a first distance, and the terminal portion of the second vertical electrical contact is jogged with respect to the blade portion of the second vertical electrical contact a second distance, and the second distance is greater than the first distance. 6. The electrical connector system of claim 1, wherein the vertical electrical connector further comprises a third vertical electrical contact having a length greater than the length of the second electrical contact. 7. The electrical connector system of claim 6, wherein the second and third vertical electrical contacts are jogged in a same direction with respect to the first electrical contact. 8. The electrical connector system of claim 7, wherein the first and second vertical electrical contacts are signal contacts, and the third vertical electrical contact is a ground contact. 9. An electrical connector, comprising: a first electrical contact defining a first mating end and an opposing first mounting end, and a first blade portion and a first terminal portion each extending between the first mating end and the first mounting end, wherein the first terminal portion extends parallel to the first blade portion and is offset with respect to the first blade portion in a first direction; and a second electrical contact disposed adjacent the first contact, the second electrical contact defining a second mating end and an opposing second mounting end, and a second blade portion and a second terminal portion each extending between the second mating end and the second mounting end, wherein the second terminal portion extends parallel to the second blade portion and is offset with respect to the second blade portion in a second direction; wherein the mating portions of the first and second electrical contacts are in line with each other, and the first direction and the second direction are the same direction. 10. The electrical connector of claim 9, wherein the second and third electrical contacts each define a length between the respective mating and mounting ends, and the length of the second electrical contact is greater than the length of the third electrical contact. 11. The electrical connector of claim 9, wherein the first terminal portion is offset with respect to the first blade portion a first distance, and the second terminal portion is offset with respect to the second blade portion a second distance, and the second distance is greater than the first distance. 12. The electrical connector of claim 11, wherein the first electrical contact is a signal contact and the second electrical contact is a ground contact. 13. The electrical connector of claim 9, further comprising a third electrical contact that includes a third blade portion and a third terminal portion, wherein the third terminal portion extends parallel to, and is aligned with, the third blade portion such that the first and second terminal portions are offset in a common direction with respect to the third terminal portion. 14. The electrical connector of claim 13, wherein the first and third electrical contacts are signal contacts, and the second electrical contact is a ground contact. 15. The electrical connector of claim 13, wherein the first and third electrical contacts are configured to interface with a substrate at one end, and to corresponding first and second electrical contacts of a right-angle connector at another end, and the electrical contacts of the right-angle connector are of different lengths, so as to define two signal paths extending between the substrate and the right-angle connector, wherein the two signal paths are of equal lengths. 16. The electrical connector of claim 13, wherein the first blade portion, the second blade portion, and the third blade portion are all in line with each other. 17. An electrical connector configured for connection to a second connector having first and second skewed contacts, the electrical connector comprising: a first electrical contact defining a first mating end, and a first mounting end disposed opposite the first mating end and aligned with the first mating end; a second electrical contact defining a second mating end, and a second mounting end disposed opposite the second mating end and offset with respect to the first mounting end; and a third electrical contact defining a third mating end, and a third mounting end disposed opposite the third mating end and offset with respect to the first mounting end, wherein the first mating end, the second mating end, and the third mating end are in line with each other, and the second and third mounting ends are offset in a common direction with respect to the first mounting end, such that the first and second electrical contacts are configured to connect to the first and second skewed contacts so as to provide a skewless signal path. 18. The electrical connector of claim 17, wherein the first and second electrical contacts define a differential signal pair. 19. The electrical connector system of claim 18, wherein the third electrical contact defines a ground contact. 20. An orthogonal connector system, comprising: a first electrical connector including first, second, and third electrical contacts, each contact defining a mounting end configured to be mounted to a first side of a midplane and an opposing mating end configured to attach to a respective electrical contact of first right-angle connector, such that the mounting ends extend parallel to the mating end, wherein the mating ends of the first, second, and third electrical contacts are in line with each other, and the mounting ends of the first and second electrical contacts are offset in a common direction with respect to the mounting end of the third electrical contact; and a second electrical connector including first, second, and third electrical contacts, each defining a mounting end configured to be mounted to a second side of the midplane in orthogonal relationship to the first electrical connector, and an opposing mating end configured to attach to a respective electrical contact of a second right-angle connector, wherein the mating ends of the first, second, and third electrical contacts of the second electrical connector are in line with each other, and the mounting ends of the first end second electrical contacts of the second electrical connector are offset in a common direction with respect to the mounting end of the third electrical contact of the second electrical connector, wherein the electrical contacts of the right-angle connectors are skewed, and the first and second electrical connectors are configured to connect to the respective first and second right-angle connectors so as to provide a skewless signal path between the skewed electrical contacts of the right-angle connectors. 21. The orthogonal connector system of claim 20, wherein the first electrical contact of the first electrical connector has a first length, and the second electrical contact has a second length, and the first length is greater than the second length. 22. The orthogonal connector system of claim 21, wherein the third electrical contacts of the first and second electrical connectors extend substantially straight between the mating end and the mounting end, respectively. 23. The orthogonal connector of claim 21, wherein the first and third electrical contacts of both electrical connectors are signal contacts, and the second electrical contact of both electrical connectors are ground contacts.
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