Electrical connector

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2000-03-17

2001-04-17

Nguyen, Khiem (Department: 2839)

Electrical connectors

With insulation other than conductor sheath

Plural-contact coupling part

C439S941000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06217392

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electrical connector, and particularly to a modular jack electrical connector.
FIGS. 7 and 8
disclose a plurality of prior terminals
8
for a modular jack electrical connector. Each terminal
8
includes a contacting portion
81
at one end for contacting with a mating connector, a solder tail
82
at an opposite end for soldering to a printed circuit board, and a connecting portion extending between the contacting portion
81
and the solder tail
82
. Each two adjacent solder tails
82
are separated by a second distance N
2
which is larger than a first distance N
1
separating each two adjacent contacting portions
81
, thereby decreasing cross-talk between the two adjacent solder tails
82
. However, in use, the cross-talk between adjacent solder tails
82
of the terminals
8
still exists, especially between a third solder tail
823
and a fourth solder tail
824
, and a fifth solder tail
825
and a sixth solder tail
826
.
Hence, an improved terminal for a modular jack electrical connector is required to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector wherein terminals assembled in the electrical connector are provided with bended portions having an increased distance therebetween, thereby diminishing cross-talk therebetween.
To fulfill the above mentioned objective, an electrical connector in accordance with the present invention comprises an insulative housing defining a receiving space therein. Eight terminals labeled from one to eight are assembled in the receiving space. Each terminal includes a contacting portion at one end for engaging with a mating connector, a solder tail at an opposite end for soldering to a printed circuit board, and a curving portion extending between the contacting portion and the solder tail. Each two adjacent solder tails are separated by a second distance N
2
which is larger than a first distance N
1
separating every two adjacent contacting portions. At least one of three adjacent solder tails of the terminals protrudes beyond a plane defined by the other solder tails.
In accordance with the above features, a third and a sixth terminals protrude beyond the plane; a first, a second, a seventh, and an eighth terminals extend laterally within the plane; and a fourth and a fifth terminal diverge within the plane to increase a distance between a third and the fourth terminals, the fifth and the sixth terminal.
Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present embodiment when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.


REFERENCES:
patent: 5647770 (1997-07-01), Beloposky
patent: 5971813 (1999-10-01), Kunz et al.
patent: 6017247 (2000-01-01), Gwiazdowski

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