The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2021
Foxconn (Kunshan) Computer Connector Co., Ltd., Kunshan, CN;
Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited, Grand Cayman, KY;
Terrance F. Little, Fullerton, CA (US);
Patrick R. Casher, North Aurora, IL (US);
An-Jen Yang, Irvine, CA (US);
Chih-Hsien Chou, San Jose, CA (US);
FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., Kunshan, CN;
FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
A connector unit includes a contact module received within an insulative housing. The contact module includes an upper contact unit and a lower contacts unit stacked with each other. Each of the upper contact unit and the lower contact unit includes a front/outer contact part and a rear/inner contact part each including plural contacts integrally formed with plural insulative transverse bars via insert-molding. The contacts include plural differential pair signal contacts and plural grounding contacts alternately arranged with each other along a transverse direction. Plural grounding bars are attached to corresponding transverse bars, respectively, wherein each grounding bar include plural tabs mechanically and electrically connecting to the corresponding grounding contacts. Each grounding bar is equipped with a plastic attachment tie bar to cooperate with a corresponding transverse bar to sandwich the grounding bar therebetween for securement.