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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1999
Katsuya Ezawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Hirokawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A modular connector comprises an insulating housing (,) having a plugging portion for plugging with a mating connector, a plurality of contact elements (,) supported by the insulating housing, the contact elements each having a contact section (,) arranged in the plugging portion, an intermediate section (,B-,B) secured to the insulating housing, and a connection section (,C-,C) extending from the intermediate section, a pair of the contact elements (,) on opposite ends being twisted to intersect each other in the intermediate sections, the other pairs of the contact elements (,) being arranged such that the distance between adjacent contact elements decreases in the intermediate sections and increases in the connection sections.