IP Library Granted Patent US 8,936,491
Granted Patent B2
US 8,936,491 · App. 13/609,495 · Granted Jan 20, 2015

Connector

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Patent No.
US 8,936,491
App. No.
13/609,495
Granted
Jan 20, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides a connector including a body of insulating material; a fourth signal terminal provided in the body; and fifth and sixth signal terminals arranged in a line along a first direction in the body, at a height position that is different from that of the fourth signal terminal. The sixth signal terminal is located in a region between the fourth signal terminal and the fifth signal terminal in the first direction. A frequency of a signal transmitted by the sixth signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of a signal transmitted by the fourth signal terminal.

Claims (142)

1. A connector, comprising:

a body of insulating material;

a fourth signal terminal provided in the body; and

fifth and sixth signal terminals arranged in a line along a first direction in the body, at a height position that is different from that of the fourth signal terminal, wherein

the sixth signal terminal is located in a region between the fourth signal terminal and the fifth signal terminal in the first direction, and

a frequency of a signal transmitted by the sixth signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of a signal transmitted by the fourth signal terminal.

2. The connector according to claim 1 , further comprising a first ground terminal disposed at the same height position as that of the fifth and sixth signal terminals in the body to be located in the region.

3. The connector according to claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one of a seventh signal terminal and a second ground terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fourth signal terminal to be located in the region,

a frequency of a signal transmitted by the seventh signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

4. The connector according to claim 2 , further comprising:

at least one of a seventh signal terminal and a second ground terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fourth signal terminal to be located in the region,

a frequency of a signal transmitted by the seventh signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

5. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the sixth signal terminal comprises a plurality of sixth signal terminals disposed in the region.

6. The connector according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third ground terminal or an eighth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fifth and sixth signal terminals, wherein

the fourth signal terminal comprises a pair of fourth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the third ground terminal or the eighth signal terminal is located between the pair of fourth signal terminals in plane position,

a frequency of a signal transmitted by the eighth signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

7. The connector according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a third ground terminal or an eighth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fifth and sixth signal terminals, wherein

the fourth signal terminal comprises a pair of fourth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the third ground terminal or the eighth signal terminal is located between the pair of fourth signal terminals in plane position,

a frequency of a signal transmitted by the eighth signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

8. The connector according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a third ground terminal or an eighth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fifth and sixth signal terminals, wherein

the fourth signal terminal comprises a pair of fourth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the third ground terminal or the eighth signal terminal is located between the pair of fourth signal terminals in plane position,

a frequency of a signal transmitted by the eighth signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

9. The connector according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a third ground terminal or an eighth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fifth and sixth signal terminals, wherein

the fourth signal terminal comprises a pair of fourth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the third ground terminal or the eighth signal terminal is located between the pair of fourth signal terminals in plane position,

a frequency of a signal transmitted by the eighth signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

10. The connector according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a fourth ground terminal or a ninth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that the fourth signal terminals, wherein

the fifth signal terminal comprises a pair of fifth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the fourth ground terminal or the ninth signal terminal is located between the pair of fifth signal terminals in plane position,

a frequency of a signal transmitted by the ninth signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

11. The connector according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a fourth ground terminal or a ninth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that the fourth signal terminals, wherein

the fifth signal terminal comprises a pair of fifth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the fourth ground terminal or the ninth signal terminal is located between the pair of fifth signal terminals in plane position,

a frequency of a signal transmitted by the ninth signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

12. The connector according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a fourth ground terminal or a ninth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that the fourth signal terminals, wherein

the fifth signal terminal comprises a pair of fifth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the fourth ground terminal or the ninth signal terminal is located between the pair of fifth signal terminals in plane position,

a frequency of a signal transmitted by the ninth signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

13. The connector according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a fourth ground terminal or a ninth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that the fourth signal terminals, wherein

the fifth signal terminal comprises a pair of fifth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the fourth ground terminal or the ninth signal terminal is located between the pair of fifth signal terminals in plane position,

a frequency of a signal transmitted by the ninth signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

14. The connector according to claim 10 , further comprising a tenth signal terminal or a fifth ground terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fifth and sixth signal terminals to be located adjacently to the third ground terminal.

15. The connector according to claim 11 , further comprising a tenth signal terminal or a fifth ground terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fifth and sixth signal terminals to be located adjacently to the third ground terminal.

16. The connector according to claim 12 , further comprising a tenth signal terminal or a fifth ground terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fifth and sixth signal terminals to be located adjacently to the third ground terminal.

17. The connector according to claim 13 , further comprising a tenth signal terminal or a fifth ground terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fifth and sixth signal terminals to be located adjacently to the third ground terminal.

18. The connector according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third ground terminal or an eighth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fifth and sixth signal terminals to be located on an opposite side of a portion of the body from the fourth signal terminal and aligned with the fourth signal terminal in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction,

wherein a frequency of a signal transmitted by the eighth signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

19. The connector according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a third ground terminal or an eighth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fifth and sixth signal terminals to be located on an opposite side of a portion of the body from the fourth signal terminal and aligned with the fourth signal terminal in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction,

wherein a frequency of a signal transmitted by the eighth signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

20. The connector according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a third ground terminal or an eighth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fifth and sixth signal terminals to be located on an opposite side of a portion of the body from the fourth signal terminal and aligned with the fourth signal terminal in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction,

wherein a frequency of a signal transmitted by the eighth signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

21. The connector according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a third ground terminal or an eighth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fifth and sixth signal terminals to be located on an opposite side of a portion of the body from the fourth signal terminal and aligned with the fourth signal terminal in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction,

wherein a frequency of a signal transmitted by the eighth signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

22. The connector according to claim 18 , further comprising:

a fourth ground terminal or a ninth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that the fourth signal terminals to be located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from the fifth signal terminal and aligned with the fifth signal terminal in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction,

wherein a frequency of a signal transmitted by the ninth signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

23. The connector according to claim 19 , further comprising:

a fourth ground terminal or a ninth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that the fourth signal terminals to be located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from the fifth signal terminal and aligned with the fifth signal terminal in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction,

wherein a frequency of a signal transmitted by the ninth signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

24. The connector according to claim 20 , further comprising:

a fourth ground terminal or a ninth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that the fourth signal terminals to be located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from the fifth signal terminal and aligned with the fifth signal terminal in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction,

wherein a frequency of a signal transmitted by the ninth signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

25. The connector according to claim 21 , further comprising:

a fourth ground terminal or a ninth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that the fourth signal terminals to be located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from the fifth signal terminal and aligned with the fifth signal terminal in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction,

wherein a frequency of a signal transmitted by the ninth signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

26. The connector according to claim 22 , wherein

the fourth signal terminal comprises a pair of fourth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the fifth signal terminal comprises a pair of fifth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the third ground terminal comprises a pair of third ground terminals or the eighth signal terminal comprises a pair of eighth signal terminals, the third ground terminals or the eight signal terminals being located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from the pair of fourth signal terminals and aligned with the fourth signal terminals in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, and

the fourth ground terminal comprises a pair of fourth ground terminals or the ninth signal terminal comprises a pair of ninth signal terminals, the fourth ground terminals or the ninth signal terminals are located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from the pair of fifth signal terminals and aligned with the fifth signal terminals in the second direction.

27. The connector according to claim 23 , wherein

the fourth signal terminal comprises a pair of fourth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the fifth signal terminal comprises a pair of fifth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the third ground terminal comprises a pair of third ground terminals or the eighth signal terminal comprises a pair of eighth signal terminals, the third ground terminals or the eight signal terminals being located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from the pair of fourth signal terminals and aligned with the fourth signal terminals in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, and

the fourth ground terminal comprises a pair of fourth ground terminals or the ninth signal terminal comprises a pair of ninth signal terminals, the fourth ground terminals or the ninth signal terminals are located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from the pair of fifth signal terminals and aligned with the fifth signal terminals in the second direction.

28. The connector according to claim 24 , wherein

the fourth signal terminal comprises a pair of fourth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the fifth signal terminal comprises a pair of fifth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the third ground terminal comprises a pair of third ground terminals or the eighth signal terminal comprises a pair of eighth signal terminals, the third ground terminals or the eight signal terminals being located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from the pair of fourth signal terminals and aligned with the fourth signal terminals in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, and

the fourth ground terminal comprises a pair of fourth ground terminals or the ninth signal terminal comprises a pair of ninth signal terminals, the fourth ground terminals or the ninth signal terminals are located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from the pair of fifth signal terminals and aligned with the fifth signal terminals in the second direction.

29. The connector according to claim 25 , wherein

the fourth signal terminal comprises a pair of fourth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the fifth signal terminal comprises a pair of fifth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the third ground terminal comprises a pair of third ground terminals or the eighth signal terminal comprises a pair of eighth signal terminals, the third ground terminals or the eight signal terminals being located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from the pair of fourth signal terminals and aligned with the fourth signal terminals in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, and

the fourth ground terminal comprises a pair of fourth ground terminals or the ninth signal terminal comprises a pair of ninth signal terminals, the fourth ground terminals or the ninth signal terminals are located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from the pair of fifth signal terminals and aligned with the fifth signal terminals in the second direction.

30. The connector according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third ground terminal and an eighth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fifth and sixth signal terminals; and

a fourth ground terminal and a ninth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fourth signal terminal, wherein

the fourth signal terminal comprises a pair of fourth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the fifth signal terminal comprises a pair of fifth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the third ground terminal is located on an opposite side of a portion of the body from one of the fourth signal terminals and aligned with the one of the fourth signal terminals in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction,

the eighth signal terminal is located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from the other fourth signal terminal and aligned with the other fourth signal terminal in the second direction,

the fourth ground terminal is located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from one of the fifth signal terminals and aligned with the one of the fifth signal terminals in the second direction,

the ninth signal terminal is located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from the other fifth signal terminal and aligned with the other fifth signal terminal in the second direction,

a frequency of each signal transmitted by the eighth and ninth signal terminals is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

31. The connector according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a third ground terminal and an eighth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fifth and sixth signal terminals; and

a fourth ground terminal and a ninth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fourth signal terminal, wherein

the fourth signal terminal comprises a pair of fourth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the fifth signal terminal comprises a pair of fifth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the third ground terminal is located on an opposite side of a portion of the body from one of the fourth signal terminals and aligned with the one of the fourth signal terminals in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction,

the eighth signal terminal is located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from the other fourth signal terminal and aligned with the other fourth signal terminal in the second direction,

the fourth ground terminal is located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from one of the fifth signal terminals and aligned with the one of the fifth signal terminals in the second direction,

the ninth signal terminal is located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from the other fifth signal terminal and aligned with the other fifth signal terminal in the second direction,

a frequency of each signal transmitted by the eighth and ninth signal terminals is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

32. The connector according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a third ground terminal and an eighth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fifth and sixth signal terminals; and

a fourth ground terminal and a ninth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fourth signal terminal, wherein

the fourth signal terminal comprises a pair of fourth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the fifth signal terminal comprises a pair of fifth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the third ground terminal is located on an opposite side of a portion of the body from one of the fourth signal terminals and aligned with the one of the fourth signal terminals in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction,

the eighth signal terminal is located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from the other fourth signal terminal and aligned with the other fourth signal terminal in the second direction,

the fourth ground terminal is located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from one of the fifth signal terminals and aligned with the one of the fifth signal terminals in the second direction,

the ninth signal terminal is located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from the other fifth signal terminal and aligned with the other fifth signal terminal in the second direction,

a frequency of each signal transmitted by the eighth and ninth signal terminals is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

33. The connector according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a third ground terminal and an eighth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fifth and sixth signal terminals; and

a fourth ground terminal and a ninth signal terminal disposed in the body at the same height position as that of the fourth signal terminal, wherein

the fourth signal terminal comprises a pair of fourth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the fifth signal terminal comprises a pair of fifth signal terminals arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction,

the third ground terminal is located on an opposite side of a portion of the body from one of the fourth signal terminals and aligned with the one of the fourth signal terminals in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction,

the eighth signal terminal is located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from the other fourth signal terminal and aligned with the other fourth signal terminal in the second direction,

the fourth ground terminal is located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from one of the fifth signal terminals and aligned with the one of the fifth signal terminals in the second direction,

the ninth signal terminal is located on an opposite side of the portion of the body from the other fifth signal terminal and aligned with the other fifth signal terminal in the second direction,

a frequency of each signal transmitted by the eighth and ninth signal terminals is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of each signal transmitted by the fourth and fifth signal terminals.

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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 12, 2021
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To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
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From: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2015
From: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
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