IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,394,942
Granted Patent B2
US 12,394,942 · App. 18/099,312 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Connector

Inventor: Jin'an Xie (Kunshan, CN)
H01R13/6471H01R13/405H01R13/516
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Patent No.
US 12,394,942
App. No.
18/099,312
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A connector is provided including a housing and a terminal set. The housing is a conductor and has a connection end and a fixed end. The terminal set includes a plurality of signal terminals and a plurality of grounding terminals. The plurality of grounding terminals includes at least a first grounding terminal. A length of the first grounding terminal is less than 50% of a length of the longest signal terminal, and the first grounding terminal is directly or indirectly electrically connected to a grounding surface to achieve grounding. The grounding terminal is greatly shortened and is not required to pass through the fixed end to be connected to a printed circuit board (PCB), which greatly alleviates the problem of resonance caused by an excessive length of the grounding terminal and improves quality of signal transmission.

Claims (17)

1. A connector, comprising:

a housing, being a conductor and having a connection end and a fixed end,

a terminal set, comprising a plurality of signal terminals and at least one grounding terminal;

wherein the at least one grounding terminal comprises at least a first grounding terminal, a length of the first grounding terminal is less than 50% of a length of the longest signal terminal, and the first grounding terminal is directly or indirectly electrically connected to a grounding surface to achieve grounding;

wherein the at least one grounding terminal further comprises at least a second grounding terminal, a length of the second grounding terminal is less than 50% of the length of the longest signal terminal, and the second grounding terminal is directly or indirectly electrically connected another grounding surface to achieve grounding; and

a partition plate, being a conductor, the terminal set being distributed on upper and lower sides of the partition plate to form two rows, and said another grounding surface being a surface of the partition plate.

2. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the grounding surface is a surface of the housing.

3. The connector according to claim 2 , wherein the first grounding terminal passes through the housing and is electrically connected to the housing.

4. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the partition plate is electrically connected to the housing.

5. A connector, comprising:

a housing, being a conductor and having a connection end and a fixed end;

a terminal set, comprising a plurality of signal terminals and at least one grounding terminal;

wherein one end of each of the plurality of signal terminals is exposed from the connection end, and the other end of each of the plurality of signal terminals extends out from the fixed end; one end of the grounding terminal is exposed from the connection end, and the other end of the grounding terminal does not extend out from the fixed end;

wherein the grounding terminal is electrically connected to the housing; and

a partition plate, being a conductor, the terminal set being distributed on upper and lower sides of the partition plate to form two rows, the at least one grounding terminal is electrically connected to the partition plate, and the partition plate is electrically connected to the housing.

6. The connector according to claim 5 , wherein a length of the grounding terminal is less than 50% of a length of the longest signal terminal.

7. The connector according to claim 5 , wherein each of the signal terminals comprises at least two bending portions.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2023
From: XIE, JIN'AN
To: BIZLINK (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062432/0276 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202210104302.8 · Jan 28, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230246387A1 · Aug 3, 2023
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