1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to a new I/O connection, and more particularly to a cable connector transmitting high speed signal.
2. Description of Related Art
Recently, personal computers (PC) are used of a variety of techniques for providing input and output. For example, Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a serial bus standard to the PC architecture with a focus on computer telephony interface, consumer and productivity applications. The design of USB is standardized by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), an industry standard body incorporating leading companies from the computer and electronic industries. USB can connect peripherals such as mouse devices, keyboards, PDAs, gamepads and joysticks, scanners, digital cameras, printers, external storage, networking components, etc. For many devices such as scanners and digital cameras, USB has become the standard connection method.
As a trend of high speeding rates and miniaturization, from an electrical standpoint, the higher data transfer rates of non-USB protocols are highly desirable for certain applications.
Hence, it is desirable to have an improved structure of an electrical connector.
Accordingly, the object of the present invention is to provide a cable connector with an improved grounding plate.
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a cable connector comprises an insulative housing comprising two sidewalls and a mating slot defined between said two sidewalls, and a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing. The terminals comprise contacting portions exposed to the mating slot and connecting portions behind a rear end of the insulating housing. The two sidewalls are loaded with a first row and a second row of said plurality of terminals respectively, the first row comprises signal terminals and grounding terminals. A grounding plate is inserted in the insulating housing and between said two rows of the plurality of terminals. The grounding plate defines resilient arms and connecting legs, the resilient arms slant to the first row of the plurality of terminals and touch with the grounding terminals.
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.
Reference will now be made to the drawing figures to describe the present invention in detail.
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The grounding plate 3 comprises a main body 31, two resilient arms 43 slanting rearwards and two connecting legs 33 bending rearwards. The resilient arms and the connecting legs slant upward towards the first row of the terminals 21. The grounding plate 3 is inserted in a slit 15 running through the rear edge of the housing as best shown in
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It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
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