The present invention relates to a ribbon cable connector and, more particularly, to a ribbon cable connector attached to an end of a ribbon cable.
In a ribbon cable, several conductors run parallel to one another in a joint insulating casing. Ribbon cables are often used for the transmission of signals. In this case, they are also attached to ribbon cable connectors. In ribbon cable connectors, an undesired transmission of signals between contact element receptacles can occur through the flow of current.
A ribbon cable connector for attachment to an end of a ribbon cable comprises a plurality of contact element receptacles adapted to receive a plurality of contact elements. A pair of adjacent contact element receptacles are separated from one another.
The invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying Figures, of which:
Embodiments of the present invention will be described hereinafter in detail with reference to the attached drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that the disclosure will convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art. The embodiments described herein are each independent of one another and can be combined with one another as desired, depending on necessity in a specific application.
A connector assembly 100 according to an embodiment is shown in
The ribbon cable connector 20, as shown in
The individual contact element receptacles 22 are separated from one another by walls 30, as shown in
As shown in
The ribbon cable connector 20, as shown in
The ribbon cable 1, as shown in
In the embodiment shown in
The conductors 2 can be stripped at an outermost end, in order to produce a good electrical contact to the contact elements 21. The insulation can still be present in other regions, for example in regions which are crimped with the contact elements 21, but can be at least partly broken up during the crimping process, for example. The insulations arranged around the conductors 2 can be continuations of the insulation of the ribbon cable 1.
In the plugged-together state shown in
A ribbon cable 1′ according to another embodiment is shown in
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This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/415,188, filed May 17, 2019, which claims the benefit of the filing date under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) of German Patent Application No. 102018207794.0, filed on May 17, 2018.
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