JP2959861B2 - Connector assembly for printed circuit boards - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention
And a first connector member having regularly arranged male signal and ground contacts connectable to a printed circuit board; and an insulating material insertable with the insertion side into the first housing. A second connector member having a second housing comprising: a connector assembly of a printed circuit board, wherein the regularly arranged female signal and ground contacts have connection elements; Relates to a connector assembly adapted to contact a corresponding male contact when a second housing is received within the first housing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Such connector assemblies are known in various embodiments. In the design of known connector assemblies, attention has primarily been directed to the mechanical aspects of the connector assembly, particularly the forces required to connect and disconnect the connector members. Attention has been paid only to the electrical aspects, with the aim of achieving a sufficiently reliable connection between the contacts of the two connector members. With an increase in the speed of a transmitted digital signal, that is, a decrease in rise time, the electrical performance of a contact as a circuit element has become important. In known connector assemblies, problems such as crossover between signal contacts, transmission loss, reflection and ground bounce, or switching noise have occurred with increasing signal speeds. Even if the ground and signal contacts are optimally distributed, these problems cannot be eliminated in known connector assemblies with a rise time of less than 0.6 ns.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a known connector by forming a connector member in such a way that the performance of the contact as a circuit element is predetermined and the signal distortion is minimized. It is an object of the present invention to provide a connector assembly of the type described above, which can alleviate problems caused by a high signal speed in the connector assembly.

[0004]

For this purpose, a connector assembly according to the present invention is characterized in that the second connector member is provided with a plurality of outer conductors, each of which is mainly composed of at least one signal contact. Wrap in the circumferential direction,
Each of the outer conductors can contact an adjacent ground contact of each corresponding signal contact of the first connector member. In this way, the mating connector members allow the signal contacts, together with the matching outer conductors, to have geometrical and dimensional parameters which can each be determined in such a way as to satisfy the electrical requirements of the connector assembly. It is possible to substantially form a transmission line having the same. Furthermore, it is possible to pre-create an equivalent electrical schematic of the connector that can be used to design the overall system so that the electrical performance of the connector assembly can be considered from the outset. At higher bit rates, the latter possibility is a significant advantage, since interaction occurs between the connector of the system and the connecting members surrounding it, thereby affecting the function of the entire system. In the connector assembly according to the present invention, a suitable function can be obtained regardless of such interaction.

Further, the connector assembly according to the present invention advantageously utilizes the connector member and the male and female contacts formed in a conventional manner, and all known design and manufacturing techniques of a conventional connector assembly. There is an advantage that it can be formed to obtain. The connection between the male and female contacts is equivalent to that of a known connector assembly and its advantageous mechanical properties such as coupling / separation forces, in particular design tolerances with respect to the mutual position of the contacts. Properties can be maintained when applied in rack and panel form. Furthermore, all contacts and outer connectors can be manufactured from metal pieces by pressing and molding, thus reducing the cost of manufacturing the connector assembly according to the present invention.

Preferably, each signal contact of the second connector member is mounted within a corresponding outer conductor using an insulating insert. This makes it possible to securely mount the signal contact in the corresponding outer conductor. The impedance of each signal contact can be measured using an insert, where it is possible to measure the insulation constant of the insert between the signal contact and the outer conductor by forming a substantial recess. Become. Thereby, the combination of the signal contact and the outer conductor, which can be regarded as a transmission line, can have a desired impedance.

[0007]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The invention will be described in more detail hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, which schematically show several embodiments of the invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a first insulating material is formed.
A connector assembly 1 comprising a housing 3 and a first connector member 2 having contact pins 4, 5 (see FIG. 3) arranged in parallel rows r and columns c is shown in cross section. . Each of these contact pins 4, 5 has a connecting element 6, by means of which the contact pins 4, 5 can contact the plated inner wall of the hole of the printed circuit board 7, indicated by the dotted line. For this reason, it is desirable that the connection element 6 be provided with a well-known pressure fitting portion (not shown).

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the connector member 2 has two rows of signal contact pins 4;
These are designated by the symbol s, where on each side of each row having only signal contact pins 4 there is provided a row having only ground contact pins 5 designated by g. With this configuration, columns having only the ground contact pins 5 are provided on both sides of each column c in which the signal contact pins 4 and the ground contact pins 5 are alternately provided. The row with the contact pins 4, 5 has a constant intermediate spacing of 2 mm, while in the row direction the ground contact pins 5 are positioned at a constant intermediate spacing of 2 mm and the signal contact pins 4 have a constant intermediate spacing of 4 mm. Positioned at intermediate intervals.

The connector assembly 1 further includes an insertion side 10.
There is provided a second connector member 8 having a second housing 9 of insulating material, which can be inserted into the first housing 3 of the connector member 2.
The second connector member 8 is shown in a perspective view in FIG. 5 and, when the second housing 9 is received in the first housing 3, engages the female signal contact 11 that contacts the signal contact pin 4. With two rows. Each signal contact 1
1 is enveloped by an outer conductor 12 having opposing contact springs 13 when viewed in the column direction. In the inserted state, the contact springs 13 contact the ground contact pins 5 of the first connector member 2 in the same column as the corresponding signal contact pins 4.

When viewed in the row direction, the outer conductor 12 has opposing contact tongues 14 adapted to contact ground contact plates 15 positioned on both sides of each outer conductor 12 in the second housing 9. Have. In FIG. 5, the contact tongue 14 located on the insertion side transmits current to the inside of the outer conductor 12, while the contact tongue 14 located at the other end transmits current to the ground contact plate 15 from inside the outer conductor.

FIG. 4a shows one ground contact plate 15 in a perspective view. The ground contact plate 15 is provided with a female contact member 16 on the insertion side, which cooperates with a column of the first connector member 2 having only the ground contact pins 5. Thus, both connector members 2, 8
A very good ground connection is achieved in between, and the desired current distribution in the outer conductor 12 is achieved.

On the side opposite to the insertion side, the ground contact plate 15
The signal contact 11 extends beyond the connecting member 17. On these sides, the ground contact plate 15 has a connecting member 18 which is connected to a printed circuit board 70 shown in dotted lines in FIG. The connection elements 17, 18 can be provided with a press-fit part.

The open space between each two successive ground contact plates 15 can be closed by providing an extension in the ground contact plate 15 extending from this ground contact plate 15 to the adjacent ground contact plate 15. As a result, the signal contact 11 is completely surrounded by the ground contact plate.

Since the signal contact 11 is surrounded by the outer conductor 12 and further wrapped between the ground contact plates 15,
Signal contact 11 with outer conductor 12 / ground contact plate 15
Can form a transmission line of a certain geometry and measure its electrical parameters and thus its function as a circuit element. The signal contact 11 is mounted in the outer conductor 12 by an insulating insert 19. These insulating inserts 19, which can be manufactured at low cost by injection molding,
It has a predetermined insulation constant. By providing a substantially recess so that there may be some air between the signal contact 11 and the outer conductor 12, this insulation constant can be determined, so that, in particular, the signal contact 11 and Outer conductor 1
2 / The impedance of the transmission line formed by the ground contact plate 15 can be determined. In this way, connections can be made with a constant impedance, and no crossing between signal contacts occurs because each signal conductor is surrounded by a ground conductor.

The connection elements 17, 18 of the signal contact 11 and the ground contact plate 15 can also be formed as contact springs adapted to be mounted on a surface, as is evident from FIG. 2 showing the connector assembly. The connector member 2 is
The ground contact plate 2 which completely corresponds to the connector member 2 shown in FIG.
0 and signal contacts 11 are provided. These connecting members
17 'and 18'. FIG. 4b illustrates each ground contact plate 20 used in the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view of a connector assembly 21 formed primarily in the same manner as the connector assembly according to FIG. In this case, the two rows of ground contact pins 5 are mounted between the two rows of signal contact pins 4. A ground contact plate 23, each having a contact spring 18 ', is used, which only contacts the ground contact pins 5 on either side of the corresponding signal contact pin 4. This provides a separate ground connection for the two rows of signal contact pins 4. Since the width of the connector assembly 21 is large, a thick printed circuit board 22 can be used.

FIG. 7 shows, in a perspective view, an outer conductor 24 that can be mounted in the second connector member 8 and connect the coaxial cable 25 to the printed circuit board 7. The outer conductor 24 is the outer conductor 27 of the coaxial cable 25.
Is provided with a connecting member 26 that is easily connected to the connecting member 26. For this purpose, the connection element 26 is first bent around the outer conductor 27. A signal contact (not shown) mounted in the outer conductor 24 by the insulating insert 19 has a connecting element 28 connecting the inner conductor 29 of the coaxial cable 25. The connection between the outer conductor 27 and the inner conductor 29 can be made by soldering. After the connection of the coaxial cable 25, the coaxial cable 25 is bent so as to be opened, and the coaxial cable 25 having one portion 30 not shown in FIG. 7 is closed.

FIG. 8A shows a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the second connector member 8 having the housing 9, wherein the outer conductor 12 opposite the insertion side 10 has a printed circuit board 33. Ground contact pins 3 connected to
2 is provided. In FIG. 8B, one of the outer conductors having the insulating insert 19 and the two ground contact pins 32 is shown in a perspective view. The ground contact pin 32 can be provided with a pressure fitting portion. As is apparent from FIG. 8A, the contact pins 32 are located diagonally to each other with respect to the longitudinal direction of the outer conductor 12. Opposite each contact pin 32 is a recess 34 that allows a hole 35 in the printed circuit board 33 to receive the ground contact pin 32 of the adjacent outer conductor 12. In the embodiment of the second connector member 8 according to FIG. 8A, it is possible to provide for each group of one or more signal contacts a ground connection independent of the same or another group of signal contacts. This allows for a programmable ground connection layout. As an example, FIG.
A cross section of the housing 9 of the connector member 8 is shown, wherein the outer conductor 12 and the insert 19 are not shown for clarity. In FIG. 9, signal contact 1
1 is shown in an open rectangular state, while the positions of the contact pins 4 and 5 are shown by hatched squares. In the second connector member 8 according to FIG. 8A, a ground contact plate 36 is used which is separated from the two rows of signal contact pins 4 and which is shaded in FIG. These ground contact plates 36
Has only one female contact member 16 that can only contact the corresponding ground contact pin 5 of the outermost row of ground contact pins 5. In the embodiment shown, the insulating plate 37 (shown by hatching in the horizontal direction) is connected to the housing 9 of the second connector member 8.
In the middle row of the ground contact pins 5, only one ground contact pin 5 and four non-conductive insulating pins 38 are shown (also shown with horizontal diagonal lines). Thereby, the outer conductors 12 of the different groups of signal contact pins 4 and the corresponding female signal contacts 11 are insulated from each other, the ground connections of these groups are separated and these groups do not affect each other. . Instead of the ground contact plate 36 and the ground contact pin 5, the insulating pin 38 and the insulating plate 3
By mounting 7 in a suitable position, it is possible to realize a desired group of signal contacts having a common ground connection. Instead of the insulating pins 38, it is sufficient to omit the ground contact pins 5 and to separate the outer conductors 12 arranged in one column.

The ground contact plate 36 can also be covered on one side with an insulating layer to separate adjacent outer conductors 12. This not only allows for separation, but also allows the outer conductors 12 located on the conduction side of the ground contact plate 36 to be separated.
Maintain its ground connection via this ground contact plate.

FIG. 10 shows a cross-sectional view of the connector assembly 39, wherein the first connector member 40 is
It mainly corresponds to the first connector member in FIG. However, in this case, the contact pins 4 and 5 are arranged in the column direction with a mutual distance of 2.5 mm. The signal contact pin 4 is
It is located at an intermediate distance of 4.5 mm. Thereafter, each of the three ground contact pins 5 is connected to the ground contact lip 4 shown in FIG.
1 and the lips are 3
One connecting member 42 can be provided.

As is evident from FIG. 10, the connector assembly 39 comprises a second connector member 43 provided with two rows of female signal contacts in the same manner as the second connector member 8. ing. The second connector member 43 includes:
Outer conductors 44, 45 having extensions 46, 47, respectively, are further provided for each signal contact. Outer conductor 4
4, 45 are shown in perspective in FIG. The extensions 46, 47 are provided with four connecting members 48 which can be provided with a press-fit portion. The outer conductors 44, 45 are provided on both sides with two contact springs 49 which contact the ground contact lip 41 adjacent to both sides of the corresponding signal contact pin 4 of the first connector member 40. This separates the ground connection for each column of signal contacts. If two rows of ground contact pins 5 are provided between two rows of signal contact pins 4, as in the embodiment of FIG. 6, each signal contact pin 4 can have a separate ground connection. . Although not shown in FIG. 11, each female signal contact
It is mounted in the corresponding outer conductor 44, 45 by an insulating insert in the connector assembly 39. FIG. 10 also shows two connection members 50 of the female signal contact of the second connector member 43.

In the embodiment of FIGS. 8A and 10, the signal contacts and the outer conductor of the second connector member are provided with connecting members for mounting in the plated holes of the printed circuit board. Of course, in these embodiments, the connection member can also be formed as a contact spring so that it can be mounted on a surface.

In the above embodiment of the invention, each female signal contact is surrounded by an outer conductor, but it is also possible to mount two or more signal contacts in one outer conductor. This allows for double or triple connections with the same desirable features. Thus, the connector assembly according to the present invention is suitable for use in a system having, for example, an ECL circuit.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an example of the outer conductor 51 of the second connector member (not shown). Here, the two female signal contacts 52 are attached by inserts 53. The outer conductor 51 comprises an installation connection member 54, while the signal contacts 52 each have a connection element 55. Further, the outer conductor 51 is provided with a contact spring 56 that contacts a ground contact of a corresponding signal contact of the first connector member (not shown). Both connector members can be formed in the manner described above for the other parts.

The connector assembly described above provides a significant improvement in high frequency performance. Further improvements are possible if the signal contacts of the first connector member are mounted in the outer conductor in the same manner as the signal contacts of the second connector member.

FIGS. 14 and 15 are a plan view and a sectional view of the first connector member 56, respectively.
Here, each signal contact 4 is enveloped by an outer conductor 57 along the signal contact portion extending into the insulating material of the first housing 3. In this case, the signal contact 4 is attached more inside the outer conductor 57 by the insert 58. Again, two or more signal contacts 4 can be enveloped by a common outer conductor 57.

The ground contacts 5 of the connector member 56 each have a plate-like portion 59 that contacts the outer conductor 57 of the adjacent signal contact 4. In the position of the contact pin, the outer conductor 5
7, a contact tongue 60 is provided as shown in FIG.

FIG. 17 shows a first connector member 61 similar to the cross-sectional view of FIG. 15, and the connector member 61 can be vertically connected to a printed circuit board indicated by a dotted line. To be.

In this case, the outer conductor 57 has an extension 62, and the extension 62 is provided with a ground connection member 63 in the same manner as the extension 31 of the outer conductor 12. In this case, the ground contact 5 is formed without using the connection member 6. As an example, an outer conductor 57 having an extension 62 is shown in a perspective view in FIG. As is evident from FIG. 18, the connecting member 63 is provided in the same manner as the connecting element 32 of the extension 31 of the outer conductor 12. In this case as well, a recess 34 is formed for the connecting member of the adjacent outer conductor. FIG. 18 also shows the signal contact pin 4 having the connection member 6.

In an embodiment of the connector assembly according to the present invention, the first connector member comprises a row of only signal contacts. However, it is also possible to mount a ground contact between successive signal contacts. In this case, the ground contact plate of the corresponding second connector member can be omitted, and the ground contacts located in one row of signal contacts can be in direct contact with the outer conductor via a suitable spring or the like. .

In the first connector member 56 according to FIG. 14, the ground contact can also be mounted between successive signal contacts.

Furthermore, it is also possible to use, for example, U-shaped outer conductors, wherein the continuous outer conductors are interconnected so that a somewhat closed outer conductor is obtained. It is.

[0034] The connector assembly according to the present invention can also be provided with signal contacts mounted in a conventional manner suitable only for relatively low frequency signals.

From the above description, it can be seen that the present invention contemplates a signal set having a corresponding outer conductor as a transmission line having a geometric configuration such that the electrical parameters of the connector assembly can be determined. It will be clear that it provides a solid. Therefore, the impedance of the signal contact can be adapted to the output impedance of the signal source and the input impedance of the receiver.

The connector assembly according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention can realize a connection having a predetermined impedance between printed circuit boards or between a printed circuit board and a multi-core cable. The manufacturing cost of this connector assembly is relatively low because all signal and ground contacts and outer conductors can be manufactured by pressing and molding. In addition, a press fit and surface mount connection to the printed circuit board is also possible. The connection between the male and female contacts is equivalent to a connector assembly of the same type known in the art and its advantageous mechanical properties such as coupling and separation forces, in particular tolerances on the mutual position of the contacts. Properties are preserved when used in rack and panel form.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but can be modified in a number of ways within the scope of the claims.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a connector assembly according to a first embodiment, in which first and second connector members are shown in an exploded state.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 1 of a modified embodiment of the connector assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the first connector member shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIGS. 4a and 4b are perspective views of the ground contact plate of the second connector member of FIGS. 1 and 2, respectively.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a second connector member of the connector assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a corresponding sectional view of FIG. 1 of a modified embodiment of the connector assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a modified embodiment of an outer conductor and corresponding signal contact usable for a second connector member.

FIG. 8A is a second view of a connector assembly according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a modified example of the connector member of FIG. FIG. 8B is a perspective view of the outer conductor of the connector member of FIG. 8A having an insulating insert.

FIG. 9 is a schematic sectional view of the connector member of FIG. 8A for explaining a ground connection.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 1 of a modified embodiment of the connector assembly according to the present invention.

11 is a perspective view of the outer conductor of the second connector member of the connector assembly according to FIG.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of an installation contact of a first connector member of the connector assembly according to FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of an outer conductor of a second connector member having two female signal contacts.

FIG. 14 is a plan view of another embodiment of the first connector member according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along lines XV-XV in FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of an outer conductor having signal contacts of the connector member of the cross-sectional view of FIG. 14;

17 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 15 of a first connector member having a deformed connection portion to a printed circuit board.

18 is a perspective view of an outer conductor having signal contacts of the connector member of FIG. 17;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Connector assembly 2 1st connector member
3 First housing 4 Contact pin 5 Contact pin
6 connection element 7 printed circuit board 8 second connector member
9 second housing 11 female signal contact 12 outer conductor
13 contact spring 14 contact tongue 15 ground contact plate
16 Female contact element 17 Connection element 18 Connection element
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 19 Insulation insert 20 Ground contact plate 21 Connector assembly 22 Printed circuit board 24 Outer conductor
25 Coaxial cable 26 Connection element 27 Outer conductor
29 inner conductor 30 part 31 extension
32 ground contact pin 33 printed circuit board 34 recess
35 hole 36 Ground contact plate 37 Insulation plate
38 Insulation pin

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Geert Lipps Belgium 8458 Oostdinekerk, Altanstraat 7 (56) References JP-A-2-72573 (JP, A) JP-A-1-80770 (Japanese) JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) H01R 13/56-13/72 H01R 23/68

Claims (20)

(57) [Claims] A first housing member made of an insulating material; a first connector member having regularly arranged male signal contacts and ground contacts connectable to a printed circuit board; A second housing member made of an insulating material insertable into the housing, and a second connector member having regularly arranged female signal and ground contacts having connection members; A mold contact for contacting a corresponding male contact when the second housing is received within the first housing, the connector assembly for a printed circuit board; Are provided with a plurality of outer conductors, each of said outer conductors wrapping around at least one signal contact primarily in a circumferential direction, each of said outer conductors corresponding to a first connector member. So as to be connected to ground contacts of No. contacts adjacent to the first connector member
Each vertical with one or more signal and ground contacts
A connector assembly comprising: a column having only ground contacts on both sides of the column . 2. The connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein
A connector assembly, wherein each outer conductor of said connector member is provided with an insulative insert and said / each corresponding signal contact is mounted within said insert. 3. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the male and female contacts are arranged in parallel rows and columns, and the first connector member has signal contacts. A connector assembly comprising at least one row, wherein rows having only ground contacts are provided on opposite sides of each row having signal contacts. 4. The connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein :
Each outer conductor of the second connector member has a first connector
Contact spring that contacts the ground contact of the connector member
Is provided. 5. The connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein :
In the direction of each row of signal contacts
Each outer conductor has a respective outer conductor in the second housing.
Opposed to contact the ground contact plate that can be attached to both sides of the
Contact tongue is set vignetting, wherein the ground contact plate, the insertion side
Female contact member for contacting the ground contact of the first connector member
Is provided. 6. A connector assembly according to claim 5, wherein said connector assembly is grounded.
Contact plates are provided on both sides of each outer conductor and the ground contacts
The plate has a ground connection member on the side opposite to the insertion side
Connector assembly. 7. A connector assembly according to claim 6, wherein
Connection member for signal contacts on the side opposite to the insertion side where the ground contact plate is
A connector assembly extending beyond the connector assembly. 8. The connector assembly according to claim 5, 6 or 7,
So that the first connector member has two lateral contacts having signal contacts.
A second column having two rows with ground contacts between the rows.
Each ground contact plate of the connector member has a corresponding
Only for row ground contacts with ground contacts on both sides
Connector assembly characterized by being able to contact
body. 9. The connector assembly according to claim 5, wherein
Each outer conductor of the connector member has an extension on the side opposite to the insertion side.
Wherein the extension portion includes a ground connection member.
Connector assembly. 10. A connector assembly according to claim 9, wherein
The ground contact plate is provided with a signal contact of the second connector member if desired.
May be provided adjacent to each outer conductor of each row having
Alternatively, the ground contact plate may not be provided and the signal contact of the other row may be provided.
Contact a row of ground contacts with a ground contact that is not adjacent to the point
Ground contact, if desired, two signal contacts
Between two or more signal contacts of the first connector member
May or may not be provided in each column having
A connector assembly, characterized in that: 11. The connector assembly according to claim 10,
If there is no ground contact plate, an insulating plate with an insulating layer on one side
Or the ground contact plate is adjacent to the outer conductor of the second connector member
In the same column of the first connector member.
If there is no ground contact between the two signal contacts,
A connector assembly characterized in that: 12. The connector set according to claim 9, 10 or 11.
Make the outer conductor of the second connector member three-dimensional
With two connection pins for connecting to the
The connection pin is positioned diagonally to the longitudinal direction of the outer conductor.
Adjacent to each other on the opposite side of each connection pin
A recess is provided in the outer conductor to accept the connection pin of the side conductor.
A connector assembly characterized in that: 13. The connector set according to claim 1, wherein :
Each of the second connector members on the side opposite to the insertion side is made three-dimensional.
The outer conductor has an extension having a ground connection member
A connector assembly characterized by the above-mentioned. 14. A connector assembly according to claim 13,
The ground contacts of the first connector member are grouped within each row.
And integrated as a ground contact lip,
Each outer conductor of the second connector member has, on both sides thereof,
Only contacts the ground contact lip adjacent to the corresponding signal contact
A connector assembly characterized in that: 15. of claims 1 to 11 and 13 wherein
One or more outer conductors for any connector assembly
The corresponding signal contacts of the body and the second connector member have the same
A connection member for connecting to the shaft cable must be provided.
A connector assembly characterized by the above-mentioned. 16. The connector according to claim 1, wherein :
The first connector member has a plurality of outer
Conductors are provided, each of said outer conductors being primarily
Less signal contacts extending into the insulating material of the housing
At least one signal contact circumferentially along at least one part
Wherein each of said outer conductors comprises a first connector portion.
Contact the adjacent ground contact of the / each corresponding signal contact of the material
A connector assembly adapted to be touchable. 17. The connector assembly according to claim 16,
Each outer conductor of the first connector member has an insulating insert
Are provided, and the / each corresponding signal contact is
Connector assembly characterized by being mounted inside
body. 18. The connector assembly according to claim 16, wherein
And each outer conductor has a contact
Connector assembly provided with point tongue
body. 19. The connector assembly according to claim 18, wherein
Each of the ground contacts of the first connector member is connected to the / each adjacent
The contact tongue on the outer conductor of the signal contact
A connector assembly comprising a plate portion. 20. The connector according to claim 16, wherein
To the outer conductor of the first connector member.
Has an extension on the side opposite the second connector member.
The extension portion has a ground contact on a printed circuit board.
A ground connection member for connection is provided;
The member extends perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the outer conductor.
A connector assembly characterized by the above.