Balanced pin and socket connectors

摘要

Communications connectors include a housing and a plurality of substantially rigid conductive pins that are mounted in the housing. The conductive pins are arranged as a plurality of differential pairs of conductive pins that each include a tip conductive pin and a ring conductive pin. Each conductive pin has a first end that is configured to be received within a respective socket of a mating connector and a second end. The tip conductive pin of each differential pair of conductive pins crosses over its associated ring conductive pin to form a plurality of tip-ring crossover locations.

主权项

1. A communications connector, comprising:
a housing; a plurality of contacts that are mounted in the housing, the contacts arranged as a plurality of differential pairs of contacts that each include a tip contact and a ring contact; wherein each contact has a first end section that comprises a conductive socket that extends in a longitudinal direction that is configured to receive a respective pin contact of a mating connector along an axis of the respective pin contact that extends in the longitudinal direction and a second end section that is configured to be received within a metal-plated opening in a printed circuit board, wherein the tip contact of each differential pair of contacts crosses over its associated ring contact to form a plurality of tip-ring crossover locations, wherein the first end sections of the tip contacts are substantially aligned in a first row that extends along a first axis and the first end sections of the ring contacts are substantially aligned in a second row that extends along the first axis, the second row being offset from the first row along a second axis that is normal to the first axis.