ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEADFRAMES

摘要

An electrical connector includes a contact module including a leadframe assembly and a dielectric frame overmolded on the leadframe assembly. The leadframe assembly includes a primary leadframe having signal conductors with transition contacts encased in the dielectric frame. At least some of the signal conductors have mating contacts extending from corresponding transition contacts configured to be electrically connected to corresponding signal contacts of a mating connector. The leadframe assembly includes a secondary leadframe is mechanically and electrically connected to the primary leadframe. The secondary leadframe has mounting segments connected to corresponding signal conductors of the primary leadframe. The secondary leadframe has mating contacts extending from corresponding mounting segments configured to be electrically connected to corresponding signal contacts of the mating connector. The secondary leadframe may be welded to the primary leadframe.

主权项

1. An electrical connector comprising:
a contact module including a leadframe assembly and a dielectric frame overmolded on the leadframe assembly; the leadframe assembly including a primary leadframe having signal conductors, the signal conductors having transition contacts encased in the dielectric frame, at least some of the signal conductors having mating contacts extending from corresponding transition contacts and configured to be electrically connected to corresponding signal contacts of a mating connector; and the leadframe assembly including a secondary leadframe mechanically and electrically connected to the primary leadframe, the secondary leadframe having mounting segments connected to corresponding signal conductors of the primary leadframe, the secondary leadframe having mating contacts extending from corresponding mounting segments configured to be electrically connected to corresponding signal contacts of the mating connector, the mating contacts of the secondary leadframe defining portions of the signal conductors when the secondary leadframe is connected to the primary leadframe.