Electrical connector with cable wires soldered to soldering grooves of terminals

[0001] The disclosure relates to an electric connecting cable, particularly to an electric connecting cable having low capacitive wire soldering points.

[0002] When two adjacent parallel wires transmit high-frequency signals, the capacitive coupling between the currents of the two wires is likely to cause crosstalk interference. Under the premise that the distance between the two wires is fixed, the larger the wire thickness, the higher the capacitance between the two parallel wires, and the more serious the crosstalk interference between the two wires.

[0003] The distance between the terminals of a related-art electric connecting cables is extremely small, and the soldering of the wires to the terminals increases the overall thickness of the soldered portions, resulted in enhanced capacitive coupling between terminals at the soldered portions and serious crosstalk interference.

[0004] Generally speaking, the soldered place is covered with insulating cladding material. Because the capacitive coupling is enhanced at this place, the insulating cladding material can only use a material with extremely low dielectric constant (Dk) to prevent the capacitive coupling value at this place from exceeding the allowed range. Thus, this increases the cost of materials, and the selection of the insulating cladding materials is extremely limited.

[0005] In view of this, the inventors have devoted themselves to the above-mentioned related art, researched intensively and cooperated with the application of science to try to solve the above-mentioned problems. Finally, the invention which is reasonable and effective to overcome the above drawbacks is provided.

[0006] The disclosure provides an electric connecting cable having low capacitive wire soldering points.

[0007] The disclosure provides an electric connecting cable, which includes an insulative seat, multiple terminals and multiple wires corresponding to the terminals. The terminals are buried in the insulative seat. Each terminal has a soldering leg. Each soldering leg penetrates out of the insulative seat. The soldering legs are arranged in a row. Each soldering leg is disposed with a concave soldering groove. Each soldering groove has a notch and a slope outward extended from an edge of the notch. Each wire has a soldering end. Each soldering end is accommodated in corresponding one of the soldering grooves. Each soldering end is soldered to corresponding one of the soldering legs. Each wire is extended along a longitudinal direction of corresponding one of the soldering legs soldered thereto.

[0008] In an embodiment of the disclosure, at least one of the soldering legs is correspondingly soldered with the multiple soldering ends.

[0009] In an embodiment of the disclosure, each slope is a concave curved surface, and each soldering end is accommodated in the corresponding notch and is supported by the corresponding slope. The multiple soldering ends are jointly supported by corresponding one of the slopes. A diameter of each soldering end is greater than a width of the corresponding notch.

[0010] In an embodiment of the disclosure, the electric connecting cable further includes an insulative block in which the soldering ends are buried.

[0011] In an embodiment of the disclosure, each wire comprises a core and an insulative layer covering the core, and in each wire, the core is exposed from the soldering end and soldered to the corresponding terminal.

[0012] In an embodiment of the disclosure, each terminal is a strip-shaped metal sheet.

[0013] In an embodiment of the disclosure, the terminals include multiple grounding terminals connected to each other, and each grounding terminal is transversely extended to be connected with another grounding terminal which is adjacently arranged. Each terminal includes one connecting end, the connecting end of each terminal is arranged corresponding to the soldering leg, and in two of the grounding terminals adjacently arranged, one of the connecting ends on one of the grounding terminals is transversely connected to another connecting end on another one of the grounding terminals, which is adjacently arranged, by a spanning section.

[0014] In the electric connecting cable of the disclosure, the soldering leg of each terminal is disposed with the concave soldering groove to accommodate the soldering end of the corresponding wire. The soldering end of the wire is embedded in the soldering leg of the corresponding terminal to be able to reduce the thickness of the soldering structure of the soldering leg and the soldering end. In comparison with the soldering structure of directly soldering the wire to the surface of the terminal, the soldering structure of the wire being embedded in the terminal of the disclosure has a lower thickness and capacitive coupling value. Thus, the structure of the electric connecting cable of the disclosure effectively reduces the crosstalk interference in high-frequency signal transmission.

[0025] The technical contents of this disclosure will become apparent with the detailed description of embodiments accompanied with the illustration of related drawings as follows. It is intended that the embodiments and drawings disclosed herein are to be considered illustrative rather than restrictive.

[0026] Please refer to FIGS. 1-2. The first embodiment of the disclosure provides an electric connecting cable, which includes an insulative seat 100, multiple terminals 200 and multiple wires 300 corresponding to the terminals 200.

[0027] Please refer to FIG. 3. The insulative seat 100 is an insulative body 400 made of plastic. The terminals 200 are buried in the insulative seat 100. In detail, the insulative seat 100 covers the terminals 200 by over molding.

[0028] Please refer to FIGS. 4-6. Each terminal 200 is a strip-shaped metal sheet. Each terminal 200 has a soldering leg 210a/210b and at least one connecting end 220a/220b arranged corresponding to the soldering leg 210a/210b. In the embodiment, the terminals 200 include multiple grounding terminals 200a connected to each other and multiple signal terminals 200b separated to each other. The grounding terminals 200a has a soldering leg 210a and may have one or two forked connecting ends 220a. The signal terminals 200b has a soldering leg 210b and a connecting end 220b. Each soldering leg 210a, 210b and connecting end 220a, 220b separately penetrates out of two sides of the insulative seat 100. The soldering legs 210a, 210b are arranged in a row. The connecting ends 220a, 220b are also arranged in a row. In the embodiment, the grounding terminals 200a and the signal terminals 200b are alternately arranged. The two connecting ends 220a of two of the grounding terminals 200a, which are adjacently arranged (or consecutively arranged) (the arranging order of the signal terminals 200b but not the arranging order of all terminals 200) but are not closely adjacent in position, are transversely connected by a spanning section 230. Each bridge section 230 crosses at least one of the signal terminals 200b.

[0029] Each soldering leg 210a/210b is disposed with a soldering groove 201a/201b. The soldering groove 201a/201b is indented on one side of the soldering leg 210a/210b, and the soldering groove 201a/201b penetrates to the other side of the soldering leg 210a/210b. In detail, on each soldering leg 210a/210b, the soldering groove 201a/201b has a notch 211a/211b therein and a slope 212a, 212b. The notch 211a, 211b are located in the bottom of the soldering groove 201a/201b to penetrate through the soldering leg 210a/210b. The slope 212a/212b is outward extended from an edge of the notch 211a/211b to a surface of the opposite side of the soldering groove 201a/201b. In the embodiment, each slope 212a, 212b is a plane. On each soldering leg 210a/210b, the soldering groove 201a/201b is formed by stamping, the notch 211a/211b is firstly formed and then the slope 212a/212b is formed. When stamping the slope 212a/212b, the metal material may be pressed into the notch 211a/211b to prevent the metal material from being outward pressed to cause deformation of the terminal 200, which does not meet the desired size.

[0030] Please refer to FIGS. 3-6. Each wire 300 is soldered to corresponding one of the terminals 200. Each terminal 200 may be correspondingly soldered to one or more wires 300. In the embodiment, each signal terminal 200b is correspondingly soldered to one of the wires 300. Each grounding terminal 200a is correspondingly soldered to two of the wires 300. Each wire 300 has a soldering end 301. Each wire 300 has a core 310 and an insulative layer 320 covering the core 310. In each wire 300, the core 310 is exposed from the soldering end 301 and soldered to the corresponding terminal 200. Each wire 300 is soldered to corresponding one of the soldering legs 210a/210b by the soldering end 301. Each soldering end 301 is accommodated in corresponding one of the soldering grooves 201a/201b. Each wire 300 is extended along a longitudinal direction of corresponding one of the soldering legs 210a/210b soldered thereto. In detail, a diameter of each soldering end 301 is less than a width of the corresponding notch 211a/211b. Each soldering end 301 is accommodated in corresponding one of the notches 211a/211b. On the soldering leg 210a of each grounding terminal 200a, the corresponding multiple soldering ends 301 may be jointly accommodated in the same notch 211a. When each soldering leg 301 is accommodated in the corresponding notch 211a, 211b, each slope 212a/212b is used to guide each soldering end 301 to enter the corresponding notch 211a/211b.

[0031] Please refer to FIG. 7. In the embodiment, the electric connecting cable further includes an insulative block 400. The soldering ends 301 and the soldering legs 210a, 210b are buried in the insulative block 400. In detail, the insulative block 400 is formed to cover the soldering end 301 and the soldering leg 210a, 210b by over molding.

[0032] Please refer to FIGS. 8-10. The second embodiment of the disclosure provides an electric connecting cable, which includes an insulative seat 100, multiple terminals 200 and multiple wires 300 corresponding to the terminals 200. The terminals 200 are buried in the insulative seat 100. Each terminal 200 has a soldering leg 210a/210b. Each soldering leg 210a/210b penetrates out of the insulative seat 100. The soldering legs 210a, 210b are arranged in a row. Each soldering leg 210a/210b is disposed with a concave soldering groove 201a/201b. Each soldering groove 201a/201b has a notch 211a/211b therein and a slope 212a/212b outward extended from an edge of the notch 211a/211b. Each wire 300 has a soldering end 301. Each soldering end 301 is accommodated in the corresponding soldering groove 201a, 201b. Each soldering end 301 is soldered to corresponding one of the soldering legs 210a/210b. Each wire 300 is extended along a longitudinal direction of corresponding one of the soldering legs 210a/210b soldered thereto.

[0033] The structure of the insulative seat 100 and each wire 300 of the electric connecting cable of the embodiment is the same as the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-7, so the same description is omitted for brevity. This embodiment differs from the first embodiment by the soldering groove 201a/201b and the connection relationship of the wire 300 and each soldering groove 201a/201b. The structure of the rest of each terminal 200 is the same as the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-7. In the embodiment, each slope 212a/212b is a concave curved surface. Each soldering end 301 is accommodated in the corresponding notch 211a, 211b and is supported by the corresponding slope 212a, 212b. In the embodiment, a diameter of each soldering end 301 is greater than a width of the corresponding notch 211a, 211b. In the soldering groove 201a, 201b on the soldering end 301 of the grounding terminal 200a, the corresponding soldering end 301 may be jointly supported by its slope 212a, 212b without falling in the notch 211a, 211b of this soldering groove 201a, 201b. The soldering groove 201a/201b is formed by stamping, the notch 211a, 211b is firstly formed and then the slope 212a, 212b is formed. When stamping the slope 212a, 212b, the metal material may be pressed into the notch 211a, 211b to prevent the metal material from being outward pressed to cause deformation of the terminal 200, which does not meet the desired size.

[0034] In the electric connecting cable of the disclosure, the soldering leg 210a, 210b of each terminal 200 is disposed with the concave soldering groove 201a, 201b to accommodate the soldering end 301 of the corresponding wire 300. The soldering end 301 of the wire 300 is embedded in the soldering leg 210a, 210b of the corresponding terminal 200 to be able to reduce the thickness of the soldering structure of the soldering leg 210a, 210b and the soldering end 301. In comparison with the soldering structure of directly soldering the wire 300 to the surface of the terminal 200, the soldering structure of the wire 300 being embedded in the terminal 200 of the disclosure has a lower thickness and capacitive coupling value. Thus, the structure of the electric connecting cable of the disclosure effectively reduces the crosstalk interference in high-frequency signal transmission. The insulative block 400 covering the soldering end 301 and the soldering leg 210a, 210b does not need to use a material with extremely low dielectric constant (Dk) to manufacture.

[0035] While this disclosure has been described by means of specific embodiments, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of this disclosure set forth in the claims.