RECEPTACLE BACKPLANE CONNECTOR HAVING INTERFACE MATING WITH PLUG CONNECTORS HAVING DIFFERENT PITCH ARRANGEMENT

摘要

The electrical connector (100) includes a front housing (20) and a number of stacked wafers 40 assembled to the front housing (20). The front housing (20) defines a number of passageways (202) arranged in rows and columns. Each of the wafers includes a lead frame (34) and nine contacts (41-49) molded in the lead frame (34). Each of the contacts (41-49) further includes a fastening portion (404) molded in the lead frame (34), a mating portion (408) extending from an end of the fastening portion (404) for mating with a complementary mating connector (600) and a terminal portion (406) extending from an opposite end of the fastening portion (404) to be mounted in said PCB. The nine conductive contacts (41-49) are arranged on a coplanar surface. Adjacent rows of passageways (202) are arranged with a slight offset. Corresponding adjacent wafers 40 are arranged with the contacts of adjacent wafers (40) aligned in a direction perpendicular to the coplanar surface.