Various implementations of lead frame style communications connectors are disclosed. In some implementations, a lead frame style communications connector may include a plurality of conductors each including a plug contact region and an opposing cable conductor termination region. Each of the plurality of conductors may be arranged in one of a first subset of conductors and a second subset of conductors. The lead frame style communications connector a mandrel separating the first subset of conductors from the second subset of conductors.

An inline communications connector is provided that includes a housing and tip and ring contacts that are mounted in the housing. The tip contact includes an input tip socket, an output tip socket and a tip socket connection section that physically and electrically connects the input and output tip sockets. The ring contact includes an input ring socket, an output ring socket and a ring socket connection section that physically and electrically connects the input and output ring sockets. The input tip socket is not collinear with the output tip socket and the input ring socket is not collinear with the output ring socket.

An inline communications connector is provided that includes a housing and tip and ring contacts that are mounted in the housing. The tip contact includes an input tip socket, an output tip socket and a tip socket connection section that physically and electrically connects the input and output tip sockets. The ring contact includes an input ring socket, an output ring socket and a ring socket connection section that physically and electrically connects the input and output ring sockets. The input tip socket is not collinear with the output tip socket and the input ring socket is not collinear with the output ring socket.

An electrical connector is used to electrically connect a first mating component to a second mating component. The electrical connector includes an insulating body, and at least one differential signal pair provided in the insulating body, including a long signal terminal and a short signal terminal. A length and a thickness of the long signal terminal are respectively greater than a length and a thickness of the short signal terminal. The long signal terminal includes a first contact portion, a first conducting portion and a first bending portion connecting the first contact portion and the first conducting portion. The short signal terminal includes a second contact portion, a second conducting portion and a second bending portion connecting the second contact portion and the second conducting portion. The first and second contact portions simultaneously contact the first mating component. The first and second conducting portions simultaneously contact the second mating component.

A differential connector and a differential pair arrangement structure thereof and a differential connector plug, and relates to the field of electric connectors. The differential connector plug includes: two or more signal modules stacked up in a layered manner, wherein the signal modules are combined two by two to form signal module pairs, two signal modules of the same signal module pair respectively form a first signal module and a second signal module, at least one differential pair of the first signal module and at least one differential pair of the second signal module are respectively a first differential pair and a second differential pair, differential pair contact elements of the first differential pair and the second differential pair are respectively a first differential pair contact element and a second differential pair contact element, and projections, in the layered direction of the first signal module and the second signal module, of at least one of two first differential pair contact elements of at least one first differential pair and at least one of two second differential pair contact elements of at least one second differential pair have a point of intersection. The differential connector plug does not need to be additionally provided with a shielding plate, is simple in structure, and solves the problems of low assembly efficiency and high processing cost caused by complicated structure of existing differential connectors.

A differential connector and a differential pair arrangement structure thereof and a differential connector plug, and relates to the field of electric connectors. The differential connector plug includes: two or more signal modules stacked up in a layered manner, wherein the signal modules are combined two by two to form signal module pairs, two signal modules of the same signal module pair respectively form a first signal module and a second signal module, at least one differential pair of the first signal module and at least one differential pair of the second signal module are respectively a first differential pair and a second differential pair, differential pair contact elements of the first differential pair and the second differential pair are respectively a first differential pair contact element and a second differential pair contact element, and projections, in the layered direction of the first signal module and the second signal module, of at least one of two first differential pair contact elements of at least one first differential pair and at least one of two second differential pair contact elements of at least one second differential pair have a point of intersection. The differential connector plug does not need to be additionally provided with a shielding plate, is simple in structure, and solves the problems of low assembly efficiency and high processing cost caused by complicated structure of existing differential connectors.

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

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

A connector includes a plurality of contacts having a first pair of contacts and a second pair of contacts, and a housing configured to hold the plurality of contacts, the plurality of contacts each including a contact portion to be in contact with a contact of a mating connector, a connection portion to be connected to a connection target object, and a held portion disposed between the contact portion and the connection portion and embedded in the housing, the first pair of contacts each including, in the held portion, a deformed portion partially separated from the second pair of contacts.

A connector includes a plurality of contacts having a first pair of contacts and a second pair of contacts, and a housing configured to hold the plurality of contacts, the plurality of contacts each including a contact portion to be in contact with a contact of a mating connector, a connection portion to be connected to a connection target object, and a held portion disposed between the contact portion and the connection portion and embedded in the housing, the first pair of contacts each including, in the held portion, a deformed portion partially separated from the second pair of contacts.