Applicant claims priority from German application 299 15 180.8 filed Aug. 30, 2000.
A connector module that lie in the narrow underside of a mobile telephone, commonly includes signal contacts for passing power current and low to moderate frequency signals, and a coaxial contact for passing high frequency signals to an external antenna. Present connector modules of this type take up substantial space in the area that they occupy and in their thickness, which stands in the way of further miniaturization. Current coaxial connectors have substantial thickness because they use plug-in connectors with cylindrical inner and outer contacts that slideably engage mating cylindrical surfaces. It would be desirable to provide a connector module of small footprint and small thickness to facilitate the construction of even smaller mobile telephones.
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a connector module is provided for installation in a mobile telephone apparatus, which is of small thickness and which has a small footprint. The module includes a molded dielectric body that is largely in the form of a longitudinally-elongated plate with first and second body parts at its end portions. A row of first contacts with a row of strip-shaped sides lies along the mating side of the first body part, and a coaxial contact pair is mounted in the second body part. The coaxial contact pair has inner and outer contacts that face at least partially in the mating direction for engaging corresponding contacts on a docking station by pressure applied in the mating direction.