Integrated EMI Shield Termination and Cable Support Apparatus

• US 20090283318A1
• Filed: 05/13/2008
• Published: 11/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Ishman, Scott A., Klein, Stephan H., Bonga, Wiclyff T.
• Application Number:
  US12/120,003
• Publication Number:
  US 20090283318A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 174/350
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0243 Printed circuits associated with mounted high frequency components
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09809 Coaxial layout
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10356 Cables
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10371 Shields or metal cases
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0026 integrally formed from metal sheet

Abstract

An Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI) shield termination and support apparatus for a cable to be terminated at a printed wiring board (PWB) comprises a metal shield conductively attached to an EMI shield metallized area on a portion of the PWB. In a preferred embodiment, the shield comprises an EMI shield cap having a cable opening for receiving the cable to be terminated and a strain-relief feature to assist in providing strain relief to the cable soldered to the PWB. The combination of the shield and the metallized area provide EMI shielding to an end of the cable to be terminated. One cable or multiple cables may be terminated in accordance with described embodiments.

Claims

8-1. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the EMI shield metalized area is a nickel plated area.

17. An Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI) shield termination and support apparatus for a cable to be terminated at a printed wiring board (PWB), comprising a metal shield conductively attached to an EMI shield metallized area on a portion of the PWB, wherein the shield comprises an EMI shield cap having a cable opening for receiving the cable to be terminated and a strain-relief feature to assist in providing strain relief to the cable soldered to the PWB, whereby the combination of the shield and the metallized area provide EMI shielding to an end of the cable to be terminated.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the cable is a shielded cable comprising a cable wire inner shield, and wherein the strain-relief feature makes contact with the cable wire inner shield when the cable is installed.

19. An Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI) shield termination and support apparatus for terminating a plurality of cables at a printed wiring board (PWB), comprising a metal shield conductively attached to an EMI shield metallized area on a portion of the PWB, wherein the shield comprises an EMI shield cap having a plurality of cable openings for receiving the plurality of cables to be terminated and a strain-relief feature to assist in providing strain relief to the plurality of cables.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising a cable opening interior shield.