Metal housing for an electrical connector
First Claim
1. Metal housing for an electrical connector comprising two facing metal half-housings and assembly means for enclosing a connector plug adapted to be inserted into a connector socket and to be connected to at least one cable comprising a conductive braid covered with insulation and surrounding at least one insulated electrical conductor projecting beyond the end of the braid,wherein each half-housing comprises:
- at least one orifice on the periphery of the half-housing and having an open contour when the two half-housings are open and a closed contour when they are closed, said closed contour having dimensions adapted to allow at least one cable to pass through it;
at least one fork-shape projection in said at least one orifice, said projection being integral with said half-housing and constituting an insulation-displacement contact for establishing an electrical connection between the half-housing and the braid of a cable and for retaining the cable.
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Abstract
A metal housing for an electrical connector such as a standardized HE12 connector comprises two half-housings enclosing a connector plug adapted to be inserted into a socket. Each half-housing comprises a half-hinge and an orifice having a contour which is open when the two half-housings are open to enable insertion of cables and which is closed when the two half-housings are closed. Fork-shape projections in each half-housing constitute two insulation-displacement contacts for establishing an electrical connection between the half-housing and the screening braid of each cable and to prevent the cable being pulled out. Tangs in each half-housing are inserted in insulation displacement contacts when the two half-housings are closed to constitute electrical screens preventing electromagnetic interference between nearby contacts. A captive screw constitutes both a rotation spindle for the hinge and means for fixing the housing to a nut fixed to the chassis. The housing protects the connector against electromagnetic interference.
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1. Metal housing for an electrical connector comprising two facing metal half-housings and assembly means for enclosing a connector plug adapted to be inserted into a connector socket and to be connected to at least one cable comprising a conductive braid covered with insulation and surrounding at least one insulated electrical conductor projecting beyond the end of the braid,
wherein each half-housing comprises: -
at least one orifice on the periphery of the half-housing and having an open contour when the two half-housings are open and a closed contour when they are closed, said closed contour having dimensions adapted to allow at least one cable to pass through it; at least one fork-shape projection in said at least one orifice, said projection being integral with said half-housing and constituting an insulation-displacement contact for establishing an electrical connection between the half-housing and the braid of a cable and for retaining the cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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