Arrangement for removably mounting a transient suppression or electrical filter device in an electrical connector
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1. A connector, comprising:
- a conductive shell;
a first insulator member supported by said shell and including a first aperture extending through said insulator member, said first aperture arranged to permit passage of a feedthrough contact, and a second aperture extending partially through said insulator member in communication with said first aperture, said second aperture including a floor and two opposed walls which support an electrical component having first and second electrodes;
a conductive clip secured within said second aperture and including means for electrically contacting said feedthrough contact;
a ground plate including means for electrically connecting said ground plate to said shell, and a resilient ground contact member which extends into said second aperture,wherein said ground contact member is biased against said first electrode, thereby biasing said second electrode against said conductive clip in order to establish an electrical connection between said feedthrough contact and said second electrode via said conductive clip, and between said first electrode and said shell via said ground plate.
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Abstract
An arrangement for removably mounting filter or transient suppression components in a connector includes an insulator having a plurality of feedthrough contact openings and a plurality of openings for the components. The components are electrically connected to the contacts via fixed conductive clips in the component openings, the clips including integral spring members for engaging the feedthrough contacts. The components are also connected to a ground plate by spring members extending into the component openings for biasing each component against a respective clip, thereby permitting separate removal of each component and contact pin.
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1. A connector, comprising:
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a conductive shell; a first insulator member supported by said shell and including a first aperture extending through said insulator member, said first aperture arranged to permit passage of a feedthrough contact, and a second aperture extending partially through said insulator member in communication with said first aperture, said second aperture including a floor and two opposed walls which support an electrical component having first and second electrodes; a conductive clip secured within said second aperture and including means for electrically contacting said feedthrough contact; a ground plate including means for electrically connecting said ground plate to said shell, and a resilient ground contact member which extends into said second aperture, wherein said ground contact member is biased against said first electrode, thereby biasing said second electrode against said conductive clip in order to establish an electrical connection between said feedthrough contact and said second electrode via said conductive clip, and between said first electrode and said shell via said ground plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An arrangement for removably mounting an electrical component in an electrical connector, comprising:
- electrical connector, comprising;
an insulator member having a feedthrough contact opening and an electrical component opening in communication with said contact opening; a conductive clip and an electrical component secured in said component opening; means on said conductive clip which engages a feedthrough contact inserted into said contact opening to establish an electrical connection between said feedthrough contact and said clip; grounding means for electrically connecting a ground electrode of said component with ground, said grounding means including biasing means which biases a live electrode of said component against said conductive clip. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- electrical connector, comprising;
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