Overbraided in-line data bus loom
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1. An assembly for shielding a data bus coupler, comprising:
- a conductive shield continuation including means electrically connecting a braided shield of a branch cable to a braided shield of each of two parts of a main cable, said branch cable and said main cable being electrically coupled by a data bus coupler, in order to provide a continuous uninterrupted EMI shield for the coupler, said conductive shield continuation completely enclosing said coupler.
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Abstract
An arrangement for shielding a date bus coupler includes an overbraided shield electrically connected to each of the outer braids of the bus cables coupled by the coupler. The overbraided shield prevents shielding discontinuities at the terminations of the cables to the coupler.
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1. An assembly for shielding a data bus coupler, comprising:
a conductive shield continuation including means electrically connecting a braided shield of a branch cable to a braided shield of each of two parts of a main cable, said branch cable and said main cable being electrically coupled by a data bus coupler, in order to provide a continuous uninterrupted EMI shield for the coupler, said conductive shield continuation completely enclosing said coupler. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An assembly for providing a continuous uninterrupted EMI shield between braided outer shields of at least two cables, each cable carrying a plurality of individual wires which are surrounded by a respective said braided shield, comprising:
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data bus coupler means for electrically connecting the respective individual wires of at least two cables; a conductive shield continuation which completely enclosed said coupler means; means for electrically connecting said conductive shield continuation to each of said braided outer shields to form a continuous uninterrupted shield between said braided outer shields. - View Dependent Claims (14, 23)
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15. A method of providing a continuous uninterrupted EMI shield connecting braided outer shields of at least two cables, comprising the steps of:
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(a) electrically connecting respective individual wires of at least two cables, each cable surrounded by a braided shield, to a data bus coupler, one of said cables having two parts connected respectively to different terminations on said coupler, a second cable being a branch cable connected to a third termination on said coupler; (b) subsequently enclosing the resulting connections within an overbraided shield which completely encloses the coupler; (c) electrically connecting the overbraided shield of braided outer shields to form a continuous uninterrupted shield between said braided outer shields. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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24. A data bus coupler for coupling at least three cables, each cable including a braided shield, comprising:
a plurality of stub terminals, each including means for electrically terminating one of three cables thereto and adapted to be completely enclosed by an overbraided shield electrically connected to braided shields of each of said cables. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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