Shielded connector
First Claim
1. An electrical connector for connecting signal and ground circuits between a matable connector and a circuit board or cable, comprising:
- a housing having side, top, bottom and rear walls defining a connector-receiving cavity, the surfaces of the side, top, bottom and rear walls of the housing being electrically conductive, and said rear wall of said housing including an exposed dielectric section;
signal contacts secured in said dielectric section of said rear wall and having contact sections disposed within said connector-receiving cavity and termination sections extending exteriorly of said rear wall for electrical connection to signal conductors on the circuit board or to signal conductors of the cable; and
a ground contact secured in a slot extending along an interior surface of said connector-receiving cavity, said ground contact having a spring contact portion extending into the connector-receiving cavity for electrical connection with a shield member of the meltable connector when said matable connector is inserted into the connector-receiving cavity, said ground contact also having a termination portion for electrical connection with a ground conductor on the circuit board or with a conducive shield of the cable.
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Abstract
An electrical connector (10) of a type adapted to connect signal and ground circuits between a mating connector (60) and a further circuit, board, or cable (50) includes a housing (12) having an interior cavity (20a) defined by side, top, and bottom walls (13, 14, 17, and 18) and a rear wall (16) with the surfaces of the housing being conductive to shield signal contacts (24, 26) therein extended through the rear wall (16) via insulating portions (22); the housing including longitudinal slots (30) containing grounding contacts (32) having spring driven edge portions (34) engaging the grounding and shielding surfaces of a mating connector (60) and post portions (38) extending out of the housing to interconnect to the grounding circuit of a further circuit, board, or cable. One embodiment features a plastic housing (12) with a metallic coating defining surface (M) and another embodiment includes a solid metallic housing (40) and a plastic insert (46).
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9 Claims
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1. An electrical connector for connecting signal and ground circuits between a matable connector and a circuit board or cable, comprising:
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a housing having side, top, bottom and rear walls defining a connector-receiving cavity, the surfaces of the side, top, bottom and rear walls of the housing being electrically conductive, and said rear wall of said housing including an exposed dielectric section; signal contacts secured in said dielectric section of said rear wall and having contact sections disposed within said connector-receiving cavity and termination sections extending exteriorly of said rear wall for electrical connection to signal conductors on the circuit board or to signal conductors of the cable; and a ground contact secured in a slot extending along an interior surface of said connector-receiving cavity, said ground contact having a spring contact portion extending into the connector-receiving cavity for electrical connection with a shield member of the meltable connector when said matable connector is inserted into the connector-receiving cavity, said ground contact also having a termination portion for electrical connection with a ground conductor on the circuit board or with a conducive shield of the cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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