Electrical connector housing and method for minimizing EMI emissions
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1. A conductor housing for a multi-pin connector of a flat multi-conductor cable comprising;
- a first housing half;
a second housing half mating with said first housing half which, when mated in a clamped position, forms a front opening;
said front opening being adapted to receive said multi-pin connector so that the front face of the multi-pin connector faces outward of the connector housing;
said first housing and said second housing half clamping together in a mated position to form a longitudinal interface joint along opposite sides of said mated connector housing generally transverse to said front opening; and
interrupt means formed along a length of said interface joints which defines a plurality of discrete joint segments for minimizing emissions of interference radiation from said connector housing when said first and second housing halves are clamped together.
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A connector housing and method for minimizing EMI emissions from an electrical transmission cable is disclosed which includes providing a series of interrupt elements in each half of the connector housing which interlock together when the halves are clamped together about the electrical transmission cable. The interrupt elements provide discontinuity along the length of the interface joint which reduces the emission of interference signals from the housing. Preferably the housing connector and interference elements are molded from plastic material and plated with a metallic shield material.
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1. A conductor housing for a multi-pin connector of a flat multi-conductor cable comprising;
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a first housing half; a second housing half mating with said first housing half which, when mated in a clamped position, forms a front opening; said front opening being adapted to receive said multi-pin connector so that the front face of the multi-pin connector faces outward of the connector housing; said first housing and said second housing half clamping together in a mated position to form a longitudinal interface joint along opposite sides of said mated connector housing generally transverse to said front opening; and interrupt means formed along a length of said interface joints which defines a plurality of discrete joint segments for minimizing emissions of interference radiation from said connector housing when said first and second housing halves are clamped together. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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- 2. The apparatus of 1 wherein said interrupt means comprises a series of interrupt elements extending longitudinally along said interface joint.
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10. A conductor housing for a multi-pin connector of a flat multi-conductor cable comprising;
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a molded first housing half; a molded second housing half mating with said first housing half which, when mated in a clamped position; said first housing half and said second housing half clamping together in a mated position to form a longitudinal interface joint along respective first and second opposite sides of said mated connector housing; interrupt elements extending along said interface joints of said first and second sides of said connector housing minimizing emissions of electromagnetic interference from said connector housing when said first and second housing halves are mated together; and said interrupt elements interrupting said interface joints to define spaces along said interface joints which are less than a specified fraction of a wavelength of said emissions of electromagnetic interference to reduce said emissions. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of minimizing electromagnetic interference emissions from a connector housing which terminates a flat electrical transmission cable, said connector housing being of the type having first and second interface joints defined along first and second sides of said connector housing, said method comprising:
making said first and second interface joints discontinuous by including interrupt elements along said first and second interface joints to define a plurality of discrete joint segments which minimize emissions of said electromagnetic interference through said interface joints of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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