Connector feature for improved contact wiping
First Claim
1. A shielded electrical connector comprising:
- a terminal support block, contact terminals supported on the block for connection to conductors, a rear bumper bridging across the block and extending laterally beyond the wires, conductive backshells enveloping the block, pushing arms on at least one of the backshells engaging the bumper and urging the block forwardly of the one backshell, and urging a front mating end of the block to a most forward position relative to a front mating end of a conductive front shell encircling the block and being connected to the one backshell.
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Abstract
A shielded electrical connector comprising: a terminal support block (41), contact terminals (51) supported on the block (41) for connection to wires (21), a rear bumper (43) bridging across the block (41) and extending laterally beyond the wires (21), a conductive front shell (6) encircling the block (41), conductive backshells (12, 14) enveloping the block (41), pushing arms (15) on at least one of the backshells (12,14) engaging the bumper (43) and urging a mating end of the block (41) to a most forward position relative to a front mating end of the front shell (6), and shifting of the block (41) rearwardly is resisted to promote contact wiping during mating connection of the connector (19) with another, mating connector.
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13 Claims
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1. A shielded electrical connector comprising:
- a terminal support block, contact terminals supported on the block for connection to conductors, a rear bumper bridging across the block and extending laterally beyond the wires, conductive backshells enveloping the block, pushing arms on at least one of the backshells engaging the bumper and urging the block forwardly of the one backshell, and urging a front mating end of the block to a most forward position relative to a front mating end of a conductive front shell encircling the block and being connected to the one backshell.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A shielded electrical connector comprising:
- a terminal support block, a conductive front shell encircling a mating end of the block, contact terminals supported on the block for connection to wires, conductive backshells enveloping the block, a set of pushing arms on one of the backshells urged forwardly against the block urging the block to a most forward position relative to a mating front end of the conductive front shell, and the one backshell being connected to the front shell.
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11. A shielded electrical connector comprising:
- a terminal support block, contact terminals supported on the block for connection to wires, and shielding for the connector comprising;
a mating end on a front shell encircling a mating end of the terminal support block, and conductive backshells enveloping the block, whereby, to prevent shifting of the block rearwardly relative to the front shell, one of the backshells pushes against the block urging the block to a most forward position relative to the front shell, and the backshells being connected together. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
- a terminal support block, contact terminals supported on the block for connection to wires, and shielding for the connector comprising;
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