Selectively metallized connector with at least one coaxial or twin-axial terminal

• US 5,743,765 A
• Filed: 07/17/1995
• Issued: 04/28/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: FCI Americas Technology Incorporated (FCI)
• Original Assignee: Berg Technology, Inc.
• Inventors: Paagman, Bernardus, Andrews, Derek
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, KHIEM M
• Application Number:
  US08/503,124
• Time in Patent Office: 1,016 Days
• Field of Search: 439/79, 439/607, 439/608, 439/701, 439/931
• US Class Current: 439/607.1
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6587 for mounting on PCBs
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6599 Dielectric material made conductive, e.g. plastic material coated with metal
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 439/931 Conductive coating

Abstract

Connector provided with at least two adjacent cavities (5, 6) to accommodate terminals (14), the connector having a selectively metallized plastic structure in order to at least partly shield at least one cavity from the other cavities wherein said connector has at least partly the following housing structure between each shielded cavity and its adjacent cavities: a first insulating plastic wall--at least one metal layer--a second insulating plastic wall, said at least one metal layer being provided as a coating on said first and/or said second plastic walls.

Claims

1. A connector provided with at least two adjacent cavities to accommodate terminals, the connector having a length and a metallized plastic structure in order to at least partly shield at least one cavity from the other cavities characterized in that said connector is selectively metallized over its entire length and comprises at least partly the following housing structure between each shielded cavity and its adjacent cavities:

a first insulating plastic wall, at least one metal layer, a second insulating plastic wall, said at least one metal layer being provided as a coating on one of said plastic walls.

2. The connector according to claim 1 characterized in that the connector comprises at least a first and a second housing part and at least two adjacent coaxial terminals,the first housing part comprising at least one cavity to accommodate one terminal and being selectively metallized at the outside surface surrounding said at least one cavity, the second housing part comprising at least one further cavity to outside surface surrounding said at least one further cavity, the first and second housing parts being designed in such a way as to be able to be inserted into each other in order to yield said connector comprising at least two adjacent coaxial terminals.

3. The connector according to claim 2 characterized in that said connector comprises a comb-like third housing part that can be fixed to said first and second housing parts inserted into each other to provide separating walls between adjacent columns of terminals extending from said first and second housing parts inserted into each other.

4. The connector according to claim 3 characterized in that said separating walls comprise molded-in plates.

5. The connector according to claim 1 any of the preceding claims characterized in that said connector is surface mounted to a substrate by means of surface mount connection means connected to both the selectively metallized connector and a ground layer on said substrate.

6. The connector according to claim 1 characterized in that said connector comprises several adjacent cavities to receive terminals, said cavities being separated by cavity walls provided with additional, internally metallized through-holes having predetermined cross-sections and surrounding said cavities.

7. The connector according claim 1 characterized in that the connector comprises a housing provided with adjacent, internally metallized cavities, and insulating sleeves to be inserted into corresponding cavities and to accommodate corresponding terminals.

8. The connector according claim 1 characterized in that the connector comprises an insulating housing provided with adjacent cavities and externally metallized sleeves to be inserted into corresponding cavities and to accommodate corresponding terminals.

9. The connector according claim 1 characterized in that the connector comprises at least one cavity accommodating a twin-axial insert member externally metallized and electrically contacting a ground layer on the connector'"'"'s surface, which ground layer also electrically contacts at least one ground terminal adjacent to said twin-axial insert member.

10. A connector provided with at least two adjacent cavities to accommodate terminals, the connector having a metallized plastic structure in order to at least partly shield at least one cavity from the other cavities characterized in that said connector is selectively metallized and comprises at least partly the following housing structure between each shielded cavity and its adjacent cavities:

a first insulating plastic wall, at least one metal layer, a second insulating plastic wall, said at least one metal layer being provided as a coating on at least one of said plastic walls and said connector comprises at least a first and a second housing part and at two adjacent coaxial terminals, the first housing part comprising at least one cavity to accommodate one terminal being selectively metallized at the surface surrounding said at least one cavity, the second housing part comprising at least one further cavity to accommodate one further terminal and being selectively metallized at the outside surface surrounding said at least one further cavity, the first and second housing parts being designed in such a way as to be able to be inserted into each other in order to yield said connector comprising at least two adjacent coaxial terminals.

11. The connector according to claim 10 characterized in that said connector comprises a comb-like third housing part that can be fixed to said first and second housing parts inserted into each other to provide separating walls between adjacent columns of terminals extending from said first and second housing parts inserted into each other.

12. The connector according to claim 11 characterized in that said separating walls comprise molded-in plates.

13. The connector according to claim 10 characterized in that said connector is surface mounted to a substrate by means of surface mount connection means connected to both the selectively metallized connector and a ground layer on said substrate.

14. The connector according to claim 10 characterized in that said connector;

comprises several adjacent cavities to receive terminals, said cavities being separated by cavity walls provided with additional, internally metallized through-holes having predetermined cross-sections and surrounding said cavities.

15. The connector according to claim 10 characterized in that the connector comprises a housing provided with adjacent, internally metallized cavities, and insulating sleeves to be inserted into corresponding cavities and to accommodate corresponding terminals.

16. The connector according to claim 10 characterized in that the connector comprises an insulating housing provided with adjacent cavities, and externally metallized sleeves to be inserted into corresponding cavities and to accommodate corresponding terminals.