Electrical connector with electrically isolated ESD and EMI shields
First Claim
1. A shielded electrical connector, comprising:
- a dielectric housing having a forward mating end and a rearward end;
a front ESD shield about the exterior of at least a substantial portion of the forward mating end of the dielectric housing;
a rear EMI shield about the exterior of at least a substantial portion of the rearward end of the dielectric housing; and
wherein the front ESD shield is electrically isolated from the rear EMI shield by an outwardly projecting portion of the dielectric housing physically separating the shields.
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Abstract
A shielded electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having a forward mating end and a rearward end. A front ESD shield is disposed about the exterior of at least a substantial portion of the forward mating end of the dielectric housing. A rear EMI shield is disposed about the exterior of at least a substantial portion of the rearward end of the dielectric housing. The front ESD shield is electrically isolated from the rear EMI shield by an outwardly projecting portion of the dielectric housing physically separating the shields. The shielded electrical connector is adapted for mating with a complementary mating connector which includes a peripheral metal shield. A latch arm is folded back from a forward end of the peripheral metal shield of the mating connector for engaging a latch member inside the forward mating end of the dielectric housing of the shielded electrical connector.
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26 Claims
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1. A shielded electrical connector, comprising:
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a dielectric housing having a forward mating end and a rearward end;
a front ESD shield about the exterior of at least a substantial portion of the forward mating end of the dielectric housing;
a rear EMI shield about the exterior of at least a substantial portion of the rearward end of the dielectric housing; and
wherein the front ESD shield is electrically isolated from the rear EMI shield by an outwardly projecting portion of the dielectric housing physically separating the shields. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A shielded electrical connector assembly, comprising:
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a dielectric housing having a forward mating end and a rearward end;
a front ESD shield about the exterior of at least a substantial portion of the forward mating end of the dielectric housing, the front ESD shield being adapted for engaging an aperture in a conductive bracket;
a rear EMI shield about the exterior of at least a substantial portion of the rearward end of the dielectric housing, the rear EMI shield having ground means adapted for engaging a ground circuit on a printed circuit board; and
wherein the front ESD shield is electrically isolated from the rear EMI shield by an outwardly projecting portion of the dielectric housing physically separating the shields. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A shielded electrical connector assembly, comprising:
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a receptacle connector including a dielectric housing having a forward mating end and a shield about the exterior of at least a portion of the forward mating end of the dielectric housing;
a plug connector including a dielectric housing having a forward mating end insertable into the forward mating end of the housing of the receptacle connector, and a peripheral metal shield about the exterior of at least a portion of the dielectric housing of the plug connector; and
complementary interengaging latch means between the peripheral metal shield of the plug connector and the dielectric housing of the receptacle connector isolating the peripheral metal shield of the plug connector from the shield at the forward mating end of the receptacle connector. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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