Electrical connector having ribbed ground plate with engagement members
First Claim
1. An electrical connector comprising:
- a dielectric housing including a housing body that defines a first housing surface and a second housing surface opposite the first surface, wherein the dielectric housing includes at least one engagement member that is supported by the first housing surface;
a plurality of electrical signal contacts supported by the dielectric housing; and
a ground plate including a ground plate body that defines a first plate body surface configured to face the first housing surface when the ground plate is attached to the dielectric housing and a second plate body surface opposite the first plate body surface, the ground plate including at least one rib that defines first and second opposed rib surfaces, wherein the first rib surface projects from the first plate body surface and the second rib surface is recessed into the second plate body surface,wherein the ground plate defines at least one engagement member that is supported by the rib, and is engagement member of the dielectric housing is configured to attach to the at least one engagement member of the ground plate so as to secure the ground plate to the dielectric housing.
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing, a plurality of electrical signal contacts supported by the dielectric housing, and an electrically conductive ground plate supported by the dielectric housing. The dielectric hosing defines at least one protrusion, and the ground plate defines at least one aperture that receives the protrusion. The apertures can define a first dimension along a select direction and a second dimension along the select direction, wherein the first dimension is greater than the second dimension so as to define a lead-in for the protrusion. The protrusion can be press-fit to the electrically conductive ground plate at the second dimension of the aperture so as to secure the ground plate to the dielectric housing.
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44 Claims
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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a dielectric housing including a housing body that defines a first housing surface and a second housing surface opposite the first surface, wherein the dielectric housing includes at least one engagement member that is supported by the first housing surface; a plurality of electrical signal contacts supported by the dielectric housing; and a ground plate including a ground plate body that defines a first plate body surface configured to face the first housing surface when the ground plate is attached to the dielectric housing and a second plate body surface opposite the first plate body surface, the ground plate including at least one rib that defines first and second opposed rib surfaces, wherein the first rib surface projects from the first plate body surface and the second rib surface is recessed into the second plate body surface, wherein the ground plate defines at least one engagement member that is supported by the rib, and is engagement member of the dielectric housing is configured to attach to the at least one engagement member of the ground plate so as to secure the ground plate to the dielectric housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A leadframe assembly comprising:
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a dielectric leadframe housing including a housing body that defines a first housing surface and a second housing surface opposite the first surface, wherein the housing body defines at least one protrusion extending out from the first surface; a plurality of electrical signal contacts supported by the dielectric housing; a ground plate including a ground plate body that defines a first plate body surface configured to face the first housing surface when the ground plate is secured to the dielectric leadframe housing and a second plate body surface opposite the first plate body surface, the ground plate including at least one rib that defines first and second opposed rib surfaces, wherein the first rib surface projects from the first plate body surface and the second rib surface is recessed into the second plate body surface, wherein the ground plate defines at least one aperture extending through the rib, the aperture defining a first dimension along a select direction at the first plate body surface, and a second dimension along the select direction at the second plate body surface, such that the second dimension is less than the first dimension, such that the protrusion is configured to attach to the ground plate in the recess.
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35. A ground plate configured to be secured to a dielectric housing of a leadframe assembly, the ground plate comprising a ground plate body that defines a first plate body surface configured to face the dielectric housing when the ground plate is secured to the dielectric housing and a second plate body surface opposite the first plate body surface, the ground plate including at least one rib that defines first and second opposed rib surfaces, wherein the first rib surface projects from the first plate body surface and the second rib surface is recessed into the second plate body surface,
wherein the ground plate defines at least one aperture extending through the rib, the aperture defining a first dimension along a select direction at the first plate body surface, and a second dimension along the select direction at the second plate body surface, such that the first dimension is greater than the second dimension.
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37. A method of constructing a leadframe assembly comprising the steps of:
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creating an aperture through an electrically conductive plate along a first direction from a first surface of the plate through an opposed second surface, such that the aperture defines a first dimension at the first surface and a second dimension at the second surface, wherein the first and second dimensions are measured along a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction; after the creating step, increasing the first dimension and decreasing the second dimension. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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