Ruggedized electrical connector
First Claim
1. A ruggedized electrical connector, comprising:
- a shell having an interface front side and an opposite rear side for mounting on a printed circuit board;
an interface sealing member coupled to said interface front side of said shell, said interface sealing member substantially covering said interface front side of said shell for preventing contaminants from passing externally around said shell;
a contact subassembly received in said shell including a plurality of contacts and a housing supporting said contacts, each of said plurality of contacts having an interface end and a tail end, said interface ends being configured and arranged in a mating platform extending from said housing toward said interface front side of said shell for engaging a mating connector;
an internal sealing member coupled around said housing for preventing contaminants from passing internally though said shell;
a conductive rear shield behind said housing of said contact subassembly and coupled to said rear side of said housing; and
a deformable rear shim spacer being provided between said rear shield and said housing of said contact subassembly.
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Abstract
A ruggedized electrical connector that includes a shell that has an interface front side and an opposite rear side for mounting on a printed circuit board. An interface sealing member is coupled to the interface front side of the shell. The interface sealing member substantially covers the interface front side of the shell for preventing contaminants from passing externally around the shell. A contact subassembly is received in the shell and includes a plurality of contacts and a housing supporting the contacts. Each of the contacts has an interface end and a tail end. The interface ends are arranged in a mating platform extending from the housing toward the front side of said shell for engaging a mating connector. An internal sealing member is coupled around the housing for preventing contaminants from passing internally though the shell. A rear shield is coupled to the rear side of the housing.
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27 Claims
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1. A ruggedized electrical connector, comprising:
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a shell having an interface front side and an opposite rear side for mounting on a printed circuit board; an interface sealing member coupled to said interface front side of said shell, said interface sealing member substantially covering said interface front side of said shell for preventing contaminants from passing externally around said shell; a contact subassembly received in said shell including a plurality of contacts and a housing supporting said contacts, each of said plurality of contacts having an interface end and a tail end, said interface ends being configured and arranged in a mating platform extending from said housing toward said interface front side of said shell for engaging a mating connector; an internal sealing member coupled around said housing for preventing contaminants from passing internally though said shell; a conductive rear shield behind said housing of said contact subassembly and coupled to said rear side of said housing; and a deformable rear shim spacer being provided between said rear shield and said housing of said contact subassembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A ruggedized electrical connector mountable to a printed circuit board, comprising:
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a conductive shell having an interface front side and an opposite rear side, said conductive shell providing a ground path to said printed circuit board; a contact subassembly received in said conductive shell including a plurality of contacts, each of said plurality of contacts having an interface end and a tail end, said interface ends being configured and arranged in a mating platform for engaging a mating connector; a conductive rear shield coupled to said rear side of said conductive shell; and a contact footprint provided on said printed circuit board, said contact footprint including plated holes arranged in a pattern for improving the electrical properties of the ruggedized electrical connector and each plated hole receiving said tail ends of said plurality of contacts, respectively, said pattern of said plated through holes consisting of five rows of said plated holes, said rows include a middle row that is equally spaced from first and second outer rows, said plated holes of first and second outer rows being configured to mate with signal contacts of said plurality of contacts, and said plated holes of said middle row being adapted to mate with ground contacts of said plurality of contacts. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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