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AssigneeOxley Developments Company Limited
InventorsGeoffrey Stephen Edwards, William Henderson
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A monolithic capacitor array (18) is disclosed which may be suitable for incorporation into a multi-way electrical connector and comprises a dielectric body (20) with a set of through-going cavities (22) for receiving respective connector pins. The cavities are associated with respective capacitors (30, 32) each formed by a first and a second set of capacitor plates (38, 40, 44, 46) interleaved within the dielectric body. The first set of capacitor plates is connectable to ground through a contact (42) at the body's exterior. The second set of capacitor plates is interconnected by metallisation of the interior of a connection cavity (62) formed in the dielectric body, the connection-cavity being separately formed form its associated pin-receiving cavity and the metallisation therein being contactable from the body's exterior to enable connection of a pin received in the pin-receiving cavity to the second capacitor plates of the associated capacitor.
A monolithic capacitor array comprising a dielectric body having a plurality of through-going cavities for receiving respective connector pins, the cavities being associated with respective capacitors each of which is formed within the dielectric body by a first set of capacitor plates interleaved with a second set of capacitor plates, the first set of capacitor plates being connected to a first contact at the exterior of the dielectric body and so connectable to ground and the second set of capacitor plates being interconnected by metallisation of the interior of a connection-cavity formed in the dielectric body, the connection-cavity being separately formed from the associated pin-receiving cavity and the metallisation therein being contactable from the exterior of the dielectric body thereby enabling a connection to be made from a pin received in one of the pin receiving cavities to the second capacitor plates of the corresponding capacitor.
An electric connector provided with a filter comprising a monolithic capacitor array comprising a dielectric body having a plurality of through-going cavities through which pass respective connector pins, the cavities being associated with respective capacitors each of which is formed within the dielectric body by a first set of capacitor plates interleaved with a second set of capacitor plates, the first set of capacitor plates being connected to a first contact at the exterior of the dielectric body and so connectable to ground and the second set of capacitor plates being interconnected by metallisation of the interior of a connection-cavity formed in the dielectric body, the connection-cavity in each case being separately formed from the associated pin-receiving cavity and the metallisation therein being contactable from the exterior of the dielectric body thereby enabling a connection to be made from the pin received in the pin receiving cavity to the second capacitor places of the corresponding capacitor.
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