US 4,079,343 AGranted

Connector filter assembly

AssigneeBunker Ramo Corporation

InventorJohn P. Nijman

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Abstract

The following specification describes a connector assembly employing a capacitor assembly having axially spaced radially extending capacitor plates carried by a ceramic or dielectric member. One plurality of plates are connected in common to the connector shell and other radially extending axially spaced plates are connected to respective contacts of the connector to form a filter capacitor for each contact. A conductive elastomer or metal spring engaging one of the common plates under axial pressure ensures a secure electrical ground connection between the plates common to the connector contacts and the shell while a metal spring preassembled to each contact at an axial position coincident with the capacitor assembly exerts a radial outward pressure to ensure an electrical connection to the capacitor plates associated with the respective contact.

Claims13

Dependent claims

An electrical connector assembly including a metal connector shell carrying a plurality of spaced axially extending contacts with each contact spaced radially from each other contact in said shell, the improvement comprising:

a dielectric member in such shell having a respective passageway for each contact and located in a predetermined axial position relative to said shell;
a first metal capacitor plate on said dielectric member common to said plurality of contacts;
means enabling the connection of said first capacitor plate to said metal shell;
another metal capacitor plate for each contact with each other plate individually corresponding to a respective one of said contacts and carried by said dielectric member to form a filter capacitor for each contact;
and
means connecting each other individually corresponding plate to a respective contact at an axial position coincident with said dielectric member in said predetermined axial position, wherein said means enabling the connection of said first plate to said shell comprises an electrically conductive member in said shell having a first radial face connected to said common first plate and a second radial face engaging said shell for connecting said common plate to said shell.

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A connector assembly including a metal connector shell carrying a plurality of spaced axially extending contacts with each contact spaced radially from each other contact in said shell, the improvement comprising:

a dielectric member in said shell having a respective passageway for each contact and located at a predetermined axial position relative said shell;
a first plurality of common metal capacitor plates carried by said dielectric member and extending radially of said shell towards each contact to form capacitor plates common to all of contacts;
means connecting each of said first capacitor plates in common to said metal shell under pressure extending axially of said shell, said means including a radially inwardly extending shoulder in said shell, a conductive spring member in said shell having one radial face engaging one plate of said first plurality of plates and another radial face on said spring member engaging said shoulder;
a second plurality of metal capacitor plates each individually corresponding to a respective contact with each plate of said second plurality of plates carried by said dielectric member and extending radially from a respective passageway and spaced axially adjacent one of said first plurality of plates to form a filter capacitor for each contact;
and
means carried by each contact for exerting pressure in a radially outwardly direction from each contact for connecting each contact in a respective passageway to a respective plate of second pluraity of capacitor plates.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 05/734,576Filed 21 Oct 1976 · continuation
Priority: 8 Jan 1975
Granted: 14 Mar 1978
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

H01R 13/7195
Specially adapted for high frequency, e.g. with filters: with planar filters with openings for contacts
H03H 1/0007
Constructional details of impedance networks whose electrical mode of operation is not specified or applicable to more than one type of network:…
H01R
Electrically-conductive connections
H03H
Impedance networks