Controlled impedance shield for an electrical connector
AssigneeBurndy Corporation
InventorWilliam B. Walkup
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Abstract
An electrical connector shield is provided that includes a metal shield member, a dielectric spacer, and a fastener for fastening the shield member to a first connector. The shield member has a first section adapted to be connected to the first connector and a second section offset from the first section and spaced from the first connector to thereby form a second connector receiving area. The shield member is suitably sized and shaped to shield at least one substantially entire side of both of the first and second connectors when connected to each other.
Claims11
An electrical connector comprising:
- a frame having a substantially planar section forming a card edge connection area;
- signal conductors connected to the frame along the card edge connection area;
- a metal shield connected to the frame, the shield having a first section located proximate the card edge connection area, but electronically isolated from the signal conductors, a second section spaced from the frame and generally parallel to the first section, and a stepped section between the first and second sections, the stepped section offsetting the second section from the first section and the frame to thereby form a second connector receiving space between the frame and the second section such that at least a portion of the card edge connection area can be positioned into a second connector with a portion of the second connector being received in the second connector receiving space.
An electrical connection system comprising:
- a first electrical connector having a card edge connection area;
- a second electrical connector having a housing with an elongate card edge receiving slot adapted to receive the card edge connection area of the first electrical connector therein;
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- a metal shield fixedly connected to the first connector, the shield surrounding a substantial portion of the card edge connection area of the first connector and, being adapted to substantially surround substantially the entire second connector when the two connectors are connected to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.