System for terminating the shield of a high speed cable
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorPaul Murphy
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Abstract
A terminal is disclosed for terminating the shield of a high speed cable having an outer jacket and an inner metallic shield with a portion of the outer jacket removed to expose a portion of the metallic shield. The terminal includes a ground plate portion. A loop projects from the ground plate portion for receiving the high speed cable at a location along the cable in registry with the exposed metallic shield thereof. A solder connection is established between the metallic shield and the loop.
Claims26
An electrical connector for termination to a pair of cables each of which includes an inner conductor, an inner dielectric surrounding at least a portion of said inner conductor, a metallic shield surrounding at least a portion of said inner dielectric and an outer insulating jacket surrounding at least a portion of said metallic shield, a portion of said outer jacket being removed to expose an exposed portion of said metallic shield, said electrical connector comprising:
- a dielectric housing having a mating face, a termination face and a plurality of terminal receiving passages between said mating face and said termination face;
- a plurality of terminals extending through at least some of said terminal receiving passages;
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- a generally planar metal ground member disposed in said housing relative to said terminals, said ground member including a termination portion for terminating said exposed portion of said metallic shield of each of said cables to said ground member, said termination portion including a pair of loops formed out of said ground member with each of said loops configured for receiving said exposed portion of said metallic shield of one of said cables within said loop so that said metallic shield can be bonded to said ground member while said exposed portion is within said loop.
An electrical connector for termination to a cable which includes an inner conductor, an inner dielectric surrounding at least a portion of said inner conductor, a metallic shield surrounding at least a portion of said inner dielectric and an outer insulating jacket surrounding at least a portion of said metallic shield, a portion of said outer jacket being removed to expose an exposed portion of said metallic shield, said electrical connector comprising:
- a dielectric housing having a mating face, a termination face and a plurality of terminal receiving passages between said mating face and said termination face;
- a plurality of terminals extending through at least some of said terminal receiving passages;
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- a generally planar metal ground member disposed in said housing relative to said terminals, said ground member including a termination portion for terminating said exposed portion of said metallic shield of said cable to said ground member, said termination portion including a loop formed out of said ground member with said loop configured for receiving said exposed portion of said metallic shield of said cable within said loop so that said metallic shield can be bonded to said ground member while said exposed portion is within said loop.
A termination assembly comprising:
- a pair of cables each having an inner conductor, an inner dielectric surrounding at least a portion of said inner conductor, a metallic shield surrounding at least a portion of said inner dielectric and an outer insulating jacket surrounding at least a portion of said metallic shield, a portion of said outer jacket being removed to expose an exposed portion of said metallic shield;
- a conductive member having a termination portion, said conductive member being at least partially disposed in a dielectric housing of an electrical connector;
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- a pair of loops projecting from said termination portion, each of said loops defining an internal passage for receiving one of said cables at a location along said cable in registry with said exposed portion of said metallic shield.
A method of terminating a pair of cables each having a inner conductor, an inner dielectric surrounding at least a portion of said inner conductor, a metallic shield surrounding at least a portion of said inner dielectric and an outer insulating jacket surrounding at least a portion of said metallic shield to an electrical connector having a dielectric housing with a mating face, a termination face and a plurality of terminal receiving passages between said mating face and said termination face and having a ground member secured within said housing, said ground member including a mating portion generally adjacent said mating face and a ground termination portion generally adjacent said termination face, comprising the steps of:
- providing said cables with a portion of said outer insulating jacket of each of said cables being removed from about said metallic shield so as to expose an exposed portion of said metallic shield;
- positioning said exposed portion of said metallic shield of each of said cables within one of a pair of loops extending from said ground member, each of said loops being configured in a generally arc-shaped configuration to define a cable receiving area;
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- bonding said exposed portion of said metallic shield to said ground member while said exposed portion is positioned in said loop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.