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US 6,273,758 B1Granted
Wafer connector with improved grounding shield
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsKeith Lloyd, Michael F. Magajne
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Abstract
An electrical connector module is provided having a housing with a receptacle. Conductive contacts are located within the receptacle and a grounding shield is provided that partially defines the top of the connector housing. A depression is formed in the grounding shield and extends into abutting contact with one of the terminals held in the connector housing to effectuate an electrical connection therebetween.
Claims19
An electrical connector module comprising:
- an insulative connector housing including a body portion, a plurality of wires extending into the housing along one end thereof;
- a plurality of conductive terminals disposed within said connector housing and extending longitudinally through said connector housing between said wires and a front end of said connector, each terminal having a contact portion for receiving an opposing terminal of an opposing connector, the contact portions of said terminals being disposed in side-by-side order along said connector front end, each of said terminals further having a body portion disposed between said contact portion and said wires, said connector housing having at least one aperture formed therein in alignment with a preselected terminal;
- and,
- a grounding shield supported on a preselected surface of said connector housing, the grounding shield at least partially defining a portion of a top face of said connector module, said grounding shield having a least one ground contact formed therein, the ground contact being formed in said grounding shield by drawing, the ground contact including at least one depression aligned with said connector housing aperture, said depression extending away from said grounding shield through said connector housing aperture and into abutting contact with said preselected terminal.
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An electrical connector module comprising:
- an electrically insulative U-shaped housing having a body portion and a pair of parallel legs extending from opposing longitudinal edges of said housing body portion, the legs defining a receptacle of said connector housing therebetween;
- a plurality of conductive terminals supported by said housing body portion and disposed within the housing receptacle between said legs, each said terminal having at least a body portion and a contact portion, the contact portions of said terminals being disposed proximate to a front end of said connector housing;
- and,
- a grounding shield supported in part on said connector housing, the grounding shield partially overlying said terminals and said receptacle, said grounding shield having a cover portion that extends in a first plane, said grounding shield being electrically connected to at least one of said terminal by way of a dish formed in said grounding shield cover portion, the dish having a contact portion spaced apart from said grounding shield cover portion and disposed in a second plane, different from said first plane, said dish being disposed in opposition to said one terminal and extending through said receptacle into electrical contact with said one terminal to thereby electrically connect said grounding shield to said one terminal.
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An electrical connector module comprising:
- a connector housing having a plurality of distinct faces defined by a plurality of edges;
- a plurality of conductive terminals disposed within said housing, each said terminal having a defined body portion;
- and,
- a grounding shield disposed upon said connector housing, the grounding shield having a cover portion extending in a first plane that overlies said terminals, said grounding shield further including at least one contact member drawn therein in the form of a depression that extends away from said grounding shield cover portion, the depression terminating in a terminal contact portion that is disposed in a second plane, spaced apart from said first plane, said depression electrically contacting one of said terminals to effect an electrical connection between said grounding shield and said one terminal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.