EMI shielded connector of a hub
AssigneeAccton Technology Corporation
InventorHung-Feng Tai
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Abstract
An EMI shielded connector of a hub is disclosed, which mounts an EMI shield on the connector of a hub to prevent the connector from electromagnetic wave and the interference formed among the connectors when there are a plurality of connectors inside a hub. The EMI shield device is made by a unit of metal sheet. It is very easy to produce such a shield device in this kind of material. The flexibility of the metal sheet is used to combine the EMI shield device and the connector so that it is very easy and convenient to assemble and disassemble the EMI shield device from the connector. Moreover, the EMI device contacts to the terminal and the case of the hub so that the EMI shield device is conductively grounded.
Claims21
A networking assembly having a plurality of EMI shielded connectors, each of said EMI shielded connectors comprising:
- a connector body mounted on the hub, said connector body containing a plurality of pins for connecting to the hub and a socket for receiving a terminal, the connector body having a front side and a rear side, the front side being opposed to the rear side and at least an upper side being provided between the front and rear side of the connector body;
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- an EMI shield device removably mounted on the connector body for shielding the connector body from electromagnetic wave interference, said EMI shield device including:
- clamping means for fixedly clasping the EMI shield device to the connector body, the clamping means including at least one clasp hook and at least one clasp, the at least one clasp hook being insertable into a forward side of the connector body whereafter the clasp hook extends from a rear side of the connector body, the at least one clasp being connected to the EMI shield device and being engageable with the at least one clasp hook, the at least one clasp extending over at least the upper portion of the connector body when engaged with the at least one clasp hook;
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- grounding means which includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion for grounding the EMI shield device, the first protrusion being formed inside the EMI shield device and the second protrusion being an arc-shaped second protrusion extending from an eaves structure of the shield device and being disposed above said pins.
A networking assembly having a plurality of EMI shielded connectors connected to a networking hub, each of said EMI shielded connectors comprising:
- a connector body mounted on the networking hub, said connector body containing a plurality of pins for connecting to the networking hub and a socket for receiving a terminal;
- an EMI shield device removably mounted on the connector body for shielding the connector body from electromagnetic wave interference, said EMI shield device including:
- clamping means for fixedly clasping the EMI shield device to the connector body,
- grounding means which includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion for grounding the EMI shield device, the first protrusion being formed inside the EMI shield device and the second protrusion being an arc-shaped second protrusion extending from an eaves structure of the shield device and being disposed above said pins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.