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US 6,884,094 B1Granted
Connector with hermaphroditic center ground plane
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorsWilliam Henry Bernhart, John A. Fulponi, Russell David Moser
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Abstract
An electrical connector assembly includes a receptacle, a first ground plane partitioning the receptacle, a plug configured to mate with the receptacle, and a second ground plane partitioning the plug. Each of the first and second ground planes are in mechanical and electrical contact with one another when the plug is mated to the receptacle.
Claims18
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a receptacle;
- a first ground plane partitioning the receptacle;
- a plug configured to mate with said receptacle;
- and
- a second ground plane partitioning said plug;
- wherein each of said first and second ground planes are in mechanical and electrical contact with one another when said plug is mated to said receptacle, and further wherein each of said plug and said receptacle comprise a conductive shell and said first and second ground planes each comprise a slot therein, said slots of said ground planes fitted into a respective slot in each of said plug and said receptacle, thereby electrically connecting each of said first and second ground planes to a respective one of said shells.
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An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a receptacle comprising a first shell, a receptacle insert received in said first shell, and a first ground plane extending through a center of said receptacle insert, said first ground plane configured for connection to a circuit board on one end and having a plug engagement surface;
- and
- a plug comprising a second shell, a plug insert received in said second shell, and a second ground plane extending through a center of said plug, said second ground plane configured for connection to a circuit board on one end and having a receptacle engagement surface;
- wherein said plug is configured to mate with said receptacle, thereby mechanically and electrically engaging said plug engagement surface to said receptacle engagement surface, and further wherein one of plug engagement surface and receptacle engagement surface comprises ribs projecting therefrom, the other of said plug engagement surface and said receptacle engagement surface comprising grooves extending therein, said ribs fitted within said grooves when said plug is mated with said receptacle.
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An electrical connector comprising:
- a plug and a receptacle configured for mating engagement with one another;
- a ground plane substantially centered within each of said plug and receptacle, said ground planes of said plug and said receptacle comprising hermaphroditic surfaces mechanically and electrically engaging one another when said plug and said receptacle are mated;
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- each of said ground planes mechanically and electrically connected to a respective conductive shell surrounding said plug and said receptacle, thereby providing a common conductive path to a hardware ground.
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An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a receptacle;
- a first ground plane partitioning the receptacle;
- a plug configured to mate with said receptacle;
- and
- a second ground plane partitioning said plug;
- wherein each of said first and second ground planes are in mechanical and electrical contact with one another when said plug is mated to said receptacle, and wherein each of said plug and receptacle comprises a conductive shell and said first and second ground plane comprises a hook, said hooks of said first and second ground planes received over an edge of said shell to establish electrical connection thereto.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.