Shielded electrical connector with a spring arrangement
AssigneeFusion Components Limited
InventorIan James Stafford Gray
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Abstract
A connector for a shielded electrical cable. The cable has at least one insulated central conductor surrounded by conductive shielding. The connector comprises a dielectric spacing element for receiving the at least one central conductor of the cable and a conductive shielding arrangement provided around the spacing element and having a first end which defines an annular surface for contacting the shielding of the cable. The connector further comprises a spring arrangement coupled to the shielding arrangement for resiliently urging the shielding of the cable against the annular surface of the shielding arrangement to thereby provide a reliable electrical connection between the cable and the shielding arrangement.
Claims14
A connector for a shielded electrical cable, the cable having at least one insulated central conductor surrounded by conductive shielding, the connector comprising:
- a dielectric spacing element for receiving the at least one central conductor of the cable;
- a conductive shielding arrangement provided around the spacing element and having an end which defines an annular surface for contacting the shielding of the cable, such that the at least one central conductor of the cable is surrounded by the annular surface of the conductive shielding arrangement, and
- a spring arrangement coupled to the shielding arrangement for resiliently urging the shielding of the cable against the annular surface of the shielding arrangement to thereby provide a reliable electrical connection between the cable and the shielding arrangement.
A cable arrangement comprising:
- a shielded electrical cable having at least one insulated central conductor surrounded by conductive shielding;
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- a shielded electrical connector, the connector terminating the shielded electrical cable and comprising:
- a dielectric spacing element for receiving the at least one central conductor of the cable;
- a conductive shielding arrangement provided around the spacing element and having an end which defines an annular surface for contacting the shielding of the cable, such that the at least one central conductor of the cable is surrounded by the annular surface of the conductive shielding arrangement, and
- a spring arrangement coupled to the shielding arrangement for resiliently urging the shielding of the cable against the annular surface of the shielding arrangement to thereby provide a reliable electrical connection between the cable and the shielding arrangement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.