Methods and apparatus for a grounding gasket
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorDaniel R. Farmer
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Abstract
A conductive gasket includes a deformable contact region configured to provide compressive contact between the mounting surface of a connector (e.g., a right-angle micro-D connector) and a grounded surface of the substrate (e.g., PCB). A fastener region extends from the deformable contact region and is configured to align with a mounting region of the connector. A keep-out zone is provided adjacent to the deformable contact region and the fastener region and is configured to allow the pins of the connector to pass therethrough.
Claims20
A gasket for providing electrical connectivity between a substrate and a connector having a plurality of pins extending from a mounting surface, the gasket comprising:
- a deformable contact region configured to provide compressive contact between the mounting surface of the connector and a grounded surface of the substrate;
- a fastener region extending from the deformable contact region and configured to align with a mounting region of the connector;
- a keep-out zone adjacent to the deformable contact region or the fastener region, the keep-out zone configured to allow the pins of the connector to pass therethrough.
A method of providing a ground path between a connector and a grounded region on a printed circuit board, comprising:
- providing a gasket having a deformable contact region, a fastener region extending from the deformable contact region, and a keep-out zone adjacent to the deformable contact region and the fastener region;
- placing the gasket adjacent the printed circuit board such that the deformable contact region is aligned with the grounded region;
- placing the connector adjacent the gasket such that the deformable contact region is aligned with a conductive portion of the connector and between the conductive portion of the connector and the grounded region of the printed circuit board, one or more mounting features of the connector are aligned with the fastener region, and one or more pins of the connector extend through the keep-out zone.
A gasket for coupling a body of a connector to a grounded region of a printed circuit board, wherein the connector has one or more mounting holes, a mounting face, a mating face generally orthogonal to the mounting face, and plurality of pins extending from the mounting face, the gasket comprising:
- a deformable contact region including a plurality of deformable structures aligned with a conductive portion of the body of the connector to provide contact between the conductive portion of the connector and the grounded region of the printed circuit board;
- a fastener region extending from the deformable contact region and configured to align with a mounting holes of the body of the connector;
- a keep-out zone adjacent to the deformable contact region and the fastener region, the keep-out zone configured to allow the pins of the connector to pass therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.