Dielectric component and an electrical connector assembly incorporating the same

An electrical connector assembly, comprising:

• an electrical connector housing having a plurality of terminal pins secured therein with each terminal pin comprising a terminal pin portion projecting from the electrical connector housing;
• and
• a dielectric component being in contact with the electrical connector housing and including:
• a base panel member fabricated from a dielectric material and having a first base panel member surface and an opposite second base panel member surface extending parallel to the first base panel member surface;
• a plurality of isolation panel members fabricated from a dielectric material and connected to and projecting perpendicularly from at least one of the first base panel member and the second base panel member surface, the plurality of isolation panel members being disposed apart from and extending parallel to one another to form a plurality of isolation channels, respective ones of the plurality of isolation channels being defined between the base panel member and consecutive ones of the plurality of isolation panel members, and
• a plurality of stop panel segments being connected to at least the base panel member,
• wherein the plurality of terminal pins are arranged in a manner that, when the electrical connector housing and the dielectric component contact each other, respective ones of the terminal pin portions are received in respective ones of the plurality of isolation channels with consecutive ones of the terminal pin portions being isolated from one another by consecutive ones of the plurality of isolation panel members disposed therebetween,
• wherein the electrical connector housing includes a main housing part and an adjunct housing part extending from the main housing part to form a notch from which at least some of the terminal pin portions extend, the notch sized to receive at least a portion of the dielectric component.

An electrical connector assembly, comprising:

• a printed circuit board;
• an electrical connector housing having a plurality of terminal pins secured therein with each terminal pin having a terminal pin portion projecting from the electrical connector housing;
• and
• a dielectric component being in contact with the electrical connector housing and including:
• a base panel member fabricated from a dielectric material and having a first base panel member surface and an opposite second base panel member surface extending parallel to the first base panel member surface;
• a plurality of isolation panel members fabricated from a dielectric material and connected to and projecting perpendicularly from at least one of the first base panel member and the second base panel member surface, the plurality of isolation panel members being disposed apart from and extending parallel to one another in an insertion direction to form a plurality of isolation channels, respective ones of the plurality of isolation channels being defined between the base panel member and consecutive ones of the plurality of isolation panel members, and
• a plurality of stop panel segments being connected to at least the base panel member,
• wherein the plurality of terminal pins are arranged in a manner that, when the electrical connector housing and the dielectric component contact each other, respective ones of the terminal pin portions are received in respective ones of the plurality of isolation channels with consecutive ones of the terminal pin portions being isolated from one another by consecutive ones of the plurality of isolation panel members disposed therebetween,
• wherein the printed circuit board includes a dielectric component hole and a plurality of terminal pin holes formed therethrough, the dielectric component hole sized and configured to slidably receive the base panel member and the plurality of isolation panel members in the insertion direction, respective ones of the plurality of terminal pin holes sized and arranged to slidably receive respective ones of the terminal pin portions, and
• wherein, with the dielectric component being slidably received by the dielectric component hole and the plurality of terminal pin portions being slidably received by respective ones of the plurality terminal pin holes, the plurality of stop panel segments contact the printed circuit board so that the dielectric component rests on the printed circuit board such that a first part of the dielectric component projects from one side of the printed circuit board, a second part of the dielectric component projects from an opposite side of the printed circuit board and a third part of the dielectric component disposed between the first and second parts of the dielectric component is surrounded by the printed circuit board.