Contact assembly with ground structure
US11616327B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/6471
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A contact assembly includes a leadframe having signal contacts and ground contacts including intermediate portions extends between mating ends and terminating ends. The contact assembly includes a contact holder holding the intermediate portions. The contact assembly includes cables terminated to the leadframe having signal conductors held by insulators and ground shields surrounding the signal conductors to provide electrical shielding and drain wires electrically connected to the ground shields. The signal conductors are terminated to terminating ends of corresponding signal contacts. The drain wires are terminated to terminating ends of ground contacts to electrically common the ground shields and the ground contacts of the leadframe. The contact assembly includes a ground bus separate and discrete from the leadframe terminated to each of the ground contacts to electrically common the ground contacts.
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