Shielded ribbon cable electrical connector assembly and method
US5470238A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/658
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A shielded ribbon cable electrical connector assembly includes a shielded cable connector with an overmolded body mounted on the end of the shielded cable and a shielded pin header adapted to be mounted on a circuit board and to mate with the connector. The connector includes a cable clamp on the end of the cable, a premolded connector block containing a row of disconnect terminals and a circuit board forming electrical connections between conductors in the cable and terminals in the connector block. A ground shield plate overlies the circuit board and includes a contact tongue which extends into the cable clamp and is held against the cable shield and a contact finger which overlies the connector block and forms a ground connection with a ground shield on the header. An overmolded plastic body surrounds the cable clamp, circuit board, connector ground shield and part of the connector block.
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