Patent · US Expired

Stacked electrical connector for use with a filter insert

US6663423B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21References
6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 6, 2001
Grant dateDec 16, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 21, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R25/006
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A stacked connector comprises a first receptacle in a first portion of the connector. A second receptacle is stacked on the first receptacle in the first portion of the connector. A group of first contacts is arranged in the first receptacle. A group of second contacts is arranged in the second receptacle. A second portion of the connector is arranged adjacent to the first and second receptacles and includes a recess extending across the first and second receptacles for receiving an insert containing at least one filtering circuit element. The groups of first and second contacts have extensions extending into the second portion of the connector, the extensions of the first and second contacts are arranged along one wall of the recess for connection to the insert. A group of third contacts is provided separate from the groups of first and second contacts. The group of third contacts is arranged along a different wall of the recess for connection to the insert and for connecting the stacked connector to circuitry external of the stacked connector and the insert.

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