Electrical connector grounding path to outer shell
US8636540B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2107/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector (100) comprising a housing (200) defining a front face and a first mating cavity recessed rearward from the front face for receiving a modular plug, an electronic module (400) mounted to the housing, a horizontal PCB (500) mounted under the electronic module, and an outer shell (700) shielding the electronic module and the housing. The electronic module has a vertical PCB(420) which includes a ground trace (421) joined to a conductor (427) that extends through a plated hole in the vertical PCB and that is connected to a conductive pin (722) of the outer shell through a conductive trace (56) of the horizontal PCB (500).
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