Electrical connectors – With circuit conductors and safety grounding provision – Grounding of coupling part
Patent
1991-12-20
1993-02-02
Paumen, Gary F.
Electrical connectors
With circuit conductors and safety grounding provision
Grounding of coupling part
H01R 13652
Patent
active
051834057
ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector assembly (10) includes first and second matable connectors (12,52), each having a housing (14,54) with at least two rows of teminal-receiving passageways (32,72) extending between mating and mounting faces thereof, each having a terminal member (34,74) mounted therein. One connector (12) further includes an elongate electrically conductive ground bus means (40) extending between two rows of terminal members (34) and securable to the housing (14). The ground bus means (40) includes first ground engagement means (42) adapted to electrically engage a ground means of the assembly. The ground bus means (40) further has means (44) for securing the respective housing (14) to a circuit board (96) and concomitantly therewith electrically interconnect the bus means 40 to respective circuits thereof. The other connector (52) includes a ground contact (80) having second ground engagement means (88) adapted to electrically engage the first ground engagement (42) means upon mating the connectors (12,52). The ground contact (80 ) further including means (90) for securing the connector (52) to a second circuit board (102) and concomitantly therewith electrically interconnect the ground contact (80) to ground means of the assembly. The first and second ground engagement means (42,88) are exposed along respective connector mating faces (16,56) and are adapted to go past each other and bear against each other under spring bias when the connectors (12,52) are mated.
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Elicker Robert W.
Gorenc Daniel L.
AMP Incorporated
Paumen Gary F.
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