Quadrax interconnect grounding

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2005-09-20

2005-09-20

Vu, Hien (Department: 2833)

Electrical connectors

With circuit conductors and safety grounding provision

C439S063000, C439S744000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06945795

ABSTRACT:
A quad interconnect system for receiving quad connectors and connecting their quad contacts to corresponding signal traces on a circuit board, provides a grounded electromagnetic shield around each quad connector in a simple arrangement that occupies a minimum amount of space on the circuit board. A housing with quad-receiving passages that receive the quad connectors, is constructed of metal to provide a grounded metal shield closely around each quad connector. Only a few grounding devices (less than half the number of quad-receiving passages) are used to connect the metal housing to a grounded trace on the circuit board, to minimize the space taken up on the circuit board. Sheet metal clips with tines that engage shoulders at the rear ends of flanges on each metal shell of a quad connector, have short tabs with edges that also engage the shoulders to assure good electrical connection and minimize vibration. Quad connectors can be used that do not have shells, but which are closely surrounded by smaller diameter grounded housing passage walls.

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patent: 6712648 (2004-03-01), Padro et al.
patent: 2002/0177332 (2002-11-01), Hubbard et al.

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