Shielded compact data connector.
Abstract
An electrical connector component assembly (10) provides for shielding as between components of the connector. An electrically conductive outer housing (12) includes a plurality of discrete bounded compartments (30). A plurality of electrically insulative terminal support elements (14,16) are supported individually in the bounded compartments. Plural electrical contacts (18,20) are supported in at least one of the support elements. The electrical contacts supported in the one support element are electrically shielded from the components of the other support element by the bounded compartments.

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| US4883433A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | 1,2,10 |
| US5169324A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | 1,5,9 |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 0634817
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0634817
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0634817
- Application
- 94305127
- Application, DOCDB
- 94305127
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19940305127
Titles3
- German
- Abgeschirmter kompakter Verbinder zur Datenübertragung
- English
- Shielded compact data connector
- French
- Connecteur blindé compact pour transmission de données
Classification
- CPC, 7
- H01R13/6586
- H01R13/28
- H01R13/6471
- H01R2201/04
- H01R13/6474
- H01R13/6588
- H01R24/62
- IPC, 9
- H01R13 05
- H01R13 6471
- H01R4 24
- H01R13 6474
- H01R13 648
- H01R13 6586
- H01R13 6588
- H01R24 00
- H01R24 62
Designated states11
- Contracting states, 11
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- Germany
- Spain
- France
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Sweden