Terminal block for high transmission rates

Claim 2

A terminal block according to claim 6, characterised in that three shield plates and narrow webs connecting them form in the plane thereof the shape of an eight consisting of seven short sheet-metal strips (Fig.

Claim 3

A terminal block according to claim 6, characterised in that one slot is disposed in transverse wall between two pairs of closely adjacent chambers, and two slots each are disposed in transverse wall between two pairs each of closely adjacent chambers for receiving shield plates.

Claim 4

A terminal block substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the drawings. DATED this 7th day of December, 1998 Krone Aktiengesellschaft :By DAVIES COLLISON CAVE Patent Attorneys for the applicant A B S T R A C T The present invention relates to a terminal block for high transmission rates in the telecommunication S"and data technique, comprising a plastic body with "chambers disposed in at least one row for insulation displacement contact elements and slots for shield plates disposed in the transverse walls between said chambers and extending with parallel axes thereto. The object of the invention, namely to provide a terminal block, wherein by the configuration of spe- cially shaped shield plates an effective reduction of crosstalk and a substantial simplification of assembly of the shield pates and of the cable wires at the in- sulation displacement contact elements is guaranteed, is achieved by that chambers 2 of a terminal unit 26 are disposed in plastic body 1 at the lowest possible distance d to each other, and that slots 11, 25 for receiving the shield plates 16, 24 are provided from the lower side 23 in the transverse wall 9, 10, 27 between two adjacent terminal units 23 each, the dis- tance d between the chambers 2 of a terminal unit 26 being appreciably smaller than the distance D between the chambers 2 of adjacent terminal units 26. Fig. 1