EP0295154A2
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Electrical shielding
Assignee: Raychem SA
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Filing: 1988-06-13
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2008-06-13
Abstract
Abstract An arrangement for electrically shielding an aperture in an electrical connector housing through which a plurality of screened wires are intended to pass comprises: i) a number of electrically conductive ferrules (6) which can receive the wires, and which can be electrically connected to the screen of the wire or wires extending therethrough; ii) an electrically conductive shielding plate (4) that can be positioned in the aperture to close it, the member having a number of apertures and/or slots (8) into which the ferrules (6) can be releasably positioned so that the wires can extend through the plate; and iii) a retaining plate (5) which co-operates with the shielding plate (4) and/or the ferrules (6) to secure the ferrules in position on the shielding plate. The retaining plate can be released to allow one or more ferrules to be detached from the shielding plate.
Inventors
- 👤 Didier Watine
- 👤 Chris Dietemann
- 👤 Philippe Roucaute
- 👤 Bertrand Barthelemy
- 👤 Frederick William Leslie Hill
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 23:08
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6591; H01R13/65912; H01R13/65918
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
An arrangement for electrically shielding an aperture in an electrical connector housing through which a plurality of wires are intended to pass, the wires being screened at least outside the connector housing, which comprises: i) a plurality of electrically conductive hollow elements which are capable of receiving one or more wires so that the wires extend through and beyond the element and which can be electrically connected to the screen of the wire or wires extending therethrough; ii) an electrically conductive shielding member that can be positioned in the aperture to close the aperture, the member having a plurality of apertures and/or slots into which the elements can be releasably positioned so that the wires can extend through the member; and iii) a retaining member which co-operates with the shielding member and/or the elements to secure the elements in position on the shielding member but which can be released to allow one or more elements to be detached from the shielding member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
An arrangement for electrically shielding an aperture in an electrical connector housing through which a plurality of wires are intended to pass, the wires being screened at least outside the connector housing, which comprises: i) a plurality of electrically conductive hollow elements which are capable of receiving one or more wires so that the wires extend through and beyond the element and which can be electrically connected to the screen of the wire or wires extending therethrough; ii) an electrically conductive shielding member that can be positioned in the aperture to close the aperture, the member having a plurality of apertures and/or slots into which the elements can be releasably positioned so that the wires can extend through the member; and iii) a retaining member which co-operates with the shielding member and/or the elements to secure the elements in position on the shielding member but which can be released to allow one or more elements to be detached from the shielding member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the shielding member comprises a plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
An arrangement according to claim 2, wherein the plate has slots extending from its outer edge for receiving the elements.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
An arrangement according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the plate contains a hole, and wherein at least some of the slots extend from the hole toward the outer edge of the plate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
An arrangement as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein each element has a protuberance that extends laterally to limit the axial extent to which the element can be inserted in the shielding member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
An arrangement as claimed in claim 5, wherein the protuberance is in the form of a circumferentially extending flange.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
An arrangement as claimed in claim 6, wherein each element has a pair of circumferentially extending flanges that are arranged to lie against opposite sides of the shielding member when the element is received by the shielding member.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
An arrangement as claimed in claim 3, wherein the retaining member is in the form of a plate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
An arrangement as claimed in any one of claims 5 to 8, wherein the retaining member is in the form of a plate that can be secured against the shielding member so that the protuberances of the elements are gripped between the shielding member and the retaining member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
An arrangement as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein at least some of the elements are provided with a device for forming an electrical connection to the shield of the wire.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
An arrangement as claimed in claim 10, wherein the device is a crimp connector or a heat-shrinkable solder device.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
An arrangement as claimed in claim 10 or claim 11, wherein the device for forming the electrical connection enables the end of the wire shield to be positioned over the end of its associated element.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
82 words
A connector assembly for terminating a plurality of shielded wires which comprises a connecting element to which a plurality of wires can be connected, a connector housing having an aperture through which the plurality of wires are intended to pass, at least part of the inner surface of the housing being electrically conductive, and an arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 12 which can be assembled and positioned in the aperture to ground the wire shields to the housing.
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