Terminal block for high transmission rates

Claim 2

A telecommunications and data transfer terminal block for high transmission rates, comprising: a plastic body with chambers disposed substantially in a row, slots defined in transverse walls between said chambers and extending with parallel axes thereto and grooves in a bottom of said plastic body; insulation displacement contact elements, each element being disposed in one of said chambers; shield plates, each of said shield plates being disposed in one of said slots; a web inserted in one of said grooves, said web connecting one of said shield plates adjacent to one of said chambers to another of said shield plates adjacent to another of said chambers, three of said shield plates of two adjacent pairs of chambers being connected to each other by said web and by an additional web to form a shield plate cage.

Claim 3

A terminal block according to claim 1, wherein said shield plates have a height dimension and said web has a height dimension, said web height dimension being smaller than said shield plates height dimension.

Claim 4

A terminal block according to claim 2, wherein said shield plates height dimension is more than twice said web height dimension.

Claim 5

A terminal block according to claim 2, wherein said shield plates height dimension is more than three times said web height dimension.

Claim 6

A terminal block according to claim 2, wherein said shield plates height dimension is more than four times said web height dimension.

Claim 7

A terminal block according to claim 2, wherein said shield plates height dimension is more than five times said web height dimension.

Claim 8

A terminal block according to claim 2, wherein each web is disposed extending substantially parallel to the direction of extent of the shield plates.

Claim 9

A terminal block according to claim 1, wherein said chambers are arranged pairwise at a distance (d) to each other, separated by one of a plurality of transverse walls formed in said plastic body, and said slots each being partially formed in one of said transverse walls between two adjacent pairs each of chambers arranged side-by-side.

Claim 10

A terminal block according to claim 1, wherein said three shield plates and web and said another web form in a plane a shape of an eight consisting of seven short sheet-metal strips.

Claim 11

A terminal block according to claim 9, wherein one of said slots is disposed in a transverse wall between two pairs of closely adjacent chambers, and two of said slots each are disposed in a transverse wall between two pairs each of closely adjacent ones of said chambers for receiving shield plates.

Claim 12

A telecommunications and data transfer terminal block for high transmission rates, comprising: plastic body means formed of a plurality of terminal units, each terminal unit including: chambers disposed substantially in at least one row, a slot defined by transverse walls and at least one slot of said plastic body means extending between chambers of one of said terminal units and chambers of an adjacent one of said terminal units and extending with parallel axes to said chambers, said slot having a bottom opening in a bottom of said plastic body, insulation displacement contact elements, each element being disposed in one of said chambers; a shield plate disposed in at least said at least one slot, said chambers of each terminal unit being provided in said plastic body spaced a distance (d) from each other and said shield being provided in said at least one slot from a lower side of said plastic body means, wherein said distance (d) between chambers of a terminal unit is substantially smaller than a terminal unit distance (D) between chambers of adjacent terminal units.

Claim 13

A telecommunications and data transfer terminal block for high transmission rates, comprising: plastic body means formed of a plurality of terminal units, each terminal unit including: chambers disposed substantially in at least one row, a slot defined by transverse walls and at least one slot of said plastic body means extending between chambers of one of said terminal units and chambers of an adjacent one of said terminal units and extending with parallel axes to said chambers, said slot having a bottom opening in a bottom of said plastic body, insulation displacement contact elements, each element being disposed in one of said chambers; a shield plate disposed in at least said at least one slot, said chambers of each terminal unit being provided in said plastic body spaced a distance (d) from each other and said shield being provided in said at least one slot from a lower side of said plastic body means, wherein said distance (d) between chambers of a terminal unit is substantially smaller than a terminal unit distance (D) between chambers of adjacent terminal units.

Claim 14

A terminal block according to claim 11, wherein said shield includes a latch opening connecting with a latch lug in said plastic body.

Claim 15

A terminal block according to claim 11, wherein said shield plates have in the area of the contact pin a cutout for cable guiding.

Claim 16

A terminal block according to claim 11, wherein insulation displacement contact elements are inserted in said chambers with a cable fixing portion in the introduction section.

Claim 17

A terminal block according to claim 11, wherein shield plates of at least one chamber are connected to each other by narrow webs inserted in grooves in the bottom of said plastic body.

Claim 18

A terminal block according to claim 11, wherein three shield plates of two adjacent pairs of chambers are connected to each other by narrow webs to form a shield plate cage.

Claim 19

A terminal block according to claim 16, wherein 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.

Claim 20

A terminal block according to claim 16, wherein one slot is disposed in a transverse wall between two pairs of closely adjacent chambers, and two slots each are disposed in another transverse wall between two pairs each of closely adjacent chambers for receiving shield plates.

Claim 21

A terminal block according to claim 11, wherein three or more terminal units are provided forming said plastic body means with said slot of each of two of said terminal units receiving one said shield plate, said shield plate including a contact pin, said terminal block being provided in combination with a printed circuit board with at least one circuit track, said shield plate of one of said two of said terminal units being connected with said shield plate of another of said two of said terminal units by said at least one circuit track.

Claim 22

A telecommunications and data transfer terminal block for high transmission rates, comprising: a terminal unit with a terminal unit plastic body defining chambers disposed substantially in at least one row, a terminal unit slot formed by said terminal unit plastic body extending with parallel axes to said chambers of said terminal unit plastic body, said terminal unit slot having a bottom opening in a bottom of said terminal unit plastic body terminal unit insulation displacement contact elements, each element being disposed in one of said chambers; a terminal unit shield plate disposed in said terminal unit slot; another terminal unit with another terminal unit plastic body defining chambers disposed substantially in at least one row, another terminal unit slot formed by said another terminal unit plastic body extending with parallel axes to said chambers of said another terminal unit plastic body, said another terminal unit slot having a bottom opening in a bottom of said another terminal unit plastic body, another terminal unit insulation displacement contact elements, each element of said another terminal unit insulation displacement contact elements being disposed in one of said chambers of said another terminal unit plastic body, said terminal unit being connected to said another terminal unit to form the terminal block with said terminal unit slot adjacent to said another terminal unit and with said another terminal unit slot adjacent to an end of said another terminal unit which is opposite said terminal unit and to provide a terminal unit distance (D) between chambers of adjacent connected terminal units, said chambers of said terminal unit being spaced a distance (d) from each other and said chambers of said another terminal unit being spaced said distance (d) from each other, said distance (d) being substantially smaller than said terminal unit distance (D) between chambers of adjacent terminal units said shield being provided in said terminal unit slot from a lower side of said terminal unit.

Claim 23

A telecommunications and data transfer terminal block for high transmission rates, comprising: a terminal unit with a terminal unit plastic body defining chambers disposed substantially in at least one row, a terminal unit slot formed by said terminal unit plastic body extending with parallel axes to said chambers of said terminal unit plastic body, said terminal unit slot having a bottom opening in a bottom of said terminal unit plastic body terminal unit insulation displacement contact elements, each element being disposed in one of said chambers; a terminal unit shield plate disposed in said terminal unit slot; another terminal unit with another terminal unit plastic body defining chambers disposed substantially in at least one row, another terminal unit slot formed by said another terminal unit plastic body extending with parallel axes to said chambers of said another terminal unit plastic body, said another terminal unit slot having a bottom opening in a bottom of said another terminal unit plastic body, another terminal unit insulation displacement contact elements, each element of said another terminal unit insulation displacement contact elements being disposed in one of said chambers of said another terminal unit plastic body, said terminal unit being connected to said another terminal unit to form the terminal block with said terminal unit slot adjacent to said another terminal unit and with said another terminal unit slot adjacent to an end of said another terminal unit which is opposite said terminal unit and to provide a terminal unit distance (D) between chambers of adjacent connected terminal units, said chambers of said terminal unit being spaced a distance (d) from each other and said chambers of said another terminal unit being spaced said distance (d) from each other, said distance (d) being substantially smaller than said terminal unit distance (D) between chambers of adjacent terminal units said shield being provided in said terminal unit slot from a lower side of said terminal unit.

Claim 24

A terminal block according to claim 20, wherein said shield includes a latch opening connecting with a latch lug in said terminal unit plastic body.

Claim 25

A terminal block according to claim 20, further comprising a further terminal unit, said another terminal unit having another terminal unit shield plate in said another terminal unit slot, said terminal unit shield plate including a contact pin, and said another terminal unit shield plate including a contact pin, the terminal block being provided in combination with a printed circuit board with at least one circuit track, said terminal unit shield plate being connected with said another terminal unit shield plate by said at least one circuit track.

Claim 26

A terminal block according to claim 20, wherein said terminal unit plastic body is a single integral plastic body and said another terminal unit plastic body is another single integral plastic body, said terminal unit and said another terminal unit each having a front side and a back side, said terminal unit and said another terminal unit being connected at a back side of said terminal unit and at a front side of said another terminal unit via latch means.

Claim 27

A terminal block according to claim 20, wherein said terminal unit plastic body and said another terminal unit plastic body are connected as a single integral plastic body means.

Claim 28

A terminal block according to claim 20, further comprising another terminal unit shield plate disposed in said another terminal unit slot.