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US5961349A
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Assembly of shielded connectors and a board having plated holes
Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLC
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Filing: 1995-07-14
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Granted: 1999-10-05
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Expires: 2015-07-14
Abstract
Abstract Assembly provided with at least one shielded connector(2, 12, 17, 50) and a board (1), each shielded connector being connected to a predetermined side of said board (1) and being provided with at least one signal contact member (3) fitted in a hole (7) of the board (1), the connector having a shielded (61) to shield each signal contact member (3), wherein the board (1), except in area where connectors (2, 12, 17, 50) are fitted to the board (1), is provided with a first continuous electrically conductive layer (9) on one side and a second continuous electrically conductive layer (10) on the opposite side, each of the shielded connector housings being electrically connected to one of said layers (9, 10), in order to prevent electromagnetic radiation generated by any of said signal contact members (3) from propagating to the outside word.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernardus Paagman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 09:10
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/51; H01R12/55; H01R12/57; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/11; H05K1/111; H05K1/112; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R13/6585; H05K1/0213; H05K1/0216; H05K1/0218; H05K1/0219; H01R12/52; H01R12/523; H01R12/58; H01R24/00; H01R24/38; H01R24/40; H01R24/50; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/07; H05K2201/0707; H05K2201/0715; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09209; H05K2201/09372; H05K2201/09472; H05K2201/095; H05K2201/09509; H05K2201/09518; H05K2201/09654; H05K2201/09809; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10227; H05K2201/10356; H05K2201/10431; H05K2201/1059; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/306; H05K3/308
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
206 words
An assembly comprising at least one connector (2) and a board (1), said at least one connector (2) being connected to a predetermined side of said board (1) and comprising at least one signal contact member (3) fitted in an electrically conductive blind hole (7) of the board (1) electrically connected to at least one signal layer (4, 5), the connector comprising electrically conductive connector shielding means (61) to shield at least one signal contact member (3) characterized in that said connector shielding means (61) comprises a shielded connector housing enclosing housing enclosing at least one contact member (3), that each said hole (7) is provided with an electrically conductive layer (44) on its inside surface and that the board (1), except in areas where connectors (2, 12, 17, 50) are fitted to the board (1), is provided with a first continuous electrically conductive layer (9) on one side and a second continuous electrically conductive layer (10) disposed in opposed relation to the first electrically conducting layer (9), each of the shielded connector housings being electrically connected to one of said layers (9, 10), in order to substantially prevent electromagnetic radiation generated by any of said signal contact members (3) from propagating to the outside world.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
206 words
An assembly comprising at least one connector (2) and a board (1), said at least one connector (2) being connected to a predetermined side of said board (1) and comprising at least one signal contact member (3) fitted in an electrically conductive blind hole (7) of the board (1) electrically connected to at least one signal layer (4, 5), the connector comprising electrically conductive connector shielding means (61) to shield at least one signal contact member (3) characterized in that said connector shielding means (61) comprises a shielded connector housing enclosing housing enclosing at least one contact member (3), that each said hole (7) is provided with an electrically conductive layer (44) on its inside surface and that the board (1), except in areas where connectors (2, 12, 17, 50) are fitted to the board (1), is provided with a first continuous electrically conductive layer (9) on one side and a second continuous electrically conductive layer (10) disposed in opposed relation to the first electrically conducting layer (9), each of the shielded connector housings being electrically connected to one of said layers (9, 10), in order to substantially prevent electromagnetic radiation generated by any of said signal contact members (3) from propagating to the outside world.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
Assembly according to claim 1 characterized in that one (10) of said electrically conductive layers is covered with an insulating layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
Assembly according to claim 1 characterized in that said contact member carries a signal in the frequency range of 50 MHz to 15 GHz.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
Assembly according to claim 1 characterized in that the blind hole has a depth less than 1.5 mm and a diameter less than 1.2 mm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
Assembly according to claim 1 characterized in that each said signal contact member is fitted to its corresponding hole by means of a press-fit connection.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
Assembly according to any of the claim 1 characterized in that each said signal contact member is fitted to its corresponding hole by means of a solder connection.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
Assembly according to any of claim 1 characterized in that at least one hole (72, 82) comprises a socket (71, 81) inserted into said hole.
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