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Shielded electrical connector with flange support member
Assignee: Molex LLC
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Filing: 1999-10-19
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Granted: 2002-04-02
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Expires: 2019-10-19
Abstract
Abstract A shielded electrical connector is provided having enhanced structural rigidity. The connector includes a metallic shield formed of a shaped metal blank, wherein two longitudinal edges of the sheet meet at a seam. The shield also includes one or more flanges at a front of the connector adapted to be secured against a computer panel or chassis. The connector an insulative housing which includes a support beam that extends from the rear side of the housing forwardly along a wall of the shield. A front surface of the support beam is disposed behind the flange to prevent rearward deformation of the flange. In an embodiment, the support beam extends along the seam to prevent the shield from deflecting and spreading apart at the seam.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeru Ando
- 👤 Shinichiro Maruyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 11:40
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R12/716; H01R12/72; H01R12/722; H01R12/725; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/939
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
A shielded electrical connector comprising: a housing including a terminal support and a plurality of terminal cavities in said housing; a plurality of terminals each having a contact portion for mating with a respective terminal of a mating connector and a tail portion for engaging a respective conductor on a circuit board on which the connector is to be mounted, said terminals in respective ones of said plurality of terminal cavities; a conductive shield around said terminal support, said shield having walls around a said terminal support, said walls including opposed side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall, at least one flange extending from one of said walls, said flange having an aperture therethrough for affixing said connector to a panel; said housing including a support beam extending along a surface of one of said walls of said shield, said beam having a front surface disposed behind a rear surface of said flange to provide support for said flange.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
A shielded electrical connector comprising: a housing including a terminal support and a plurality of terminal cavities in said housing; a plurality of terminals each having a contact portion for mating with a respective terminal of a mating connector and a tail portion for engaging a respective conductor on a circuit board on which the connector is to be mounted, said terminals in respective ones of said plurality of terminal cavities; a conductive shield around said terminal support, said shield having walls around a said terminal support, said walls including opposed side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall, at least one flange extending from one of said walls, said flange having an aperture therethrough for affixing said connector to a panel; said housing including a support beam extending along a surface of one of said walls of said shield, said beam having a front surface disposed behind a rear surface of said flange to provide support for said flange.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The shielded connector of claim 1 wherein said flange extends from one of said opposed side walls.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The shielded connector of claim 2 wherein said support beam has a front segment which extends outwardly from said beam to provide said front surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The shielded connector of claim 3 wherein said front segment surrounds a portion of said aperture.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The shielded connector of claim 2 wherein an additional beam extends along an outside surface of said bottom wall.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The shielded connector of claim 2 wherein said tail portion is bent for surface mounting to the conductor on the circuit board.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The shielded connector of claim 1 wherein said flange extends from said bottom wall of said shield.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The shielded connector of claim 1 wherein said shield comprises a formed tube and said bottom wall of said shield is provided by two ends of the shield defining a seam therebetween.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The shielded connector of claim 8 wherein said flange extends from said bottom wall of said shield on one side of said seam.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
159 words
A shielded electrical connector comprising: a housing including a terminal support and a plurality of terminal cavities in said housing; a plurality of terminals each having a contact portion for mating with a respective terminal of a mating connector and a tail portion for engaging a respective conductor on a circuit board on which the connector is to be mounted, said terminals in respective ones of said plurality of terminal cavities; a conductive shield around said terminal support, said shield having walls around said terminal support, said walls including opposed side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall, a flange extending from each of said side walls, said flanges having an aperture therethrough for affixing said connector to a panel; said housing including support beams extending along outside surfaces of respective ones of said opposed side walls of said shield, said beams each having a front surface engaging a rear surface of a respective one of said flanges.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
159 words
A shielded electrical connector comprising: a housing including a terminal support and a plurality of terminal cavities in said housing; a plurality of terminals each having a contact portion for mating with a respective terminal of a mating connector and a tail portion for engaging a respective conductor on a circuit board on which the connector is to be mounted, said terminals in respective ones of said plurality of terminal cavities; a conductive shield around said terminal support, said shield having walls around said terminal support, said walls including opposed side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall, a flange extending from each of said side walls, said flanges having an aperture therethrough for affixing said connector to a panel; said housing including support beams extending along outside surfaces of respective ones of said opposed side walls of said shield, said beams each having a front surface engaging a rear surface of a respective one of said flanges.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
147 words
A shielded electrical connector comprising: a housing including a terminal support and a plurality of terminal cavities in said housing; a plurality of terminals each having a contact portion for mating with a respective terminal of a mating connector and a tail portion for engaging a respective conductor on a circuit board on which the connector is to be mounted, said terminals in respective ones of said plurality of terminal cavities; a conductive shield around said terminal support, said shield having walls around said terminal support, said walls including opposed side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall, at least one flange extending from one of said walls; said housing including a support beam extending along a surface of one of said walls of said shield, said beam having a front surface disposed behind a rear surface of said flange to provide support for said flange.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
147 words
A shielded electrical connector comprising: a housing including a terminal support and a plurality of terminal cavities in said housing; a plurality of terminals each having a contact portion for mating with a respective terminal of a mating connector and a tail portion for engaging a respective conductor on a circuit board on which the connector is to be mounted, said terminals in respective ones of said plurality of terminal cavities; a conductive shield around said terminal support, said shield having walls around said terminal support, said walls including opposed side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall, at least one flange extending from one of said walls; said housing including a support beam extending along a surface of one of said walls of said shield, said beam having a front surface disposed behind a rear surface of said flange to provide support for said flange.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The shielded connector of claim 11 wherein said flange extends from one of said opposed side walls.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The shielded connector of claim 12 wherein said support beam has a front segment which extends outwardly from said beam to provide said front surface.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The shielded connector of claim 13 wherein said front segment surrounds a portion of said aperture.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
The shielded connector of claim 12 wherein an additional beam extends along an outside surface of said bottom wall.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
The shielded connector of claim 11 wherein said flange extends from said bottom wall of said shield.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
33 words
The shielded connector of claim 11 wherein said shield comprises a formed tube and said bottom wall of said shield is provided by two ends of the shield blank defining a seam therebetween.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
The shielded connector of claim 17 wherein said flange extends from said bottom wall of said shield blank on one side of said seam.
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