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Shielded floating electrical connector
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 2001-06-08
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Granted: 2002-08-27
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Expires: 2021-06-08
Abstract
Abstract A shielded floating panel mounted electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having a front mating end and a rear terminating end. The front mating end is designed for mating with a complementary mating connector in a mating direction. A metal shell is mounted about at least the rear terminating end of the dielectric housing. The shell mounts the electrical connector in an opening in and rigidly fixed to a panel. The housing is complementarily engaged within the shell to provide for relative floating movement therebetween in a direction transversely of the mating direction.
Inventors
- 👤 Gary E. Polgar
- 👤 Kenneth K. Kotz
- 👤 Joseph D. Comerci
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 14:18
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/629; H01R13/631; H01R13/6315; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R13/6591; H01R13/6596; H01R2201/00; H01R2201/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
A shielded floating panel mounted electrical connector, comprising: a dielectric housing having a front mating end, a rear terminating end, and a circumferential flange located therebetween, the front mating end being designed for mating with a complementary mating connector in a mating direction; a metal shell mounted rigidly to a panel about at least the rear terminating end of the dielectric housing, the shell having means for mounting the electrical connector in an opening in a panel, the metal shell further including lips projecting through the opening in the panel the lips forming a forwardly extending enlarged aperture for receiving a portion of the dielectric housing and a ledge defining the enlarged aperture; and means for providing a complementary interengaging relative floating movement between the metal shell and the dielectric housing in a direction transversely of said mating direction, said means including the ledge, defining the enlarged aperture in the lip, and the circumferential flange of the dielectric housing slidably engageable with one another.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
164 words
A shielded floating panel mounted electrical connector, comprising: a dielectric housing having a front mating end, a rear terminating end, and a circumferential flange located therebetween, the front mating end being designed for mating with a complementary mating connector in a mating direction; a metal shell mounted rigidly to a panel about at least the rear terminating end of the dielectric housing, the shell having means for mounting the electrical connector in an opening in a panel, the metal shell further including lips projecting through the opening in the panel the lips forming a forwardly extending enlarged aperture for receiving a portion of the dielectric housing and a ledge defining the enlarged aperture; and means for providing a complementary interengaging relative floating movement between the metal shell and the dielectric housing in a direction transversely of said mating direction, said means including the ledge, defining the enlarged aperture in the lip, and the circumferential flange of the dielectric housing slidably engageable with one another.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The shielded floating panel mounted electrical connector of claim 1 wherein said metal shell comprises a pair of shell halves sandwiching the dielectric housing therebetween.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
The shielded floating panel mounted electrical connector of claim 1 wherein said metal shell includes an interior cavity within which the terminating end of the dielectric housing is exposed, and the shell has an access hole communicating with the cavity and through which appropriate electrical wires can extend to the terminating end of the housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The shielded floating panel mounted electrical connector of claim 1 wherein said metal shell has an outwardly projecting flange engageable with a back side of the panel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The shielded floating panel mounted electrical connector of claim 1 wherein said dielectric housing includes a plurality of polarizing ribs engageable within a plurality of polarizing slots defined by the ledge.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The shielded floating panel mounted electrical connector of claim 1 wherein said shell is a die cast metal component.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
131 words
A shielded floating panel mounted electrical connector, comprising: a dielectric housing having a front mating end and a rear terminating end, the front mating end being designed for mating with a complementary mating connector in a mating direction, the housing including a flange projecting outwardly therefrom; and a metal shell including a pair of shell halves about at least the rear terminating end of the dielectric housing, the shell halves forming an aperture for receiving the dielectric housing, the aperture being larger than the housing to provide for relative floating movement therebetween in a direction transversely of said mating direction, the shell having a groove for receiving the flange of the housing, and the shell having means for mounting the electrical connector in an opening and rigidly fixed to a panel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
131 words
A shielded floating panel mounted electrical connector, comprising: a dielectric housing having a front mating end and a rear terminating end, the front mating end being designed for mating with a complementary mating connector in a mating direction, the housing including a flange projecting outwardly therefrom; and a metal shell including a pair of shell halves about at least the rear terminating end of the dielectric housing, the shell halves forming an aperture for receiving the dielectric housing, the aperture being larger than the housing to provide for relative floating movement therebetween in a direction transversely of said mating direction, the shell having a groove for receiving the flange of the housing, and the shell having means for mounting the electrical connector in an opening and rigidly fixed to a panel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
54 words
The shielded floating panel mounted electrical connector of claim 7 wherein said metal shell halves define an interior cavity within which the terminating end of the dielectric housing is exposed, along with an access hole communicating with the cavity and through which appropriate electrical wires can extend to the terminating end of the housing.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
The shielded floating panel mounted electrical connector of claim 7 wherein said metal shell halves include an outwardly projecting flange engageable with a back side of the panel and a lip projecting forwardly through the opening in the panel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The shielded floating panel mounted electrical connector of claim 9 wherein said lip forms said aperture for receiving the dielectric housing.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The shielded floating panel mounted electrical connector of claim 10 wherein said dielectric housing includes a plurality of polarizing ribs engageable within a plurality of polarizing slots in said lip.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The shielded floating panel mounted electrical connector of claim 7 wherein said shell halves comprise die cast metal components.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
The shielded floating panel mounted electrical connector of claim 7 wherein the flange on said dielectric housing comprises a circumferential flange about the housing received in a circumferential groove within the metal shell.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
143 words
A shielded floating panel mounted electrical connector, comprising: a dielectric housing having a front mating end and a rear terminating end, the front mating end being designed for mating with a complementary mating connector in a mating direction; a metal shell mounted rigidly to a panel about at least the rear terminating end of the dielectric housing, the shell having means for mounting the electrical connector in an opening in the panel; and means for providing a complementary interengaging relative floating movement between the metal shell and the dielectric housing in a direction transversely of said mating direction, said means for providing complementary interengaging relative floating movement comprising a flange projecting outwardly of the dielectric housing into a groove inside the metal shell, the groove being sized larger than the flange to provide said relative floating movement between the housing and the shell.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
143 words
A shielded floating panel mounted electrical connector, comprising: a dielectric housing having a front mating end and a rear terminating end, the front mating end being designed for mating with a complementary mating connector in a mating direction; a metal shell mounted rigidly to a panel about at least the rear terminating end of the dielectric housing, the shell having means for mounting the electrical connector in an opening in the panel; and means for providing a complementary interengaging relative floating movement between the metal shell and the dielectric housing in a direction transversely of said mating direction, said means for providing complementary interengaging relative floating movement comprising a flange projecting outwardly of the dielectric housing into a groove inside the metal shell, the groove being sized larger than the flange to provide said relative floating movement between the housing and the shell.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
The shielded floating panel mounted electrical connector of claim 14 wherein said flange is circumferential about the dielectric housing.
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