US4874319A
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Terminal lead shielding for headers and connectors
Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLC
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Filing: 1988-07-20
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Granted: 1989-10-17
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Expires: 2008-07-20
Abstract
Abstract A multi-row right-angle type header is mounted upon a printed circuit board and includes a series of leaf-type spring contacts positioned on opposite sides of the pin field and are designed to effect electrical connection with the conductive shroud of the connector telescopically received within the housing. The spring contacts each include respective tail portions that extend rearwardly of the housing and are connected to the printed circuit board in such a way that the adverse effects of electric fields is attenuated. In another form of the invention, a shield structure is connected to the tail portions of the spring contacts to provide an additional increment of shielding. The present invention advantageously provides for the shielding of the terminal leads of headers and connectors in the context of right-angle mountings so as to attenuate electric field radiation from and between the various circuits and attenuate the effect of external fields on those circuits in a cost-effective manner.
Inventors
- 👤 Alexander W. Hasircoglu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:39
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R12/716; H01R12/72; H01R12/722; H01R12/724
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
An electrical connection device comprising: a housing having at least one row of spaced apart electrical contacts for effecting connection with respective contacts of a complementary type, each said electrical contact having a tail portion having a first segment extending in a rearward direction from said housing and a second segment extending at an angle in a selected direction relative to its first segment; a first row of spaced apart ground contacts on one side of said row of electrical contacts and a second row of spaced apart ground contacts on the other side of said row of electrical contacts, each said ground contact having a tail portion having a first segment extending in a rearward direction from said housing and a second segment extending at an angle in the selected direction relative to its first segment, the respective tail portions of said first and second rows of ground contacts arranged intermediate said tail portions of each of said electrical contacts, and wherein respective said second segments of said tail portions of said electrical contacts and said ground contacts extend at a substantially right angle relative to their respective said first segments.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
192 words
An electrical connection device comprising: a housing having at least one row of spaced apart electrical contacts for effecting connection with respective contacts of a complementary type, each said electrical contact having a tail portion having a first segment extending in a rearward direction from said housing and a second segment extending at an angle in a selected direction relative to its first segment; a first row of spaced apart ground contacts on one side of said row of electrical contacts and a second row of spaced apart ground contacts on the other side of said row of electrical contacts, each said ground contact having a tail portion having a first segment extending in a rearward direction from said housing and a second segment extending at an angle in the selected direction relative to its first segment, the respective tail portions of said first and second rows of ground contacts arranged intermediate said tail portions of each of said electrical contacts, and wherein respective said second segments of said tail portions of said electrical contacts and said ground contacts extend at a substantially right angle relative to their respective said first segments.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The electical connection device of claim 1, wherein said housing has at least two rows of said electrical contacts, said contacts arranged in a rectangular array.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The electrical connection device of claim 1, wherein said first segments of said first and second row of ground contacts are of substantially the same length.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The electrical connection device of claim 3, wherein said second segments of said first row of ground contacts are in electrical contact with corresponding ones of said second segments of said second row of ground contacts.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The electrical connection device of claim 1, wherein the length of said first segments of said first and second row of ground contacts are substantially the same length and less than the length of said first segments of said electrical contact tail portions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The electrical connection device of claim 5, wherein said second segments of said first row of ground contacts are in electrical contact with corresponding ones of said second segments of said second row of ground contacts.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The electrical connection device of claim 1, wherein the length of said first segments of said first and second rows of ground contacts are substantially the same length and greater than the length of said first segments of said electrical contact tail portions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The electrical connection device of claim 7, wherein said second segments of said first row of ground contacts are in electrical contact with corresponding ones of said second segments of said second row of ground contacts.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
65 words
The electrical connection device of claim 1, wherein the length of said first segments of said first row of ground contacts is less than the length of said first segments of said electrical contact tail portions and the length of said first segments of said second row of ground contacts is greater than the length of said first segments of said electrical contact tail portions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
57 words
The electrical connection device of claim 1, further comprising: a shield member mounted to said housing, said shield member having at least first and second spaced sidewalls connected by a top wall and mechanically connected at said first wall to said first and second segments of said ground contacts to secure said shield member to said housing.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The electrical connection device of claim 10, wherein said first and second segments of said ground contacts crimp said shield member to said housing.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The electrical connection device of claim 11, wherein said first wall includes apertures therein through which said tail portions of said electrical contacts extend.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
165 words
A right-angle header for mounting to a printed circuit board, comprising: a housing having at least one row of spaced apart pins for effecting connection with respective electrical contacts of a complementary type, each pin including a tail portion having a first segment extending in a rearward direction from said housing and a second segment extending at a substantially right angle in a selected direction relative to its first segment; a first row of spaced apart ground contacts on one side of said row of pins and a second row of spaced apart ground contacts on the other side of said row of pins, each said ground contact having a tail portion having first segment extending in a rearward direction from said housing and a second segment extending at a substantially right angle in the selected direction relative to its first segment, the respective tail portions of said first and second rows of ground contacts arranged intermediate said tail portions of each of said pins.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
165 words
A right-angle header for mounting to a printed circuit board, comprising: a housing having at least one row of spaced apart pins for effecting connection with respective electrical contacts of a complementary type, each pin including a tail portion having a first segment extending in a rearward direction from said housing and a second segment extending at a substantially right angle in a selected direction relative to its first segment; a first row of spaced apart ground contacts on one side of said row of pins and a second row of spaced apart ground contacts on the other side of said row of pins, each said ground contact having a tail portion having first segment extending in a rearward direction from said housing and a second segment extending at a substantially right angle in the selected direction relative to its first segment, the respective tail portions of said first and second rows of ground contacts arranged intermediate said tail portions of each of said pins.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The right-angle header of claim 13, wherein said housing has at least two rows of said pins, said pins arranged in a rectangular array.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The right-angle header of claim 13, wherein said first segments of said first and second rows of ground contacts are of substantially the same length.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
The right-angle header of claim 15, wherein said second segments of said first row of ground contacts are in electrical contact with corresponding ones of said second segments of said second row of ground contacts.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
42 words
The right-angle header of claim 13, wherein the length of said first segments of said first and second rows of ground contacts are substantially the same length and less than the length of said first segments of said electrical contact tail portions.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
35 words
The right-angle header of claim 17, wherein said second segments of said first row of ground contacts are in electrical contact with corresponding ones of said second segments of said second row of ground contacts.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
42 words
The right-angle header of claim 18, wherein the length of said first segments of said first and second rows of ground contacts are substantially the same length and greater than the length of said first segments of said electrical contact tail portions.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
35 words
The right-angle header of claim 19, wherein said second segments of said first row of ground contacts are in electrical contact with corresponding ones of said second segments of said second row of ground contacts.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
64 words
The right-angle header of claim 20, wherein the length of said first segments of said first row of ground contacts is less than the length of said first segments of said electrical contact tail portions and the length of said first segments of said second row of ground contacts is greater than the length of said first segments of said electrical contact tail portions.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
56 words
The right-angle header of claim 13, further comprising: a shield member mounted to said housing, said shield member having at least first and second spaced sidewalls connected by a top wall and mechanically connected at said first wall to said first and second segments of said ground contacts to secure said shield member to said housing.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
23 words
The right-angle header of claim 22, wherein said first and second segments of said ground contacts crimp said shield member to said housing.
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