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Capacitive coupled connector
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1989-04-03
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Granted: 1989-12-05
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Expires: 2009-04-03
Abstract
Abstract A capacitive coupling includes a conductive clip 32 adapting to an outer profile of an electrical connector 1 and providing a capacitive coupling with multiple conduction paths through capacitor elements 33 held by the clip 32 in pressure engagement with a conductive shell 9 of the connector 1, the clip 32 further providing a voltage discharge path between the clip 32 and the shell 9.
Inventors
- 👤 David F. Fleming
- 👤 Harold W. Kerlin
- 👤 William V. Pauza
- 👤 Wilmer L. Sheesley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 09:41
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R24/00; H01R24/38; H01R24/40; H01R24/42; H01R24/48; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R12/716; H01R12/72; H01R12/722; H01R12/724; H01R13/00; H01R13/66; H01R2103/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
In an electrical coaxial connector for mounting to a conductive panel and comprising, an insulated inner signal transmitting contact, an insulated outer conductive shell and a coupling portion for coupling the shell to the panel, wherein the improvement comprises: electrical capacitor elements inset within an outer profile of the connector, a conductive clip inset within the outer profile and holding said capacitor elements in pressure contact with said shell, and contact surfaces of said clip establishing a capacitive electrical coupling of said shell and the panel by engaging the panel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
In an electrical coaxial connector for mounting to a conductive panel and comprising, an insulated inner signal transmitting contact, an insulated outer conductive shell and a coupling portion for coupling the shell to the panel, wherein the improvement comprises: electrical capacitor elements inset within an outer profile of the connector, a conductive clip inset within the outer profile and holding said capacitor elements in pressure contact with said shell, and contact surfaces of said clip establishing a capacitive electrical coupling of said shell and the panel by engaging the panel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 1, wherein the improvement comprises: the capacitor elements are spaced apart from one another.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 1, wherein the improvement comprises: the contact surfaces are distributed along the length of the clip to provide distributed coupling paths from the shell, through the capacitor elements and to the panel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 1, wherein the improvement comprises: a voltage discharge path defined by an edge of the clip separated by a gap from the shell, and by an insulator having a selected dielectric constant in the gap.
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