EP0584937B1 - Shielding a surface mount electrical connector - Google Patents
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- EP0584937B1 EP0584937B1 EP93305756A EP93305756A EP0584937B1 EP 0584937 B1 EP0584937 B1 EP 0584937B1 EP 93305756 A EP93305756 A EP 93305756A EP 93305756 A EP93305756 A EP 93305756A EP 0584937 B1 EP0584937 B1 EP 0584937B1
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- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
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- H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
- H01R12/72—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
- H01R12/722—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits
- H01R12/725—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits containing contact members presenting a contact carrying strip, e.g. edge-like strip
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- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
- H01R12/70—Coupling devices
- H01R12/7005—Guiding, mounting, polarizing or locking means; Extractors
- H01R12/7011—Locking or fixing a connector to a PCB
- H01R12/7064—Press fitting
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- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
- H01R13/502—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
- H01R13/506—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces assembled by snap action of the parts
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- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding
- H01R13/658—High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse]
- H01R13/6581—Shield structure
- H01R13/6582—Shield structure with resilient means for engaging mating connector
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- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding
- H01R13/658—High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse]
- H01R13/6591—Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members
- H01R13/6596—Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the conductive member being a metal grounding panel
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- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding
- H01R13/658—High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse]
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- H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
- H01R24/60—Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement
- H01R24/62—Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices
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- This invention relates to a folded sheet metal shielding shell for receiving an electrical connector for surface mounting on a circuit board.
- a metal shield for an electrical connector constructed from a metal plate that has been folded to form an enclosure having an open seam defined by inwardly projecting end portions of the shield.
- the seam faces a printed circuit board, when the shield has been assembled to an electrical connector and surface mounted on the board.
- the seam lies opposite to projecting mating portions of the terminals of the connector.
- the connector is retained in the shield by means of pawls projecting from said end portions alongside the seam and which engage in an opening in a dielectric housing of the connector. Since the seam faces the circuit board, electro-magnetic induction radiating from said mating portions can leak through the seam directly to the circuit board to interfere with the circuitry thereon. The seam will in any event open out as a result of thermal changes and distortion of the shield when the connector is mated with a mating connector.
- a folded sheet metal shielding shell which is open at both ends is secured about an electrical connector for surface mounting on a circuit board, by means of inward protrusions on opposite side walls of the shell, which protrusions engage between pawls on a terminal support of the connector and proximate walls of the terminal support.
- a bottom wall of the shielding shell has a mounting post bent downwardly therefrom.
- US-A-4 842 555 a folded sheet metal shielding shell for receiving an electrical connector for surface mounting on a circuit board.
- the connector is secured in the shell by means of inturned flanges depending from a top wall of the shielding shell and detents in side walls of the shell which anchor the shell to the body of the connector.
- Mounting posts project from bottom edges of the side walls of the shielding shell.
- US-A-5 017 156 discloses a shield according to the preamble of claim 1.
- a folded sheet metal shielding shell for receiving an electrical connector for mounting on a circuit board (PCB), the shielding shell being folded from a single piece of sheet metal stock including a top wall, a bottom all for location proximate to a face of the circuit board when the connector is mounted thereon, first and second sidewalls connected to the top and bottom walls to define in co-operation therewith a tubular enclosure for receiving said connector, at least one post depending from the shielding shell below the bottom wall for connection to a grounding conductor on the circuit board (PCB), characterized in that the second side wall has two parts which co-operate to define a seam extending longitudinally of the shielding shell and the bottom wall being seamless.
- any electro-magnetic field radiated by the terminals of the connector can only escape from the shield laterally, and not therefore in the direction of the circuit board.
- a mounting flange for use in mounting the connector and its shield to a panel may be arranged to embrace the shield as to maintain the seam closed under all conditions.
- the mounting flange may embrace multiple shields of corresponding multiple connectors.
- multiple fasteners have been required to mount multiple shields to a panel.
- the mounting flange itself may be mounted to a panel so as to reduce the number of fasteners heretofore required.
- the mounting flange further embraces the multiple shields, not only to maintain the shields closed, but to mount the multiple connectors side by side in a compact grouping that eliminates space between the shields that was heretofore required for the fasteners.
- a flange depending from the top wall of the shielding shell and overlapping the seam may be provided, the flange having a tongue projecting beneath, and engaging, the bottom wall of the shielding shell as to provide some restraint against the seam opening out should lateral leakage of said induction be required to be reduced.
- the first side wall projects rearwardly beyond the second side wall and a cantilever flange connected to the top wall provides a rearward extension of the second side wall.
- the cantilever flange has formed therein a latching member in the connector and is resiliently deflectable away from the first side wall.
- a mounting post depends from the cantilever flange below the bottom wall of the shell for connection to a grounding conductor on the circuit board.
- the deflectability of the cantilever flange ensures that when the connector is inserted into the shielding shell by way of its open rear end, the latching member of the connector can engage in the latching opening of the cantilever flange with a snap action without distortion of the side walls of the shielding shell and that the connector can readily be inserted into the shell.
- a tongue may extend from the cantilever flange under the bottom wall of the shell to assist in guiding the cantilever flange during its deflection and subsequent resiling movement.
- the mounting post may depend from a cross piece which is connected to the tongue and the flange, the cross piece having been bent up to lie in a complementary cut out in the cantilever flange.
- the cantilever flange preferably overlaps the second side wall and thus the seam and cooperates with the tongue to restrain opening of the seam.
- the cantilever flange and the first side wall may have rearwardly projecting tabs for bending in against the rear of the connector.
- An electrical connector assembly 2 for mounting to a printed circuit board PCB comprises an EMI metal shielding shell 4, and an electrical connector 6 received in the shell 4.
- the shell 4 which was stamped, formed and folded up from a single piece of sheet metal stock provides a four sided, generally rectangular cross section tubular enclosure for the connector 6.
- the shell 4 comprises seamless planar top and bottom walls, 8 and 10, respectively, a planar seamless first side wall 12, and a second side wall 14.
- the side wall 14 comprises substantially identical upper and lower parts 16 and 18, respectively, co-operating to define a longitudinal seam 20, which was formed when the shell 4 was folded up.
- the side wall 14 is bowed outwardly of the shell 4.
- the shell 4 has an open forward end 22 and an open rear end 24.
- the side wall 12 extends over the full length of the shell 4 and has a rear edge 26 which projects rearwardly beyond the top wall 8 and is inclined downwardly and rearwardly therefrom.
- the side wall 12 comprises, at its bottom rear end, below the edge 26, a connector anchoring tab 28 which, before assembly of the shell 4 to the connector 6 projects rearwardly of the shell 4 in coplanar relationship with the side wall 12.
- the side wall 12 has formed therein, a substantially square latching opening 30 proximate to the rear edge 26.
- a mounting post 32 having lateral barbs 34 depends from a cross piece 33 received in a cut out 35 in the side wall 12, the crosspiece 33 being connected at each end to the bottom edge of the side wall 12.
- the mounting post 32 is located between the tab 28 and the opening 30.
- the bottom wall 10 of the shell 4 is formed with a rectangular, elongate, three sided cut out 36 positioned forwardly of the rear edge 33 of the top wall 8.
- the cut out 36 is open at its end remote from the side wall 12, proximate to the rear edge 40 of the side wall part 18.
- the cut out 36 has a forward edge 42.
- the top wall 8 has a rear portion 44 which projects laterally beyond the side wall 14 and from which depends at right angles to the top wall 8, a bent down planar flange 46 having a forward margin 47 overlapping a rearwardly extending margin 48 of the side wall 14 and thereby overlapping the rear end portion of the seam 20.
- the flange 46 is formed with a substantially square latching opening 52 which is aligned with the opening 30 in the side wall 12.
- a mounting post 54 which is identical with the mounting post 32 depends from a cross-piece 55 received in a cut out 57 in the flange 46.
- the cross-piece 55 is connected at one end to the tongue 50 and its opposite end to the bottom edge of the flange 46.
- the flange 46 has a rear edge 56 sloping downwardly and rearwardly from the top wall portion 44 in alignment with the edge 26 of the side wall 12.
- a connector anchoring tab 58 which is opposite to the tab 28 of the side wall 12.
- the tab 58 projects rearwardly from the side wall 46 in coplanar relationship therewith before the shell 4 is assembled to the connector 6.
- the walls 8, 10, 12 and 14 of the shell 4 have outwardly turned guide flanges 60, 62, 64, and 66, respectively, for guiding the mating shield of a mating connector (not shown) into the shell 4.
- the seam 20 bisects the flange 66.
- Outwardly convex dimples are formed in the walls 8 and 10 of the shell for latching engagement with complimentary bosses of said shield of the mating connector.
- the connector 6 comprises a one-piece, molded, dielectric housing 70, having a body 72 in the form of a substantially rectangular flat block.
- Terminal protecting lugs 74 project rearwardly from opposite lateral edges of the body 72.
- Each lug 74 has a downwardly inclined rear face 76 the length and inclination of which are identical with those of the rear edge 26 of the side wall 12 and the rear edge 56 of the flange 46. From the bottom end of each rear face 76 of each lug 74, depends a vertical, rear, tab abutment surface 78.
- Each lug 74 has a flat bottom surface from the rear part of which depends a rear stand-off stub 82.
- Each of two flat, opposite outer faces 84 of the housing 70 is formed with a latch member 86 having a rear abutment shoulder 88 extending normally of the face 84 and a forward camming face 90 sloping forwardly from the shoulder 88 towards the face 84.
- the body 72 has a flat top face 92 and a flat bottom face 94 which is stepped slightly above the bottom faces 80 of the lugs 74. There depends from each end of the bottom face 94, a forward stand-off stub 96.
- the body 72 has forward face 98 and a rear face 100. There projects rearwardly form the lower part of the face 100, a terminal tail spacer comb 102 defining a single row of contact tail receiving notches 104.
- a terminal support plate 108 There projects horizontally from the forward face 98, a terminal support plate 108, the upper surface of which is formed with an upper row of terminal receiving grooves 110 and the lower surface of which is formed with a row of lower terminal receiving grooves 112.
- Each groove 110 communicates with a respective cavity 106 and each groove 112 communicates with a respective cavity 107.
- each of the grooves 110 and 112 communicates with a respective channel 114 opening into the forward end of the support plate 108.
- the connector 6 further comprises a plurality of upper and lower electrical terminals 116 and 118, respectively, which are best seen in Figure 4.
- Each terminal 116 and 118 comprises a rectilinear mating portion 120 having a latching lip 122 at its forward end, an intermediate portion 124 formed with latching tongues 126 and 128, and a contact tail having a horizontal part 131 and a vertical part 133 depending from the part 131 and terminating in a solder foot 132.
- the mating portion 120 of each upper terminal 116 lies in a respective groove 110, with the intermediate portion 124 of the terminal in a respective cavity 106.
- each lower terminal 118 lies in a respective groove 112 and the intermediate portion 124 of the terminal being received in a respective cavity 107.
- Each terminal 116 and 118 is held in position by the engagement of its latching lip 122 in a respective channel 114, the engagement of its latching tongue 126 against the forward face 98 of the body 72, and by the engagement of its latching tongue 128 against a shoulder located just forwardly of the rear face 100 of the body 72.
- the contact tails 130 of the terminals lie between the protective lugs 74 of the housing 70 with the parts 133 of the contact tails received in respective ones of the notches of the 104 of the comb 102 and with the solder feet 132 of the terminals below the bottom faces 80 of the lugs 74.
- the connector 6 is assembled to the shielding shell 4, by inserting the connector 6, with its terminal support 108 leading, into the shell 4 through its open rear end 24, until each latch member 86 of the housing 70 is latchingly received in a respective latching opening 30 or 32 of the shell 4.
- the camming faces 90 of the latch members 86 cam the flange 46 away from the tapered rear part of the side wall 12 of the shield 4, until the abutment shoulders 88 of the latch members 86 pass respective rear edges of the openings 52, whereby the flange 46 and the tapered rear part of the side wall 12 snap back into their initial positions so that the connector 6 is restrained from withdrawal from the shell 4.
- the finished assembly 2 is surface mounted to the board PCB as shown diagrammatically in Figure 7, with the mounting post 32 and 54 resiliently engaged, by virtue of longitudinal slots therein, in holes in the board PCB, the barbs 32 of the mounting posts securing them from withdrawal from the holes.
- the stubs 82 and 96 engage against the top face of the board PCB to stand it off therefrom, with the solder feet 132 of the terminals against printed conductors on the board PCB.
- the solder feet 132 are soldered to the printed conductors, these being connected to electronic circuitry on the board PCB and the posts 32 and 54 are soldered to grounding conductors G on the board PCB.
- the seam 20 of the shell 4 will tend to open, although it is to some extent restrained from doing so by the engagement of the flange 46 and its tongue 50 with the side wall 14 of the shell 4. Since the seam 20 is defined by a side wall of the shell 4, electro-magnetic induction radiating from the connector 6 is not directed towards the board PCB so as to interfere with the electronic circuitry thereon.
- the connector assembly 200 shown in Figures 8 and 9 differs from the connector assembly 2 in that it is for mounting to a metal panel P.
- the top wall 8' and the bottom wall 10' of the shell 4' are each formed with a pair of forwardly projecting tabs 204, the walls 8' and 10' also each being formed with pair of struck-out, resilient stops 202.
- the tabs 204 are bisected by the longitudinal axis X-X of the shell 4'.
- the stops 202 of each pair are equally spaced from that axis, each stop 202 of the top wall 8' being disposed opposite to a respective stop 202 of the bottom wall 10'.
- Each stop 202 has a forwardly bowed abutment surface 206 projecting away from the shell 4'.
- Each tab 204 is rectilinear and is coplanar, as shown in Figure 8, with its respective wall of the shell 4' from which the tab 204 projects.
- the connector in this embodiment is identical with the connector 6 described above and is similarly assembled to its shield
- the assembly 202 is provided with a stamped out metal flange 208 for attachment thereto, for mounting the assembly 2 to the panel P.
- the flange 208 which is in the form of a substantially rectangular flat plate, has a central cut-out 210 dimensioned snugly to receive the shell 4'.
- the flange 208 has a tapped, through hole 212 on each side of the cut out 210.
- the flange 208 also has a pair of opposed recesses 214 formed in its upper and lower margins, each opening into the cut-out 212 and into a respective edge of the flange 208.
- the flange 208 is assembled to the shell 4' by inserting the latter, with the tabs 204 leading, through the cut-out 210 until the abutment surfaces 206 of the stops 202 engage the rear face of the flange 208.
- the tab 204 of the top wall 8' is then bent up into the upper recess 214, the tab 204 on the bottom wall 10' being bent down into the lower recess 214, as shown in Figure 9.
- the flange 208 is thereby securely fastened to the shell 4' with the stops 202 resiliently engaging against the rear face of the flange 208. Since the shell 4' is snugly contained in the cut out 210, the seam 20 is maintained firmly closed.
- the connector 6 may be assembled to the shell 4' either before or after the latter has been assembled to the flange 208.
- the panel P which is shown only in fragmentary form, has a cut out 216 having opposed lateral extensions 218 for receiving respective bolts 220.
- the flange 208 on the assembly 200 is engaged against the rear face of the panel P with each of the tapped holes 212 of the flange 208 aligned with a respective extension 218 of the cut out 216 of the panel P.
- the bolts 220 are then screwed home into respective ones of the holes 212 until the heads of the bolts 220 tightly engaged the front face of the panel P.
- the flange 208 the seam 20 cannot open at all by reason of temperature changes, and/or when the connector is mated with a mating connector. Only the two bolts 220 are required to mount multiple connectors, whereas, heretofore each connector requires its own fasteners to mount to the panel P and to a common mounting flange 208', Figure 10.
- a plurality of connector assemblies 200 may be mounted in juxtaposed relationship to a common panel P' having a pair of juxtaposed cut outs 216' each having a lateral extension 218', these extensions being oppositely directed.
- the assemblies 200 are secured to a common flange 208' having a pair of juxtaposed cut outs 210.
- Each assembly 200 is secured in a respective cut out 210 in the flange 208' in the manner described above with reference to Figure 9.
- the flange 208' is engaged against the rear face of the panel P' with each hole 212' in alignment with the extension 218 of a respective cut out 216' of the panel P' and bolts 220 are inserted through the extensions 218' and are screwed home into the tapped holes 212'.
- the tabs 204 as well as serving to secure the shell 4' to the flange 208 or 208' also provide an electrical path through the shell and the flange to the metal panel.
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- A folded sheet metal shielding shell (4) for receiving an electrical connector (6) for mounting on a circuit board (PCB), the shielding shell (4) being folded from a single piece of sheet metal stock including a top wall (8), a bottom wall (10) for location proximate to a face of the circuit board when the connector(6) is mounted thereon, first and second sidewalls (12,14) connected to the top and bottom walls (8,10) to define in co-operation therewith a tubular enclosure for receiving said connector (6), at least one post (32) depending from the shielding shell (4) below the bottom wall (10) for connection to a grounding conductor (G) on the circuit board (PCB), characterized in that the second side wall (14) has two parts (16,18) which co-operate to define a seam (20) extending longitudinally of the shielding shell (4) and the bottom wall (10) being seamless.
- A shielding shell as claimed in claim 1, wherein said parts (16,18) of the second sidewall (14) are substantially identical, the seam (20) being disposed centrally of the height of the second side wall (14).
- A shielding shell as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the second sidewall (14) is bowed laterally outwardly of the shielding shell (4) and the seam (20) is disposed centrally of the height of the second side wall (14).
- A shielding shell as claimed in claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein a flange (46) depending from the top wall (8) overlaps the seam (20), a tongue (50) projecting from the flange (56) beneath, and in engagement with, the bottom wall (10).
- A shielding shell as claimed in claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein said walls (8,10,12,14) define a forward open end (22) for receiving a mating electrical connector, a first deformable tab (204) projecting forwardly from the top wall (8) beyond said open end (22) and a second deformable tab (204) projecting forwardly from the bottom wall (10) beyond said open end (22) each of the top and bottom walls (8,10) having at least one resilient external stop (202) located rearwardly of, and proximate to, said open end (22).
- A shielding shell (4) as claimed in claim 1, for surface mounting on a circuit board (PCB), comprisinga forward open end (22) for receiving a mating shield and an open rear end (24) for receiving said connector (6), the first side wall (12) extending rearwardly of the second side wall (14);a cantilever flange (46) connected to the top wall (8) and providing a rearward extension of the second wall (14) having formed therein a latching opening (52) for latchingly receiving a latching member (86) on the connector (6), said flange (46) being resiliently deflectable away from the second side wall (14); anda mounting post (54) depending from the cantilever flange (46) below the bottom wall (10) of the shell (4) for connection to a grounding conductor (G) on the circuit board (PCB).
- A shielding shell (4) as claimed in claim 6, wherein a tongue (50) projects from the cantilever flange (46) beneath the bottom wall (10), the mounting post (54) projecting from a cross piece (55) separated by a gap (57) from a vertical portion of the cantilever flange (46) and having a first end formed integrally with the cantilever flange (46) and a second and opposite end formed integrally with the tongue (50).
- A shielding shell (4) as claimed in claim 6 or 7 wherein the cantilever flange (46) depends from the top wall (8) in overlapping relationship with the second side wall (14), said first side wall (12) being formed with a latching opening (30) aligned with the latching opening of the cantilever flange (46), laterally of the shielding shell (4).
- A shielding shell (4) as claimed in claim 8, wherein each latching opening (30,52) is rectangular and has a rearward latching edge.
- A shielding shell as claimed in claim 6,7, 8 or 9, wherein a first connector anchoring tab (28) which is coplanar with the cantilever flange (46j extends from a rear edge thereof; a second connector anchoring tab (58) extending from a rear edge of the first side wall (12) in coplanar relationship therewith and in alignment with the first anchoring tab (28), laterally of the shielding shell (4).
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