The invention pertains to a connector having a grounding element and a housing of an electrically insulating material. The housing includes at least one contact element comprising a contact end, an intermediate part, and a connection end. The connector also includes an electrically insulating voltage variable medium that is provided between the at least one contact element and the grounding element. The electrically insulating voltage variable medium becomes electrically conducting at a voltage that is substantially higher than the operating voltages of a device for which the connector is intended or of which it is a part. The connector described herein is relatively compact and enables constant ESD suppression.
The invention pertains to a connector comprising a grounding element a and a housing of an electrically insulating material, which housing comprises at least one contact element comprising a contact end, an intermediate part, and a connection end. The connector further comprises an electrically insulating voltage variable medium that is provided between the at least one contact element and the grounding element, which medium becomes electrically conducting at a voltage that is substantially higher than the operating voltages of a device for which the connector is intended or of which it is a part. The connector according to the present invention is relatively compact and enables constant ESD suppression.
Assembly provided with at least one shielded connector (2, 12, 17, 50) and a board (1), each shielded connector being connected to a predetermined side of said board (1) and being provided with at least one signal contact member (3) fitted in a hole (7) of the board (1), the connector having a shielded housing (61) to shield each signal contact member (3), wherein the board (1), except in areas where connectors (2, 12, 17, 50) are fitted to the board (1), is provided with a first continuous electrically conductive layer (9) on one side and a second continuous electrically conductive layer (10) on the opposite side, each of the shielded connector housings being electrically connected to one of said layers (9, 10), in order to prevent electromagnetic radiation generated by any of said signal contact members (3) from propagating to the outside world.
Connector provided with at least two adjacent cavities (5, 6) to accommodate terminals (14), the connector having a selectively metallized plastic structure in order to at least partly shield at least one cavity from the other cavities wherein said connector has at least partly the following housing structure between each shielded cavity and its adjacent cavities: a first insulating plastic wall--at least one metal layer--a second insulating plastic wall, said at least one metal layer being provided as a coating on said first and/or said second plastic walls.
Connector provided with an insulating housing and a plurality of electrically conductive contact members each of said contact members (2, 3; 26; 42; 47) being made of a metal layer arranged on a predetermined insulating part of said connector. This metal layer may be arranged on plastic contact pins or, alternatively, be made of metal strips arranged on the housing (4; 24; 41) of said connector.