Amp LLC

Andrew J Dawson, Jr

John P Kling

James M English

John C Farrar

Douglas J Pirc

Richard P Hepner

Atalee S Taylor

A filter assembly 40 for an electrical connector 94 includes a plurality of terminal subassemblies 42 having a terminal member 44 and a plurality of filter component members 52, 60, 68 mounted thereon. The subassemblies are disposed within respective apertures of a dielectric substrate member. Each terminal member has first and second connecting portions 46, 48 and extending intermediate filter receiving portion 50 therebetween. The components are mounted on terminal member 44 such that the first and second component members 52, 60 are electrically connected to respective first and second terminal connecting portions and the third member 68 is disposed therebetween. In the preferred embodiment terminal subassemblies 42 are disposed and secured in a respective substrate apertures such that at least the third filter component member 68 is entirely recessed within aperture 90 and the first and second filter component members 52, 60 extend partially outwardly from the substrate aperture and project above first and second major surfaces 78, 82 such that conductive side surfaces 56, 64 of first and second filter component members 52, 60 can be electrically engaged to and mechanically secured to ground means on the substrate member 76.

Filter assembly insertable into a substrate

The present invention discloses a filtered cable harness connector assembly 10 including a multiterminal connector 12 having at least one row of terminals 18 therein terminated to conductors 28 of a cable 26, at least one filter subassembly 30 secured to the conductors 28 rearward of the multiterminal connector 12 and means covering the connector 12 and subassembly 30. The cable conductors are arranged in at least one planar array 29 and extend rearwardly from the connector 12 in a given lateral spacing. One filter subassembly 30 is associated with each at least one array of conductors. The subassembly 30 has plurality of contact members 32, a purality of filter members 58, means 50 housing the contact members 32 and filter members 58, and bus means 46. The plurality of contact members 32 have first and second contact portions 34, 40, the first contact portions 34 extending from a conductor proximate surface 52 of the housing means 50 and are appropriately spaced and adapted to become electrically connected with respective ones of the conductors 28 of the at least one array 29. The housing means 50 includes a plurality of filter receiving apertures 54 along a selected face thereof, and have the second contact portions 40 paired with third contact portions 44 and are exposed along respective bottom aperture surfaces. Filter member 58 are disposed in respective ones of the apertures and are electrically joined to respective pairs of said second and third contact portions 40, 44. Bus means extends from and commons third contact portions 44 and includes at least one ground engageable portion 48.

Filtered cable harness connector assembly

A transient suppression device for use in an electrical connector is disclosed. The device is comprised of a dielectric substrate means having conductive path means thereon, electrical terminal means disposed on said substrate means and transient suppression means for electrically connecting said electrical terminal means and said conductive path means. Said device suppresses voltages outside a specified level as they are conducted through said terminal means thus protecting the connector from power surges.

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Harrisburg, PA, United States of America

Andrew J Dawson, Jr