Molex Corporation

Shigeru Ando

Atsuhito Noda

Shigeyuki Hoshikawa

Maxwill P Bassler

Shinichiro Maruyama

A flexible printed circuitry member includes an elongated flexible insulating substrate with a plurality of signal conductors extending longitudinally along one side of the substrate. A grounding grid having a substantially random geometric pattern is disposed on the opposite side of the substrate.

Grounded flexible printed circuitry with improved impedance characteristics

A shielded electrical connector is provided having enhanced structural rigidity. The connector includes a metallic shield formed of a shaped metal blank, wherein two longitudinal edges of the sheet meet at a seam. The shield also includes one or more flanges at a front of the connector adapted to be secured against a computer panel or chassis. The connector an insulative housing which includes a support beam that extends from the rear side of the housing forwardly along a wall of the shield. A front surface of the support beam is disposed behind the flange to prevent rearward deformation of the flange. In an embodiment, the support beam extends along the seam to prevent the shield from deflecting and spreading apart at the seam.

Shielded electrical connector with flange support member

Disclosed is an improved board connector having an insulating housing with terminals mounted therein and an exterior shell fitting on the insulating housing. The exterior shell has long and short legs that fix the connector to a printed circuit board at a predetermined oblique angle to permit the oblique insertion of an opposing connector into the board connector without fear of interference with surrounding components. Thus, there is no need to leave extra space ahead of the connector to permit the opposing connector to lay flat ahead of the board connector on the circuit board when mating the two connectors together.

Angled circuit board connector

A shielded circuit board connector has an interior insulative connector housing with conductive terminals supported thereon. An exterior metal shell is fitted over the connector housing and partially encloses the connector housing and its associated terminals as well as partially defines a mating end of the connector for accommodating an opposing connector. The exterior shell includes a formed metal piece that has a top wall, two opposing sidewalls and two engaging bottom wall portions. A rear wall is formed with the top wall and is bent therefrom to cover the rear part of the connector housing, The rear wall of the exterior shell further includes two side wings that overlie the sidewalls of the shell when the shell is applied to a connector housing. Two pairs of mounting legs are formed on the shell for securely mounting the connector to a circuit board.

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Yamato, Japan

Shigeru Ando