Amp LLC

Tyco Electronics Corporation

Te Connectivity Corporation

Susan Elaine Wright

David Allison Trout

Michael David Herring

Jason M'Cheyne Reisinger

Arash Behziz

Edward J Paukovits, Jr

William Charles McGee, Iii

Micheal David Herring

An electrical connector is provided for mating with a mating connector. The electrical connector includes a housing and electrical contacts held by the housing. The electrical contacts are configured to mate with corresponding mating contacts of the mating connector. A sense pin is held by the housing and is configured to mate with a corresponding mating contact of the mating connector. The sense pin extends a length that includes a tip segment and a sensing segment. The tip and sensing segments have different electrical characteristics. The tip segment includes a tip of the sense pin. The tip segment extends between the sensing segment and the tip such that the sensing segment is offset from the tip along the length of the sense pin. The sensing segment is configured to indicate that the electrical contacts and the mating contacts are de-mated by more than a predetermined de-mating distance.

Sense pin for an electrical connector

A plug-like conductive shell 10 of an electrical connector includes a peripheral recess 20 therearound in which is disposed a metal strip 50 having a plurality of spring fingers 66,68 for EMI protection upon mating with a receptacle-like conductive shell of a mating connector. The EMI strip 50 is held in place by one or two elastomeric rings 52. A first system includes a ridge 24 in the shell recess bottom 32 and a corresponding formed ridge 60 in the metal strip 50 disposed thereover, with a pair of rings 52 one on each side of the formed ridge 60 securing the strip 50 against axial movement. A second system includes a groove 102 in the shell recess bottom 104 and a corresponding formed ridge 106 in the metal strip 108 disposed therein, defining a corresponding groove 114 within which is disposed a single ring 112, securing the strip 108 against axial movement. The EMI strip 50 is easily assembled to the shell 10 and is easily removable and replaceable, and retrofitting preexisting in-service connectors is possible to replace damaged EMI spring strips even if originally conventionally secured to the shell.

Method of mounting a replaceable EMI spring strip

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