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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 1989
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1986
John C Farrar, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Reuben E Ney, Mount Joy, PA (US);
James L Schroeder, III, Palmyra, PA (US);
Patrick F Yeager, Middletown, PA (US);
AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Abstract
Modular electrical connector assemblies and filtered connector inserts therefor. The assembly includes one or more filtered connector inserts releasably mounted within an outer conductive shell. A plurality of filtered contact assemblies are releasably retained within the insert. Each filtered contact assembly includes an electrical contact, a filter electrically coupled to the contact, and a first grounding means electrically coupled to said filter. The filtered contact assemblies are releasably and electrically coupled to the insert when the assemblies are releasably mounted to the insert, and to the outer shell when the insert is mounted within the shell. With the invention, a grounding path is automatically provided from the filter associated with each filtered contact assembly to the outer shell to dissipate filtered interference, while allowing individual removal and replacement of each filtered contact assembly from the insert, and removal and replacement of each insert from the shell. The filtered inserts have the same dimensions and contact placement as their corresponding unfiltered inserts, and are fully interchangeable therewith.