Noise suppressing connector

Abstract

The invention improves assembly efficiency by allowing an increased amount of assembly work to be automated. The noise suppressing connector incorporates a capacitor array having a plurality of individual electrodes arranged on the surface of a dielectric material and an earth electrode at the back; a plurality of lead terminals each having input/output portions and an intermediate portion, the intermediate portions being placed in contact with individual electrodes, said intermediate portions and the capacitor array being molded together within an insulating resin; and a metal housing connected with the earth electrode and adapted to accommodate and hold the molded resin block. An earth plate may be interposed between the earth electrode and the metal housing. Solder loading grooves may be provided to the metal housing at positions facing the earth electrode or earth plate to connect the earth electrode or earth plate with the metal housing by solder. This ground connection may also be provided by using earth terminals with a bent portion, which are arranged parallel with the lead terminals to hold the capacitor array between the bent portions and the lead terminals so that the bent portions contact the earth electrode, with the earth terminals soldered to the metal housing.