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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1994
William J Rudy, Jr, Annville, PA (US);
Howard R Shaffer, Millersburg, PA (US);
Daniel E Stahl, Harrisburg, PA (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An improved current mode coupler comprising a base (100) and a housing (300) for coupling to conductors (230,231) of a twisted pair cable (22) by at least one pair of opposing E-shaped electromagnets (206,384) mated about the conductors. The coupler base (100) has movable mounting feet (106) and a fixed engaging member (108) and is capable of single-motion mounting to a panel (224). The coupler housing (300) includes an outer shell (314) of thermally conductive material with heat transfer fins (302), a first cavity (316) for securing a pair of E-shaped electromagnets (384) corresponding to E-shaped electromagnets (206) in the coupler base (100), and a second cavity (324) adapted to house therein an electronics package which is connectable to a control unit. Heat transfer fins (302) are oriented diagonally to the housing axes to advantageously utilize ambient air flow for heat dissipation when the coupler is mounted to a panel conventionally parallel to or orthogonal to directions parallel to ambient air currents.