1. Field of the Invention
The invention pertains to a shielding contact for connecting an electrically shielded connector housing to an electric cable that is equipped with at least one braided shield.
A shielding contact of this type is required for ensuring the shielding effect of shielded electric cables against interfering radiation through a plug-and-socket connection.
2. Description of the Related Art
Many different versions for connecting a connector with shielding effect to the shield of an electric cable are known.
For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,783,397 describes a connector, the two-part shielding housing of which features a ribbed metal strip on its cable connection side, wherein this ribbed metal strip is bent around the cable sheath in order to secure the electric cable.
In addition, U.S. Pat. No. 7,052,292 discloses a connector with a grounding structure that features an oval ring or is bent into an oval ring and ultimately contacts the shield of two adjacently arranged differential signaling lines. In this case, the ring simultaneously serves for retaining the signaling lines.
The invention is based on the objective of realizing a shielded connector housing with a shielding contact of the initially cited type in such a way that a simple connection between the braided shield of an electric cable and a shielding sleeve that surrounds the plug-in contacts in a contact carrier can be produced without tools.
This objective is attained in that a contact carrier arranged in the connector housing is surrounded by a shielding sleeve with a contact part, by means of which an electrically conductive connection with the shield of the electric cable can be produced, wherein the contact part encompasses the outer shield or the inner shield in a contacting fashion with an end piece of omega-like shape. The electric cables may contain one or more braided shields.
The described connector housing with a surrounding shielding sleeve is intended for transferring shielded signaling lines and for forwarding supply voltages or supply currents, respectively.
The advantages attained with the invention can be seen, in particular, in that the shielding sleeve is realized with a shielding contact that is simply snapped on the cable shield of the shielded electric cable in order to transfer the shield potential to the connector. For this purpose, the shielding contact is realized in the form of a contact part that is exposed on three sides and can be easily bent onto the cable shield without tools in order to produce a clamping connection with a so-called omega end piece. The omega end piece approximately has the shape of a pipe section, the cross-section of which extends over three-quarters of a circle and features outwardly bent segments such that it corresponds to the Greek letter omega (Ω). In addition, a contact tab that is exposed on three sides and makes it possible to realize an additional contact is integrated into the contact part.
It is advantageous that several variations of connections can be used for producing a connection between the connector and the shield of the electric cable with the omega end piece:
1. The contact part acts upon an outer shield of an electric cable with the omega end piece.
2. The contact part acts upon an inner shield of a correspondingly realized electric cable with the omega end piece, wherein the tab inevitably acts upon the inner shield as well.
3. The contact part acts upon the outer shield with the omega end piece and upon the inner shield with the contact tab.
One embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the figures and described in greater detail below. The figures show:
a is a contact carrier with a surrounding shielding sleeve that features an angled contact part;
b is an end piece of the contact part that encompasses the cable;
a is a contact carrier with a partially stripped electric cable;
b is the contact carrier with surrounding shielding sleeve and angled contact part;
c is the contact carrier with surrounding shielding sleeve and an end piece that contacts the outer shield of the electric cable;
a is the contact carrier with shielded signaling lines;
b is the contact carrier with surrounding shielding sleeve and angled contact part, and
c is the contact carrier with surrounding shielding sleeve and an end piece that contacts the inner shield of the electric cable.
a shows the electrically insulating contact carrier 2 with the electric lines 5, 6 of the cable 3, as well as the electrically conductive shielding sleeve 10 that surrounds the contact carrier 2 and is provided for shielding purposes. A contact part 11 with an end piece 14 of omega-like shape is integrally formed onto the shielding sleeve 10. A nearly square surface 12 with a contact tab 13 that is exposed on three sides and points toward the electric cable is provided within the contact part between the end piece 14 and its connection to the shielding sleeve 10, wherein said contact tab ensures that a common inner shield 8 of the signaling lines 5 is also contacted.
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a shows the contact carrier 2 with the electric cable 3 that features an exposed outer shield 7 for the entire cable and another common inner shield 8 for the signaling lines 5 only underneath its outer sheath 4.
b shows the contact carrier 2 with the shielding sleeve 10 that also features an angled contact part 11 that contacts the outer shield 7 with the omega end piece 14 in
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