Filtered and shielded electrical connector using resilient electrically conductive member

摘要

A shielded and filtered electrical connector (2) includes surface mount capacitors (52) positioned in engagement with contact terminals (4) on the rear face (18) of a connector housing (10). A cylindrical electrically conductive member (36) having an elastomeric core (38) with a conductive laminate layer (42) on the exterior of a film (40) surrounding the elastomeric core (38) engages conductive ends (54) of each chip capacitor to urge it into contact with a corresponding contact terminal (4). The resilient electrically conductive member (36) is located in a central lateral channel (20) on the rear housing face (18) and the chip components (52) are located in pockets (24) between the channel (20) and corresponding terminals (4). The resilient electrically conductive member (36) and the chip components (52) are inserted using conventional pick and place techniques. A shield or ground member (26) surrounds the housing and the sides of the shield (26) trap the ends of the resilient electrically conductive member (36) to form a stable connection.