ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A MONOLITHIC CAPACITOR.

摘要

An electrical connector shell has a monolithic ceramic capacitor having active and ground electrodes for filtering contacts received in plated passages therethrough, and a grounding ring for grounding the contacts to the shell. A ceramic substrate is bonded to or extends integrally from a top face of the monolith, the substrate including a plated bore extending inwardly from its top surface, and a metal spring ring being disposed in the bore, each bore being axially aligned with one plated passage to complete an circuit path between the contact and the active electrodes and provided to eliminate stresses which could crack the fragile monolith. The grounding spring is characterized by a cylindrical metal annulus including angularly spaced foils at acute angles thereto, each foil being pivotably connected and completing a circuit path between the ground electrodes and the connector shell.