Connecting socket for a data network
View Patent ↗The invention relates to a connecting socket ( 1 ) for a data network, comprising a housing ( 2 ) and at least one female connector ( 53 ), the housing ( 2 ) being made of plastic, and the inner surfaces of the housing ( 2 ) being at least partially metallized.
1. A connecting socket for a data network, comprising:
a housing having an outer surface and having an inner surface defining an interior, the housing including a first concave accommodating element, a second concave accommodating element, and a wall positioned between the concave accommodating elements, the concave accommodating elements being configured to accommodate data cables, the outer surface of the housing including exposed plastic and at least a portion of the inner surface including metallized plastic;
a first female connector arranged within the interior of the housing, the first female connector terminating a first data cable that is accommodated by the first concave accommodating element when the first female connected is inserted into the housing; and
a second female connector arranged within the interior of the housing adjacent the first female connector, the second female connector terminating a second data cable that is accommodated by the second concave accommodating element when the second female connector is inserted into the housing.
2. The connecting socket of claim 1 , wherein the wall is metallized and extends between the first and second female connectors, the metallized wall inhibiting alien cross-talk between the first and second female connectors.
3. The connecting socket of claim 2 , wherein the metallized wall defines a cutout configured to accommodate a latching tab of the first female connector to secure the first female connector within the housing.
4. The connecting socket of claim 1 , wherein the inner surface of the housing includes areas that are not metallized.
5. The connecting socket of claim 4 , wherein the areas of the inner surface that are not metallized match capacitive coupling of contacts of a contact pair of the first and second female connectors to the metallized plastic portion of the inner surface.
6. The connecting socket of claim 1 , wherein the metallized plastic portion of the inner surface is monolithically formed with the housing.
7. The connecting socket of claim 1 , wherein the housing is injection-molded from two plastics.
8. The connecting socket of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the inner surface is metallized by galvanization.
9. The connecting socket of claim 1 , wherein the first accommodating element produces a first electrical contact path between a shielding of the first data cable and the metallized plastic portion of the inner surface of the housing.
10. The connecting socket of claim 9 , wherein the first data cable is fixed against the first accommodating element by a cable fixing element, from which a contact element protrudes to rest against metallized webs of the housing to form a second electrical contact path between a shielding of the first data cable and the metallized plastic portion of the inner surface of the housing.
11. A connecting socket for a data network, comprising:
a housing having an outer surface and having an inner surface defining an interior, the outer surface including exposed plastic and at least a portion of the inner surface including metallized plastic;
a first female connector arranged within the interior of the housing; and
a second female connector arranged within the interior of the housing adjacent the first female connector;
wherein the housing includes a metallized wall extending between the first and second female connectors, the metallized wall inhibiting alien cross-talk between the first and second female connectors; and
wherein the metallized wall defines a cutout configured to accommodate a latching tab of the first female connector to secure the first female connector within the housing.
12. A connecting socket for a data network, comprising:
a housing having an outer surface and having an inner surface defining an interior, the outer surface including exposed plastic and at least a portion of the inner surface including metallized plastic;
a first female connector arranged within the interior of the housing; and
a second female connector arranged within the interior of the housing adjacent the first female connector;
wherein the inner surface of the housing includes areas that are not metalized; and
wherein the areas of the inner surface that are not metallized match capacitive coupling of contacts of a contact pair of the first and second female connectors to the metallized plastic portion of the inner surface.
13. A connecting socket for a data network, comprising:
a housing having an outer surface and having an inner surface defining an interior, the outer surface including exposed plastic and at least a portion of the inner surface including metallized plastic;
a first female connector arranged within the interior of the housing; and
a second female connector arranged within the interior of the housing adjacent the first female connector;
wherein the interior of the housing defines a first accommodating element against which a data cable received in the first female connector can be fixed; and
wherein the accommodating element produces a first electrical contact path between a shielding of the data cable and the metallized plastic portion of the inner surface of the housing.
14. A connecting socket for a data network, comprising:
a housing having an outer surface and having an inner surface defining an interior, the outer surface including exposed plastic and at least a portion of the inner surface including metallized plastic;
a first female connector arranged within the interior of the housing; and
a second female connector arranged within the interior of the housing adjacent the first female connector;
wherein the interior of the housing defines a first accommodating element against which a data cable received in the first female connector can be fixed; and
wherein the data cable is fixed against the first accommodating element by a cable fixing element, from which a contact element protrudes to rest against metallized webs of the housing to form a second electrical contact path between a shielding of the data cable and the metallized plastic portion of the inner surface of the housing.