Shielded high density jack
Advantageous electrical connector assemblies or jack assemblies/housings for use in communication systems are provided. The present disclosure provides systems/methods for the design and use of high density shielded modular electrical connectors that include improved shielding techniques. The present disclosure provides for a direct shielded connection throughout a shielded modular electrical connector. The shielded modular electrical connector provides for a single continuous contact with a shielded cable. The electrical connector assemblies are configured to facilitate a direct shielding connection that minimizes the connection path and provides a more direct connection to plug/cable and/or foil/cable ground wire and mounting panel. The shielding assembly includes a modular voice/data/video connector that further includes a modular plug contact and a wrap-around shield contact. The modular plug contact can include both cable shield contacts and plug contacts. The wrap-around shield contact can include a continuously formed material that captures a cable shield.
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
a housing;
a plug contact attached to a proximal face of the housing, the plug contact extending to a distal end of the housing;
a connection interface sub-assembly mounted within the housing;
a shielded connector mounted distally with the housing, the shielded connector including a housing having outer walls with features, and the shielded connector including a wrap-around shield contact with spring-like features configured to retain a shielded cable, the wrap-around shield contact encapsulating the features on the outer walls of the housing of the shielded connector during engagement of the wrap-around shield contact with the housing of the shielded connector; and
a drain wire attached to the shielded connector;
wherein the shielded connector is directly connected to the plug contact.
2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the features of the housing of the shielded connector define an X-shaped configuration, and the wrap-around shield contact of the shielded connector defines a corresponding X-shaped configuration.
3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the drain wire connects the shielded cable to the wrap-around shield contact.
4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plug contact is configured to connect the shielded connector to a mounting panel.
5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the shielded connector is configured and dimensioned to accept an unseparated shielded cable.
6. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the wrap-around shield contact is a single wrap in continuous contact around the shielded cable.
7. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the wrap-around shield contact includes cavities and the housing of the shielded connector includes tabs along the outer walls, the cavities of the wrap-around shield contact configured to receive and retain the tabs of the housing of the shielded connector.
8. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the wrap-around shield contact includes integrated hooks to capture the drain wire.
9. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the shielded connector includes a cover with at least one of radio frequency interference and electromagnetic interface connections.
10. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plug contact is fabricated from a copper alloy.
11. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the drain wire is fabricated from a copper alloy.
12. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the wrap-around shield contact is fabricated from a copper alloy.
13. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plug contact is a bi-planar component with a substantially U-shaped bracket on a top plane of the plug contact and a contact on a lower plane of the plug contact.
14. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the housing is a solid single-piece metal housing, the housing providing wrap-around shielding of the shielded connector, the plug contact and a shielded cable connection.
15. The assembly of claim 14 , wherein the housing provides 360 degree shielding of the shielded connector, the plug contact and the shielded cable connection.
16. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
a housing;
a plug contact attached to a proximal face of the housing, the plug contact extending to a distal end of the housing;
a connection interface sub-assembly mounted within the housing;
a shielded connector mounted distally with the housing, the shielded connector including a housing having outer walls with features, and the shielded connector including a wrap-around shield contact with spring-like features configured to retain a shielded cable, the wrap-around shield contact encapsulating the features on the outer walls of the housing of the shielded connector during engagement of the wrap-around shield contact with the housing of the shielded connector; and
a drain wire attached to the shielded connector;
wherein the shielded connector is directly connected to the plug contact;
wherein the drain wire connects the shielded cable to the wrap-around shield contact; and
wherein the wrap-around shield contact is a single wrap in continuous contact around the shielded cable.
17. The assembly of claim 16 , wherein the plug contact is configured to connect the shielded connector to a mounting panel; and
wherein the plug contact is a bi-planar component with a substantially U-shaped bracket on a top plane of the plug contact and a contact on a lower plane of the plug contact.
18. The assembly of claim 16 , wherein the shielded connector is configured and dimensioned to accept an unseparated shielded cable.
19. The assembly of claim 16 , wherein the wrap-around shield contact includes cavities and the housing of the shielded connector includes tabs along the outer walls, the cavities of the wrap-around shield contact configured to receive and retain the tabs of the housing of the shielded connector.
20. The assembly of claim 16 , wherein the wrap-around shield contact includes integrated hooks to capture the drain wire; and
wherein the shielded connector includes a cover with at least one of radio frequency interference and electromagnetic interface connections.