Patent ID: 6280257
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A system for attaching a cable backshell to a casing that houses electronic circuits, said system comprising:an IO (Input/Output) panel of said casing, said IO panel having an opening that exposes an IO connector coupled to a PCB (printed circuit board)disposes within said casing;a cable dock coupled to said IO panel around said opening such that said IO connector is exposed for coupling to a matching connector, wherein said IO connector is coupled to a cable-end connector of said cable backshell while said cable backshell is plugged into said cable dock;an EMI (electric-magnetic interference) gasket disposed within said cable dock such that said EMI gasket makes contact with said IO panel and said cable dock, wherein while said cable backshell is plugged into said cable dock, said EMI gasket makes contact with said plugged-in cable backshell to form a conducting path that bypasses an interface between said IO connector and said cable-end connector, thereby forming an EMI shielding between said IO panel and said cable backshell, said conducting path including said IO panel, said EMI gasket, said cable dock, and said cable backshell.