Patent ID: 6450837
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An electrical connector mounted on a grounded printed circuit board, comprising:an insulative housing; a dielectric substrate received in the insulative housing and provided with conductive signal traces and a surge suppressing circuitry on respective opposite major sides thereof, the conductive signal traces being electrically connected with the surge suppressing circuitry; a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing and electrically connected to the conductive signal traces; and grounding means for grounding the surge suppressing circuitry; wherein the surge suppressing circuitry and the conductive signal traces are electrically interconnected by Plated tunnels defined through the dielectric substrate; wherein the surge suppressing circuitry comprises first traces connected with the plated tunnels, an elongate grounding strip, surge protectors interconnecting the first traces with the grounding strip, and second traces interconnecting the grounding strip with the grounding means; wherein the dielectric substrate defines plated apertures electrically connected with the second traces, and the grounding means comprises a grounding clip engaged with the plated apertures.