Patent ID: 6491547
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A signal-transmitting apparatus for a cable television system, said signal-transmitting apparatus being adapted to permit insertion of a power source terminal therein and comprising:a body including a metal casing and a circuit board that is fixed in said casing, said casing having a side wall with a capacitor-mounting hole, and a power source-connecting tube which is formed integrally with said side wall at an end thereof and which defines a central hole that is in communication with said capacitor-mounting hole in said side wall; a conductive terminal clip disposed within said central hole in said power source-connecting tube, said clip having a clamping end that is adapted to clamp the terminal, and a conducting end; and a capacitor unit disposed in said central hole in said power source-connecting tube and received fittingly within said capacitor-mounting hole in said side wall, said capacitor unit including a capacitor, which has a main body in electrical connection with said casing, an outer contact pin in electrical connection with said conducting end of said clip, and an inner contact pin in electrical connection with said circuit board.