Inventors:
Peter K. Townsend - Camp Hill PA
Ted R. Meckley - Seven Valleys PA
David Hatch - Glen Rock PA
Don McClune - York PA
Robert J. Brennan - York PA
Assignee:
Stewart Connector Systems, Inc. - Glen Rock PA
International Classification:
H03H 709
Abstract:
A modular jack connector mounted on a main printed circuit board and having a receptacle into which a modular plug of an electronic component is inserted. The connector includes a housing, a first set of contacts arranged in the housing each adapted to engage one of the contacts of the plug, a second set of contacts at least partially arranged in the housing and adapted to engaging the main printed circuit board, contact coupling circuit means for electrically coupling the first and second sets of contacts, a capacitor for providing impedance to high frequency noise and interference and a metallic shield at least partially surrounding the housing and connected to a grounding region on the main printed circuit board. In one embodiment, the capacitor is a flexible laminate assembly including first and second conductive sheet members and an intermediate insulative material. Further, the capacitor has a plurality of folded pleats including a first pleat arranged at one end of the laminate assembly and a second pleat arranged at an opposite end of the laminate assembly.