Solderless mounted filtered connector

Abstract

A solderless filtered connector is formed by a first insulative housing which is selectively plated with conductive material and is profiled to receive therein a second insulative housing carrying a plurality of filtered terminals in a spaced array. Ground is established by a multi-apertured grounding member which receives the respective filter sleeves therein and is profiled to make wiping engagement with the plated portion of the first housing. A metal shell secured to the first housing defines a mating face for the connector and completes the ground path. Each terminal has a compliant intermediate portion which is received in the bore of a respective filter sleeve to make solderless engagement therewith.

We claim: 
     
       1. A solderless, filtered electrical connector comprising: a first elongated housing .Iadd.member .Iaddend.of insulative material defining a forwardly directed mating face, a rearwardly directed cavity, a plurality of passages extending between said cavity and said mating face, .[.and at least one lateral latching opening,.]. said housing .Iadd.member .Iaddend.being plated with a conductive material except in and immediately adjacent said passages;   a second housing .Iadd.member .Iaddend.of insulative material dimensioned to be received in said cavity of said first housing .Iadd.member .Iaddend.and having a like plurality of passages extending between forward and rearwardly directed faces.[., at least one laterally directed latching lug positioned to engage a respective latching opening in said first housing.].;   a grounding member of conductive material interposed between said first and second housing members and having a plurality of apertures aligned with the respective .[.passageways.]. .Iadd.passages.Iaddend., each aperture being profiled by a plurality of inwardly directed tines; and   a plurality of filtered terminals each formed by a filter sleeve mounted on a compliant portion of a pin terminal.Iadd., said terminals being disposed in said aligned passages and apertures of said housing members and grounding members respectively.Iaddend..   
     
     
       2. A solderless, filtered electrical connector according to claim 1 further comprising: a metal member mounted on said mating face of said first housing .Iadd.member .Iaddend.providing a ground path for said plating.   
     
     
       3. A solderless, filtered electrical connector according to claim 2 further comprising an integral shroud on said metal member, said shroud enclosing said mating face. 
     
     
       4. A solderless, filtered electrical connector according to claim 1 wherein said compliant portion of each said pin terminal comprises a pair of outwardly bowed legs integral at each end and defining a diamond shaped opening therebetween. .Iadd.5. A solderless, filtered electrical connector according to claim 1 further comprising latching means for securing said first and second housing members together. .Iaddend. .Iadd.6. A solderless, filtered electrical connector according to claim 5 wherein said latching means comprises:   at least one latching opening in said first housing member and   at least one latching lug on second housing member positioned to engage a respective latching opening in said first housing member. .Iaddend.   
     
     
        .Iadd. .  An electrical connector, comprising: housing means including a first dielectric housing member and a second dielectric housing member, said first and second housing members having aligned passageways extending therethrough;   ground means disposed between said housing members and having apertures aligned with respective aligned passageways, said grounding means including tine means inwardly-directed into respective passageways at said aligned apertures;   filter sleeve means disposed in respective passageways and having exterior surfaces electrically engaging said inwardly-directed tine means of said grounding means;   electrical terminal means disposed in said passageways and having front contact means, essentially planar compliant contact means and rear contact means, said compliant contact means including compliant leg portions having outwardly facing edge surfaces, said leg portions being in a common plane with the outermost portions of said edge surfaces extending outwardly beyond the diameter of the front contact means, such that upon inserting said front contact means into said filter sleeve means, said leg portions are deflected inwardly along said common plane and said outermost edge portions springably and electrically engaged interior surfaces of respective filter sleeve means; and   
     
     
       means securing said housing members together. .Iaddend. .Iadd.8.  The electrical connector according to claim 7 wherein surfaces of said housing means have shielding means disposed thereon. .Iaddend. .Iadd.9. The electrical connector according to claim 7 wherein said securing means comprises latching means including: at least one latching opening in said first housing member and   at least one latching lug on second housing member positioned to engage a respective latching opening in said first housing member. .Iaddend.   
     
     
        .Iadd. 0.  The electrical connector according to claim 7 wherein said electrical terminal means further includes stop shoulders for locating said filter sleeve means on said electrical terminal means. .Iaddend.