Cable assembly with equalizer board

An electrical cable assembly

1 comprising: a housing

2, electrical contacts

3 in the housing

2 connected to a circuit board

4, multiple conductors

5 of an electrical cable

6 connected to the circuit board

4, signal conditioning circuitry

7 on the circuit board

4, the circuitry

7 being interposed between the electrical contacts

3 and the conductors

5, and an insulating holder

8 mounted on the circuit board

4, the contacts

3 extending on the holder

8, and the holder

8 being mounted in a cavity in the housing

2.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

An embodiment of the invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, according to which:

FIG. 1 is a top view of a cable assembly;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the cable assembly shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 3 is a section view of an electrical cable;

FIG. 4 is a top view of a housing comprising a portion of the cable assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side view of the housing as shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a side view partially in section of the housing as shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the housing as shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is an end view of the housing as shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a front view of a holder comprising a portion of the cable assembly as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a top view of the holder as shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a section view of the holder as shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is an end view of the holder as shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a top view of electrical contacts on a removable carrier strip;

FIG. 14 is an edgewise view of one of the contacts as shown in FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a view similar to FIG.

14 and illustrating a holder in combination with multiple contacts as shown in FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is a side view of a conducting shell comprising a portion of an electrical shield;

FIG. 17 is a top view of the shell as shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a side view of the shell as shown in FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a section view of a channel portion of the shell as shown in FIG. 18;

FIG. 20 is a top view of a top layer of a circuit board;

FIG. 21 is a top view of a middle layer of the circuit board as shown in FIG. 20; and

FIG. 22 is a bottom view of a bottom layer of the circuit board as shown in FIG.

20.

1. An electrical cable assembly comprising: multiple conductors of an electrical cable connected to circuitry on a circuit board, multiple electrical contacts in registration with respective conductive pads of the circuitry, an insulating holder holding the circuit board and the electrical contacts, an insulating housing receiving therein the holder and the electrical contacts and the circuit board, a window providing an open side of the housing, the contacts and the pads being exposed through the open side for inspection of the registration of the contacts with the pads.

2. An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 1, and further comprising: a conductive shield encircling the housing and covering the window.

3. An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 2 wherein, a strain relief on the shield grips the cable.

4. An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 1, and further comprising: another window providing a second open side of the housing, the cable conductors and the circuitry being exposed through the second open side for inspection of connections of the cable conductors with the circuitry.

5. An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 4, and further comprising: a conductive shield encircling the housing and covering both the window and said another window.

6. An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 5 wherein, a strain relief on the shield grips the cable.

7. An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein, tips of the contacts project from the holder and extend into the housing.

8. An electrical cable assembly comprising: multiple electrical contacts and multiple conductors of an electrical cable connected to respective conductive pads of circuitry on a circuit board, an insulating holder holding the circuit board and the electrical contacts, an insulating housing receiving therein the holder and the electrical contacts, the circuit board being held in the housing, and windows in open sides of the housing exposing for inspection the contacts and the conductors overlying respective conductive pads of the circuitry.

9. An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 8 wherein, the holder and the contacts and the circuit board are received along a cavity that extends to a rear of the housing, and the holder and the housing latch together to resist rearward movement of the holder.

10. An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 8, and further comprising: a conductive shield encircling the housing and covering the windows.

11. An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 8 wherein, tips of the contacts project from the holder and extend into the housing.

12. An electrical cable assembly comprising: multiple electrical contacts and multiple conductors of an electrical cable connected to respective conductive pads of circuitry on a circuit board, an insulating holder holding the circuit board and the electrical contacts, an insulating housing receiving therein the holder and the electrical contacts, the circuit board being held in the housing, a window providing an open side of the housing, the cable conductors and the circuitry being exposed through the open side for inspection of connections of the cable conductors with the circuitry.

13. An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 12, and further comprising: a conductive shield encircling the housing and covering the window.

14. An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 12 wherein, tips of the contacts project from the holder and extend into the housing.

15. A method for incorporating signal conditioning circuitry with a cable assembly, comprising:

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

18. The method of claim 15, further comprises:

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

21. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

22. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

23. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

24. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

25. A method for incorporating signal conditioning circuitry with a cable assembly, comprising: