Electrical connector assembly
US6080016A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/57
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A board-to-board electrical connector assembly consists of a plug connector connected to a daughter board and a receptacle connector connected to a mother board. The receptacle connector has a first housing with a top face connected to the mother board and a bottom face connected to the plug connector, a pair of metal shields mounted to a front and rear face of the first housing, respectively, and a number of contacts fixedly received in contact passageways of the first housing. Each metal shield is integrally formed with two lateral sections each including an upper solder pad soldered to a grounding circuit of the mother board, and a leg covering a corresponding lateral wall of the first housing and defining an engaging foot. The plug connector has a second housing, a number of contacts fixedly received in contact passageways of the second housing and two second solder pads fixed to lateral ends of the second housing. The second solder pads are soldered to a grounding circuit of the daughter board and connect with the engaging feet of the shields.
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