Electrical connector having improved shielding means
US6435914B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/724
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector (1) comprises plural wafers (10) staked side-by-side, each of which includes a signal piece (11) and a shield piece (21) attached to the signal piece. The signal piece includes a dielectric body (12) and a plurality of signal terminals (14) retained in the dielectric body. The dielectric body defines a number of through slots (15) and a corresponding number of undercuts (16) corresponding to the through slots. The shield piece includes a metal plate (22) formed with a plurality of first ribs (23) and a corresponding number of second ribs (25) corresponding to the first ribs on opposite sides thereof for insertion into corresponding through slots and undercuts, respectively. Lower tip ends (234) of the first ribs and top tip ends (254) of the second ribs are overlapped or at least located on a common plane (20).
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