Electrical connector with stacked shielding plates sandwiched between two opposite contact modules
First Claim
1. An electrical connector comprising:
- a first contact module with a plurality of first contact retained therein in a transverse direction via an insert-molding process and including a plurality of first grounding contacts thereof;
a second contact module with a plurality of second contacts retained therein in the transverse direction via another insert-molding process and having a plurality of second grounding contacts thereof; and
opposite metallic first and second shielding plates stacked with each other and commonly sandwiched between the first contact module and the second contact module in a vertical direction perpendicular to the transverse direction;
whereinthe first shielding plate forms a plurality of first spring tangs in one row and extending toward and contacting the corresponding first grounding contact, and the second shielding plate forms a plurality of first spring tangs in another row and extending toward and contacting the corresponding second grounding contact;
whereinthe first spring tangs are offset from the second sprint tangs in a front-to-back direction perpendicular to both the vertical direction and the transverse direction.
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Abstract
A high frequency electrical connector includes a housing with first and second rows of contacts therein. The housing includes a base and a mating tongue extending forwardly from the base. Each contacts has a contacting section exposed upon the mating surface of the mating tongue, a connection section exposed out of the base, and a middle section therebetween. The first row of contacts as well as the second row of contacts includes a plurality of grounding contacts. First and second shielding plates stacked with each other and commonly between the first row of contacts and the second row of contacts. The first shielding plate and the second shielding plate form corresponding spring tangs offset from each other in the front-to-back direction to respectively contact the first grounding contacts and second grounding contacts at different positions in the front-to-back direction.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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a first contact module with a plurality of first contact retained therein in a transverse direction via an insert-molding process and including a plurality of first grounding contacts thereof; a second contact module with a plurality of second contacts retained therein in the transverse direction via another insert-molding process and having a plurality of second grounding contacts thereof; and opposite metallic first and second shielding plates stacked with each other and commonly sandwiched between the first contact module and the second contact module in a vertical direction perpendicular to the transverse direction;
whereinthe first shielding plate forms a plurality of first spring tangs in one row and extending toward and contacting the corresponding first grounding contact, and the second shielding plate forms a plurality of first spring tangs in another row and extending toward and contacting the corresponding second grounding contact;
whereinthe first spring tangs are offset from the second sprint tangs in a front-to-back direction perpendicular to both the vertical direction and the transverse direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electrical connector comprising:
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an insulative housing having a base and a mating tongue forwardly extending from the base; a plurality of first contacts arranged in a first row along a transverse direction and commonly retained in the housing; a plurality of second contacts arranged in a second row along said transverse direction and commonly retaining in the housing; opposite metallic first and second shielding plates stacked with each other and commonly sandwiched between the first contact module and the second contact module in a vertical direction perpendicular to the transverse direction;
whereinthe first shielding plate forms a plurality of first spring tangs in one row and extending toward and contacting the corresponding first grounding contact, and the second shielding plate forms a plurality of first spring tangs in another row and extending toward and contacting the corresponding second grounding contact;
whereinthe first spring tangs are offset from the second sprint tangs in a front-to-back direction perpendicular to both the vertical direction and the transverse direction. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electrical connector comprising:
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a first contact module with a plurality of first contact retained therein in a transverse direction via an insert-molding process and including a plurality of first grounding contacts thereof; a second contact module with a plurality of second contacts retained therein in the transverse direction via another insert-molding process and having a plurality of second grounding contacts thereof; and opposite metallic first and second shielding plates stacked with each other and commonly sandwiched between the first contact module and the second contact module in a vertical direction perpendicular to the transverse direction;
whereinthe first shielding plate forms a plurality of first spring tangs in one row and extending toward and contacting the corresponding first grounding contact, and the second shielding plate forms a plurality of first spring tangs in another row and extending toward and contacting the corresponding second grounding contact;
whereinthe first shielding plate forms a thinned area to receive the thinned second shielding plate therein. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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