Electrical shielding member for a network connector

An electrical shielding member for a network connector, wherein the electrical shielding member is made from cut and bent sheet metal, the electrical shielding member comprising:

• a receiving portion for receiving a cable end of a shielded cable, wherein the receiving portion is configured to be in contact with a shielding of the shielded cable;
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• a contact beam extending from the receiving portion, wherein the contact beam comprises:
• a first contact point for electrically connecting the electrical shielding member to a counter shielding member of a counter network connector,
• a coupling portion provided at a distal end of the contact beam, wherein the coupling portion is configured to be coupled to a corresponding coupling portion of a network connector housing, and wherein the contact beam is a flexible contact beam that is arranged outwardly inclined with respect to the receiving portion when the electrical shielding member in a non-assembled condition and wherein at least the distal end of the contact beam is configured to be inwardly deflected when the coupling portion of the contact beam is coupled to the corresponding coupling portion of the network connector housing,
• a second contact point, wherein the second contact point is provided between the receiving portion and the first contact point, and wherein the second contact point is arranged on the contact beam to have its own sliding trace, and
• a third contact point, wherein the third contact point is provided between the receiving portion and the first contact point, and wherein the third contact point is arranged on the contact beam to have its own sliding trace.

An electrical shielding member for a network connector, wherein the electrical shielding member is made from cut and bent sheet metal, the electrical shielding member comprising:

• a receiving portion for receiving a cable end of a shielded cable, wherein the receiving portion is configured to be in contact with a shielding of the shielded cable;
• and
• a contact beam extending from the receiving portion, wherein the contact beam comprises:
• a first contact point for electrically connecting the electrical shielding member to a counter shielding member of a counter network connector,
• a coupling portion provided at a distal end of the contact beam, wherein the coupling portion is configured to be coupled to a corresponding coupling portion of a network connector housing, and wherein the contact beam is a flexible contact beam that is arranged outwardly inclined with respect to the receiving portion when the electrical shielding member in a non-assembled condition and wherein at least the distal end of the contact beam is configured to be inwardly deflected when the coupling portion of the contact beam is coupled to the corresponding coupling portion of the network connector housing;
• a first section extending from the receiving portion, wherein the first section is arranged outwardly inclined with respect to the receiving portion;
• a second section that extends from the first section and is arranged substantially parallel to a mating direction of the network connector, and
• a third section that extends from the second section, wherein the third section is arranged inwardly inclined with respect to the second section in an assembled state of the electrical shielding member wherein the first contact point is provided between the second and the third section, and wherein the second and/or third contact point is provided between the first and the second section.

A network connector system, comprising:

• a network connector capable of communicating at data rates of at least 100 Mbit/s, comprising:
• an electrical contact terminal;
• a network connector housing;
• an electrical shielding member made from cut and bent sheet metal, the electrical shielding member comprising:
• a receiving portion for receiving a cable end of a shielded cable, wherein the receiving portion is configured to be in contact with a shielding of the shielded cable;
• and
• a contact beam extending from the receiving portion, wherein the contact beam comprises:
• a first contact point for electrically connecting the electrical shielding member to a counter shielding member of a counter network connector, and
• a coupling portion provided at a distal end of the contact beam, wherein the coupling portion is configured to be coupled to a corresponding coupling portion of a network connector housing, and wherein the contact beam is a flexible contact beam that is arranged outwardly inclined with respect to the receiving portion when the electrical shielding member in a non-assembled condition and wherein at least the distal end of the contact beam is configured to be inwardly deflected when the coupling portion of the contact beam is coupled to the corresponding coupling portion of the network connector housing, wherein the electrical shielding member is at least partially received within the network connector housing;
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• a corresponding counter connector, wherein the corresponding counter connector is provided with the counter shielding member that is configured to be electrically connected to a contact point of the contact beam of the network connector, wherein the counter shielding member and the contact beam of the network connector are arranged so that they come in contact before the electrical contact terminal of the network connector comes into electrical contact with any part of the corresponding counter connector during mating and wherein the network connector system is an Ethernet-network connector system configured to transmit data with a data rate of at least 100 Mbit/s.