# US 11,309,647 B2 · Printed circuit board plug-in connector comprising a shielding connection element > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,309,647 B2 - Document ID: US11309647B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/970,889 - Filed: 2019-02-15 - Published: 2020-12-17 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2018-02-19 - Assignees: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG - Applicants: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG - Inventors: Marian Benzin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11309647B2 ## CPC - H01R 12/724: {containing contact members forming a right angle} - H01R 13/502: composed of different pieces (H01R13/514 takes precedence) - H01R 13/6585: Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts - H01R 13/6595: with separate members fixing the shield to the PCB - H01R 13/652: with earth pin, blade or socket - H01R 2107/00: Four or more poles - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract A printed circuit board plug-in connector is provided comprising a connector installation housing, an insulating body and a shielding connection element, for the shielding connection of a plug-in connector installation housing to a printed circuit board. The shielding connection element is flat or has at least one flat deformation section which is arranged, in the plug-in direction, in a through-slit of an insulating body mounted on the printed circuit board, and protrudes out of the insulating body with two contact regions in order to electrically contact the metal plug-in connector installation housing. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A printed circuit board plug connector comprising: a shield connection element, which comprises at least one planar deformation section including spring arms and opposing planar contact sections that lie in a common plane of the deformation section, each of the opposing planar contact sections having a respective contact edge that is oriented perpendicular to the common plane; a plug connector installation housing, which is embodied at least in part from metal; and an insulating body, which comprises a through-going slit into which the shield connection element is inserted, wherein the insulating body is arranged with a plug-in region thereof in the plug connector installation housing, and wherein, in order for the plug connector installation housing to electrically contact a ground connection of a printed circuit board, the shield connection element electrically contacts with the contact edges of the opposing planar contact sections, which protrude on opposing sides radially out of the insulating body, the plug connector installation housing from inside at least at two sites that lie opposite one another. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The printed circuit board plug connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shield connection element is able to generate a mechanical contact force that is required for electrically contacting the plug connector installation housing via an elastic deformation that occurs in the common plane of the deformation section defined by the planar deformation section. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The printed circuit board plug connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shield connection element is configured as one piece. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The printed circuit board plug connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shield connection element is formed from a spring-elastic sheet metal. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The printed circuit board plug connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shield connection element is a stamped part. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The printed circuit board plug connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the deformation section has two spring arms, wherein in each case a contact section is formed with in each case a contact region on the spring arms, and wherein the contact regions of the contact sections face away from one another. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The printed circuit board plug connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shield connection element has a ground contact region on which the at least one planar deformation section is formed. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The printed circuit board plug connector as claimed in claim 7, wherein the ground contact region comprises a ground contact pin for contacting the ground connection of the printed circuit board. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The printed circuit board plug connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the complete shield connection element is configured in a planar manner. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The printed circuit board plug connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shield connection element is inserted into the through-going slit of the insulating body and engages with the at least one planar deformation section in a radial manner through the insulating body. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The printed circuit board plug connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the insulating body is configured at least in two parts so as to facilitate the insertion of the shield connection element and thus has at least two parts, namely a base body and a contact carrier, wherein the base body comprises an essentially cylindrical cut-out and wherein the contact carrier is insertable at least in part into the cylindrical cut-out of the base body. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The printed circuit board plug connector as claimed in claim 11, wherein a region of the through-going slit is arranged in the plug-in region of the base body of the insulating body, and wherein a further region of the through-going slit is arranged in the contact carrier. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The printed circuit board plug connector as claimed in claim 7, wherein the insulating body comprises at a printed circuit board connection region an outlet for electrically contacting the ground connection of the printed circuit board via the ground contact pin of the shield connection element.