Shielded electrical connector for automotive applications and method of assembling thereof

A connector for automotive applications, the connector comprising:

• at least one elongated inner signal contact having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the second portion is configured as a tube having a first opening at a distal end of the tube for receiving a wire and a welding opening along an outer surface of the tube to allow welding of the wire to the tube;
• an insulating element surrounding the first portion of the at least one elongated inner signal contact;
• a first shielding part;
• and
• a second shielding part, wherein the first and second shielding parts together form a shielding contact surrounding the insulating element, wherein at least one of the first shielding part and the second shielding part includes a molded over electrically insulating material, wherein edges of the electrically insulating material are formed on an outer side of the first and second shielding parts for locking the connector in a connector housing.

A method of assembling a connector for automotive applications, the method comprising:

• providing a cable having at least one inner conductor;
• connecting at least one elongated inner signal contact of the connector to a stripped end of the at least one inner conductor;
• surrounding the at least one elongated inner signal contact by an insulating element;
• placing a first shielding part of the connector around a first portion of the insulating element from a first radial direction;
• placing a second shielding part of the connector around a second portion of the insulating element from a second radial direction generally opposite to the first radial direction;
• and
• joining the first and second shielding parts to form a shielding contact of the connector surrounding the insulating element, wherein at least one of the first and second shielding part is molded over by an electrically insulating material such that a rib is formed on an inner side of the at least one of the first and second shielding parts for electrically insulating first and second inner conductors included within the cable from one another.

A method of assembling a connector for automotive applications, the method comprising:

• providing a cable having at least one inner conductor;
• connecting at least one elongated inner signal contact of the connector to a stripped end of the at least one inner conductor;
• surrounding the at least one elongated inner signal contact by an insulating element;
• placing a first shielding part of the connector around a first portion of the insulating element from a first radial direction;
• placing a second shielding part of the connector around a second portion of the insulating element from a second radial direction generally opposite to the first radial direction;
• and
• joining the first and second shielding parts to form a shielding contact of the connector surrounding the insulating element, wherein at least one of the first and second shielding part is molded over by an electrically insulating material, wherein edges of the insulating material are formed on an outer side of the at least one of the first and second shielding parts for locking the connector in a connector housing.