Right-angled connector

Connector comprising:

• a housing of insulating material having a front wall and a bottom wall,
• a number of right-angled contact elements arranged in rows and columns, and
• at least one right-angled shielding plate arranged between two adjacent rows of contact elements,
• characterized in that the at least one right-angled shielding plate is arranged between all adjacent rows or adjacent groups of rows of contact elements, and wherein adjacent columns or adjacent groups of columns of contact elements are separated by a vertical shielding plate, wherein the right-angled and vertical shielding plates are provided with slots receiving the vertical and right-angled shielding plates, respectively, wherein contact parts are provided for interconnecting the right-angled and vertical shielding plates, wherein each right-angled shielding plate is provided with at least one contact lip projecting out of the front wall of the housing for contacting a mating connector and at least one ground terminal projecting out of the bottom wall for contacting a printed circuit board.

Connector comprising:

• a housing of insulating material having a front wall and a bottom wall,
• a number of right-angled contact elements arranged in rows and columns, and
• at least one right-angled shielding plate arranged between two adjacent rows of contact elements,
• characterized in that the at least one right-angled shielding plate is arranged between all adjacent rows or adjacent groups of rows of contact elements, and wherein adjacent columns or adjacent groups of columns of contact elements are separated by a vertical shielding plate, wherein the right-angled and vertical shielding plates are provided with slots receiving the vertical and right-angled shielding plates, respectively, wherein contact parts are provided for interconnecting the right-angled and vertical shielding plates, wherein the front wall of the housing is an assembly of front wall parts, each front wall part carrying one row of contact elements, wherein each right-angled shielding plate is received between the front wall parts of two adjacent rows of contact elements.

Method for manufacturing a connector comprising:

• a housing of insulating material having a front wall and a bottom wall,
• a number of right-angled contact elements arranged in rows and columns, and
• at least one right-angled shielding plate arranged between two adjacent rows of contact elements,
• characterized in that the at least one right-angled shielding plate is arranged between all adjacent rows or adjacent groups of rows of contact elements, and wherein adjacent columns or adjacent groups of columns of contact elements are separated by a vertical shielding plate, wherein the right-angled and vertical shielding plates are provided with slots receiving the vertical and right-angled shielding plates, respectively, wherein contact parts are provided for interconnecting the right-angled and vertical shielding plates, characterized by inserting contact elements in one or more front wall part of insulating material, mounting a right-angled shielding plate to a front wall part, mounting a next front wall part with contact elements on the front wall part having the right-angled shielding, and after having assembled all front wall parts, mounting a bottom wall having an array of holes for receiving and positioning one end of each contact element.