Electrical connector shield
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsPeter M. Politsky, Dominic Anthony Messuri, Michael W. Allender
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Abstract
A connector includes an electromagnetic shield formed of conductive material with at least two depending, conductive, reinforcement sidewalls that each have a plurality of conductive depending sidewall legs distributed about a periphery of the shield and extending upwardly. The shield includes at least one conductive ground tab extending from an edge such that the shield provides a ground path directly from a circuit board to a connector housing. The shield defines at least one opening for receiving an alignment post and at least one additional rectangular opening to permit access to an electrical terminal positioned below the sheet. The rectangular opening may be aligned with terminals positioned within connector housing.
Claims9
A connector comprising:
- a connector housing defining a recessed opening;
- a circuit board disposed within the connector housing;
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- an electromagnetic shield formed of conductive material, wherein the shield has a conductive sidewall defining a plurality of conductive sidewall legs distributed about a periphery of the shield and extending from the sidewall and electrically and mechanically connected to said circuit board, wherein the shield defines at least one conductive ground tab extending from an edge of the shield and perpendicular to the conductive sidewall, wherein the conductive ground tab defines a ground tab wing at two ends thereof that deforms when the ground tab is nested into the recessed opening causing the ground tab wings to press against at least two interior walls of the recessed opening so as to provide a high normal force electrical and mechanical connection between the shield and the connector housing such that the shield provides a ground path directly from circuit board to a connector housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.