ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A GROUND SHIELD

摘要

A contact module is provided for an electrical connector. The contact module includes a carrier and a leadframe held by the carrier. The leadframe includes signal contacts that extend outward from the carrier for mating with corresponding mating signal contacts. A ground shield is mounted to the carrier. The ground shield includes a body configured to extend over at least a portion of the leadframe. The ground shield includes ground contacts configured to mate with corresponding mating ground shields. The ground contacts include groups of spring beams. Each group of spring beams includes at least first and second spring beams that extend from the body of the ground shield in respective different directions.

主权项

1. A contact module for an electrical connector, the contact module comprising:
a carrier; a leadframe held by the carrier, the leadframe comprising signal contacts that extend outward from the carrier for mating with corresponding mating signal contacts; and a ground shield mounted to the carrier, the ground shield comprising a body configured to extend over at least a portion of the leadframe, the ground shield comprising ground contacts configured to mate with corresponding mating ground shields, the ground contacts comprising groups of spring beams, wherein each group of spring beams includes at least first and second spring beams that extend from the body of the ground shield in respective different directions, the first and second spring beams being vertically staggered such that the first spring beam is vertically offset from the second spring beam.