Electrical connector having ribbed ground plate

摘要

An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing, a plurality of electrical signal contacts carried by the dielectric housing, and a ground plate carried by the dielectric housing. The electrical signal contacts are arranged along a first plane, wherein the signal contacts define signal pairs such that a respective gap is disposed between adjacent signal pairs. The signal contacts further define respective mating and mounting ends. The ground plate includes a ground plate body oriented in a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane and offset from the first plane. The ground plate body defines first and second opposed surfaces. The ground plate includes at least one rib that defines first and second opposed surfaces, wherein the first surface of the rib projects from the first surface of the ground plate body in a direction toward the gap, and the second surface is recessed into the second surface of the ground plate body. The ground plate further includes a plurality of mating ends and mounting ends extending from the ground plate body and disposed in the first plane so as to be aligned with the respective mating ends and mounting ends of the electrical signal contacts.

主权项

1. An electrical connector comprising:
a dielectric housing; a plurality of electrical signal contacts that are carried by the dielectric housing, and that are arranged along a first plane that extends along both a first direction, and a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the electrical signal contacts define respective mating ends, respective mounting ends, and electrical signal pairs such that a respective gap is disposed between adjacent electrical signal pairs; a ground plate carried by the dielectric housing, the ground plate including a ground plate body oriented in a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane and offset from the first plane, the ground plate body defining first and second opposed surfaces, the ground plate including respective mating ends and respective mounting ends that extend from the ground plate body and are disposed in the first plane, and the ground plate including a plurality of ribs that are fully contained in the ground plate body and that define first and second opposed surfaces, wherein the first surfaces of the ribs project from the first surface of the ground plate body in a direction toward the gap, the second surfaces of the plurality of ribs are recessed into the second surface of the ground plate body, the respective mounting ends extend from the ground plate body along the first direction, and at least one of the mounting ends is in-line with at least one of the plurality of ribs along the first direction; wherein the electrical signal pairs comprise differential pairs and the plurality of ribs function as ground contacts between respective adjacent differential pairs.