DIRECT BACKPLANE CONNECTOR

摘要

A connector is configured to provide a mating side that includes a 90 degree rotation about two different axis when compared to a mounting. The connector, when mounted on a first circuit board is thus suitable for directly mating to a right-angle connector that is mounted on a second circuit board, the second circuit board at a being at a 90 angle to the first circuit board. The connector can include a shroud that supports a u-shield that partially shields contacts positioned in the mating side.

主权项

1. A connector, comprising:
a plurality of wafers positioned side by side, each wafer having a mounting side and a mating side, each wafer including a first pair and a second pair of signal terminals with a ground terminal positioned between the first and second pairs, each of the terminals of the pair of signal terminals having a tail, a body and a contact, wherein the bodies of the terminals are aligned in a vertical alignment such that the body of the ground terminal is between the bodies of the two pairs of signal terminals and wherein the contacts of each pair of signal terminals are in a horizontal alignment in the mating side, each wafer further including a shield that is electrically connected to the ground terminal; a shroud positioned on a mating side of the wafers, the shroud being insulative and supporting the contacts of the pair of signal terminals in a side-by-side arrangement; and a plurality of u-shields extending through the shroud, the u-shields each configured to partially shield a respective pair of contacts, wherein the shroud includes a conductive element that connects the u-shields to the ground shield.