HEADER TRANSITION CONNECTOR FOR AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM

摘要

A header transition connector includes a header housing having a separating wall separating a first cavity from a second cavity. Header signal contacts are held by the header housing. The header signal contacts are arranged in pairs carrying differential signals. The header signal contacts have first mating ends in the first cavity for mating with a first receptacle connector. The header signal contacts have second mating ends in the second cavity for mating with a second receptacle connector. Header ground shields are held by the header housing. The header ground shields have first mating ends in the first cavity for mating with the first receptacle connector. The header ground shields have second mating ends in the second cavity for mating with the second receptacle connector. At least a group of the header ground shields are electrically commoned with each other within the header housing.

主权项

1. A header transition connector comprising:
a header housing having a separating wall separating a first cavity from a second cavity; header signal contacts held by the header housing, the header signal contacts arranged in pairs carrying differential signals, the header signal contacts having first mating ends in the first cavity for mating with a first receptacle connector, the header signal contacts having second mating ends in the second cavity for mating with a second receptacle connector; and header ground shields held by the header housing, the header ground shields having walls surrounding associated pairs of header signal contacts on at least two sides thereof, the header ground shields having first mating ends in the first cavity for mating with the first receptacle connector, the header ground shields having second mating ends in the second cavity for mating with the second receptacle connector, wherein at least a group of the header ground shields are electrically commoned with each other within the header housing.