Electrical connector having ribbed ground plate with engagement members

摘要

An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing, a plurality of electrical signal contacts supported by the dielectric housing, and an electrically conductive ground plate supported by the dielectric housing. The dielectric hosing defines at least one protrusion, and the ground plate defines at least one aperture that receives the protrusion. The apertures can define a first dimension along a select direction and a second dimension along the select direction, wherein the first dimension is greater than the second dimension so as to define a lead-in for the protrusion. The protrusion can be press-fit to the electrically conductive ground plate at the second dimension of the aperture so as to secure the ground plate to the dielectric housing.

主权项

1. An electrical connector comprising:
a dielectric housing including a housing body that defines a first housing surface and a second housing surface opposite the first surface, wherein the dielectric housing includes at least one engagement member that is supported by the first housing surface; a plurality of electrical signal contacts supported by the dielectric housing; and a ground plate including a ground plate body that defines a first plate body surface configured to face the first housing surface when the ground plate is attached to the dielectric housing and a second plate body surface opposite the first plate body surface, the ground plate including at least one rib that defines first and second opposed rib surfaces, wherein the first rib surface projects from the first plate body surface and the second rib surface is recessed into the second plate body surface, wherein the ground plate defines at least one engagement member that is supported by the rib, and is engagement member of the dielectric housing is configured to attach to the at least one engagement member of the ground plate so as to secure the ground plate to the dielectric housing.