GROUNDING STRUCTURES FOR HEADER AND RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLIES

摘要

A receptacle assembly comprises a front housing (120) configured for mating with a header assembly, the front housing receiving a contact module therein, the contact module including a conductive holder and a frame assembly received in the conductive holder, the frame assembly comprising a plurality of contacts and a dielectric frame supporting the contacts. The front housing has a plurality of clip supports (178) at a rear (172) of the front housing, and a rib clip (300) is held by the clip supports. The rib clip includes a plurality of grounding fingers (326) which are configured to engage corresponding header shields of the header assembly, and the rib clip includes a plurality of mounting tabs (330) engaging the conductive holder to electrically connect the rib clip to the conductive holder.