Connector system with electromagnetic interference shielding

摘要

A connector system comprises a header connector (110) and a mating connector (112). The header connector comprises a conductive shell (202) that defines an interior chamber (214) and a contact (204) disposed in the interior chamber. The mating connector (112) comprises a conductive member (318) and an electromagnetic shield (304) joined to a housing (300), the shield having an elongated protrusion (314) extending from the shield to an outer end (316). The header connector and the mating connector couple with each other such that the contact engages the conductive member and the protrusion engages the conductive shell. A conductive grounding bridge (500) is joined to one of the header connector and the mating connector and engages the other of the header connector and the mating connector when the protrusion engages the conductive shell. The protrusion is electrically coupled with the conductive shell at the outer end of the protrusion and by the grounding bridge.