Shielded connector assembly with contact elements for use in the assembly using a female connector housing to enclose rows of contact elements

摘要

A female connector (1) with a shielding plate (2) has contact elements (4) on printed circuit boards (7) arranged in rows and columns in a housing (3) comprising two modules (6) stacked in a column direction. The second surface of the PCB has a conducting ground plane connected to a pattern of ground tracks on the other surfacce, while the PCBs of one module are connected through an intermediate insulating section (19). The rows of contact elements receive the male contact elements when the male connector is inserted into the receiving space of the female connector. An Independent claim is included for a contact element.