ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH SHIELDING

摘要

The proposed connector element for printed circuit boards comprises a plurality of signal contacts (2) arranged in a grid pattern in a multipole connector (1) and a shielding unit (3) containing a first and a second earth plate (4 and 5) between which a conducting connection is provided via a bridge (6), the latter being provided with a projecting insertable first earth connection (7). Each earth plate (4 and 5) covers all the signal contacts (2) between any two plates in a column, a shielding unit (3) being provided only for every other signal contact column. With such an arrangement, only one signal contact for every two columns requires earthing and only one shielding unit is required for every two columns to achieve complete shielding of all the columns.