SHIELDED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY

摘要

A grounded receptacle assembly (14) for mounting to a panel (64) (see Fig. 2) having a grounded conductive surface (70) includes a housing (44) having a mounting face (48) and a discontinuous array of spaced-apart grounding clips disposed about the mounting face, so as to be slidingly received in a wall of the receptacle housing. Each clip includes a first end with a resilient tongue (88) disposed within the housing cavity and has a second end with outwardly extending contact fingers (82) that engage the conductive panel surface (70) when the receptacle housing (44) is mounted thereto. The mounting face (48) is aligned with a plug receiving opening (68) (see Fig. 2) formed in the panel, so that a shielded plug connector (12) can be received within the receptacle housing. When inserted within the receptacle assembly (14), the plug shield (26) engages the resilient tongues (88) so as to be electrically coupled to the grounded panel surface (70).