One piece metal shield for an electrical connector.

摘要

A one piece metal stamping (10) forming an RF-EMI shield for an electrical connector (12) has a central face portion (26) and a pair of mating shell portions (28, 30) connected by respective bights (32, 34) to opposite sides of the face portion (26). The face portion (26) is profiled to conform to the connector (12) to be shielded and has an opening (36) exposing the connector mating face. The shell portions (28, 30) have depending peripherial walls (40, 42, 44, 46) which overlap to enclose the rear portion of the connector (12) and conductors (16) extending therefrom. The subject shield (10) is particularly suitable for electrical connectors which are overmolded with an insulative layer (52).