Patent ID: 11888266
Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY GERMANY GMBH
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 17:
18. A connector assembly, comprising:
a connector; and
a mating connector matable with the connector, the connector includes a signal contact element and a connector shielding at least partially surrounding the signal contact element, the connector shielding including a plurality of shielding walls forming a receptacle receiving the mating connector, a guiding protrusion disposed on at least one of the shielding walls and protruding from the at least one of the shielding walls toward the receptacle, and a shield contact spring extending into the receptacle and generating a contact force in a direction toward the receptacle, the receptacle is open in an insertion direction at a forward end for insertion of the mating connector, the shielding walls are parallel with each other at least in sections in a cross-section perpendicular to the insertion direction, the shield contact spring is deflectable with respect to the guiding protrusion.