Patent ID: 9680260
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A cable connector assembly comprising: an electrical connector including an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing and arranged in two rows apart from each other along a vertical direction, and a latch retained in the insulative housing, wherein the contacts arranged in an upper row include a pair of high-frequency signal contacts and the contacts arranged in a lower row include a pair of high-frequency signal contacts, the two pairs of high-frequency signal contacts disposed relative to each other along the vertical direction; and a cable including a number of wires electrically connected with the contacts of the electrical connector; wherein the electrical connector further includes a grounding plate, the grounding plate including a shielding sheet extending between the two pairs of high-frequency signal contacts; the two pairs of high-frequency signal contacts in the upper and lower rows are aligned with each other along a vertically direction; the grounding plate includes a fixing portion rearwardly extending from a rear end of the shielding sheet and a connection portion forwardly extending from a front end of the shielding sheet, and the fixing portion is fixed with the latch; and the fixing portion of the grounding plate includes a pair of fixing arms opposite to each other, each of the fixing arms defining a convex portion to make the grounding plate in close contact with the latch.