Patent ID: 9578767
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: H01R,H05K

Claim:
1. A cover for an electronic module, the electronic module having a housing holding an electrical component and a circuit board for operating the electrical component, the cover comprising: a cover plate having an interior surface and an exterior surface extending to an outer perimeter, the cover plate having a dielectric body, the interior surface configured to face an interior of the housing and the circuit board, the cover plate being generally planar, wherein a majority of at least one of the interior surface and the exterior surface includes a conductive layer to provide electrical shielding for the cover plate; a connector portion formed integrally with the cover plate, the connector portion and cover plate defining a unitary structure, the connector portion comprising a plurality of contact channels formed therethrough, the connector portion comprising a shroud extending from the exterior surface of the cover plate, the shroud surrounding a receptacle configured to receive a plug connector therein; and a plurality of contacts held in corresponding contact channels, the contacts having mating ends positioned in the receptacle for mating with the plug connector, the contacts having mounting ends exposed beyond the interior surface for mounting to the circuit board; wherein the conductive layer is remote from the contact channels such that the dielectric body of the cover plate is provided between the conductive layer and the contact channels to electrically isolate the contacts from the conductive layer.