Patent ID: 9640880
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A cable connector comprising: a substrate that includes a plurality of conductive pads and at least one grounding pad; a transmitting cable that includes a conductor, an insulator surrounding the conductor and a ground shield surrounding the insulator, wherein the conductor is electrically connected to one of the conductive pads and the grounding shield is electrically connected to the grounding pad; a receiving cable that includes a conductor, an insulator surrounding the conductor and a ground shield surrounding the insulator, wherein the conductor is electrically connected to one of the conductive pads and the grounding shield is electrically connected to the grounding pad; and a shielding structure that is mounted to the substrate and is electrically connected to the grounding pad, wherein the shielding structure includes a cap and a plurality of sidewalls extending from the cap to the substrate, wherein each of the transmitting and receiving cables is positioned between a different pair of side walls, wherein the insulators of the transmitting and receiving cables each include a section that is partially exposed from the respective grounding shields, and wherein the shielding structure includes a pair of tunnel-shaped covers, wherein each tunnel-shaped cover extends between a different pair of side walls and covers the exposed section of a different one of the insulators, wherein the conductors of the transmitting and receiving cables each include a first portion and a second portion that are each partially exposed from the respective insulators, and wherein the tunnel-shaped cover of the shielding structure covers the exposed first portion of each conductor without covering the exposed second portion of each conductor.