Patent ID: 6719587
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
Connector comprising:a housing of insulating material having a front wall and a bottom wall, a number of right-angled contact elements arranged in rows and columns, and at least one right-angled shielding plate arranged between two adjacent rows of contact elements, characterized in that the at least one right-angled shielding plate is arranged between all adjacent rows or adjacent groups of rows of contact elements, and wherein adjacent columns or adjacent groups of columns of contact elements are separated by a vertical shielding plate, wherein the right-angled and vertical shielding plates are provided with slots receiving the vertical and right-angled shielding plates, respectively, wherein contact parts are provided for interconnecting the right-angled and vertical shielding plates, wherein the vertical shielding plates are part of a vertical shielding element with an overmolded insulating material.