Patent ID: 6066002
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A SUB-D shielded plug connector for mounting at right angles to a printed circuit board, comprising:an insulating body holding contacts of the plug connector;a metallic shield cage enclosing said insulating body, said shield cage includinga planar cover wall with edges and a turret-like lead-in plate produced by deep-drawing disposed on said cover wall;sidewalls formed on the edges of said cover wall and bent downwardly away from said cover wall by substantially 90.degree. with respect to said cover wall, reaching substantially to a printed circuit board on which the plug connector is to be mounted, and laterally enclosing said insulating body;said metallic shield cage with said lead-in plate, said cover wall, and said sidewalls being integrally formed of a sheet-metal part, whereby said cover wall and said sidewalls together form a box-shaped cavity; andsaid insulating body being accommodated completely in said cavity, being shielded by said shield cage except on an insertion side and a bottom side thereof facing the printed circuit board, and being held in a fixed position between the printed circuit board and said shield cage.