Patent ID: 6109969
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
The cable connector comprising:an elongate insulative housing defining a receiving groove in a front portion thereof for receiving a mating connector, said receiving groove defining a plurality of passageways each receiving a terminal therein, said housing defining a connecting groove in a rear portion thereof;a printed circuit board received within said connecting groove and electrically connecting with said terminals;a cable electrically connecting with said printed circuit board;an EMI shield enclosing said housing, said EMI shield having a body portion on one side thereof and an extension protruding forward from a front end of the body portion, said extension forming a mating face projecting outward from a front end of the extension and being perpendicular to the body portion of said shield, a plurality of buds being formed on the mating face and protruding forward beyond the mating face for electrically engaging with a grounding panel of the mating connector, thereby establish a grounding path therebetween; andan outer shell for enclosing said EMI shield.