Patent ID: 9166343
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A mezzanine receptacle connector comprising: a housing having a mating end configured to be mated with a mezzanine header connector and a mounting end configured to be mounted to a circuit board, the mating end being opposite the mounting end, the housing being elongated along a longitudinal axis; receptacle contacts held by the housing, the receptacle contacts having mating ends with deflectable spring beams for termination to corresponding header contacts of the mezzanine header connector, the receptacle contacts having terminating ends extending from the mounting end of the housing for termination to the circuit board; and a ground lattice held by the housing, the ground lattice comprising longitudinal receptacle ground shields extending longitudinally within the housing generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, and the ground lattice comprising lateral receptacle ground shields extending laterally within the housing generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the longitudinal receptacle ground shields being mechanically and electrically connected to the lateral receptacle ground shields to form the ground lattice, the ground lattice providing electrical shielding for the receptacle contacts; wherein the receptacle contacts are arranged in pairs carrying differential signals, the ground lattice providing electrical shielding for each pair of receptacle contacts from each other pair of receptacle contacts; and wherein each longitudinal receptacle ground shield includes a pair of deflectable spring beams extending from a planar base, the pair of deflectable spring beams being generally longitudinally aligned with the deflectable spring beams of the associated pair of receptacle contacts, each lateral receptacle ground shield having a planar base and at least one deflectable spring beam.