Patent ID: 6733332
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:a main housing having a partition dividing an interior space thereof into a first and second cavities, the partition defining a channel extending there through; a plurality of terminals received in at least one of the cavities of the main housing; and an integral shield attached to the main housing, the shield having a shielding plate received in the channel of the main housing for suppressing electromagnetic interference (EM1) and cross-talk between the two cavities; wherein the shield has a front wall, the front wall has a beam section and the shielding plate extends rearward from a bottom edge of the beam section, and a distal end of said shielding plate is closer to a rear portion of the connector than a front portion of the connector; wherein the electrical connector has a subassembly, the subassembly has an internal printed circuit board (PCB), the terminals electrically connect with the internal PCB; wherein the partition of the main housing defines a receiving passage receiving the internal PCB of the subassembly; wherein the partition of the main housing further defines a plurality of recesses on a top wall thereof receiving corresponding terminals of the subassembly.