Patent ID: 7247052

Claim:
A shield connection between a pc-board for electrical and/or electronic components located in a housing and at least one connector socket located in one of the walls of the housing with a metal cylindrical socket casing that passes through the housing wall and that exhibits on the outside of the wall a receiving device for a plug with a corresponding metal coupling component, which is electrically connected with the shield of a cable connected to the plug, said shield connection comprising: a metal ring-shaped shield element ( 1 ), having at least two contact members ( 6 ) for electrical contact with the pc-board ( 10 ) where said contact members each protrude from a ring plane on one ring side, and with at least two spring tongues ( 7 ) protruding on the other side of the ring plane opposite the contact members, said spring tongues for electrical and mechanical contact with a socket casing ( 15 ).