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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2017
Te Connectivity Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Japan G.k., Kawasaki-Shi, JP;
Chad William Morgan, Carneys Point, NJ (US);
John Joseph Consoli, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Masaaki Iwasaki, Yokohama, JP;
Justin Dennis Pickel, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Masayuki Aizawa, Machida, JP;
TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION, Berwyn, PA (US);
TYCO ELECTRONICS JAPAN G.K., Kawasaki-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A contact module includes a dielectric holder holding signal contacts and guard traces. The guard traces are electrically commoned and provide electrical shielding between the corresponding signal contacts. A ground shield is coupled to a first side of the dielectric holder and provides electrical shielding for the signal contacts. The ground shield is electrically connected to each guard trace and has a plurality of rails. Each rail has side strips aligned with the signal contacts and connecting strips extending inward from a first edge of the side strip into the dielectric holder to directly engage the corresponding guard traces. The rails are generally L-shaped defined by the side strips and corresponding connecting strips.