US 11,688,963 B2
Cable shield structure for electrical device
Michael David Herring, Apex, NC (US); Bruce Allen Champion, Camp Hill, PA (US); Megha Shanbhag, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Lieven Decrock, Roeselare (BE)
Assigned to TE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM, Oostkamp (BE); and TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed by TE Connectivity Services GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH); and Tyco Electronics Belgium EC BVBA, Oostkamp (BE)
Filed on May 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/330,846.
Prior Publication US 2022/0384971 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 12/75 (2011.01); H01R 13/6591 (2011.01); H01R 13/6596 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 12/75 (2013.01) [H01R 13/6596 (2013.01); H01R 13/65912 (2020.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cable shield tunnel for an electrical device, the cable shield tunnel comprising:
a ground bus and a floor shim configured to be coupled to a circuit card, the ground bus and the floor shim forming a cable tunnel configured to receive an end of a cable;
the ground bus including an end wall extending along a first end of the cable tunnel, a first side wall extending from the end wall along a first side of the cable tunnel, and a second side wall extending from the end wall along a second side of the cable tunnel opposite the first side, the first and second side walls configured to be coupled to the circuit card; and
the floor shim discrete from the ground bus, the floor shim having a shim surface configured to be separately coupled to and rest on a mounting surface of the circuit card, the floor shim provided at a second end of the cable tunnel opposite the first end, the floor shim configured to be positioned between the cable and the circuit card.