US 12,191,587 B2
Connector shield with integrated ground piercing contact
Kevin Stauffer, Middletown, PA (US); James Michael Raudenbush, Middletown, PA (US); John Mark Myer, Middletown, PA (US); and Joshua T. Shoemaker, Middletown, PA (US)
Assigned to TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, (CH)
Filed by TE Connectivity Services GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Oct. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/496,075.
Prior Publication US 2023/0110836 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 12/59 (2011.01); H01R 12/77 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 12/594 (2013.01) [H01R 12/775 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector shield for a flat flexible cable, comprising:
a housing defining a connector space on a first end thereof for receiving a signal cable connector, and a cable space on a second end thereof for at least partially receiving an end of the flat flexible cable, the cable space having a width greater than that of the connector space and a height less than that of the connector space; and
a contact element formed integrally with the housing and extending into the cable space from the housing for electrically contacting a conductive element of the flat flexible cable, the conductive element of the flat flexible cable includes at least one of a foil shielding layer or a ground conductor embedded in an insulation material, the contact element adapted to pierce the insulation material for directly contacting at least one of the foil shielding layer or the ground conductor.