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Granted Patent B2
US 12676442 · App. 18/274,973 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Electromagnetic shielding for a printed circuit board connector

Inventors: Jana Buettemeyer (Rahden, DE); Gert Havermann (Wallenhorst, DE); Marc Genau (Luebbecke, DE); Arno Westpfahl (Espelkamp, DE); Dieter Rose (Rahden, DE)
Assignee: HARTING ELECTRIC STIFTUNG & CO. KG
H01R13/6582H01R12/716H01R13/6594H01R12/71H01R12/712H01R12/73H01R13/648H01R13/658H01R13/6581H01R13/6591
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12676442
App. No.
18/274,973
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a shielding of an electrically conductive material for use in a printed circuit board connector. The shielding is formed of at least two shield elements which each have at least two shield contact receptacles, at least two shield contact elements and at least one fastening structure for connection to a housing of the printed circuit board connector, and at least one printed circuit board contact for establishing an electrical connection to the printed circuit board to be contacted. The shield elements each have at least a first side element and a second side element which are interconnected by at least one intersection region.

Claims (24)

1 . A shielding formed of an electrically conductive material for use in a printed circuit board connector, the shielding being formed of at least two L-shaped shield elements of substantially identical hermaphroditic design which each have at least two shield contact receptacles, at least two shield contact elements, and at least one fastening structure for connection to a housing of the printed circuit board connector, and at least one printed circuit board contact for establishing an electrically conductive connection to the printed circuit board to be contacted,

wherein

the L-shaped shield elements of substantially identical hermaphroditic design each have at least one first side element and one second side element which are interconnected by at least one intersection region.

2 . The shielding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the shield contact receptacle and the shield contact element are arranged alternately along at least one side of each shield element.

3 . The shielding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the first side element has at least one fastening structure and the second side element has at least one fastening structure.

4 . The shielding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the shield contact receptacle has an inner side which is distant from a plane in which the side element connected to the shield contact element is located.

5 . The shielding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the shield contact element has an inner side which is distant from a plane in which the side element connected to the shield contact element is located.

6 . The shielding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the fastening structure is embodied as a recess.

7 . The shielding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the shield contact element and the shield contact receptacle are configured to move away from each other in different directions from a plane in which the side element connected to the shield contact element and the shield contact receptacle is located.

8 . The shielding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the shield contact element has, at its end opposite the side element, a contact structure region which describes at least one curve structure.

9 . The shielding as claimed in claim 8 , wherein

the contact structure region substantially describes an S-shape.

10 . A printed circuit board connector with a housing, and at least one contact receptacle for receiving at least one contact element,

wherein

the housing has at least two shield receptacles which are provided for receiving a shielding as claimed in claim 1 .

11 . A printed circuit board connector as claimed in claim 10 , wherein

the shield receptacles are embodied as point-symmetrical cavities in the housing, which are arranged between the outer wall of the housing and the at least one contact receptacle.