US Patent 11641081 Connector with improved shielding effect

The present disclosure a connector including a housing, a terminal module, a metal plate and a shielding member. The housing is provided with a slot. The terminal module includes a number of signal terminals and an insulating block. Each signal terminal is provided with a contact portion extending into the slot. The metal plate and the at least one terminal module are arranged side by side along a thickness direction of the connector. The shielding member extends along the thickness direction to contact the insulating block and to be electrically connected to the ground plate.