CN215732524U - Connector assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a connector assembly. A connector assembly comprising: a first connector including a first connector body and a first shield member arranged to enclose the first connector body and to be latched to the first connector body; and a second connector including a second connector base, a second connector body provided to protrude from the second connector base and assembled with the first connector body, and a second shield member provided inside the second connector body to be caught on the first connector body and the second connector body and to be in contact with the first shield member.

Description

Connector assembly

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION (S)

This application claims the benefit of korean patent application No. 10-2020-0067766, filed 6/4/2020 by the korean intellectual property office, and korean patent application No. 10-2021-0046649, filed 4/9/2021, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.

Technical Field

The following description relates to a connector assembly, and more particularly to a connector assembly including a shield to be assembled.

Background

A connector is one type of component that selectively enables or disables electrical connection. Generally, automobiles are provided with many electrical components, such as electronic components or sensors, and these electrical components are electrically connected to other electrical components or power sources through cables and connectors. Cables or connectors in which high voltage and/or high current flows have a level sufficient to cause a human to be shocked may be provided with a shield to prevent electrical shock or noise.

For example, if two electrical components are connected to each other through a connector, electromagnetic waves generated by the electrical components may cause interference in the nearby electrical components through the connector, thereby causing a malfunction. This failure can cause failure of the device. In addition, external electromagnetic noise may cause anomalies in the electrical components.

To prevent electric shock or noise, the metal connector may be manufactured using a precision casting method, such as die casting. However, manufacturing the entire connector from metal may incur excessive costs. Therefore, in order to reduce the cost for producing the connector, a structure for providing a connector body formed of a plastic material and employing a shield member for preventing electric shock or noise is required. In addition, a technique for reducing the cost of producing the shield by simplifying the shape of the shield is required.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

One aspect provides a connector assembly.

According to one aspect, there is provided a connector assembly comprising: a first connector including a first connector body and a first shield member arranged to enclose the first connector body and to be latched to the first connector body; and a second connector including a second connector base, a second connector body provided to protrude from the second connector base and assembled with the first connector body, and a second shield member provided inside the second connector body to be caught on the first connector body and the second connector body and to be in contact with the first shield member.

The first shield may include: a first shield body to be in surface contact with the second connector base; and a first extension part provided to extend from the first shield body, cover one surface of the first connector body, and contact the second shield.

The first extension portion may include a first catching arm provided to protrude toward the first connector body and to be caught on the first connector body.

The first shield member may be snapped onto the first connector body when mounted on the first connector body moving in a first direction in which the first connector is secured to the second connector or moving in a second direction opposite the first direction.

The first extension may further include: a lower portion provided to extend from the first shield body and to hang on the first connector body; and an upper portion provided to extend from the lower portion, face an outer surface of the first connector body, and support the first snap arm.

The first shield may include: a first shield body to be in surface contact with the second connector base; and a first wing part provided to extend from the first shield body, spaced apart from the first extension part, covering the other surface of the first connector body, and contacting the second shield.

The second shield may include: a second shield body disposed inside the second connector body; and a second wing portion provided to extend from the second shield body and to contact the first shield.

The second connector base may include a base protrusion configured to protrude toward the first shield, and the first shield may further include a shield hole configured to receive the base protrusion.

The first connector body may include: a primary slot configured to receive at least a portion of the first shield; and a secondary slot spaced from the primary slot and configured to receive at least a portion of the second shield.

The second shield may include: a second shield body disposed inside the second connector body; and a second extension part provided to extend from the second shield body and to contact one surface of the first shield.

The second extension may include: an extension body provided in contact with an inner side surface of the second connector body; and a contact arm connected to the extension body, spaced apart from an inner side surface of the second connector body, and disposed to contact the first shield.

The second shield may further include: a second outer snap arm provided to project outwardly from the second shield body and to be snapped onto the second connector body; and a second inner snap arm provided to protrude inwardly from the second shield body and to be snapped onto the first connector body.

The second shield may further include a second wing portion disposed to extend from the second shield body, spaced apart from the second extension, and in contact with the first shield.

The second wing may overlap the first shield in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the first connector and the second connector are fastened.

The first connector body may include body arms to be snapped onto the second connector body, and the second shield may include receiving holes configured to receive the body arms.

According to another aspect, there is provided a connector assembly comprising: a first connector including a first connector body and a first shield member arranged to enclose the first connector body and to be latched to the first connector body; and a second connector including a second connector base, a second connector body provided to protrude from the second connector base and assembled with the first connector body, and a second shield member provided inside the second connector body to be caught on the first connector body and the second connector body and to contact the first shield member, wherein the first shield member may include a first shield member body to be in surface contact with the second connector base and a first extension portion provided to extend from the first shield member body, cover one surface of the first connector body, and to contact the second shield member, and the second shield member may include a second shield member body provided inside the second connector body and a second extension portion provided to extend from the second shield member body and to contact one surface of the first shield member.

The first and second extending portions may overlap each other in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the first and second connectors are fastened.

The first shield may further include a first wing portion provided to extend from the first shield body, cover the other surface of the first connector body, and be in contact with the second shield, and the second shield may further include a second wing portion provided to extend from the second shield body, be spaced apart from the second extension, and be in contact with the first shield.

Additional aspects of the exemplary embodiments will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the disclosure.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the connector assembly may include a shield to be assembled, not an integral shield, whereby the shield may be manufactured in a simplified shape, resulting in reduction of manufacturing costs and improvement of manufacturing convenience.

Drawings

These and/or other aspects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of exemplary embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a connector assembly according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the connector assembly of FIG. 1 from a different angle;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a connector assembly according to an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a connector assembly according to an exemplary embodiment, in which the second connector base and the second connector body are omitted;

fig. 5 is a cut-away perspective view illustrating a second connector according to an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a first connector according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a connector assembly according to an exemplary embodiment; and

fig. 8 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion indicated by a broken line in fig. 7.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. With regard to the reference numerals assigned to the components in the figures, it should be noted that, wherever possible, the same components will be denoted by the same reference numerals even though they are shown in different figures. Also, in the description of the embodiments, when it is considered that detailed description of well-known related structures or functions will cause a vague explanation of the present disclosure, such description will be omitted.

Also, in the description of the components, when describing the components of the present disclosure, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b), etc. may be used herein. These terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one constituent element from another constituent element, and the nature, sequence or order of constituent elements is not limited by the words. When one constituent element is described as being "connected", "coupled", or "attached" to another constituent element, it should be understood that one constituent element may be directly connected or attached to another constituent element, and an intervening constituent element may also be "connected", "coupled", or "attached" to the constituent element.

The same names may be used to describe elements included in the exemplary embodiments described above and elements having common functions. Unless otherwise mentioned, the description of the exemplary embodiments may be able to be applied to the following exemplary embodiments, and thus, the repeated description will be omitted for the sake of brevity.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a connector assembly according to an exemplary embodiment, and fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the connector assembly of fig. 1 viewed from a different angle.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the connector assembly 1 may include a first connector 100 and a second connector 200 secured to each other. The first connector 100 and the second connector 200 may be fastened in such a manner as to move toward each other in the z-axial direction. The first and second connectors 100 and 200 may be connected to different electrical components, respectively, and the different electrical components may be physically and/or electrically connected by the connector assembly 1 (in other words, the first and second connectors 100 and 200). For example, the connector assembly 1 may include at least one terminal T to be electrically connected to any one of the electrical components. For example, another connector (not shown) to be terminated in the connector assembly 1 may comprise at least one receptacle to be physically and electrically connected to the at least one terminal T.

Connector assembly 1 may be assembled when second connector 200 is moved towards first connector 100 and first connector 100 is fixed. Alternatively, the connector assembly 1 may be assembled when the first connector 100 is moved towards the second connector 200 and the second connector 200 is fixed.

The connector assembly 1 may have a shielding structure for reducing electric shock and/or noise. For example, the first connector 100 may include a first connector body 110 and a first shield 120, and the second connector 200 may include a second connector base 211, a second connector body 212, and a second shield 220. The second connector base 211 and the second connector body 212 may be collectively referred to as a second connector portion 210.

The first connector body 110 and the second connector body 212 may be separable from each other, and the first shield 120 and the second shield 220 may be connected to each other. Among the elements constituting the connector assembly 1, most of the elements except for the first shield 120 and the second shield 220 may be formed of a non-metallic material such as plastic. According to this structure, the connector assembly 1 may include a relatively large-volume member formed of a plastic material, which is relatively low-priced and easy to manufacture, and a shield member formed of a metal material, thereby reducing electric shock and/or noise while achieving economic advantages.

The first shield 120 may be mounted on the first connector body 110, and the second shield 220 may be mounted on the second connector base 211 and the second connector body 212. The first shield 120 and the second shield 220 may be spaced apart from each other when the first connector 100 is disengaged from the second connector 200. The first shield 120 and the second shield 220 may be connected to each other when the first connector 100 is coupled to the second connector 200.

Since the first shield member 120 and the second shield member 220 are provided in the form of an assembly, the first shield member 120 and the second shield member 220 can be manufactured relatively easily as compared with a state (not shown) in which the first shield member 120 and the second shield member 220 are provided as a unitary body. The first and second shields 120 and 220 may have a relatively simple structure, and the molds for the first and second shields 120 and 220 may also be relatively simply manufactured.

Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a connector assembly according to an exemplary embodiment, fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a connector assembly according to an exemplary embodiment in which a second connector base and a second connector body are omitted, and fig. 5 is a sectional perspective view illustrating a second connector according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to fig. 3 to 5, the connector assembly 1 may include a first connector 100, a second connector 200, and a bushing 300. The first connector 100 may include a first connector body 110 and a first shield 120. The second connector 200 may include a second connector portion 210 and a second shield 220. The second connector portion 210 may include a second connector base 211 and a second connector body 212. The bushing 300 may be fastened to the second connector 200.

The first connector body 110 may have a hollow portion therein. The first connector body 110 may be separable from the second connector body 212. The first connector body 110 may include on an outer surface thereof: at least one main groove 111 for supporting the first shield 120; at least one auxiliary groove 112 for supporting the second shield 220; and a body arm 113 to be snapped onto the second connector body 212.

The primary slot 111 may receive at least a portion of the first shield 120. The main groove 111 may be recessed from an outer surface of the first connector body 110. The primary slot 111 may receive the first snap arm 1223 of the first shield 120 to help the first shield 120 not move in the + z direction. The drawing shows that two main grooves 111 are provided on each of the surface of the first connector body 110 facing the + y direction and the surface of the first connector body 110 facing the-y direction. However, the number and position of the main grooves 111 are not limited thereto.

The auxiliary slot 112 may be spaced apart from the main slot 111 and receive at least a portion of the second shield 220. The auxiliary groove 112 may be recessed from an outer surface of the first connector body 110. The main slot 111 may receive the second inner snap arm 224 of the second shield 220 to help the second shield 220 not move in the + z direction. The drawing shows that two auxiliary grooves 112 are provided on each of the surface of the first connector body 110 facing the + y direction and the surface of the first connector body 110 facing the-y direction. However, the number and position of the auxiliary slots 112 are not limited thereto.

The body arm 113 may include an arm body 1131 and an arm head 1132 protruding from an end of the arm body 1131 toward the outside of the first connector body 110. When an external force is applied to the body arm 113, the arm body 1131 may be deformed. For example, when the first connector body 110 enters the second connector body 212, in other words, when the first connector body 110 moves in the + z direction, the body arm 113 may be pressed by the second shield 220 and deformed in the direction of the inside of the first connector body 110, and restored to the original shape of the body arm 113 at the position of the receiving hole 227 in the second shield 220. The restored body arm 113 can be snapped by the snap portion 2122 in the second connector body 212.

The first shield 120 may enclose the first connector body 110 and be snapped onto the first connector body 110. The first shield 120 may be mounted on the first connector body 110, for example, in a manner to move in the-z direction from the top of the first connector body 110. When the first shield 120 is mounted on the first connector body 110, the movement of the first shield 120 may be restricted. For example, the first shield 120 may not move in the z-axis direction when mounted on the first connector body 110. The first shield 120 may include a first shield body 121, a first extension 122, a first wing 123, and a shield hole 125.

The first shield body 121 may have a plate shape. The first shield body 121 may be in surface contact with the second connector base 211. For example, a top surface of the first shield body 121 (i.e., a surface of the first shield 120 facing the + z direction) may be in surface contact with a bottom surface of the second connector base 211 (i.e., a surface of the second connector base 211 facing the-z direction). When the bottom surface of the first shield body 121 is in contact with a metal surface of an electronic device (not shown), a shielding function may be improved. The first shield body 121 may enclose the first connector body 110.

The first extension 122 may extend from the first shield body 121, cover one surface of the first connector body 110, and contact the second shield 220. For example, the first extension 122 may include a lower portion 1221 extending from the first shield body 121, an upper portion 1222 extending from an end of the lower portion 1221, and a first snap arm 1223 connected to the upper portion 1222. For example, the lower portion 1221 may extend askew (e.g., at an angle of 30 to 60 degrees) from the first shield body 121, and the upper portion 1222 may extend vertically upward from an end of the lower portion 1221.

The lower portion 1221 may be suspended from the first connector body 110. For example, the lower portion 1221 may hang over a relatively thick portion of the first connector body 110 as the first shield 120 moves along the first connector body 110 in the-z direction. For example, the first connector body 110 may have a shape that is relatively thick in a direction (e.g., an x-axis direction or a y-axis direction) orthogonal to a z-axis direction (which is the direction in which the first connector body 110 and the second connector body 212 are fastened). The lower portion 1221 may be suspended from a portion of the first connector body 110 that is relatively thick in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the first connector body 110 and the second connector body 212 are fastened. When the lower portion 1221 is suspended from the first connector body 110, the first shield 120 may no longer move in the-z direction. Since the lower portion 1221 is hung on the first connector body 110, the first shield 120 can be prevented from being separated in the-z direction.

The upper portion 1222 may face an outer surface of the first connector body 110 and support the first snap arm 1223. The upper portion 1222 may face, for example, a surface of the first connector body 110 facing in the + y direction and/or a surface of the first connector body 110 facing in the-y direction. The upper portion 1222 may support a first snap arm 1223.

The first snap arm 1223 may protrude toward the first connector body 110 and be snapped on the first connector body 110. The first snap arm 1223 may extend from the upper portion 1222 in the + z direction and have a shape that approaches the first connector body 110 with increasing distance from the portion of the first connector body 110 connected to the upper portion 1222. For example, the first snap arm 1223 can have a shape that is angled with respect to the upper portion 1222. As the first shield 120 moves along the first connector body 110, the first snap arms 1223 may be pressed by the first connector body 110 and temporarily deformed to be parallel with the upper portion 1222. When placed in the main groove 111, the first snap arm 1223 may be free from being pressed by the first connector body 110 and return to the original shape of the first snap arm 1223. The first snap arm 1223 may be received in the main slot 111.

The first shield 120 may be latched to the first connector body 100 by the lower portion 1221 and the first latch arm 1223 when moving in a first direction (+ z direction) and a second direction (-z direction) when mounted on the first connector body 110.

The first wing 123 may extend from the first shield body 121, be spaced apart from the first extension 122, cover the other surface of the first connector body 110, and be in contact with the second shield 220. For example, the first extension 122 may extend from two portions facing each other in the y-axial direction in the first shield body 121 having a substantially rectangular shape, and the first wing 123 may extend from two portions facing each other in the x-axial direction in the first shield body 121. The first wing 123 may increase a contact area of the first shield 120 and the second shield 220, thereby improving noise reduction performance.

The shield hole 125 may be formed through the first shield body 121. The shield aperture 125 may receive at least a portion of the second connector base 211. For example, the second connector base 211 may include a base protrusion 2111 protruding toward the first shield 120, and the base protrusion 2111 may be received in the shield hole 125. The base protrusion 2111 may have a direction indicating function to help a user easily recognize a direction in which the connector assembly 1 is to be fastened to an electronic device (not shown). For example, the base protrusion 2111 may be provided in only one direction from the second connector body 212, and the user may align the connector assembly 1 and the electronic device by aligning the base protrusion 2111 with the electronic device.

The second connector base 211 may have a shape of a wide plate extending in a direction perpendicular to the z-axial direction, which is a direction in which the first connector 100 and the second connector 200 are fastened. The second connector base 211 may help to easily secure the connector assembly 1 to an electronic device. For example, a fastening member (such as a bolt) may pass through the second connector base 211 to fasten the connector assembly 1 and the electronic device. The second connector base 211 may include a base protrusion 2111 protruding toward the first shield 120 and a base hole 2112 for receiving a fastening member.

The second connector body 212 may protrude from the second connector base 211. The second connector body 212 may be secured to the first connector body 110. The second connector body 212 may include: a body groove 2121 for supporting the connection portion 225; a catch portion 2122 to be caught by the body arm 113 of the first connector body 110; and a main body step part 2123 to be caught by the second outer catching arm 223 of the second shield 220. The second shield 220 may be caught by the body step part 2123 and thus may not move in the + z direction.

The second shield 220 may include: a second shield body 221 provided inside the second connector body 212; a second extension 222 extending from the second shield body 221 and covering one surface of the first shield 120; a second outer snap arm 223 protruding outward from the second shield body 221 and to be snapped onto the second connector body 212; a second inner snap arm 224 protruding inward from the second shield body 221 and to be snapped onto the first connector body 110; a connection portion 225 exposed to the outside from the second connector body 212; a second wing 226 connected to the first wing 123; and a receiving hole 227 capable of receiving the body arm 113.

The second shield body 221 may be disposed inside the second connector body 212. The second shield body 221 may have a shape corresponding to the shape of the inner wall of the second connector body 212.

The second extension 222 may extend downward from the second shield body 221 and cover the outside of the first shield 120. The second extension portion 222 may include: an extension main body 2221 provided in contact with the inner side surface of the second connector main body 212; and a contact arm 2222 connected to the extension main body 2221, spaced apart from the inner side surface of the second connector main body 212, and to be in contact with the first shield 120.

The first shield 120 and the second shield 220 may be electrically connected to each other. First, the first shield 120 and the second shield 220 may be electrically connected to each other through contact between the first extension 122 and the second extension 222. Second, the first shield 120 and the second shield 220 may be electrically connected by the first wing 123 and the second wing 226. In other words, the first and second wings 123, 226 may facilitate electrical connection between the first and second shields 120, 220.

The second outer snap arm 223 may impede movement of the second shield 220 in the + z direction. The second inner snap arms 224 are receivable in the auxiliary slots 112 of the first connector body 110 and snap onto the first connector body 110. The second inner snap arms 224 may help the second shield 220 not to be separated from the first connector body 110.

The connection portion 225 may be hung over the top end of the second connector body 212, and a portion of the connection portion 225 may be exposed to the outside. The connection portion 225 may be electrically connected to an electronic device connected to the first connector 100.

The second wing 226 may extend from the second shield body 221, be spaced apart from the second extension 222, and be in contact with the first shield 120. The second wing 226 may overlap the first shield 120 in an x-axial direction perpendicular to a z-axial direction, which is a direction in which the first and second connectors 100 and 200 are fastened.

The receiving hole 227 may be formed through the second shield body 221.

The bushing 300 may be secured to the base aperture 2112. The bushing 300 may enclose a bolt (not shown) for fastening the second connector body 212 to an electronic device. The bushing 300 may reduce or prevent deformation of the second connector body 212 caused by the bolt.

The connector assembly 1 may include shields, i.e., the first shield 120 and the second shield 220, to be assembled, instead of an integral shield, whereby the shields may be manufactured in a simplified shape, resulting in reduction of manufacturing costs and improvement of manufacturing convenience.

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a first connector according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to fig. 6, the lower portion 1221 may be hung on the first connector body 110, and the first shield body 121 may be connected to the second connector 200. The upper portion 1222 may be connected to an outer surface of the first connector body 110, and the first snap arm 1223 may be received in the main groove 111 provided on the first connector body 110.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a connector assembly according to an exemplary embodiment, and fig. 8 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion indicated by a dotted line in fig. 7.

Referring to fig. 7 and 8, the second connector portion 210 may include a second connector base 211 and a second connector body 212 protruding from the second connector base 211. The first shield 120 and the second shield 220 may be connected to each other when the first connector body 110 and the second connector body 212 are connected to each other. The first wing 123 and the second shield body 221 may be in contact with an outer surface of the first connector body 110. The second wing 226 may be a predetermined distance away from the outer surface of the first connector body 110 and connected to the first wing 123. The first wing 123 and the second wing 226 may overlap in the x-axial direction.

The first wing 123 may include: a first wing inclined portion 1231 to be hung on a relatively thick portion of the first connector body 110; and a first wing main portion 1232 extending from the first wing inclined portion 1231 and facing the outer side surface of the first connector body 110. At least a portion of the first wing inclined portion 1231 may be spaced apart from the first connector body 110.

The second wing 226 can pressurize the first wing 123. For example, the second wing 226 may pressurize the first wing inclined portion 1231 of the first wing 123. In this case, the first wing main portion 1232 may rotate counterclockwise about the y-axis with respect to the end of the first wing inclined portion 1231 and be in close contact with the second wing 226. The first wing part 123 and the second wing part 226 may be in close contact with each other. Therefore, even when external vibration is applied to the first shield and the second shield, contact stability of the first shield and the second shield may be improved.

A number of exemplary embodiments have been described above. It should be understood, however, that various modifications may be made to the exemplary embodiments. For example, suitable results may be achieved if the described techniques are performed in a different order, and/or if components in a described system, architecture, device, or circuit are combined in a different manner and/or replaced or supplemented by other components or their equivalents.

Claims (18)

1. A connector assembly comprising:

a first connector including a first connector body and a first shield member arranged to enclose the first connector body and to be snapped onto the first connector body; and

a second connector, comprising: a second connector base; a second connector body provided to protrude from the second connector base and assembled with the first connector body; and a second shield member provided inside the second connector main body to be caught on the first connector main body and the second connector main body and to be in contact with the first shield member.

2. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the first shield comprises:

a first shield body to be in surface contact with the second connector base; and

a first extension part provided to extend from the first shield body, cover one surface of the first connector body, and contact the second shield.

3. The connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the first extension includes a first snap arm configured to project toward and be snapped onto the first connector body.

4. The connector assembly of claim 3, wherein the first shield is snapped onto the first connector body when mounted thereon moving in a first direction in which the first connector is secured to the second connector or moving in a second direction opposite the first direction.

5. The connector assembly of claim 3, wherein the first extension further comprises:

a lower portion provided to extend from the first shield body and to hang from the first connector body; and

an upper portion provided to extend from the lower portion, face an outer surface of the first connector body, and support the first snap arm.

6. The connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the first shield comprises:

a first shield body to be in surface contact with the second connector base; and

a first wing portion provided to extend from the first shield body, spaced apart from the first extension portion, covering the other surface of the first connector body, and contacting the second shield.

7. The connector assembly of claim 6, wherein the second shield comprises:

a second shield body disposed inside the second connector body; and

a second wing disposed to extend from the second shield body and to contact the first shield.

8. The connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the second connector housing includes a housing protrusion disposed to protrude toward the first shield, and,

the first shield further includes a shield aperture configured to receive the base projection.

9. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the first connector body comprises:

a primary slot configured to receive at least a portion of the first shield; and

an auxiliary slot spaced apart from the main slot and arranged to receive at least a portion of the second shield.

10. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the second shield comprises:

a second shield body disposed inside the second connector body; and

a second extension part provided to extend from the second shield body and to contact one surface of the first shield.

11. The connector assembly of claim 10, wherein the second extension comprises:

an extension body provided in contact with an inner side surface of the second connector body; and

a contact arm connected to the extension body, spaced apart from the inside surface of the second connector body, and disposed in contact with the first shield.

12. The connector assembly of claim 10, wherein the second shield further comprises:

a second outer snap arm provided to project outwardly from the second shield body and to be snapped onto the second connector body; and

a second inner snap arm provided to protrude inwardly from the second shield body and to be snapped onto the first connector body.

13. The connector assembly of claim 10, wherein the second shield further comprises:

a second wing disposed to extend from the second shield body, spaced apart from the second extension, and in contact with the first shield.

14. The connector assembly of claim 13, wherein the second wing overlaps the first shield in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the first and second connectors are secured.

15. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein said first connector body includes body arms to be snapped onto said second connector body, and,

the second shield includes a receiving aperture configured to receive the body arm.

16. A connector assembly comprising:

a first connector including a first connector body and a first shield member arranged to enclose the first connector body and to be snapped onto the first connector body; and

a second connector, comprising: a second connector base; a second connector body provided to protrude from the second connector base and assembled with the first connector body; and a second shield member provided inside the second connector main body to be caught on the first connector main body and the second connector main body and to be in contact with the first shield member, wherein,

the first shield includes:

a first shield body to be in surface contact with the second connector base; and

a first extension portion provided to extend from the first shield main body, cover one surface of the first connector main body, and contact the second shield, and,

the second shield includes:

a second shield body disposed inside the second connector body; and

a second extension part provided to extend from the second shield body and to contact one surface of the first shield.

17. The connector assembly of claim 16, wherein the first and second extensions overlap each other in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the first and second connectors are secured.

18. The connector assembly of claim 16, wherein the first shield further comprises a first wing provided to extend from the first shield body, cover the other surface of the first connector body, and contact the second shield, and,

the second shield further includes a second wing portion disposed to extend from the second shield body, spaced apart from the second extension, and in contact with the first shield.

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