Molex Corporation

Philip J Dambach

David L Brunker

Edmund Peter Poh

Lie Chen

Marie Poff Cain

Joseph W Nelligan, Jr

Jerry A Long

Irvin R Triner

Scott D Sommers

Alexandra Haser

Egide Murisa

Huadong Li

Kent E Regnier

David C Bowen

Frank A Harwath

Jay H Neer

Brian Keith Lloyd

Bruce Reed

Jerry D Kachlic

Stephen A Sampson

Cleaver Brinkerhoff

B Alan Berg

Robert M Petrie

Deborah Kiley

Victor V Zaderej

Emanuel G Banakis

Richard A Nelson

Hazelton P Avery

Henry Zielke

Donald J Brinkman

Paul A Reisdorf

Pu Xie

Li Zhuang

Rodger W Burke

Max Bassler

Ray Brown

A cage includes a cage housing forming an inner area with internal walls that define an upper port and a lower port. Each of the ports include a cap that forms a keyway. The cap in an upper bay can extend from the upper bay in a direction that is opposite a direction the cap in the lower port extends. The cage may include a plurality of spring fingers therein which engage with a conductive bezel. The cage provides EMI shielding for the plug connector.

Keyed input/output connector

An assembly including a plug connector () and a conductive cage (). The plug connector includes a housing (), a projection () extending therefrom, and a paddle card () mounted therein. The cage () includes a cage housing () forming an inner area and at least one cap () forming a keyway (). The housing () of the plug connector () is received in the inner area () of the cage () and the projection () of the plug connector () is received in the keyway () of the cage (). The cage () may include a plurality of spring fingers therein which engage with a conductive bezel (). The cage () provides EMI shielding for the plug connector ().

A plug module is provided that includes a first mating end and a second mating end. The first mating end is configured to mate with a predefined port, such as a QSFP port. The second mating end can support two or more micro receptacles that allow the plug module to provide an octopus-like cable assembly without requiring the predetermination of a particular length of cable.

Plug module system

A connector assembly is provided, which includes a cage that defines a port and a card slot positioned in the port. Also included is a wafer set aligned with the card slot, the wafer set including a plurality of wafers that each support at least four terminals. The terminals are arranged so that two rows of contacts are provided, one row on a first side and one row on a second side of the card slot. Each wafer of the plurality of wafers includes an insulative frame, each terminal includes a beam portion cantilevered from the insulative frame supporting that terminal, and the cantilevered beam portion of at least one terminal of the at least four terminals has a molded material thereon.

High density receptacle

Connector receptable

Connector receptacle

A connector system includes a plurality of housing mounted on a circuit board and a plurality of cages are provided, each cage enclosing one of the housings, each of the cages including a front face that defines a first port, the cages being spaced apart a predetermined distance. A thermal washer is positioned around the cages, the thermal washer including a front portion and a main portion with air apertures that allow air to flow through the thermal washer and along a gap between the cages.

Electrical connector having a thermal washer around a plurality of cages enclosing a plurality of housings on a circuit board

A connector includes a housing () with stacked elongated ports (). Each of port includes terminals () aligned along a vertical side. The top port and the bottom port can be configured so that the terminals are aligned along opposite vertical sides. The terminals can be supported by wafers () and the wafer for the top and bottom port can be substantially different heights. The ports can be configured to provide a higher density such as port to port pitch of less than 14 mm.

Connector system

A pedestal connector that incorporates one or more grouped element channel link transmission lines is seen to have a dielectric body and two opposing contact ends that are intended to contact opposing contacts or traces. The dielectric body has an S-shaped configuration such that the transmission lines supported thereon make at least one change in direction, thereby permitting the use of such connector to interconnect elements lying in two different planes. The transmission lines include slots that extend within the frame and which define opposing, conductive surfaces formed on the dielectric body which are separated by an intervening air gap.

Grouped element transmission channel link with pedestal aspects

A shielded housing that provides a shield to a circuit board connector of the SFP-style includes a conductive body that encompasses the connector. The housing has an opening that defines an entrance of the housing through which an opposing mating connector may be inserted. The housing entrance includes one or more guide members that extend into the center of the housing and provide a guide for guiding an opposing mating connector into engagement with the circuit board connector.

Keyed housing for use with small size plug connectors

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Naperville, IL, United States of America

Philip J Dambach