Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120083156 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An electrical connector assembly is provided with a shielding cage member having an upper port and a lower port configured to receive pluggable modules therein. The cage member has a front mating face that has openings to receive the pluggable modules. The cage member has side walls along the sides of the upper and lower ports and a separator member extending between the side walls between the upper and lower ports. The separator member has an upper plate and a lower plate with a channel therebetween. An RF absorber is positioned within the channel that reduces an amount of EMI emitted from the channel. | 04-05-2012 |
20120196477 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING AIRFLOW CHANNELS - An electrical connector assembly includes a shielding cage member having a plurality of walls including a top wall, a lower wall, a rear wall and side walls. The walls define an upper port and a lower port configured to receive pluggable modules therein. The cage member has openings in a front thereof for receiving the pluggable modules. The side walls include airflow openings on opposite sides of the cage member. A receptacle connector is received in the cage member proximate to the rear and is accessible through the upper port and the lower port. A separator member extends between the upper and lower ports that have an upper plate and a lower plate with a channel therebetween. The airflow openings are aligned with the channel and provide airflow through the channel. EMI screens cover the airflow openings to limit EMI passage through the airflow openings. | 08-02-2012 |
20120322308 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An electrical connector assembly includes a shielding cage member having an upper port and a lower port configured to receive pluggable modules therein with side walls along the sides of the upper and lower ports. A separator member extends between the side walls between the upper and lower ports. The separator member has an upper plate and a lower plate with a channel therebetween. The upper and lower plates have interior surface facing the channel and exterior surfaces facing the upper and lower ports, respectively. RF absorbers are positioned along the exterior surfaces and are exposed along the upper and lower ports. The RF absorbers reduce an amount of EMI propagation through the cage member. A divider wall is positioned in the channel and extends between the interior surfaces of the upper and lower plates. | 12-20-2012 |
20120329325 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An electrical connector assembly includes a shielding cage member having an upper port and a lower port. A separator member extends between side walls of the cage member between the upper and lower ports. The separator member has a channel between upper and lower plates. The upper plate has an upper inner pocket facing the channel and an upper outer pocket facing the upper port. The lower plate has a lower inner pocket facing the channel and a lower outer pocket facing the lower port. An upper inner RF absorber is positioned within the upper inner pocket. An upper outer RF absorber is positioned within the upper outer pocket. A lower inner RF absorber is positioned within the lower inner pocket. A lower outer RF absorber is positioned within the lower outer pocket. | 12-27-2012 |
20130186681 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH EMI COVER - An electrical connector assembly includes a cage having an upper wall, a lower wall, and side walls that extend from the upper wall to the lower wall. The side walls have exterior sides. The cage includes an interior cavity and a divider that extends between the side walls and divides the interior cavity into at least two internal compartments. The cage includes a front end that is open to the internal compartments. The side walls have front edges at the front end. The internal compartments are configured to receive pluggable modules therein through the front end. An electromagnetic interference (EMI) cover is mounted to the divider such that the EMI cover is engaged with and electrically connected to the divider. The EMI cover includes a flap that wraps around the front edge of a corresponding side wall. The flap overlaps and engages the exterior side of the corresponding side wall. | 07-25-2013 |
20140024244 | PLUGGABLE MODULE SYSTEM - A pluggable module system includes an electrical connector assembly having a cage member with a plurality of walls defining a receptacle. The cage member has an opening in a front thereof providing access to the receptacle and a latch proximate to the opening. A receptacle connector is received in the cage member proximate to a rear thereof and is accessible in the receptacle. A pluggable module is received in the receptacle and is mated to the receptacle connector. The pluggable module has a conductive shell and a retention post that extends from the conductive shell. The retention post engages the latch to secure the pluggable module in the receptacle. The conductive shell has grounding tabs that extend from the shell. The grounding tabs circumferentially surround the conductive shell. | 01-23-2014 |
20150044909 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING AN EMI ABSORBER - An electrical connector is provided for terminating a cable having a cable shield. The electrical connector includes an electrical contact configured to be terminated to an end of a wire of the cable, and a housing having a body that extends from a mating end to a cable end. The housing includes a connector shield. The electrical contact is held by the housing. The cable end includes a cable channel that is configured to hold an end segment of the cable therein such that the cable shield is electrically engaged with the connector shield. An electromagnetic interference (EMI) absorber is held within the cable channel such that the EMI absorber is configured to extend around the cable shield along at least a portion of a length of the cable channel. The EMI absorber is configured to absorb EMI emitted from the cable. | 02-12-2015 |
20150072561 | CAGE WITH EMI ABSORBER - A cage is provided for a receptacle assembly that includes a receptacle connector. The cage includes a body having an upper wall, a lower wall, and side walls that extend from the upper wall to the lower wall. The body has a lower side along which the lower wall extends, a front end, and an internal compartment. The internal compartment is configured to hold the receptacle connector therein. The internal compartment is configured to receive a pluggable module therein through the front end. The cage is configured to be mounted to a printed circuit along the lower side. The lower side includes a connector opening. An electromagnetic interference (EMI) absorber extends over at least a portion of the lower wall. The EMI absorber is configured to absorb EMI. | 03-12-2015 |