Transceiver receptacle with EMI cage and bezel clips that provide high shielding effectiveness
AssigneeSamtec, Inc.
InventorGary E. Biddle
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Abstract
A receptacle includes a cage, a bezel opening in the cage, and at least one bezel clip mounted adjacent to the bezel opening. The at least one bezel clip includes first bezel fingers and second bezel fingers. The first bezel fingers are located along an inner surface of the cage. The second bezel fingers include outer fingers located along an outer surface of the cage and inner fingers located along the inner surface of the cage. The inner and outer fingers of the second bezel fingers are defined by the second bezel fingers passing through a through hole in the cage.
Claims13
A receptacle comprising:
- a cage;
- a bezel opening in the cage;
- and
- at least one bezel clip mounted adjacent to the bezel opening;
- wherein
- the at least one bezel clip includes first bezel fingers and second bezel fingers;
- the first bezel fingers are located along an inner surface of the cage;
- the second bezel fingers include outer fingers located along an outer surface of the cage and inner fingers located along the inner surface of the cage;
- and
- the inner and outer fingers of the second bezel fingers are defined by the second bezel fingers passing through a through hole in the cage.
A receptacle comprising:
- a cage;
- and
- a bezel clip physically attached to the cage and including first inner fingers and second inner fingers;
- wherein
- only the first inner fingers and the second inner fingers of the bezel clip physically touch an electrically conductive outer surface of a mating connector of the receptacle,
- the second inner fingers are spaced away from the first inner fingers, and
- the second inner fingers are spaced farther away from a bezel opening of the cage than the first inner fingers.
A bezel clip for a connector cage comprising:
- outer fingers that physically contact a panel of a device that includes the connector cage;
- first inner fingers that physically touch a first outer surface of a mating connector of the connector cage;
- and
- second inner fingers spaced from the outer fingers and the first inner fingers in a mating direction of the mating connector of the connector cage and physically touching a second outer surface of the mating connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.