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US 12,525,749 B2Granted
Receptacle cage for a receptacle connector assembly of a communication system
AssigneeTE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
InventorMichael John Phillips
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Abstract
A receptacle cage includes shielding walls forming a module channel configured to receive a pluggable module. The shielding walls include a top wall, a first side wall extending from the top wall to a bottom of the module channel, and a second side wall extending from the top wall opposite the first side wall to the bottom of the module channel. The top wall, the first side wall and the second side wall form the module channel. The receptacle cage includes a first polarization tab extending into the module channel from the first side wall. The first polarization tab is configured to interface with the pluggable module for keyed loading of the pluggable module in the receptacle cage.
Claims20
A receptacle cage comprising:
- shielding walls forming a module channel configured to receive a pluggable module, the shielding walls including a top wall, a first side wall extending from the top wall to a bottom of the module channel, and a second side wall extending from the top wall opposite the first side wall to the bottom of the module channel, wherein the top wall, the first side wall and the second side wall form the module channel;
- a first polarization tab extending into the module channel from the first side wall, the first polarization tab configured to interface with the pluggable module for keyed loading of the pluggable module in the receptacle cage, the first polarization tab configured to restrict loading of non-keyed pluggable modules into the module channel.
A receptacle connector assembly comprising:
- a receptacle connector configured to be mounted to a host circuit board, the receptacle connector including a connector housing having a mating end configured to be mated with a pluggable module, the receptacle connector includes receptacle contacts held by the connector housing, the receptacle contacts configured to be coupled to the host circuit board, the receptacle contacts configured to be mated with the pluggable module;
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- a receptacle cage having shielding walls forming a cavity that receives the receptacle connector, the shielding walls forming a module channel within the cavity forward of the receptacle connector configured to receive the pluggable module, the shielding walls including a top wall, a first side wall extending from the top wall to a bottom of the receptacle cage, and a second side wall extending from the top wall opposite the first side wall to the bottom of the receptacle cage, the receptacle cage including a first polarization tab extending into the module channel from the first side wall, the first polarization tab configured to interface with the pluggable module for keyed loading of the pluggable module in the receptacle cage, the first polarization tab configured to restrict loading of non-keyed pluggable modules into the module channel.
A communication system comprising:
- a pluggable module having a pluggable body extending between a mating end and a cable end, the pluggable module including a module circuit board held in the pluggable body at the mating end, the module circuit board having a mating edge;
- a receptacle connector assembly configured to be mounted to a host circuit board, the receptacle connector assembly including a receptacle connector configured to be mounted to a host circuit board and a receptacle cage surrounding the receptacle connector, the receptacle connector including a connector housing having a card slot at a mating end, the card slot receives the edge of the module circuit board, the receptacle connector includes receptacle contacts held by the connector housing configured to be mated to the module circuit board when plugged into the card slot, the receptacle contacts configured to be coupled to the host circuit board, the receptacle cage includes shielding walls forming a cavity that receives the receptacle connector, the shielding walls forming a module channel within the cavity forward of the receptacle connector that receives the pluggable module, the shielding walls including a top wall, a first side wall extending from the top wall to a bottom of the receptacle cage, and a second side wall extending from the top wall opposite the first side wall to the bottom of the receptacle cage, the receptacle cage including a first polarization tab extending into the module channel from the first side wall, the first polarization tab configured to interface with the pluggable module when plugged into the module channel for keyed loading of the pluggable module in the receptacle cage, the first polarization tab configured to restrict loading of non-keyed pluggable modules into the module channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.