Multicomponent connector

A multicomponent connector assembly, comprising:

• a multicomponent connector comprising:
• a first support member,
• a second support member spaced apart from the first support member along a lateral direction, and
• a plurality of ribs defining a plurality of slots;
• and
• at least one component disposed between the first support member and the second support member of the multicomponent connector, the at least one component disposed in a respective one slot of the plurality of slots,
• wherein the at least one component includes a first heat sink component and a second heat sink component each having a body that includes a thermally conductive material that is electrically non-conductive such that the respective heat sink component is configured to conduct heat from a first area to a second area,
• wherein the multicomponent connector comprises a first end spaced apart from a second end along a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the lateral direction, the first heat sink component disposed in the multicomponent connector at the first end and the second heat sink component disposed in the multicomponent connector at the second end, and
• wherein at least one of a capacitor, a resistor, a varistor, or an inductor is disposed in the multicomponent connector between the first heat sink component and the second heat sink component.

A method of forming a multicomponent connector assembly, the method comprising:

• forming a first support member;
• forming a second support member, at least one of the first support member or the second support member including a plurality of ribs defining a plurality of slots;
• spacing the second support member apart from the first support member along a lateral direction;
• and
• disposing a first heat sink component between the first support member and the second support member in a first slot of the plurality of slots and a second heat sink component between the first support member and the second support member in a second slot of the plurality of slots,
• wherein each of the first heat sink component and the second heat sink component has a body that includes a thermally conductive material that is electrically non-conductive such that the heat sink component is configured to conduct heat from a first area to a second area,
• wherein the multicomponent connector comprises a first end spaced apart from a second end along a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the lateral direction, the first slot defined at the first end such that the first heat sink component is disposed in the multicomponent connector at the first end and the second slot defined at the second end such that the second heat sink component is disposed in the multicomponent connector at the second end, and
• wherein at least one of a capacitor, a resistor, a varistor, or an inductor is disposed in the multicomponent connector between the first heat sink component and the second heat sink component.