Connector module and assembly method thereof with detachable cable connector

A connector module, comprising:

• a bracket comprising a first side wall, a second side wall opposite to the first side wall, a third side wall connecting one end of the first side wall and one end of the second side wall, and a fourth side wall connecting another end of the first side wall and another end of the second side wall;
• an opening being enclosed by the first side wall, the second side wall, the third side wall and the fourth side wall;
• each of the first side wall, the second side wall, the third side wall and the fourth side wall being provided with a plurality of receiving grooves;
• each receiving groove being opened along an opening direction;
• and
• a plurality of cable connectors correspondingly accommodated in the receiving grooves, each cable connector comprising a body, a plurality of conductive terminals and a plurality of cables connected to the plurality of conductive terminals, the body being at least partially accommodated in the receiving groove along a pressing direction which is opposite to the opening direction;
• wherein each cable connector is fixed to the bracket through a fixing structure;
• wherein the conductive terminals comprise a first signal terminal and a second signal terminal;
• and the first signal terminal and the second signal terminal form a signal terminal pair;
• wherein the cable connector comprises a first ground terminal, a second ground terminal, a first shielding sheet and a second shielding sheet;
• the first ground terminal and the second ground terminal are located on opposite sides of the signal terminal pair, respectively, along a first direction;
• the first shielding sheet and the second shielding sheet are located on opposite sides of the signal terminal pair, respectively, along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
• the first shielding sheet comprises a first contact portion, a second contact portion, and a first protrusion located between the first contact portion and the second contact portion;
• the first protrusion protrudes in a direction away from the second shielding sheet;
• the second shielding sheet comprises a third contact portion, a fourth contact portion, and a second protrusion located between the third contact portion and the fourth contact portion;
• the second protrusion protrudes in a direction away from the first shielding sheet;
• the first contact portion and the third contact portion are in contact with two sides of the first ground terminal, respectively;
• the second contact portion and the fourth contact portion are in contact with two sides of the second ground terminal, respectively;
• the first contact portion, the first ground terminal, the third contact portion, the first protrusion, the second protrusion, the second contact portion, the second ground terminal and the fourth contact portion are jointly enclosed to form a shielding cavity;
• and the first signal terminal and the second signal terminal are located in the shielding cavity;
• and
• the first contact portion, the second contact portion, the third contact portion and the fourth contact portion are rigid and configured to be pressed against a plurality of conductive elements of a circuit board.

A method of assembling a connector module, the connector module comprising:

• a bracket comprising a side wall, the side wall defining at least one receiving groove;
• at least one cable connector, the cable connector comprising a body, a plurality of conductive terminals and a plurality of cables connected to the conductive terminals, the body being at least partially accommodated in the receiving groove, the plurality of conductive terminals being configured to be pressed against a plurality of conductive elements of a circuit board;
• and
• a conductive film assembled to the bracket;
• wherein the conductive terminals are pressed against the conductive film, so that the conductive terminals are electrically connected to the conductive elements through the conductive film;
• the method comprising:
• providing the conductive film, and installing the conductive film on the bracket;
• providing the circuit board, and fixing the bracket to the circuit board;
• and
• providing the cable connector, and assembling the cable connector into the receiving groove of the bracket so as to fix the cable connector to the bracket.