Adapter frame with integrated emi and engagement aspects
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorChristopher D. Hirschy
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Abstract
A receptacle assembly with improved EMI leakage reduction and construction is described. The assembly includes a housing in the form of a guide frame that has a hollow interior which accommodates the insertion of an electronic module therein. A heat sink is provided to dissipate heat generated during operation of a module and the heat sink has a base portion that defines a ceiling of the hollow interior. An opening in the top of the guide frame provides an attachment location for the heat sink. A separately formed base plate is inserted into the housing and it defines a bottom of the interior of the housing.
Claims20
A receptacle connector assembly, comprising:
- a receptacle connector, the receptacle connector including a body and a plurality of conductive terminals supported thereby;
- a housing, the housing enclosing the receptacle connector and including:
- a plurality of walls cooperatively defining a hollow module-receiving interior, the interior configured to receive the receptacle connector and a plug connector therein,
- an open entrance which permits insertion of the plug connector into the interior and into mating engagement with the receptacle connector, and
- a top portion, the top portion including an opening defined therein extending between opposing sidewalls of the housing;
- a heat sink member, the heat sink member:
- being disposed over the opening,
- being secured to the housing by a plurality of fastening members to define a ceiling of the interior, and
- including a plurality of boss portions, each boss portion being able to receive portions of the fastening members therein;
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- a base plate, the base plate being configured to attach to the housing and define a bottom portion of the interior.
A multi-bay receptacle configured to receive a plurality of plug connectors, the receptacle comprising:
- a guide frame, the guide frame including:
- a plurality of outer walls which cooperatively define a hollow interior space of the receptacle when the receptacle is mounted to a circuit board primary top wall,
- a plurality of inner walls which cooperatively define, in combination with the outer walls, a plurality of individual plug-connector receiving bays, each bay being configured to receive a single plug connector therein, and
- an opening, the opening being disposed in a top portion and extending over the bays;
- a heat sink member, the heat sink member being engagable with the guide frame and extending in the opening;
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- a base plate, the base plate being engagable with the guide frame across the bays and forming bottoms of the bays, the base plate including a plurality of contact members formed therein, each contact member extending from the base plate in a cantilevered fashion and formed so as to provide an urging force against a plug connector inserted in any of the bays and into contact with the heat sink member.
A hybrid housing for enclosing a receptacle connector, comprising:
- an adapter frame, the adapter frame being formed from a solid, cast material and including a plurality of interconnected walls, cooperatively defining a hollow interior space therein configured to receive at least one receptacle connector therein, and an opening disposed in a top portion thereof;
- a solid heat sink member, the heat sink member being attached to the adapter frame by threaded fasteners so as define a flat heat transfer surface extending within the top portions opening at a preselected level, closing off the top portion opening, and extending between opposing walls of the adapter frame;
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- a base plate, the base plate being formed of sheet metal, being attached to the adapter frame so as to define a bottom surface of the adapter frame interior space, and including a plurality of contact members disposed thereon that exert a pressing force on any module inserted into the adapter frame interior space, the pressing force occurring in a direction toward the heat sink.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.