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US 2015/0087164 A1Published application
Ganged connector system
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsJerry D. Kachlic, Philip J. Dambach, Emanuel G. Banakis
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Abstract
A connector system includes a plurality of housing mounted on a circuit board and a plurality of cages are provided, each cage enclosing one of the housings, each of the cages including a front face that defines a first port, the cages being spaced apart a predetermined distance. A thermal washer is positioned around the cages, the thermal washer including a front portion and a main portion with air apertures that allow air to flow through the thermal washer and along a gap between the cages.
Claims6
A connector system, comprising:
- a circuit board;
- a plurality of housing mounted on the circuit board, the plurality of housings arranged side by side;
- a plurality of cages, each one of the plurality of cages enclosing one of the plurality of housings, each of the cages including a front face that defines a first port and further including an electromagnetic interference (EMI) gasket that extends around a perimeter of cage near the front face, wherein the plurality of cages are spaced apart a predetermined distance;
- a thermal washer positioned around the plurality of cages, the thermal washer including a front portion and a main portion, each of the front and main portions including air apertures, the main portion being a first width that is slightly less than the predetermined distance, the main portion engaging the EMI gasket, and the front portion having a second width that is slightly greater than the predetermined distance, the front portion engaging the front face so as to prevent, in operation, the front portion of the thermal washer from being pressed past the front face.
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