US 2016/0261060 A1 · RIBBON ASSEMBLY AND A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING A PLURALITY OF RIBBON ASSEMBLIES

Abstract

Ribbon assembly includes first and second contact modules that each include signal and ground contacts that are configured to engage electrical contacts of a corresponding mating connector. The ribbon assembly also including a plurality of cables that are coupled to and extend between the first and second contact modules. The cables electrically couple the signal and ground contacts of the first contact module to the signal and ground contacts, respectively, of the second contact module. The cables extend parallel to one another and are coplanar at the first contact module and at the second contact module. The ribbon assembly also includes a cable organizer that is coupled to the plurality of cables at a location between and separate from the first and second contact modules. The cables extend parallel to one another and are coplanar as the cables extend through the cable organizer.

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Dependent claims

A ribbon assembly comprising:

first and second contact modules that each include signal and ground contacts that are configured to engage electrical contacts of a corresponding mating connector;
a plurality of cables coupled to and extending between the first and second contact modules, the cables electrically coupling the signal and ground contacts of the first contact module to the signal and ground contacts, respectively, of the second contact module, wherein the cables extend parallel to one another and are coplanar at the first contact module and at the second contact module;
and
a cable organizer coupled to the plurality of cables at a location between and separate from the first and second contact modules, the cables extending parallel to one another and being coplanar as the cables extend through the cable organizer.

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A communication system comprising:

first and second support panels extending parallel to each other and having a cabling cavity therebetween;
a plurality of electrical connectors positioned between the first and second support panels within the cabling cavity, the electrical connectors having front ends that face an exterior of the communication system for engaging respective mating connectors, the electrical connectors forming at least one connector stack in which the electrical connectors are aligned along a lateral axis and the front ends face in a common direction that is perpendicular to the lateral axis, wherein the back ends of the at least one connector stack and the first and second support panels define the cabling cavity therebetween;
and
a plurality of ribbon assemblies interconnecting the electrical connectors of the at least one connector stack, each of the ribbon assemblies including a plurality of cables that extend through the cabling cavity and interconnect first and second electrical connectors of the plurality of electrical connectors, the cables of each ribbon assembly extending parallel to one another and being coplanar at the first electrical connector and at the second electrical connector, wherein each of the ribbon assemblies of the plurality of ribbon assemblies includes a cable organizer that couples to the cables of the corresponding ribbon assembly, the cables extending parallel to one another and being coplanar as the cables extend through the cable organizer.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Ribbon assembly and a communication system having a plurality of ribbon assemblies

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Ribbon assembly and a communication system having a plurality of ribbon assemblies

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Abstract

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