Dual-sided receptacle connector
AssigneesFoxconn (Kunshan) Computer Connector Co., Ltd., Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited
InventorTERRANCE F. LITTLE
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Abstract
The first type adaptor cable assembly has an inner connector equipped with a plug board derived from the FP5 for mating with the FP5 vertical receptacle connector, and an outer connector configured to be in compliance with the FP5 or QSFP-DD receptacle connector and disposed at a rear end of the cage for mating with the FP5 or QSFP-DD inserted into the cage. Notably, the connection between the inserted FP5 and QSFP-DD and the corresponding FP5 or QSFP-DD receptacle connector directly attached/linked to the adaptor cable, is same with the traditional connection between the inserted FP5 or QSFP-DD and the corresponding receptacle connector which is only mounted to the main/external printed circuit board without directly attachment to the cable.
Claims20
A dual-sided receptacle connector adapted for being mounted on a printed circuit board, comprising:
- an insulative housing defining an inner port and an outer port opposite to each other along a front-to-back direction;
- and
- a contact module received in the insulative housing;
- wherein
- the contact module comprises a plurality of outer mating portions received in the outer port, a plurality of inner mating portions received in the inner port, and at least one tail for being mounted to the printed circuit board, all of the inner mating portions and the at least one tail electrically connected with the outer mating portions, respectively.
An electrical system comprising:
- a main printed circuit board;
- a receptacle connector mounted on the main printed circuit board comprising an outer port for being mated with an outer mating plug;
- a IC mounted on the main printed circuit board and spaced apart a distance from the receptacle connector;
- and
- a cable assembly electrically connected between the receptacle connector and the IC;
- wherein
- the receptacle connector comprises at least one of high speed contact electrical connected with the cable, and at least one low speed contact directly connected with the printed circuit board.
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a main printed circuit board;
- a metallic cage mounted upon an outer side of the main printed circuit board;
- a vertical receptacle connector mounted upon an inner side of the main printed circuit board and defining an inner receiving slot;
- a horizontal receptacle connector mounted upon the outer side of the main printed circuit board and located in a rear end of the cage and defining an outer receiving slot;
- wherein
- the horizontal receptacle connector includes a plurality of high speed contacts connected to a cable which is integrally formed with the horizontal receptacle connector, and a plurality of non-high speed contacts directly electrically and mechanically connected to the main printed circuit board;
- wherein
- said cable includes a mating board at a free end to be received within the inner receiving slot of the vertical receptacle connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.