Interconnection system
AssigneesFoxconn (Kunshan) Computer Connector Co., Ltd., Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited
InventorTERRANCE F. LITTLE
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Abstract
An electrical receptacle connector is mounted within a metallic cage for mating with a QSFP module received within the cage. The contacts of the cable receptacle connector are arranged with two groups, of which one are connected to the printed circuit board on which the cage is mounted, and the other are connected to the wires which are further connected to a board-mount receptacle connector mounted on another printed circuit board on which the CPU (Central Processing Unit) socket is mounted. Each board-mount receptacle connector corresponds to more than one cable receptacle connector.
Claims20
An electrical assembly comprising:
- a periphery side and a system side connected with each other via a plurality of cables;
- the periphery side including:
- a first printed circuit board;
- a cage structure mounted upon the first printed circuit board;
- a plurality of receiving cavities formed in the cage for receiving a plurality of modules therein;
- and
- a plurality of cable receptacle connectors located at rear portions of said receiving cavities, respectively;
- the system side including:
- a second printed circuit board;
- a plurality of board-mount receptacle connectors mounted upon the second printed circuit board;
- and
- a plurality of cables connected between the cable receptacle connectors and the board-mount receptacle connectors;
- wherein
- each cable has one end directly integrally connected to at least one corresponding cable receptacle connector, and the other end detachably connected to the corresponding board-mount receptacle connector via a plug connector.
An electrical assembly comprising:
- a periphery side and a system side connected with each other via a plurality of cables;
- the periphery side including:
- a first printed circuit board;
- a cage structure mounted upon the first printed circuit board;
- a plurality of receiving cavities formed in the cage for receiving a plurality of modules therein;
- and
- a plurality of cable receptacle connectors located at rear portions of said receiving cavities, respectively;
- the system side including:
- a second printed circuit board;
- a plurality of board-mount receptacle connectors mounted upon the second printed circuit board;
- and
- a plurality of cables connected between the cable receptacle connectors and the board-mount receptacle connectors;
- wherein
- each of said cable receptacle connectors includes an insulative housing defining a mating slot in a front portion, a row of contacts disposed by one side of the mating slot and mechanically and electrically connected to the first printed circuit board, and another row of contacts disposed by the other side of the mating slot away from the printed circuit board and mechanically and electrically connected to the cable.
An electrical assembly comprising:
- a periphery side and a system side connected with each other via a plurality of cables;
- the periphery side including:
- a first printed circuit board;
- a cage structure mounted upon the first printed circuit board;
- a plurality of receiving cavities formed in the cage for receiving a plurality of modules therein;
- and
- a plurality of cable receptacle connectors located at rear portions of said receiving cavities, respectively;
- the system side including:
- a second printed circuit board;
- a plurality of board-mount receptacle connectors mounted upon the second printed circuit board;
- and
- a plurality of cables connected between the cable receptacle connectors and the board-mount receptacle connectors;
- wherein
- each of said cable receptacle connectors forms two opposite far port and near port with a space therebetween in a vertical direction;
- wherein
- two pairs of light pipes are associated with each of said cable receptacle connectors, front portion of said two pairs of light pipes are arranged in one horizontal row along a transverse direction while rear portions of said two pairs of light pipes are disposed on two opposite sides of the connector, and each side is equipped with one pair of light pipes in a stacked manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.