Thermally efficient connector system
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorKent E. REGNIER
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Abstract
A connector assembly can be provided. A receptacle includes terminals that can be positioned in a card slot on a 0.60 mm pitch (or greater). A biasing element can be provided in the card slot to engage a mating paddle card. The receptacle can be configured to allow air to flow from a front face to a rear face, the air passing through a middle wall. A plug assembly can be provided that includes a conductive body and is configured to generate some amount of heat. The body can include a surface that has cooling grooves. The cooling grooves allow air flow over the plug assembly so that the plug assembly can be cooled directly.
Claims8
A connector assembly, comprising:
- a receptacle with a cage that defines a port and a housing positioned in the cage, the cage having a rear wall and the housing having a card slot aligned with the port, the card slot having a plurality of terminals with contacts positioned in the card slot, the contacts forming a row, the card slot having a biasing element positioned on a first side of the card slot;
- a plug assembly positioned in the port, the plug assembly including a body and a paddle card with pads that engage the contacts, the paddle card having an edge that is pressed against a second side of the card slot, the first side being opposite the second side, wherein the plug assembly includes a first surface on the body and the first surface includes a plurality of cooling grooves configured to allow air to flow through the port while the plug assembly is positioned in the port.
A connector system, comprising:
- a cage that includes a front face and a rear face and first port and a second port and a central duct between the two ports;
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- a housing positioned in the cage, the housing having a first card slot aligned with the first port and a second card slot aligned with the second port, the first and second card slots each configured to receive a paddle card,
- wherein the first card slot includes a first biasing member on a first end of the first card slot, the first biasing member configured to press an edge of a paddle card, when inserted into the first card slot, against an end of the card slot opposite the first end, and
- wherein the second card slot includes a second biasing member on a second end of the second card slot, the second biasing member configured to press an edge of a paddle card, when inserted into the second card slot, against an end of the card slot opposite the second end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.