Receptacle cage having absorber
AssigneeTE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
InventorsRichard James Long, Alex Michael Sharf
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Abstract
A receptacle cage includes conductive cage walls forming a cavity defining a module channel configured to receive a pluggable module. The cage walls include an upper wall above the module channel and a lower wall below the module channel. The cage walls include a port at a front of the receptacle cage providing access to the module channel. The receptacle cage includes an upper EMI absorber extending along the upper wall above the module channel and a lower EMI absorber extending along the lower wall below the module channel.
Claims20
A receptacle cage comprising:
- a plurality of cage walls forming a cavity, the cage walls being electrically conductive, the cavity defining a module channel configured to receive a pluggable module, the plurality of cage walls including an upper wall above the module channel and a lower wall below the module channel, the plurality of cage walls including a port at a front of the receptacle cage providing access to the module channel, wherein the pluggable module is plugged into the module channel through the port;
- an upper EMI absorber extending along the upper wall above the module channel;
- and
- a lower EMI absorber extending along the lower wall below the module channel.
A receptacle assembly comprising:
- a receptacle cage configured to be mounted to a host circuit board, the receptacle cage including a plurality of cage walls forming the cavity, the cage walls being electrically conductive, the cavity defining a module channel configured to receive a pluggable module, the plurality of cage walls including an upper wall above the module channel, a lower wall below the module channel, and a rear wall rearward of the module channel, the plurality of cage walls including a port at a front of the receptacle cage providing access to the module channel, wherein the pluggable module is plugged into the module channel through the port;
- a receptacle connector received in the cavity of the receptacle cage forward of the rear wall, the receptacle connector including a housing holding receptacle contacts, the housing having a card slot configured to receive a card edge of a module circuit board of a pluggable module, the receptacle contacts located in the card slot to electrically connect to the module circuit board, the receptacle contacts configured to be electrically connected to the host circuit board;
- an upper EMI absorber extending along the upper wall above the module channel;
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- a lower EMI absorber extending along the lower wall below the module channel.
An electrical connector system comprising:
- a host circuit board having an upper surface;
- a receptacle assembly mounted to the upper surface of the host circuit board, the receptacle assembly including a receptacle cage including a plurality of cage walls forming a cavity, a receptacle connector received in the cavity, an upper EMI absorber received in the cavity, and a lower EMI absorber received in the cavity, the cage walls being electrically conductive and being coupled to the host circuit board, the cavity defining a module channel configured to receive a pluggable module, the plurality of cage walls including an upper wall above the module channel, a lower wall below the module channel, and a rear wall rearward of the module channel, the upper EMI absorber extending along the upper wall above the module channel, the lower EMI absorber extending along the lower wall below the module channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.