Reliable connector assembly and housing thereof
AssigneeAmphenol East Asia Limited (Hong Kong)
InventorsMei-Chien Wu, Lo-Wen Lu, Wen Te Hsu
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Abstract
Reliable connector assembly and housing thereof. The housing may include a first portion having first spaces for receiving first connectors and a second portion having second spaces connected to the first spaces for receiving second connectors configured to mate with the first connectors. The first portion comprises a platform comprising a surface in a plane perpendicular to the mating direction at an interface of the first portion and the second portion. Such a configuration reduces the risk of exerting excessive force onto the connectors and increase the reliability of the connector assembly.
Claims23
A housing for holding a plurality of connectors, the housing comprising:
- a first portion comprising a plurality of first spaces configured to receive a plurality of first connectors;
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- a second portion comprising a plurality of second spaces connected to respective first spaces of the plurality of first spaces and configured to receive a plurality of second connectors, the plurality of second connectors configured to mate with the plurality of first connectors in a mating direction, wherein:
- the first portion comprises a platform comprising a surface in a plane perpendicular to the mating direction at an interface of the first portion and the second portion.
A connector assembly comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- a first portion comprising a plurality of first spaces and a second portion comprising a plurality of second spaces, wherein:
- the first portion comprises a platform adjacent to the second portion having a surface in a plane perpendicular to a mating direction, and
- each first space of the plurality of first spaces is connected with a respective second space of the plurality of second spaces;
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- a plurality of first connectors disposed in the plurality of first spaces;
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- a plurality of second connectors disposed in the plurality of second spaces and connected with respective ones of the plurality of first connectors.
A housing for holding a plurality of connectors, the housing comprising:
- a plurality of shells extending along a mating direction each configured to hold a first connector and a second connector, each of the plurality of shells comprising a first end for holding the first connector and a second end opposite the first end for holding the second connector;
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- a platform extending from each of the plurality of shells between the first end and the second end, the platform having a surface perpendicular to the mating direction and configured to abut the plurality of first connectors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.