Connector system
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsKent E. Regnier, Philip J. Dambach
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Abstract
A connector includes a housing (130) with stacked elongated ports (110a, 110b). Each of port includes terminals (150a, 150b) aligned along a vertical side. The top port and the bottom port can be configured so that the terminals are aligned along opposite vertical sides. The terminals can be supported by wafers (170a, 170b) and the wafer for the top and bottom port can be substantially different heights. The ports can be configured to provide a higher density such as port to port pitch of less than 14 mm.
Claims21
A connector receptacle system, comprising:
- a shield;
- a housing positioned in the shield and having a first and second port, the second port positioned above the first port, each port having an elongated shape and a first side and being configured to receive a plug connector, the first side of the first and second ports being orientated in opposite directions;
- a first wafer supporting a first row of terminals, the first wafer configured to provide a first row of vertically orientated signal terminals on the first side of the first port;
- and
- a second wafer supporting a second row of terminals, the second wafer configured to provide a second row of vertically orientated signal terminals on the first side of the second port.
A connector for mounting on a circuit board, comprising:
- a shield having tails to engage the circuit board;
- a housing positioned in the shield and having a first and second port, the second port positioned above the first port in a stacked configuration, each port having an elongated shape and a first side and being configured to receive a plug connector, the first side of the first and second ports being orientated in opposite directions;
- a first wafer supporting a first row of signal terminals in the first port, the first wafer having a first height;
- and
- a second wafer supporting a second row of signal terminals in the second port, the second wafer having a second height, the second height being about twice the first height.
A connector system, comprising:
- a shield;
- a housing positioned in the shield and having a first and second port on a first side, the second port positioned above the first port in a stacked configuration so as to provide an upper port row and a lower port row, each of the first and second ports having an elongated shape and a first side and being configured to receive a plug connector, the first side of the first and second ports being orientated in opposite directions, the housing further including a first and second channel corresponding to the first and second ports, respectively, wherein the first and second ports form a column and the first side is parallel to the column orientation;
- a first wafer positioned in the first channel and supporting a first row of signal terminals and having a first height;
- and
- a second wafer positioned in the second channel and supporting a second row of signal terminals and having a second height, the second height being at least about twice the first height.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.