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.
Claims15
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;
- wherein the cage and housing are configured to allow air to flow from the front face to a rear wall, the air passing through the center duct;
- a plug assembly including a body and a paddle card, 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 one of the first port or the second port.
A plug connector, comprising:
- a housing having a top surface and a bottom surface, the housing being formed of a thermally conductive material;
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- a paddle card positioned in the housing, the paddle card extending toward a front end of the plug connector;
- wherein one of the top surface and the bottom surface has grooves extending along a length of the plug connector.
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 and being on a pitch that is between 0.59 mm and 0.66 mm, 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.