Cable retention housing

摘要

A retention housing having a housing body is provided, the retention housing configured to be mounted to a substrate. At least one, such as a plurality of cables can be electrically connected to a respective surface of the substrate to which the retention housing is mounted. When the retention housing is mounted to the respective surface of the substrate, at least a portion of the at least one cable can be compressed between a ground element supported by the respective surface of the substrate and a corresponding upper wall of the housing body, such that the at least one cable is placed into electrical communication with a ground plane defined by the substrate.

主权项

1. An electrical assembly comprising:
a substrate that carries a plurality of signal contact pads and at least one ground contact pad disposed between ones of the signal contact pads; a plurality of cables, each having a pair of electrical signal conductors and an electrical ground jacket that surrounds the pair of electrical signal conductors, each of the electrical signal conductors mounted to respective adjacent signal contact pads; and a retention housing configured to be mounted to the substrate, the retention housing including:
a base defining an inner surface configured to face the substrate;a rear wall extending from the inner surface toward the substrate; anda plurality of walls that define a corresponding plurality of cavities, each wall extending substantially from the inner surface toward the substrate, and each wall defining a distal end attached to the rear wall, and a proximal end opposite the distal end, wherein:
each of the walls is spaced from an adjacent wall such that the wall, the adjacent wall, the rear wall, and the base at least partially define a respective one of the cavities, each cavity having a first opening between the proximal ends of the wall and the adjacent wall opposite the rear wall, and a second opening between the wall and the adjacent wall opposite the base, the second opening being closed by the substrate, and each cavity being sized to receive the pair of signal conductors of a select one of the cables, such that the select one of the cables extends out the first opening, and wherein the retention housing is configured such that the inner surface of the base compresses the ground jacket of each of one or more of the cables against a planar surface of the substrate when the retention housing is mounted to the substrate and when the one or more cables are received in a respective one of the plurality of cavities, andthe base includes a front end spaced from the rear wall in the longitudinal direction, and the inner surface is planar as it extends from the rear wall to the front end.