Electrical connector having an array of signal contacts

摘要

Electrical connector including a connector body having a mating side with a communication array of signal and ground contacts and first and second mounting sides with respective mounting arrays of signal and ground contacts. Each of the first and second mounting sides is configured to be mounted to a corresponding circuit board. The connector body includes signal and ground conductors that extend through the connector body and communicatively couple the communication array to each of the mounting arrays. The mating side faces along a mating axis and the first and second mounting sides face in opposite directions along a mounting axis. The mating and mounting axes are perpendicular to each other.

主权项

1. An electrical connector comprising a connector body having a mating side that includes a communication array of signal and ground contacts and first and second mounting sides that have respective mounting arrays of signal and ground contacts, each of the first mounting side and the second mounting side configured to be mounted to a corresponding circuit board, the connector body including signal and ground conductors that extend through the connector body and communicatively couple the communication array to each of the mounting arrays, wherein the mating side faces along a mating axis and the first mounting side and the second mounting side face in opposite directions along a mounting axis, the mating axis and the mounting axis being perpendicular to each other, wherein the connector body includes a module assembly having a series of distinct contact modules coupled directly or indirectly to one another, the series of contact modules collectively forming the mating side, the first mounting side, and the second mounting side of the connector body.