Receptacle assembly having angled receptacle guide frames

摘要

A receptacle assembly includes multiple receptacle guide frames configured to be coupled to a host board. Each receptacle guide frame has a front end and a back end. A receptacle extends from the front end to the back end of each receptacle guide frame. Each receptacle has an open end positioned at the front end of the receptacle guide frame and a closed end positioned at the back end of the receptacle guide frame. Each receptacle guide frame is configured to be aligned with an opening in a panel so that the receptacle is accessible through the opening. A host board connector is positioned at the closed end of each receptacle. Each host board connector includes a mating face. Each receptacle guide frame is aligned with the opening in the panel so that the mating face of each host board connector is positioned at a non-orthogonal angle with respect to the panel.

主权项

1. A receptacle assembly comprising:
receptacle guide frames configured to be coupled to a host board, the receptacle guide frames having a common top cage and separator walls extending between a front end and a back end to define a plurality of receptacles adjacent to one another and ganged together, the common top cage spanning across each of the receptacles and the separator walls separating the adjacent receptacles; and each receptacle extending from the front end to the back end, each receptacle having an open end positioned at the front end of the receptacle guide frame and a closed end positioned at the back end of the receptacle guide frame, the receptacle guide frames extending through an opening in a panel so that the receptacles are accessible through the opening, the receptacles being angled at non-orthogonal angles relative to the panel; and host board connectors positioned at the closed end of each corresponding receptacle, each host board connector including a mating face, wherein the mating face of each host board connector is positioned at a non-orthogonal angle with respect to the panel.