ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH PROTECTION FOR ELECTRICAL CONTACTS

摘要

The electrical connector comprises an insulative housing and multiple pairs of conductive signal contacts distributed along an insulative divider within an interior of the housing. The divider separates one of the signal contacts from the other of the signal contacts of each pair, at least one conductive power contact having a pair of contact fingers on opposite sides of the divider. The contact fingers have a surface area sufficiently broad to radiate heat from electrical power dissipation, the fingers extending parallel to the signal contacts in the cavity. The fingers are connected to a body portion having a surface area sufficiently broad to radiate heat from electrical power dissipation. A pocket in the housing behind the divider receives the body portion. Contact receiving cavities in the housing behind the divider receiving the contacts, each of the cavities being smaller than the pocket.