Abstract: An insulator system includes an insulator assembly including: a first insulator; a second insulator; a first end fitting at a first end portion of the first insulator; a second end fitting at a second end portion of the first insulator; a third end fitting at a first end portion of the second insulator and operatively coupled to the second end fitting; a fourth end fitting at a second end portion of the second insulator; a first cement layer between the first insulator and the first end fitting; a second cement layer between the first insulator and the second end fitting; a third cement layer between the second insulator and the third end fitting; and a fourth cement layer between the second insulator and the fourth end fitting. An electrically insulating layer is on the first cement layer and extends between the first insulator and the first end fitting.

Abstract: A cable connector system for connecting electrical cables includes a connector and a plug. The connector includes a connector body and a shear bolt. The connector body includes a connector outer surface and a bolt bore intersecting the connector outer surface at a bore opening. The connector outer surface is curved. The shear bolt is configured to be mounted in the bolt bore to secure an electrical cable in the connector body. The plug includes a head and is configured to be mounted in the bolt bore at the bore opening. The head has a head outer surface and the head outer surface is curved.

Abstract: A pluggable module includes a pluggable body extending between a cable end and a mating end rearward of the cable end. The pluggable body has a module cavity. The pluggable module includes a module circuit board received in the module cavity. The module circuit board has a mating edge at a mating end configured to be plugged into a first slot of a communication connector. The pluggable module includes a plug connector extending between a plug mating end and a plug mounting end. The plug mounting end is mounted to the module circuit board. The plug connector includes plug contacts extending between the plug mating end and the plug mounting end. The plug mating end is configured to be plugged into a second slot of the communication connector to mate the plug contacts with the communication connector.

Abstract: A circuit board for use in a modular electrical connector. The circuit board has a first surface and an oppositely facing second surface. Signal pathways are provided on the first surface. The signal pathways have signal pathway ends abutting a mounting end of the circuit board. First ground pathways are provided on the first surface. The first ground pathways are positioned adjacent at least one of the signal pathways. The first ground pathways have first ground pathway ends abutting the mounting end of the circuit board. One or more second ground pathways are provided on the second surface. The one or more second ground pathways have second ground pathway ends abutting the mounting end of the circuit board. The positioning of the signal pathway ends, the first ground pathway ends and the second ground pathway ends abutting the mounting end reduces crosstalk between signal pairs.

Abstract: An electrical connector that includes a housing with an interior cavity configured to receive a card. Electrical contacts are secured across a wall of the housing within the interior cavity and are configured to matingly receive corresponding electrical contacts of the card. The plurality of electrical contacts secured across the wall of the housing are the only electrical contacts of the electrical connector. Each of the plurality of electrical contacts includes a mating interface and the mating interface of each of the plurality of electrical contacts is co-planer. Additionally, the housing includes a card slot opening and each of the plurality of electrical contacts are arranged on one side of the card slot opening.

Abstract: A module for a high-current plug and/or a high-current cable includes a coupling face coupling to a shield and an influencing device influencing an electromagnetic property of the shield.

Abstract: A receptacle connector assembly includes a receptacle cage mounted to a circuit board having walls defining a cavity including a module channel that receives a pluggable module. The receptacle connector assembly includes a communication connector received in the cavity and mounted to the circuit board. The communication connector has a housing holding a contact array including ground and signal contacts extending between mating and mounting ends of the housing. The ground contacts have ground mating ends and ground mounting ends including compliant pins press-fit into plated vias of the circuit board. The signal contacts have signal mating ends and signal mounting ends including deflectable spring beams deflected against the circuit board when the communication connector is mounted to the circuit board.

Abstract: A connection head for being arranged in an orifice of a fluid tank with a return cavity in the form of a radial duct is provided. The return cavity overcomes the problems of the formation of air bubbles in the tank and enhances the functioning of the sensor in the tank.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a cable assembly having a cable bundle of cables and a conductive cable shield surrounding and providing electrical shielding for the cable bundle. The cable assembly includes an electrical connector a housing holding contacts and a conductive backshell having a cavity that receives the electrical connector to provide electrical shielding for the electrical connector. The backshell has a cable channel at a rear of the backshell that receives the cable. A ground spring is coupled to the cable and positioned between the cable bundle and the cable shield. The ground spring includes spring members engaging the inner surface of the cable shield and biasing the cable shield radially outward. The ground spring is received in the cable channel and forces the outer surface of the cable shield outward against the backshell to electrically connect the cable shield to the backshell.

Abstract: A receptacle cage includes cage walls forming a module channel that is configured to receive a pluggable module. The cage walls extend between a front end and a rear end of the receptacle cage. At least one of the cage walls is a latch wall including a latching feature configured to engage a latch of the pluggable module to retain the pluggable module in the module channel. The receptacle cage includes a first slider pressure tab. The first slider pressure tab extends from the latch wall into the module channel. The first slider pressure tab is configured to engage a slider arm of the latch to press the slider arm inward toward a pluggable module body of the pluggable module.

Abstract: A thermal bridge includes upper and lower bridge assemblies including upper and lower plates arranged in stacks. Sides of the plates face each other to thermally interface the lower plates with the upper plates. The thermal bridge includes a spring element positioned between the upper bridge assembly and the lower bridge assembly. The thermal bridge includes an internal bridge frame having connecting elements that extend internally through the upper plates and the lower plates to hold the upper plates in the upper plate stack and to hold the lower plates in the lower plate stack.

Abstract: A contact assembly includes a signal leadframe including signal contacts each extending between a mating end and a terminating end and a ground leadframe separate and discrete from the signal leadframe including ground contacts each extending between a mating end and a terminating end. Each ground contact includes a central transition section between the mating end and the terminating end and a ground tie bar extending between each of the central transition sections and extending across the signal contacts. The contact assembly includes a front contact holder holding the signal contacts of the signal leadframe and holding the ground contacts of the ground leadframe. The front contact holder surrounds the central transition sections of the ground contacts and electrically isolates the ground tie bar from the signal contacts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a differential pressure sensor device, comprising a substrate, another layer formed on a main surface of the substrate and a first cavity and a second cavity separated from each other by a membrane. The first cavity is in fluid communication with a channel that is in fluid communication with a vent hole through which air can enter from an environment of the sensor device. The channel extends within the other layer or the substrate in a plane that is substantially parallel to the main surface.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of electrical conductors held within the housing. The housing includes a mating shroud protruding forward from a front wall of the housing and defining a port that receives a mating circuit card therein. Each of the electrical conductors includes a mating contact disposed within the mating shroud and a mounting contact that projects beyond a bottom end of the housing to electrically connect to a circuit board. The mounting contacts are located within a termination area of the electrical connector. The housing defines a nesting cavity extending rearward from the front wall along the bottom end. The nesting cavity is disposed between the mating shroud and the termination area along a longitudinal axis of the electrical connector. The nesting cavity is configured to accommodate a discrete, second connector that is mounted to the circuit board.

Abstract: A header assembly includes a header housing having a header cavity. The header assembly includes header signal contacts received in corresponding signal contact channels having mating ends arranged in the header cavity for mating with the receptacle assembly. The header assembly includes header ground contacts received in corresponding ground contact channels. Each header ground contact includes shield walls forming a shield cavity receiving header signal contacts to provide electrical shielding for the header signal contacts. The shield walls include an end wall extending between first and second side walls. Each header ground contact includes a mating protrusion that extends outward relative to the shield cavity from the corresponding shield wall. The mating protrusion is configured to engage a conductive insert of the receptacle assembly used to electrically common each of the header ground contacts.

Abstract: A contact assembly for an electrical connector includes a contact positioner having contact support walls holding a contact array. The contact array includes signal contacts and ground contacts interspersed with the signal contacts. The signal contacts include mating ends configured to be mated with a mating electrical connector and mounting ends configured to be terminated to a host circuit board. The signal contacts include transition portions between the mating ends and the mounting ends. The ground contacts include mating ends, mounting ends, and transition portions between the mating ends and the mounting ends. The contract assembly includes a ground bus wire extending transversely across the contact array. The ground bus wire is electrically connected to each of the ground contacts. The ground bus wire is electrically isolated from each of the signal contacts.

Abstract: A board level shield includes shield walls forming a shield chamber sized and shaped to receive an electrical component mounted to a host circuit board. The shield walls provide electrical shielding entirely around the shield chamber for the electrical component. The shield walls extend between a top and a bottom configured to be mounted to the host circuit board and connected to a ground layer of the host circuit board. The board level shield includes a shield opening at the top bounded by the shield walls and sized and shaped to receive a thermal bridge to allow the thermal bridge to extend through the shield opening to interface with the electrical component. The board level shield includes shield fingers extending from the shield walls into the shield opening. The shield fingers are configured to engage the thermal bridge at separable mating interfaces to electrically connect the shield fingers to the thermal bridge.

Abstract: A communication system includes a plug module having a plug housing and a plug latch and a receptacle module having a receptacle housing and a receptacle latch. The receptacle module includes a receptacle connector with a card slot receiving a plug module circuit board. The receptacle connector includes cables terminated to contacts and extending from the receptacle connector. A receptacle cage includes a front cage interface receiving the plug module and a rear cage interface receiving the receptacle module. The front cage interface matches the rear cage interface including a front latching feature and a rear latching feature interfacing with the plug and receptacle latches.

Abstract: A street light fixture includes a street light pole having a base and a head end opposite the base supporting a street light head. The street light fixture includes a light fixture assembly having a head assembly, a base assembly and a wire assembly. The head assembly is received in the street light head and includes a light engine. The base assembly is received in a base cavity of the base of the street light pole and includes a power controller that receives power from power feed wires. The wire assembly has power supply wires extending between the street light head and the base of the street light pole. The power supply wires are coupled to the power controller and are coupled to the light engine to supply power from the power controller to the light engine.

Abstract: An insulation displacement arms. The insulation displacement arms define a conductor or wire receiving slot. The insulation displacement arms have insulation stripping sections, weakened sections and base sections. The weakened sections have weakened section widths which are less than insulation stripping section widths of the insulation stripping sections and less than base section widths of the base section. The weakened sections are resiliently deformed upon one or more insulated conductors engaging the insulation stripping sections of the insulation displacement arms as the one or more insulated conductors are inserted into the insulation stripping zone of the wire receiving slot, allowing the insulation displacement contact to accommodate the one or more insulated conductors of the same type and gauge chosen from a broad range of gauges.