Abstract: A plug connector (100) mating with a complementary connector has a housing (1) defining a latching recess (117), a cover (3) and a releasing mechanism including a puller (5) and a latch (4) operable by the puller. The latch has a latching portion (42). The latching portion includes a resisting portion (423) for engaging the cover and a claw (424) in front of the resisting portion and projecting toward a first direction. The resisting portion, in response to a rearward movement of the puller, is movable to engage the cover and to pivot the claw from a latched position to a released position where the claw is received in the latching recess along a second direction opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: A connector assembly (100) includes a receptacle (2) having an inwardly extending latching tab (21), and a plug connector (1) insertable into the receptacle. The plug connector includes a housing (12) defining opposite first and second sides and a pair of grooves (123), and a releasing mechanism (11) including an outwardly tilting releasing tab (110) located at the first side, a lever (114) located at the second side, and a body portion (116) formed with a pair of inverted U-shaped resilient portions (115) received in the grooves. The releasing tab is movable rearwardly, by a rearward movement of the lever through a deformation of the resilient portions, to outwardly push the latching tab for permitting an extraction of the housing.

Abstract: A low profile connector having a first mating slot and a second mating slot vertically stacked above and backwardly offseted from the first mating slot, and a complementary electrical plug. The electrical plug has a first mating card and a second mating card horizontally stacked above the first mating card forwardly offseted from the first mating card. The electrical connector is matable with an existing SFP or QSFP plug, and the first mating slot are used to receive a front card edge of the existing SFP or QSFP plug.

Abstract: A receptacle connector (100) and a plug connector having a paddle board (800) mate with each other along a mating direction. The receptacle connector includes a housing (1) defining a slot (224), and a pair of first groups of terminals secured in the housing and a second group of terminals. The first group of terminals includes a first terminal (221) having a first contact portion (2211) disposed at a first side of the slot (224), a second terminal (222) having a second contact portion (2221) and a third terminal (223) having a third contact portion (2231) disposed at a second side of the slot. The first contact portion is positioned between the second contact portion and the third contact portion along the mating direction. The second group of terminals include a fourth terminal (211) and a fifth terminal (212).

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a PCB (220) having a front edge to be inserted into a mating receptacle. The PCB comprises a top face having a row of first mating pads (242), and an opposite bottom face having a row of second mating pads (262) and a row of third mating pads (264) behind the second row of mating pads. The first and second mating pads are compatibly fit with an SFP receptacle (120). The PCB comprises a first sub-PCB (540) having a first outer layer containing the first mating pads and an opposite second outer layer containing the second mating pads, and a second sub-PCB (560) attached to the second outer layer on an area behind the second mating pads, the second sub-PCB having a second outer layer containing the third mating pads.

Abstract: A plug connector comprises: a housing and a releasing mechanism mounted on the housing and comprising a pulling portion and a latching member, the latching member defining a latching portion for latching a complementary connector, the pulling portion having a groove and the latching member having an ear portion engaged with the groove, the ear portion being able to rise out of the groove in response to a rearward movement of the pulling portion to move the latching portion from a latched position to a released position.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) adapted for being mounted on a mother board (900) includes a housing and a number of contact modules (21, 22) each having a wafer (210, 220) and a number of terminals insert molded with the wafer. The terminals include an upper terminal (211, 221) having an upper contact portion (2111, 2211), and a lower contact terminal (212, 222) having a lower contact portion (2121, 2221). The upper contact portion and the lower contact portion are separated from each other along a vertical direction to define a slot (214, 224) therebetween. The upper terminal and the lower contact terminal are secured in the wafer at two positions remote from each other along a mating direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, with the upper contact portion and the lower contact portion approaching close to each other along the mating direction.

Abstract: A transceiver connector (100) includes a housing (1) having a number of faces including a primary face (10) and a pair of side faces (13) and a collar clip (2). The collar clip includes a base at least partially surrounding the plurality of faces of the housing. The primary face defines at least one vertically extending locking recess (104) having a stepped portion (1041). The collar clip includes a base (20) at least partially surrounding the number of faces of the housing. The base includes at least one locking beam (204) inserted into the corresponding locking recess of the housing along a first direction and having a click portion (2041) engaging with the stepped portion of the housing along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

Abstract: A plug connector (100) configured for latching with a receptacle having a latching tab includes a housing (1) defining a top wall (14) and two opposite sidewalls (13), and a releasing mechanism (2) assembled to the housing. The releasing mechanism includes a pair of sliders (21) movably attached to the sidewalls, and an extension spring (25) attached to the top wall. The spring has two free ends (250) respectively connected to the sliders. Each of the sliders includes a narrowed and protruded actuating end (211) adapted for releasing the latching tab of the receptacle from the plug connector when the slider moves from a first position to a second position. The movement of the sliders elongates the spring into an extended state at the second position. The extended spring tends to restore the sliders to the first position.

Abstract: A connector assembly (1) includes a receptacle connector (200) and a plug connector (100). The receptacle connector has a receptacle housing (20), a number of primary contacts and periphery contacts (22) secured in the receptacle housing. The plug connector includes a plug housing (10), a supporting member (113), and a conductive member received in the plug housing. The conductive member includes a paddle board (110) having a number of conductive pads (a1, a3, a4) for contacting with the primary contacts, and a number of terminals (12) supported by the supporting member for contacting with the periphery contacts. The supporting member is secured on the paddle board to separate the terminals from the paddle board along an up-to-bottom direction.

Abstract: A plug connector (100) mating with a complementary connector has a housing (1) defining a latching recess (117), a cover (3) and a releasing mechanism including a puller (5) and a latch (4) operable by the puller. The latch has a latching portion (42). The latching portion includes a resisting portion (423) for engaging the cover and a claw (424) in front of the resisting portion and projecting toward a first direction. The resisting portion, in response to a rearward movement of the puller, is movable to engage the cover and to pivot the claw from a latched position to a released position where the claw is received in the latching recess along a second direction opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: A plug connector (100) includes a paddle board (21) and a housing having a first and a second housing portions (11, 12). The first housing portion includes a first side wall (1111) defining a first channel (112a), a second side wall (1112) defining a second channel (112b), and a cavity (13) defined between the front portion of the first side wall and the second side wall. The first channel has a rear portion exposed outwardly of the cavity for guiding the paddle board. The second housing portion is engaged with the first housing portion along a left-to-right direction to be in alignment with the second side wall for positioning the paddle board between the first and second housing portions.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a receptacle (200) having a latching tab (2) defining a latching hole (21) and a plug connector (100). The plug connector includes a housing (1) having a latching nose (111) for latching with the latching hole and a releasing mechanism. The releasing mechanism includes two resisting beams (53) disposed on the housing and having two protrusions (531), a puller (71), and an operator (72) having two guiding portions (722) projecting toward and in front of the protrusions. The guiding portions slide beneath the protrusions, in response to a rearward movement of the puller, to tilt the resisting beams upwardly and lift the latching tab from a latched position to a released position for releasing the latching nose from the latching hole.

Abstract: A cable assembly (100) includes a cover (40) defining a cavity (101), a circuit board (20) assembled in the cavity and including a first surface (201) and a second surface (202) lower than the first surface, and a cable (2) having a jacket (22) and a number of wires (21) shrouded by the jacket. Each wire includes an inner coat (210) and a conductor having a free end (211) exposed outwardly from the inner coat for being soldered to the first surface, with the inner coat disposed on the second surface.

Abstract: A plug connector (1000) comprises a shielding cover (6) and a circuit board module (100) mounted therein. The circuit board module includes a first circuit board (1) having a rear soldering portion (15) for soldering a cable, a second circuit board (2) having a number of mating pads (211, 212, 203, 204, 205) for mating with a receptacle and a number of soldering pads (213) for connecting to a top surface (10) of the first circuit board, and a third circuit board (3) having a number of mating pads (311, 312, 303, 304, 305) for mating with the receptacle and a number of soldering pads (313) for connecting to a bottom surface (11) of the first circuit board.

Abstract: A connector assembly has a receptacle connector and a plug connector adapted for inserting in the receptacle connector. The receptacle connector (100) includes housing (140), a first terminal (162) and a second terminal (164) secured in the housing. The second terminal is lower than the first terminal. The plug connector includes a paddle board (200) having a first conductive member (242) and a second conductive member (244). The second conductive member is higher than the first member. The first terminal contacts with the first conductive member, and the second terminal contacts with the second conductive member. The paddle board is capable of inserting into the housing easily and protecting the terminals and the paddle board.

Abstract: An optical connector assembly (1000) includes an optical connector plug (100) and an optical connector receptacle (600). The optical connector plug includes a base (3), a head portion (1) and a pair of springs (2) compressed between the base and the head portion. The base includes a body portion (30) and a pair of beam portions (31) formed at opposite sides of the body portion. Each beam portion has a guiding portion (310) extending from the body portion, a lever (312) and a latching portion (311). The head portion carries a number of fibers and includes a securing portion (10) defining a pair of guiding recesses (12). The guiding portions are slidably mounted to the guiding recesses. The latching portions retain the securing portion in position relative to the body portion against a restoring force of the springs.

Abstract: A receptacle connector assembly (200) includes a panel (4) and a receptacle connector (100). The receptacle connector adapted to be mounted onto the panel for mating with a plug connector (300) having a plurality of first terminals (311) and a shielding shell (320) enclosing the first terminals. The receptacle connector comprises an insulative housing (1) comprising a base section (10) and a mating section (12) extending from the base section having at least one opening (121) for receiving the first terminals, a plurality of second terminals (16) mounted in the at least one opening, and an outer shell (2) having a sleeve (22) enclosing around the mating section. The sleeve and mating section enclose a slot (60) therebetween for receiving the shielding shell of the plug connector stably.

Abstract: A connector (100) adapted for inserting into a cage (400) having a latching hole (401), the connector includes a cover (20) stamped from a metal sheet and a PCB (10) mounted in the cover for transmitting high frequency signal transmission. The cover has an integral arm (210). The arm has an outward tab (211) engaged with the latching hole for latching the connector with the cage. The arm is operable to move inwardly to disengage the tab from the latching hole for unlatching the connector with the cage.

Abstract: A connector (100) includes a cover (20) stamped from a metal sheet having a first cover portion (21) and a second cover portion (22) engaging with each other, and a printed circuit board (PCB) (10) having a notch (101). The second cover portion has two opposite side walls (224) and a respective protrusion (2242) extending inwardly from each of the side walls to support the PCB upwardly. The first cover portion has a lower opening (2150) engaging the PCB downwardly. Said protrusions and the opening holding the PCB from both an up-to-bottom direction and a right-to-left direction. One of the first cover portion and the second cover portion having a rib (2142) inserted into the notch for preventing the PCB from moving along a front-to-back direction.