Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a cable includes an insulating housing with power contacts and signal contacts received therein, and a power bus bar connecting with one power contact. The insulating housing includes a mating face, a mounting face opposite to the mating face and defines first and second passageways extending therethrough. Each power contact forms a first engaging portion and a first contacting portion. Each signal contact forms a second engaging portion and a second contacting portion. The power bus bar has a main section extending along a first plane, a middle section extending from the main section, and a connecting section extending along a second plane perpendicular to the first plane.

Abstract: An electrical connector for mounting onto a printed circuit board includes an insulating housing and a plurality of power contacts. The insulating housing has a number of dividing walls and a number of receiving passageways defined between the dividing walls. The plurality of power contacts is received in the corresponding receiving passageways, respectively. One of the dividing walls defines a heat dissipation cutout thereon for heat dissipation purpose.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly has a first connector, a second connector and a ribbon cable connecting the first and the second connectors. The first connector includes a first insulating housing, a number of first contacts and a first shielding covering the first insulating housing. Each first contact includes a first contacting portion, a first retaining portion and a first connection portion. The first shielding has a first grounding section. The second connector includes a second insulating housing, a number of second contacts and a second shielding. Each second contact includes a second contacting portion, a second retaining portion and a second connection portion. The second shielding has a second ground section. The ribbon cable includes a number of wires, each wire having one end electrically connecting with the first connection portions and the first grounding section and having the other end electrically connecting the second connection portions and the second ground section.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an elongated insulating housing defining a number of passageways and power terminals received in corresponding passageways. The passageways are arranged side by side along a longitudinal direction of the insulating housing. Each power terminal has a first terminal and a second terminal oppositely arranged beside the first terminal. The first terminal has a first contacting portion, a first fixing portion extending towards the second terminal, and a first connecting portion connecting the first contacting portion and the first fixing portion. The second terminal has a second contacting portion oppositely arranged beside the first contacting portion of the first terminal. A curved intermediate region is formed between the first connecting portion and the first contacting portion of the first terminal. A width of the first fixing portion is larger than a distance between the first contacting portion and the second contacting portion.

Abstract: A power connector assembly includes a first connector (100) having a first insulating housing (110) forming a front face (114) and a rear face (115). A number of passageways (101) are defined in the first insulating housing and extending through the front face and the rear face. A number of first contacts (120) are retained in the passageways, respectively. A second connector (200) includes a second insulating housing (210) having a front surface (214) and a rear surface (215). A number of passageways (201) are defined in the second insulating housing and extending through the front surface and the rear surface. A number of second contacts (220) are retained in the passageways, respectively. When the first connector and the second connector are mated with each other along a mating direction, a number of airflow holes (102) are defined between the front face of the first connector and the front surface of the second connector for heat dissipation.

Abstract: A power connector mountable on a circuit board, includes an insulating housing, a conductive pin and a pair of spring contacts received in the insulating housing. The insulating housing defines a central channel extending therethrough along a lengthwise direction thereof, and a passageway positioned besides and communicating with the central channel. The insulating housing has a pair of heat dissipation cavities extending through the insulating housing along a longitudinal direction of the insulating housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a cable includes an insulating housing with power contacts and signal contacts received therein, a power bus bar connecting with one power contact, and a spacer receiving the power bus bar. The insulating housing includes a mating face, a mounting face opposite to the mating face and defines first and second passageways extending therethrough. Each power contact forms a first engaging portion and a first contacting portion. Each signal contact forms a second engaging portion and a second contacting portion. The power bus bar has a main section extending along a first plane, a middle section extending from the main section, and a connecting section extending along a second plane perpendicular to the first plane.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a number of power contacts and a number of signal contacts received in the insulating housing, and a power bus bar electrically and mechanically connecting with one power contact. The insulating housing defines an opening at a rear side thereof, and defines a number of first and second passageways extending therethrough and communicating with the opening The power contacts are received in corresponding first passageways and the signal contacts are received in corresponding second passageways. Each power contact is composed by a pair of opposite power contact halves. Each power contact half defines a contacting end and an engaging end opposite to the contacting end. A fish-shape slot is defined between the two engaging ends.

Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a cable includes an insulating housing with power contacts and signal contacts received therein, and a power bus bar connecting with one power contact. The insulating housing includes a mating face, a mounting face opposite to the mating face and defines first and second passageways extending therethrough. Each power contact forms a first engaging portion and a first contacting portion. Each signal contact forms a second engaging portion and a second contacting portion. The power bus bar has a main section extending along a first plane, a middle section extending from the main section, and a connecting section extending along a second plane perpendicular to the first plane.

Abstract: A power connector mounting on a printed circuit board (PCB), includes an insulating housing, and a number of power contacts received in the housing. The insulating housing extends along a transversal direction and defines a number of passageways extending therethrough along a front-to-back direction. The insulating housing has a top wall, an opposite bottom wall, and a pair of side walls. A beam is provided inside of the passageway. Each power contact has a main portion, a pair of contacting fingers extending from a forward edge of the main portion and distal tails extending downwards from the main portion. The pair of contacting fingers defining a groove therebetween for engaging with the beam so as to facilitate the contact being secured in the passageway with respect to said insulating housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a number of power contacts and a number of signal contacts received in the insulating housing, and a power bus bar electrically and mechanically connecting with one power contact. The insulating housing defines an opening at a rear side thereof, and defines a number of first and second passageways extending therethrough and communicating with the opening. The power contacts are received in corresponding first passageways and the signal contacts are received in corresponding second passageways. Each power contact is composed by a pair of opposite power contact halves. Each power contact half defines a contacting end and an engaging end opposite to the contacting end. A fish-shape slot is defined between the two engaging ends.

Abstract: A board-mounted electrical connector has an insulating housing, a first contact module, a second contact module, a spacer and a shell encasing the housing, the first and the second module and the spacer. The housing forms a main body defining a receiving space and a mating tongue extending forwardly from the main body. Each of the first and the second contact module has a first/second insert and a plurality of first/second contacts insert-molded in the first/second insert. The spacer is assembled with the first and the second contact module, and defines a plurality of through holes.

Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a cable includes an insulating housing with power contacts and signal contacts received therein, a power bus bar connecting with one power contact, and a spacer receiving the power bus bar. The insulating housing includes a mating face, a mounting face opposite to the mating face and defines first and second passageways extending therethrough. Each power contact forms a first engaging portion and a first contacting portion. Each signal contact forms a second engaging portion and a second contacting portion. The power bus bar has a main section extending along a first plane, a middle section extending from the main section, and a connecting section extending along a second plane perpendicular to the first plane.

Abstract: A power connector mounting on a printed circuit board (PCB), includes an insulating housing, and a number of power contacts received in the housing. The insulating housing extends along a transversal direction and defines a number of passageways extending therethrough along a front-to-back direction. The insulating housing has a top wall, an opposite bottom wall, and a pair of side walls. A beam is provided inside of the passageway. Each power contact has a main portion, a pair of contacting fingers extending from a forward edge of the main portion and distal tails extending downwards from the main portion. The pair of contacting fingers defining a groove therebetween for engaging with the beam so as to facilitate the contact being secured in the passageway with respect to said insulating housing.

Abstract: A power connector, adapted for electrically connecting a cable with a complementary connector, includes an insulative housing defining a number of passageways and a number of power contacts received in corresponding passageway. Each contact has a base section, a first contact section and a second contact section. The base section includes a bottom wall and a first side wall and a second side wall extending perpendicularly from the bottom wall. The first contact section includes a first contact arm and a second contact arm parallel to the first contact arm. The second contact section includes a third contact arm and a fourth contact arm parallel to the third contact arm.

Abstract: A power connector includes an insulative housing, a number of power contacts secured in the insulative housing and a retaining member. The insulative housing includes a receiving space recessed from a mating surface for accommodating a complementary connector, and a mounting space in communication with the receiving space. Each power contact includes a mounting portion residing in the mounting space and a contact portion protruding into the receiving space. The retaining member is combined to the mounting portion and then received in the mounting space. The retaining member is separable relative to the mounting portion in a non-destructive manner so that both the retaining member and the power contact are easily disassembled and replaced.

Abstract: A card-edge connector includes an insulative housing and a number of conductive contacts. The insulative housing defines a mating direction along a front-to-back direction and opposite front face and rear face. The insulative housing includes a pair of lengthwise walls, a central slot recessed from the front face along the front-to-back direction and at least one heat-radiating slot recessed from the front face along the front-to-back direction, and a number of contact-receiving passages in the lengthwise walls and communicating with the central slot. The heat-radiating slot is recessed from at least one of the pair of lengthwise walls and communicates with the contact-receiving passages along the mating direction. The conductive contacts are received in the contact-receiving passages.

Abstract: A power contact includes a base, a mating conductor including a mating portion electrically mating with a mating power contact and an opposite mounting portion, and a fixing member for fixing the mating conductor and the base together. The base defines a mounting hole extending along a first direction and a fixing hole in communication with the mounting hole and extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The mounting portion is inserted into the mounting hole, and defines an opening hole extending along the second direction. The fixing member is inserted into the opening hole and the fixing hole to fix the mating conductor and the base together.

Abstract: An electrical connector for mating with a complementary connector includes an insulating housing, a shielding shell covering the insulating housing and a plurality of contacts received in the insulating housing. The insulating housing includes a main body and a mating tongue extending forwardly from the main body. The mating tongue defines a number of channels extending therealong. The contacts have one pair of contacts configured to be a differential coupled signal pair. The insulating housing defines one recess located between the differential coupled signal pair to improve the signal transmission performance.

Abstract: A power connector assembly includes mateable power receptacle and power plug. The power receptacle includes a first insulative housing defining a first heat dissipation path extending through opposite first mating and mounting surfaces, and a receptacle power contact exposed to the first heat dissipation path. The power plug includes a second insulative housing defining a second heat dissipation path extending through a second mounting surface of the second insulative housing, and a plug power contact for abutting against the receptacle power contact. The first and the second heat dissipation paths are in communication with each other and are exposed to an exterior so that heat generated by the receptacle power contact and the plug power contact can be dissipated therethrough.