A housing is configured to be fitted to a mating housing, the housing including a cylindrical hood into which a fitting protrusion of the mating housing is finable, the cylindrical hood being configured such that, when the fining protrusion is fitted into the cylindrical hood, a space between the cylindrical hood and the fitting protrusion is sealed with an annular seal member provided on the fining protrusion. The cylindrical hood includes, at a distal end of the cylindrical hood from which the housing is fitted to the mating housing, a cylindrical seal portion configured to contact, when the fitting protrusion is fined into the cylindrical hood, an edge of the mating housing continuously over an entire circumference of the edge and to cover the edge between the cylindrical seal portion and the edge.

A housing includes a display unit indicating a complete plugging of a counter-plug into the housing and a first stop. The display unit is movable along a longitudinal axis between an initial position and an assembly position. The display unit includes a locking element, a guide element, and a supporting element. The locking element has a resilient bridge with a first end fixed to the guide element. The first stop prevents the display unit from moving in the initial position by abutment with a free end of the bridge. The free end is bent in a bending plane in a direction of the guide element when moving toward the first stop. The supporting element supports the bridge at the guide element when the bridge deforms in the direction of the guide element and prevents a deformation of the bridge away from the abutment on the first stop.

Various embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a Network system including: a connector comprising a housing comprising a groove running widthwise on a surface of the housing; and a push-pull tab comprising a complementary groove, wherein the push-pull tab is detachably connected to the housing; and a receiver device comprising one or more ports for receiving the connector, the one or more ports having an interchangeable anchor device including a first portion and a second portion; wherein the groove is configured to receive the first portion of the interchangeable anchor device when the connector is inserted into the receiving element, and wherein the complimentary groove is configured to receive the second portion of the interchangeable anchor device when the connector is inserted into the receiving element, the push-pull tab being configured to disengage the second portion of the interchangeable anchor device from the complementary groove when the push-pull tab is moved in a direction away from the connector, thereby disengaging the first portion of the interchangeable anchor device from the grove of the connector. Other aspects are described and claimed.

An electrical connector having a latch which extends from the first housing surface of the housing. A mounting portion extends from the latch arm to the first housing surface. A first mounting surface of the mounting portion extends at a first angle from the first housing surface in a direction toward the mating connector latching end. The first mounting surface extends from the first latch arm surface at a second angle. The length of the mounting portion as measured between a vertex of the first angle and a vertex of the second angle along the first housing surface is greater than the distance that the first latch arm surface is spaced from the first housing surface. The latch arm is pivotable about the mounting portion. The latch and the mounting portion have low stress concentrations when the latch arm is pivoted about the mounting portion.

A method for providing host instructions to a control module of a modular assembly system is provided. A graphical programming environment including sets of first and second graphical representations is presented to a user. Each first graphical representation corresponds to a statement block comprising a parameter. Each second graphical representation corresponds to one of assembly modules associated with a property. A user is facilitated to select at least one of the first graphical representations and provide values to the parameter of each selected first graphical representation. The user is facilitated to provide values to the property of one or more of the second graphical representations. Based on at least the selected first and second graphical representations and the provided values thereof, a set of host instructions are generated. The set of host instructions are transmitted to the control module for controlling operation of the assembly modules.

A method for providing host instructions to a control module of a modular assembly system is provided. A graphical programming environment including sets of first and second graphical representations is presented to a user. Each first graphical representation corresponds to a statement block comprising a parameter. Each second graphical representation corresponds to one of assembly modules associated with a property. A user is facilitated to select at least one of the first graphical representations and provide values to the parameter of each selected first graphical representation. The user is facilitated to provide values to the property of one or more of the second graphical representations. Based on at least the selected first and second graphical representations and the provided values thereof, a set of host instructions are generated. The set of host instructions are transmitted to the control module for controlling operation of the assembly modules.

An interconnection system including a pluggable transceiver and a connector disposed in a cavity of a conductive cage. The pluggable transceiver may include a latching mechanism for locking to the conductive cage. The latching mechanism may include a pair of latches positioned on opposite sides of the pluggable transceiver. The latches may be spatially offset from each other along a longitudinal and/or vertical direction. Corresponding latching tabs in the conductive cage may be disposed in the same relationship, even in a ganged configuration when latching tabs for adjacent cavities are formed in a common wall between cavities. Cammed surfaces of a release mechanism, centered between latching edges of the transceiver latches may impart a latch releasing force at a central portion of the latching tab forcing the lathing tab back into the common wall, reducing rotational moment applied in prior designs, such as QSFP ganged cages.

A cable connection structure, including a male connector and a female connector, further including a snapping groove provided on a sidewall of the male connector, a depth of the snapping groove is extended in parallel to a central axis of the male connector; a snapping portion protrudes from an inner sidewall of the snapping groove; and the inserted member protrudes from a sidewall of the female connector, and the inserted member is linearly movable along a radial direction of the female connector under an external force. When the male connector is connected to the female connector, the inserted member can be inserted into the snapping groove and form a snap fit with the snapping portion to prevent the male connector and the female connector from losing connection. The application ensures the stable connection between the male connector and the female connector.

A connector cage includes a cage including an insertion slot from which a module is inserted into the cage; a heat sink which is arranged on a wall of the cage, the heat sink configured to be positioned at a contact position and a separate position with respect to the inserted module, move between the contact position and the separate position, and slide in an insertion direction in which the module is inserted in the cage; a first spring which causes the heat sink to move to the contact position; a protrusion which is provided on the side wall or the heat sink; a push plate extending from the heat sink, and which is pushed by the inserted module; and a hollow which is provided in the heat sink or the wall, and into which the protrusion moves.

A connector holder that holds and integrates a plurality of connectors, the connector holder including a pressing part, side wall parts, and connecting parts. The pressing part is arranged in a center of the connector holder. The side wall parts are respectively disposed on each of both sides with respect to the pressing part at intervals in the array direction of pins of the connectors that the connector holder holds. The connecting parts respectively connect a lower end portion of the pressing part and a lower end portion of each of the side wall parts disposed on the both sides in the array direction. Holding parts are respectively formed on the both sides in the array direction of the pressing part, the holding parts holding the connectors together with the pressing part, the side wall parts, and the connecting parts.