The present disclosure provides a connector capable of simplifying the configuration thereof and enhancing the versatility of terminals to be connected. One end of a busbar includes a first connecting portion to be connected to a device-side terminal, and the other end of the busbar includes a second connecting portion to be connected to a wire-side terminal. Each housing is molded using each busbar as an insert and held in close contact with a peripheral surface of each busbar. The respective first connecting portions and the respective second connecting portions are exposed outside the respective housings. The respective first connecting portions are located on a straight line A1 along an extending direction Y, and the respective second connecting portions are located on a straight line A2 along an orthogonal direction Z.

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.

A mating module includes a conductive terminal, a cable, a first metal shield member and a second metal shield member. The cable includes a core electrically connected to the conductive terminal, an insulating layer wrapped on the core, and a shielding layer wrapped on the insulating layer. The first metal shield member includes a first mounting piece. The second metal shield member includes a second mounting piece. The cable further includes a protruding piece connected to the shielding layer. The protruding piece is directly or indirectly clamped by the first mounting piece and the second mounting piece. As a result, the shielding effect of the mating module is improved. The present disclosure also relates to a cable connector having the mating module.

A connector assembly includes cages arranged as an upper cage and a lower cage in an up-down direction, a receptacle connector, a first liquid cooling tray and a second liquid cooling tray. Each cage includes a frame and a plurality of partitioning walls provided to the frame, and the frame and the plurality of partitioning walls together define a plurality of insertion space arranged transversely. The first liquid cooling tray is provided to a top portion of the upper cage and constitutes an upper wall surface of each of the plurality of insertion space of the upper cage. The second liquid cooling tray is provided between the upper cage and the lower cage, constitutes a lower wall surface of each of the plurality of insertion spaces of the upper cage, and constitutes an upper wall surface of each of the plurality of insertion space of the lower cage. A pressuring spring corresponding to each insertion space of the upper cage is provided on the upper surface of the second liquid cooling tray, and a pressuring spring corresponding to each insertion space of the lower cage is provided on the bottom plate.

A communication system includes a plug module and a receptacle module received in a receptacle cage. The receptacle module includes a receptacle housing having a cavity that receives a contact assembly. The receptacle module includes a receptacle latch coupled to the receptacle housing having latching features at sidewalls of the receptacle housing and receptacle release tabs operably coupled to a receptacle release actuator.

A communication system includes a plug module and a receptacle module received in a receptacle cage. The receptacle module includes a receptacle housing having a cavity that receives a contact assembly. The receptacle module includes a receptacle latch coupled to the receptacle housing having latching features at sidewalls of the receptacle housing and receptacle release tabs operably coupled to a receptacle release actuator.

A connector assembly is provided and includes a guide shielding cage and a heat sink module. The guide shielding cage has at least one insertion space positioned inside. The heat sink module includes a heat dissipating member, a pressure applying elastic member, a lever member and a supporting elastic member, the heat dissipating member has a thermal coupling portion formed downwardly, the pressure applying elastic member is provided at a side face of the heat dissipating member, the lever member is pivoted to the guide shielding cage, the lever member has a pushed end which is used to be pushed and a pressure applying end which is used to downwardly apply a pressure to the pressure applying elastic member, the supporting elastic member upwardly and elastically supports the heat dissipating member. The heat dissipating member is capable of moving between a releasing position which is higher relative to the insertion space and an acting position which is lower relative to the insertion space and where the thermal coupling portion enters into the insertion space.

A female terminal provided to an end portion of a communication cable having a conductor, said female terminal comprising a tubular part into which a male terminal is inserted, and a connection part that electrically connects to the conductor, wherein the tubular part comprises a leaf spring that presses the outer peripheral surface of the male terminal inserted in the tubular part, and the outer portion of the leaf spring is exposed on the outer periphery of the tubular part.

A connector assembly includes a receptacle connector, a shielding cage and a partitioning element. The shielding cage has a receiving cavity. The partitioning element is provided to the receiving cavity and partitions the receiving cavity into a first module passageway and a second module passageway, the partitioning element includes a compartment frame and a grounding gasket assembled to a front end of the compartment frame, the compartment frame has a first partitioning wall and a second partitioning wall which respectively correspond to the first module passageway and the second module passageway, the grounding gasket integrally has a front plate, a first panel and a second panel, the first panel and the second panel together clamp the first partitioning wall and the second partitioning wall, the first panel and the second panel and the front plate are integrally connected by bulging portions at certain corners.

A communication system includes a receptacle connector assembly including a receptacle cage and a communication connector having an inner receptacle connector and an outer receptacle connector. The communication system includes a pluggable module received in the receptacle cage to mate with the communication connector. The pluggable module includes a pluggable body defining a module cavity. The pluggable module includes a module circuit board having mating pads at a mating edge of the module circuit board plugged into the inner receptacle connector and connector pads at a mounting location remote from the mating edge. The pluggable module includes a plug connector mounted to the mounting location. The plug connector includes plug contacts extending between a plug mating end and a plug mounting end. The plug mating end is plugged into the outer receptacle connector.