CN102255158A - Electrical connector system - Google Patents

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CN102255158A
CN102255158A CN2011100901682A CN201110090168A CN102255158A CN 102255158 A CN102255158 A CN 102255158A CN 2011100901682 A CN2011100901682 A CN 2011100901682A CN 201110090168 A CN201110090168 A CN 201110090168A CN 102255158 A CN102255158 A CN 102255158A
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詹姆斯·L·费德
约翰·E·克瑙布
E·斯科特·马丁
琳恩·R·塞普
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An electrical connector system may include a first center housing (308) that defines a plurality of first electrical contact channels (406) on a first side face of the center housing and a plurality of second electrical contact channels (408) on a second side face of the center housing. A first array (702) of electrical contacts is positioned substantially within the plurality of first electrical contact channels on the first side face of the center housing. A second center housing (308) that defines a plurality of first electrical contact channels on a first side face of the center housing and a plurality of second electrical contact channels on a second side face of the center housing. A second array of electrical contacts (74) is positioned substantially within the plurality of second electrical contact channels on the second side face of the center housing (308). In the electrical connector system, the first and second center housings are adjacent to each other for positioning such that the first array of electrical contacts and the second array of electrical contacts are adjacent to each other for positioning to form a plurality of electrical contact pairs.

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Electric connector system
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of electric connector system that is used for interconnection circuit plate or other substrates.
Background technology
Typically, electric connector is used for first substrate of for example printed circuit board (PCB) is parallel or vertically be connected to for example second substrate of another printed circuit board (PCB).Along with the size decreases of electronic unit and electronic unit become complicated more usually, often wish in the littler space on circuit board or other substrates more element to be installed.Therefore, wished to reduce in the electric connector system distance between electrical contact and increase the number that is incorporated in this intrasystem electrical contact.Therefore, wish to develop a kind of electric connector system, it can operation also can increase the number that is incorporated in the electrical contact in this electric connector system simultaneously under speed increases.
Summary of the invention
According to the present invention, electric connector system comprises first center housing, and this first center housing limits a plurality of first electrical contact raceway grooves on first side, limits a plurality of second electrical contact raceway grooves in second side.First electrical contacts array is positioned at a plurality of first electrical contact raceway grooves on first side of first center housing in fact.Second center housing limits a plurality of first electrical contact raceway grooves on its first side, limit a plurality of second electrical contact raceway grooves on its second side.Second electrical contacts array is positioned at a plurality of second electrical contact raceway grooves on second side of second center housing in fact.First and second center housings location adjacent one another are in connector system is so that first electrical contacts array and the second electrical contacts array adjacent positioned are to form a plurality of electrical contact differential pairs.
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Fig. 1 is for being connected to first substrate in the schematic diagram of the back panel connector system of second substrate;
Fig. 2 is the perspective view that comprises the electric connector system of a plurality of sheet assemblies;
Fig. 3 is another view of the electric connector system of Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 shows a center housing and two end housings of the electric connector system of Fig. 2;
Fig. 5 shows the electrical contacts array of the electric connector system of Fig. 2;
Fig. 6 shows the over-molded electrical contacts array of the electric connector system of Fig. 2;
Fig. 7 show insert Fig. 4 housing parts in raceway groove in electrical contacts array;
Fig. 8 shows the earth shield that one of end housing with Fig. 4 couples;
Fig. 9 is the perspective view that comprises another electric connector system of a plurality of sheet assemblies;
Figure 10 is the partial exploded view of the electric connector system of Fig. 9;
Figure 11 shows the housing parts of the electric connector system of Fig. 9;
Figure 12 show be placed into Figure 11 housing parts in raceway groove in electrical contacts array;
Figure 13 shows two earth shields that the housing parts with Figure 11 couples.
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The present invention relates to a kind of back panel connector system that connects one or more substrates.This back panel connector system can run at high speed (for example at least about 25Gbps), and high pin density (for example, per inch is at least about 50 pairs of electric connectors) also is provided simultaneously in some embodiments.As shown in Figure 1, in one embodiment, back panel connector system 102 can be used for first substrate 104 of for example printed circuit board (PCB) is parallel or vertically be connected to for example second substrate 106 of another printed circuit board (PCB).The execution mode of the connector system that is disclosed can comprise the earth shield structure, and it encapsulates in the mode of three-dimensional basically by backboard trace, back panel connector and/or subcard trace, and to can be the right electric connector of differential electrical connector right.These encapsulation ground structures can prevent undesirable propagation of the pattern of non-laterally, the vertically and more high-order in High speed rear panel connector system running with surrounding the insulation filler of electric connector to the difference cavity of self.
Fig. 2 is the perspective view that is used to connect the electric connector system 202 of a plurality of substrates.In one embodiment, electric connector system 202 comprises installation end 204 that connects first substrate and the abutting end 206 that is connected second substrate.With being connected of first substrate or second substrate can be directly to connect or connect by interface connector.When engaging with electric connector system 202, the relation that first and second substrates can perpendicular is arranged.Electric connector system 202 can comprise one or more thin sheet casings 208, one or more sheet assembly 210, one or more earth shield 212 and one or more organizer 214.In addition, electric connector system 202 can comprise one or more one or more ground potential links that the common ground electromotive force is provided between a plurality of sheet assemblies 210 and substrate.For example, be that 12/641,904 U.S. Patent application is described as application number, the installation end 204 that electric connector system 202 can be included in electric connector system 202 is coupled to the one or more ground strips between sheet assembly 210 and the substrate.
Thin sheet casing 208 is used for a plurality of sheet assemblies 210 are taken in and be positioned at with adjoining mutually connector system 202.In one embodiment, thin sheet casing 208 engages with sheet assembly 210 at abutting end 206.The size in the one or more holes 216 in the thin sheet casing 208 is designed to allow the matching connector from sheet assembly 210 extends to pass through thin sheet casing 208, this matching connector can be connected to corresponding matching connector thus, this corresponding matching connector is relevant with substrate or another adapting device, for example application number is the modular plug described in 12/474,568 the United States Patent (USP).
The side that earth shield 212 can be coupled to one or more sheet assemblies 210 maybe can be integrated in the housing of a sheet assembly 210.When electric connector system 202 was mounted to substrate, earth shield 212 can comprise that at the installation end 204 of electric connector system 202 for example ground connection is installed the substrate joint element of pin to be engaged to substrate.
Shown in organizer 214 be positioned at the installation end 204 of electric connector system 202.Organizer 214 comprises the hole, and the size in this hole allows the substrate joint element, and for example electrical contact is installed pin passing organizer 214, and is connected with substrate.
Fig. 3 is another view of electric connector system 202, and wherein thin sheet casing 208 and organizer 214 have been removed matching connector 302 and the mounted connector 304 to expose sheet assembly 210.Each sheet assembly 210 provides one or more electric pathway arrays between a plurality of substrates.This electric pathway can be signal transmission pathway, electric power transfer path or ground potential path.A matching connector 302 can be positioned at an end of each electric pathway of array, and mounted connector 304 can be positioned at the other end of each electric pathway of array.
Matching connector 302 extends out to couple first substrate or another adapting device, for example modular plug from the abutting end 206 of electric connector system 202.Matching connector 302 can be occlusive tape, three beam shapes, twin beams shape, circular, positive type, cloudy type, negative and positive type consubstantiality or other matching connector types.Similarly, mounted connector 304 extends out to couple second substrate or another adapting device from the installation end 204 of electric connector system 202.Mounted connector 304 can be the electrical contact pin, and its size designed to be able to and is assembled on the substrate in corresponding hole or the through hole to connect with this substrate.
As shown in Figure 3, electric connector system 202 can be formed by several different housing parts with sheet assembly 210.For example, this electric connector system can comprise one or more first end housings 306, one or more center housing 308 and one or more the second end housing 310.Electric connector system 202 shown in Fig. 3 is formed by a first end housing 306, five center housings 308 and a second end housing 310.In other embodiments, can use the configuration of different housing, for example comprise a plurality of first end housings 306, comprise a plurality of the second end housings 310, use still less center housing 308, use more center housing 308 etc.The number of the housing parts in the customizable electric connector system 202 and be configured to satisfy application demand.
Fig. 4 shows the more details of first end housing 306, center housing 308 and the second end housing 310 of electric connector system 202.In one embodiment, each housing parts comprises a conductive surface, and this conductive surface limits a plurality of raceway grooves of taking in one or more electrical contacts array that are of a size of.For example, first end housing 306 comprises a plurality of raceway grooves 402 on its first side rather than second side.Similarly, the second end housing 310 comprises a plurality of raceway grooves 404 on its first side rather than second side.Therefore, end housing 306 and 310 can hold electrical contacts array on a side.On the other hand, center housing 308 can comprise a plurality of raceway grooves on its each side.For example, center housing 308 can comprise a plurality of first raceway grooves 406 on its first side, and comprises a plurality of second raceway grooves 408 on its second side.Therefore, center housing 308 can hold electrical contacts array on each side.The raceway groove 406 that is positioned on first side of center housing 308 can be roughly similar to the raceway groove 408 on second side that is positioned at center housing 308.
First end housing 306, center housing 308 and/or the second end housing 310 can be formed has conductive surface.For example housing can be formed the plastics ground connection shell housing of plating.In some embodiments, each housing comprises the plastics of plating or the ground connection thin plate of die casting, for example goes up zinc-plated (Sn) or zinc (Zn) die casting at nickel (Ni).In other embodiments, housing can comprise aluminium (A1) die casting, conducting polymer, metal injection or the metal of other type arbitrarily.
Fig. 5 shows (being also referred to as the second lead-frame assembly) of first electrical contacts array 502 (being also referred to as the first lead-frame assembly) and second electrical contacts array 504.Each electrical contacts array 502 and 504 can comprise a plurality of electric pathways between substrate.For example, first electrical contacts array 502 can comprise a plurality of electric pathways 506, and second electrical contacts array 504 can comprise a plurality of electric pathways 508.Electric pathway 506 and 508 provides signal transmission pathway, electric power transfer path or ground potential path for the sheet assembly shown in Fig. 3 210.As shown in Figure 5, matching connector 302 can be positioned at an end of each electric pathway of array, and mounted connector 304 can be positioned at the other end of each electric pathway of array.
Electrical contacts array 502 and 504 can be formed by electric conducting material.In some embodiments, electrical contacts array 502 and 504 comprises phosphor bronze and goes up the coating of gold-plated (Au) or tin (Sn) at nickel (Ni).In other embodiments, electrical contacts array 502 and 504 can comprise copper (Cu) alloy material arbitrarily.Described coating can be to be for example palladium (Pd) or the alloy palladium (Pd) of palladium-nickel (Pd-Ni) or flash gold (Au) for example of any noble metal at contact area, be tin (Sn) or nickel (Ni) in the installation region and be nickel (Ni) at prime coat or basic coating (base plating).Each electrical contacts array 502 and 504 shown in Fig. 5 has manufacturing frame 510 removable before operation.
Fig. 6 shows and adds for example over-molded plasticity insulator of over-molded insulating barrier 602 electrical contacts array 502 and 504 afterwards.In Fig. 6, the electric pathway array 506 shown in Fig. 5 and 508 is surrounded by over-molded insulating barrier 602 to small part.Over-molded insulating barrier 602 can with electric pathway array 506 and 508 and other conductive surface keep apart.Fig. 6 also shows the electrical contacts array 502 and 504 behind the manufacturing frame 510 that removes shown in Fig. 5.
Fig. 7 shows a plurality of electrical contacts array in the raceway groove that is placed in housing unit 306,308 and 310.In Fig. 7, first electrical contacts array 702 is positioned at the raceway groove on first side of center housing 308 in fact.Second electrical contacts array 704 is positioned at the raceway groove on second side of center housing 308 in fact.In one embodiment, first electrical contacts array 702 is the part of the array differential pair different with second electrical contacts array 704.In this execution mode, first electrical contacts array 702 can be matched to form a plurality of first electrical contact differential pairs with the 3rd electrical contacts array 706.As shown in Figure 7, the 3rd electrical contacts array 706 is positioned at the raceway groove of first end housing 306 in fact.Second electrical contacts array 704 can be matched to form a plurality of second electrical contact differential pairs with the 4th electrical contacts array 708.As shown in Figure 7, the 4th electrical contacts array 708 can be positioned at the raceway groove of the second end housing 310 in fact.
When first electrical contacts array 702 is positioned at a plurality of raceway groove on first side of center housing 308 in fact, the 3rd electrical contacts array 706 is positioned at a plurality of raceway grooves of first end housing 306 in fact, and first end housing 306 couples with center housing 308, each electrical contact of first electrical contacts array 702 can with an electrical contact adjacent positioned of the 3rd electrical contacts array 706.In some embodiments, the first and the 3rd electrical contacts array 702 and 706 is arranged in a plurality of raceway grooves, and the spacing in the whole thus sheet assembly 210 between adjacent electrical contacts is equal in fact.Simultaneously, to form a series of electrical contacts right for the first and the 3rd electrical contacts array 702 and 706 adjacent electrical contacts.In some embodiments, this electrical contact is to being the differential pair of electrical contact.For example this electrical contact is to being used to transmit differential signal.
Similarly, when second electrical contacts array 704 is positioned at a plurality of raceway groove on second side of center housing 308 in fact, the 4th electrical contacts array 708 is positioned at a plurality of raceway grooves of the second end housing 310 in fact, and the second end housing 310 couples with center housing 308, each electrical contact of second electrical contacts array 704 can with electrical contact 706 adjacent positioned of the 4th electrical contacts array 708.In some embodiments, it is right that the adjacent electrical contacts of second electrical contacts array 704 and the 4th electrical contacts array 708 is formed a series of electrical contacts, and for example the differential signal of electrical contact is right.
In some embodiments, right for each electrical contact, the electrical contact of an electrical contacts array becomes mirror image with the adjacent electrical contacts of another electrical contacts array.The right electrical contact of mirror image electrical contact can provide advantage in manufacture process and aspect the Lie of high speed electrical characteristics-Lie consistency, also provide two row paired unique texture simultaneously.
Electrical contact raceway groove in housing parts 306,308 and 310 can in be lined with the insulating barrier of for example over-molded plasticity insulator, in the time of thus in electrical contacts array 702,704,706 and 708 is positioned its raceway groove separately basically, this insulating barrier is opened the conductive surface electrical isolation of electrical contact and housing parts 306,308 and 310.In other embodiments, insulating barrier can directly be coated on electrical contacts array 702,704,706 and 708, with the current-carrying part of electrical isolation array and the conductive surface of electrical contact raceway groove.After in electrical contacts array 702,704,706 and 708 is positioned housing parts 306,308 and 310, housing 306,308 and 310 can couple together to form a plurality of sheet assemblies 210 of electric connector system 202.
In the electrical contacts array 702,704,706 and 708 each can limit the signal substrate joint element of a plurality of for example mounted connectors 304, and the size of this joint element is designed to the installation end of extend through housing, and is connected with a plurality of first signal via of substrate.Each electrical contacts array 702,704,706 and 708 also can limit a plurality of matching connectors 302, the abutting end of the size extend through housing of this matching connector, and engage with the corresponding matching connector or the intermediate connector of substrate.
In certain embodiments, center housing 308 can comprise and extends through or be embedded into earth shield 710 in the part of center housing 308.The outer surface that this earth shield 710 can be connected to center housing 308 maybe can be the integral part of center housing 308.This earth shield can comprise a plurality of ground strips 712, the abutting end of the size extend through center housing 308 of these a plurality of ground strips, and stop sight line between each matching connector 302 of electrical contacts array.In some embodiments, a ground connection engagement tabs 712 is positioned on the pair of mating connectors, and another ground connection engagement tabs 712 be positioned at this under.For example, ground strip 712 can separate each other, and pair of mating connectors can be installed in the space between the adjacent engagement tabs 712 thus.
As shown in Figure 8, also can comprise the earth shield 802 that couples with an end housing in some execution modes.Fig. 8 shows the earth shield 802 that couples with end housing 310.Earth shield 802 can be connected to the outer surface of end housing 310 or can be the integral part of end housing 310.As shown in the same with the earth shield 710 that couples of center housing 308 among Fig. 7, earth shield 802 can comprise a plurality of ground strips 804, the size of these a plurality of ground strips is designed to the abutting end of extend through end housing 310, and stops the sight line between each matching connector 302 of electrical contacts array.
Fig. 7 shows the execution mode with a center housing and two end housings, and it will cause two differential pair arrays being formed by four electrical contacts array 702,704,706 and 708.Alternatively, a plurality of examples of center housing 308 can be used for forming and have the greater number array and the electric connector of the array differential pair of greater number thus.In this alternative execution mode, electrical contacts array can be arranged in the raceway groove of another the two sided center housing similar to center housing 308 in fact.This additional arrays and electrical contacts array 702,704,706 and 708 can be half of differential pair.For example, if the additional central housing between first end housing 306 and center housing 308, then is arranged in which side next and array 702 or array 706 pairings that the array of additional central housing can be positioned at this additional central housing according to additional arrays.Similarly, if the additional central housing between the second end housing 310 and center housing 308, is arranged in which side next and array 704 or array 708 pairings that the array of additional central housing can be positioned at this additional central housing according to additional arrays so.
The bilateral that some execution modes can be included in center housing 308 all has the situation of center housing 308.In a execution mode, can hold eight electrical contacts array to form four pairs of arrays with three center housings 308 and two end housings 306 and 310.First electrical contacts array in the first end housing can with second electrical contacts array pairing on first side of first center housing.The 3rd electrical contacts array on second side of first center housing can with the 4th electrical contacts array pairing on first side of second center housing.The 5th electrical contacts array on second side of second center housing can with the 6th electrical contacts array pairing on first side of the 3rd center housing.At last, the 7th electrical contacts array on second side of the 3rd center housing can be matched with the 8th electrical contacts array in the second end housing.Other alternate embodiments can comprise more multicenter housing, and for example electric connector system as shown in Figure 3 comprises five center housings.
Fig. 9 is the perspective view that can connect another electric connector system 902 of a plurality of substrates.In one embodiment, electric connector system 902 has the installation end 904 that is connected to first substrate, and the abutting end 906 that is connected to second substrate.With being connected of first substrate or second substrate can be directly to connect or connect by interface connector.When engaging with electric connector system 902, first substrate can be arranged as vertical haply with second substrate.
Electric connector system 902 can comprise one or more thin sheet casings 908, one or more sheet assembly 910, one or more earth shield 912 and one or more organizer 914.In addition, electric connector system 902 can comprise one or more ground potential links, and these one or more ground potential links provide the common ground electromotive force between a plurality of sheet assemblies 910 and substrate.For example, be that 12/641,904 United States Patent (USP) is described as application number, electric connector system 902 can comprise one or more ground strips that couple at its installation end 904 between sheet assembly 910 and substrate.
In one embodiment, thin sheet casing 908, earth shield 912 and organizer 914 can be similar with organizer 214 to thin sheet casing 208, the earth shield 212 of aforesaid electric connector system 202 haply.The parts that a difference between the various parts of electric connector system 202 and electric connector system 902 is electric connector system 902 can have size or the structure different with the parts of electric connector system 202.The difference of size or structure is used to adapt to the size between the sheet assembly 910 of the sheet assembly 210 of electric connector system 202 and electric connector system 902 and/or the difference of structure.For example, sheet assembly 910 shown in Figure 9 can comprise wideer housing parts, and its size can be held the additional arrays of electrical contact.
Figure 10 is the partial exploded view of electric connector system 902, and it shows one of sheet assembly 910 and breaks away from from thin sheet casing 908.Electric connector system 902 shown in Figure 10 comprises three sheet assemblies 910.In other embodiments, electric connector system 902 can comprise the sheet assembly 910 of varying number.The quantity of the sheet assembly 910 in the customizable electric connector system 902 is to satisfy application demand.Each sheet assembly 910 can comprise housing parts 1002, a plurality of electrical contacts array (in Figure 10, it is visible having only the matching connector 302 of electrical contacts array and mounted connector 304) and one or more earth shield 912.
Figure 11 shows the more details of housing parts 1002.In one embodiment, housing parts 1002 comprises the conductive surface that limits a plurality of raceway grooves, and the size of these a plurality of raceway grooves is confirmed as taking in one or more electrical contacts array.Housing parts 1002 can comprise a plurality of raceway grooves on its each side.For example housing parts 1002 comprises a plurality of first raceway grooves 1102 on its first side, comprises a plurality of second raceway grooves 1104 on its second side.Therefore, housing parts 1002 all can hold electrical contacts array on its each side.Raceway groove 1102 on first side of housing parts 1002 can be similar to the raceway groove 1104 on housing 1,002 second sides haply.Housing parts 1002 can be by forming to above-mentioned housing parts 306,308 material similar with 310.
Figure 12 shows a plurality of electrical contacts array 1202,1204,1206 and 1208 in the raceway groove 1102 and 1104 that to be ready being presented to housing parts 1002. Electrical contacts array 1202,1204,1206 can be identical or similar substantially with the top electrical contacts array of describing in conjunction with Fig. 7 702,704,706 and 708 with 1208.For example each electrical contacts array 1202,1204,1206 and 1208 can comprise a plurality of electric pathways, can comprise over-molded insulating barrier, and can comprise for example substrate joint element of matching connector 302 and mounted connector 304.
In Figure 12, electrical contacts array 1202 and electrical contacts array 1204 are positioned in the raceway groove 1102 on first side that is positioned at housing parts 1002 in fact.The size that is positioned at the raceway groove 1102 on first side of housing parts 1002 is confirmed as holding a plurality of electrical contacts array, for example electrical contacts array 1202 and electrical contacts array 1204.Similarly, electrical contacts array 1206 and electrical contacts array 1208 are positioned in the raceway groove 1104 on second side that is positioned at housing parts 1002 in fact.The size that is positioned at the raceway groove 1104 on second side of housing parts 1002 is confirmed as holding a plurality of electrical contacts array, for example electrical contacts array 1206 and electrical contacts array 1208.
The electrical contact raceway groove 1102 and 1104 that is arranged in housing parts 1002 can be lined with the insulating barrier of for example over-molded plasticity insulator, so that when electrical contacts array was positioned at the raceway groove of their correspondences in fact, described insulating barrier was isolated the conductive surface electricity of electrical contacts array and housing parts 1002.In other embodiments, described insulating barrier can directly be coated onto on the electrical contacts array so that the current-carrying part of array and the conductive surface electricity of electrical contact raceway groove are isolated.
In one embodiment, electrical contacts array 1202 can with 1204 groups of electrical contacts array to form a plurality of first electrical contact differential pairs.Electrical contacts array 1206 can with 1208 groups of electrical contacts array to form a plurality of second electrical contact differential pairs
When in fact electrical contacts array 1202 and electrical contacts array 1204 be placed in a plurality of raceway groove 1102 on first side that is arranged in housing parts 1002, each electrical contact of electrical contacts array 1202 can with the electrical contact adjacent positioned of electrical contacts array 1204.In some embodiments, electrical contacts array 1202 and 1204 is arranged in a plurality of raceway grooves, so that equating apart from essence between the adjacent electrical contacts in the whole wafer assemblies.In addition, to form a series of electrical contacts right for electrical contacts array 1202 and 1204 adjacent electrical contacts.In some embodiments, electrical contact is to being the electrical contact differential pair.For example this electrical contact is to can be used for transmitting differential signal.
Similarly, when electrical contacts array 1206 and electrical contacts array 1208 are arranged to a plurality of raceway groove 1104 that is arranged on housing parts 1,002 second sides in fact, each electrical contact of electrical contacts array 1206 can with the electrical contact adjacent positioned of electrical contacts array 1208.In some embodiments, it is right that electrical contacts array 1206 and 1208 adjacent electrical contacts form a series of electrical contact, and for example the electrical contact differential signal is right.
Figure 13 shows in the raceway groove that a plurality of electrical contacts array are assembled to housing parts 1002.Insulating barrier for example is coated onto the over-molded insulating barrier on the electrical contacts array, at least a portion and the adjacent electrical contacts array electricity of an electrical contacts array can be isolated.Figure 13 also shows earth shield 912 and earth shield 1302 couples with housing parts 1002 on two sides of housing parts 1002.Alternatively, earth shield can be only couples with a side of housing parts 1002.Earth shield 912 and 1302 can be connected to the outer surface of housing parts 1002, perhaps can be the integral part of housing parts 1002.In one embodiment, earth shield 1302 comprises electrical contacts array 1202 and 1204 and be contained in the surface that the electrical contacts array in the adjacent housings parts is kept apart.Similarly, earth shield 912 can comprise with electrical contacts array 1206 with 1208 be contained in different adjacent housings parts in the surface that keeps apart of electrical contacts array.The earth shield 710 that the center housing 308 with among Fig. 7 as shown couples, earth shield 912 among Figure 13 and 1302 can comprise a plurality of ground strips 1304, the cooperative end part of the size extend through housing parts 1002 of this ground strip 1304, and stop sight line between each matching connector 302 of electrical contacts array.

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1. electric connector system is characterized in that:
First center housing (308), this first center housing is limiting a plurality of first electrical contact raceway grooves (406) and limiting a plurality of second electrical contact raceway grooves (408) on its second side on its first side;
First electrical contacts array (702), this first electrical contacts array are positioned at the described a plurality of first electrical contact raceway grooves on first side of described first center housing in fact;
Second center housing (308), this second center housing is limiting a plurality of first electrical contact raceway grooves and limiting a plurality of second electrical contact raceway grooves on its second side on its first side; And
Second electrical contacts array (704), this second electrical contacts array are positioned at the described a plurality of second electrical contact raceway grooves on second side of described second center housing in fact;
Wherein in described electric connector system, described first and second center housings location adjacent one another are is so that described first electrical contacts array and the described second electrical contacts array adjacent positioned are to form a plurality of electrical contact differential pairs.
2. electric connector system as claimed in claim 1 further comprises:
The 3rd electrical contacts array (704), the 3rd electrical contacts array are positioned at the described a plurality of second electrical contact raceway grooves on second side of described first center housing in fact; And
The 4th electrical contacts array (702), the 4th electrical contacts array are positioned at the described a plurality of first electrical contact raceway grooves on first side of described second center housing in fact;
The pairing of wherein said the 3rd electrical contacts array and the 5th electrical contacts array (702) is forming a plurality of second electrical contact differential pairs, and wherein said the 4th electrical contacts array is matched to form a plurality of the 3rd electrical contact differential pairs with the 6th electrical contacts array (704).
3. electric connector system as claimed in claim 2, further comprise the 3rd center housing (308), the 3rd center housing holds described the 5th electrical contacts array limiting a plurality of first electrical contact raceway grooves (406) on its first side and limit a plurality of second electrical contact raceway grooves (408) on its second side in described a plurality of first electrical contact raceway grooves of wherein said the 3rd center housing on its first side.
4. electric connector system as claimed in claim 2, further comprise end housing (310), this end housing limits a plurality of electrical contact raceway grooves (404) on the one side, wherein hold described the 5th electrical contacts array in described a plurality of electrical contact raceway grooves of this end housing on its described side.
5. electric connector system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first electrical contacts array limits a plurality of matching connectors (302), the size of these a plurality of matching connectors is confirmed as the abutting end of described first center housing of extend through and engages with the corresponding matching connector of substrate, and this system further comprises:
The earth shield (710) that couples with described first center housing, wherein this earth shield comprises a plurality of ground strips (712), the size of these a plurality of ground strips is confirmed as the abutting end of described first center housing of extend through, and stops the sight line between each matching connector of described first electrical contacts array.
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