Patent ID: 11888269
Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBH
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 17:
18. A receptacle connector assembly comprising:
a receptacle cage having cage walls defining a first module channel, a second module channel stacked above the first module channel, and a third module channel stacked above the second module channel, the receptacle cage extending between a front end and a rear end, the cage walls including a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a first separator panel, and a second separator panel, the first side wall extending along the first, second and third module channels, the second side wall extending along the first, second and third module channels, the first separator panel located between the first and second module channels, the second separator panel located between the second and third module channels;
a first receptacle module in the first module channel for mating with a first plug module, the first receptacle module being a cable module having first contacts terminated to an end of a first cable, the first cable extending from the cable module exterior of the receptacle cage;
a second receptacle module in the second module channel for mating with a second plug module, the second receptacle module being a cable module having second contacts terminated to an end of a second cable, the second cable extending from the cable module exterior of the receptacle cage; and
a third receptacle module in the third module channel for mating with a third plug module, the third receptacle module being a cable module having third contacts terminated to an end of a third cable, the third cable extending from the cable module exterior of the receptacle cage.