Patent ID: 8469744
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising: a shielding cage member having a plurality of walls including a top wall, a lower wall, a rear wall and side walls, the walls defining an upper port and a lower port configured to receive pluggable modules therein, the cage member having openings in a front thereof for receiving the pluggable modules; a separator member extends between the upper and lower ports, the separator member has an upper plate and a lower plate with a channel therebetween; and a receptacle connector received in the cage member proximate to a rear thereof, the receptacle connector being accessible through the upper port and the lower port; wherein the side walls include airflow openings on opposite sides of the cage member, each of the airflow openings being sized substantially similar to a size of the channel and being aligned with the channel, the airflow openings providing airflow through the channel.