Patent ID: 8435043

Claim:
A power connector assembly, comprising: a first connector comprising a first insulating housing having a front face and a rear face, a plurality of passageways defined in the first insulating housing and extending through the front face and the rear face, and a plurality of first contacts retained in the passageways, respectively; and a second connector comprising a second insulating housing having a front surface and a rear surface, said front surface confronting to and mateable with said front face of the first connector, a plurality of passageways defined in the second insulating housing and extending through the front surface and the rear surface, and a plurality of second contacts retained in the passageways, respectively; wherein when the first connector and the second connector are mated with each other along a mating direction, a plurality of airflow holes are defined between the front face of the first connector and the front surface of the second connector; wherein the first connector defines a plurality of airflow recesses recessed from the front face and a plurality of ribs formed between the airflow recesses; wherein the ribs abut against the front surface of the second connector when the first and the second connectors are mated to each other so that the airflow holes are defined therebetween; and wherein each passageway of the second connector is configured in an I-shape.