US 11,785,731 B1
Cable assembly for a cable connector module
Chad William Morgan, Carneys Point, NJ (US); Bruce Allen Champion, Camp Hill, PA (US); John Joseph Consoli, Harrisburg, PA (US); and Leo Joseph Graham, Hershey, PA (US)
Assigned to TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed by TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Aug. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/879,115.
Int. Cl. H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 5/0247 (2013.01) [H05K 5/0026 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cable connector module comprising:
a housing having a cavity;
a circuit card held by the housing, the circuit card having a mounting surface, the circuit card including signal contact pads on the mounting surface, the circuit card including a plurality of rows of the signal contact pads;
cable assemblies terminated to the mounting surface of the circuit card, the cable assemblies being arranged in rows to mate with the signal contact pads, each cable assembly including a cable and a ground clip coupled to an end of the cable, the ground clip coupling the cable to the mounting surface of the circuit card, the cable having at least one signal conductor electrically connected to the corresponding signal contact pad, the ground clip including a cable pocket that receives the cable and extends in a cable exit direction angled transverse relative to the mounting surface of the circuit card to support the cable in the cable exit direction; and
a cable holder coupled to the housing, the cable holder holding the cables assemblies relative to each other within the cavity of the housing.