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(11) | EP 1 770 828 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Matable electrical connectors having signal and power capabilities |
(57) The present invention relates to An electrical connector, comprising a housing, comprising:
a contact receiving cavity ; and a top wall including a heat dissipation through-hole
formed therein that is fluidly connected to said contact receiving cavity; and an
electrically conductive contact positioned in said contact receiving cavity, said
electrically conductive contact comprising a first contact wall, a second contact
wall opposing said first contact wall, and a medial space between said first and second
contact walls, a first flexible beam adjoining the first contact wall, and a second
flexible beam adjoining the second contact wall. The first and second flexible beams each have a width, the first and second flexible beams define a heat flow path therebetween, the heat flow path being unobstructed in a widthwise direction of the first and second flexible beams, and at least a portion of said first and second contact walls are positioned in the housing below said heat dissipation through-hole. |