Connector assembly

Abstract

The present invention provides a connector assembly. The connector assembly includes a guiding shield, a socket connector, and an optical waveguide. The guiding shield includes a housing and a partition bracket disposed within the housing. The partition bracket and the housing jointly define an upper accommodation space and a lower accommodation space. The partition bracket has an optical waveguide accommodation groove. The socket connector is disposed within the guiding shield. The socket connector includes a housing and a plurality of terminals disposed on the housing. The housing has two slots respectively corresponding to the upper accommodation space and the lower accommodation space. The optical waveguide abuts against the socket connector and is partially disposed within the optical waveguide accommodation groove. A support spring that pushes the optical waveguide towards the socket connector is disposed between the optical waveguide and the partition bracket.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a connector assembly, and more particularly to a connector assembly having an optical waveguide. Background Art

[0002] Chinese Patent Publication No. CN1985199A (corresponding to U.S. Patent No. US7,094,096) discloses an optical waveguide having a pair of engaging hooks for engaging a connector housing such that a connecting end of the optical waveguide is adjacent to a side surface of the connector housing and a display end of the optical waveguide is located in a space between socket portions of the connector housing. An optical waveguide element composed of an optical waveguide has an engaging member formed in a support member, and the engaging member is disposed in a corresponding opening in a front surface of an associated connector component. The foremost support member may further include a hook member for engaging an end cap.

[0003] Chinese Patent Publication No. CN101788702A (corresponding to U.S. Patent No. US8,684,765) discloses a configuration in which an optical waveguide is assembled to a side surface of a connector. The connector has opposite side surfaces and a pair of spaced-apart optical waveguides connected by a bridge portion. The connector includes a pair of flanges and a pair of outer convex stoppers extending outward from the opposite side surfaces. The pair of optical waveguides are disposed along the opposite side surfaces and are limited by the pair of flanges and the pair of outer convex stoppers. An internal space of a central plate of a connector frame accommodates a plurality of the optical waveguides, and a cap can be connected to the central plate and / or the connector frame and is used to hold the optical waveguides such that a display surface of the optical waveguides is held in a predetermined position.

[0004] Generally speaking, the rear ends of the optical waveguides disclosed in the above two prior arts are assembled and fixed to the connector, and a front end cover is required to be added to fix the front ends of the optical waveguides. Moreover, it is noted that the space extending forward between the two sockets is only sufficient to simply accommodate the optical waveguide and the front end cover, and in addition, due to the blocking problem generated by the end cover during the assembly process, a radiator cannot be installed in the space. In other cases where the space extending forward between the two sockets further includes a radiator and other components, the assembly structure of the optical waveguide disclosed in the above prior art cannot be applied. Furthermore, since the assembly method of the above optical waveguide is an assembly fit with tolerances, the optical waveguide usually tends to have a loosening problem. Summary of the Invention

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a connector assembly that can improve at least one drawback in the prior art.

[0006] Thus, in some embodiments, the connector assembly of the present invention includes a guiding shield, a socket connector, and an optical waveguide. The guiding shield includes a housing and a partition bracket disposed within the housing. The partition bracket and the housing jointly define an upper accommodation space and a lower accommodation space. The partition bracket has an optical waveguide accommodation groove. The socket connector is disposed within the guiding shield. The socket connector includes a housing and a plurality of terminals disposed on the housing. The housing has two slots respectively corresponding to the upper accommodation space and the lower accommodation space. The optical waveguide is supported by the socket connector and partially disposed within the optical waveguide accommodation groove. A support spring is disposed between the optical waveguide and the partition bracket.

[0007] In some embodiments, the optical waveguide has at least two tube bodies and a cross beam integrally connected to the plurality of tube bodies. The partition bracket has a plurality of optical waveguide accommodation grooves respectively accommodating the plurality of tube bodies. The support spring is disposed between the cross beam and the rear end of the partition bracket.

[0008] In some embodiments, the support spring is integrally formed to extend forward from the cross beam. The support spring has an elastic arm and a pressing portion formed on the elastic arm. The pressing portion presses against the rear end of the partition bracket.

[0009] In some embodiments, the partition bracket further has an upper wall and a lower wall respectively jointly defining the upper accommodation space and the lower accommodation space with the housing. The pressing portion presses against the rear edge of the lower wall of the partition bracket.

[0010] In some embodiments, the rear end face of the cross beam of the optical waveguide is assembled to a portion of the housing of the socket connector located between the two slots.

[0011] In some embodiments, a mating jack and a stud are disposed between the cross beam of the optical waveguide and the housing of the socket connector.

[0012] In some embodiments, the partition bracket further has a plurality of optical waveguide limiting pieces formed within the corresponding optical waveguide accommodation grooves and extending toward the tube bodies of the corresponding optical waveguides in different directions.

[0013] In some embodiments, at least one of the plurality of optical waveguide limiting pieces is elastic.

[0014] In some embodiments, it further includes a built-in biasing radiator disposed on the partition bracket. The optical waveguide accommodation groove is defined jointly by the partition bracket and the built-in biasing radiator.

[0015] In some embodiments, the compartment bracket further has an upper wall and a lower wall that respectively define an upper accommodation space and a lower accommodation space together with the cover body. The upper wall and the lower wall together define an inner accommodation space for accommodating the built-in biasing radiator. The lower wall is formed with a lower opening window. The built-in biasing radiator has a built-in heat dissipation member disposed in the inner accommodation space of the compartment bracket and passing through the lower opening window into the lower accommodation space, and a biasing spring disposed between the built-in heat dissipation member and the upper wall of the compartment bracket to enable the built-in heat dissipation member to move up and down elastically.

[0016] Through the support spring provided between the light guide tube and the compartment bracket and pushing the light guide tube towards the socket connector, the present invention can absorb the assembly tolerance between the light guide tube and the socket connector, so that the light guide tube is firmly fixed. And, since no additional end cap for fixing is required at the front end of the light guide tube, other components such as a radiator can be further arranged in the compartment bracket. Further, through the light guide tube limiting pieces formed in the corresponding light guide tube accommodation grooves of the compartment bracket and extending towards the tube body of the corresponding light guide tube in different directions, the tube body of the light guide tube is more firmly accommodated in the light guide tube accommodation grooves of the compartment bracket. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, wherein:

[0018] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the connector assembly of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 is a partial perspective view of the first embodiment corresponding to one of the cover bodies;

[0020] Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment, with the cover body of the guiding shielding cover of the first embodiment omitted in the figure;

[0021] Figure 4 is Figure 3 an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment viewed from another perspective in ;

[0022] Figure 5 is a partial perspective view of the first embodiment, with the cover body and the socket connector of the guiding shielding cover of the first embodiment omitted in the figure;

[0023] Figure 6 is Figure 5 an exploded perspective view of ;

[0024] Figure 7 is Figure 6 a further exploded perspective view based on and further decomposed;

[0025] Figure 8 is a sectional view of the first embodiment, with the housing of the guiding shield of the first embodiment omitted in the figure;

[0026] Figure 9 is a sectional view of the first embodiment cut from another perspective, with the housing of the guiding shield of the first embodiment omitted in the figure; and

[0027] Figure 10 is a partial top view of the light guide tube of a second embodiment of the connector assembly of the present invention.

[0028] The reference numerals are as follows:

[0029] 100 Connector assembly

[0030] 1 Guiding shield

[0031] 11 Housing

[0032] 111 Top wall

[0033] 111a Upper opening

[0034] 111b Upper stop portion

[0035] 112 Bottom wall

[0036] 113 Side wall

[0037] 113’ Partition wall

[0038] 113a Fixing hole

[0039] 114 Rear wall

[0040] 115 Pin

[0041] 12 Compartment bracket

[0042] 121 Upper wall

[0043] 122 Lower wall

[0044] 122a Lower opening

[0045] 122b Lower stop portion

[0046] 122c Rear end edge

[0047] 123 Front wall

[0048] 123a First through hole

[0049] 123b First light-transmitting hole

[0050] 123c First heat dissipation hole

[0051] 124 Side connection wall

[0052] 125 Inner content space

[0053] 126 Fixing flap

[0054] 127 Light guide tube accommodation groove

[0055] 128 Light guide tube limiting piece

[0056] 13 Upper accommodation space

[0057] 131 Upper socket

[0058] 14 Lower accommodation space

[0059] 141 Lower socket

[0060] 142 Bottom opening

[0061] 15 First grounding part

[0062] 151 Elastic finger

[0063] 16 Second grounding part

[0064] 161 Sheet body

[0065] 161a Second through hole

[0066] 161b Second light transmission hole

[0067] 161c Second heat dissipation hole

[0068] 162 Grounding sheet

[0069] 162a Elastic finger

[0070] 2 Socket connector

[0071] 21 Housing

[0072] 211 Slot

[0073] 212 Plug

[0074] 22 Terminal

[0075] 221 Contact part

[0076] 222 Tail

[0077] 3 Built-in biasing radiator

[0078] 31 Built-in heat dissipation part

[0079] 311 Substrate

[0080] 311a Thermal coupling part

[0081] 312 Heat dissipation fin

[0082] 32 Biasing spring

[0083] 321 Pressure plate

[0084] 322 Plate-shaped spring piece

[0085] 4 Light guide tube

[0086] 41 Tube body

[0087] 411 Light incident end

[0088] 412 Light exit end

[0089] 42 Cross beam

[0090] 421 Jack

[0091] 5 Support spring

[0092] 51 Elastic arm

[0093] 52 Pressing part

[0094] D1 Front-back direction

[0095] D2 Up-down direction

[0096] D3 Left-right direction Detailed implementation manner

[0097] Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

[0098] Refer to Figures 1 to 4, a first embodiment of the connector assembly 100 of the present invention includes a guiding shield 1, a plurality of socket connectors 2, a plurality of built-in bias radiators 3, and a plurality of light pipes 4. For example, the guiding shield 1 can be constructed by stamping and bending a thin metal plate and can be disposed on a circuit board (not shown). It should be noted that in this first embodiment, the guiding shield 1 includes a plurality of shield bodies 11 connected side by side with each other and a plurality of compartment brackets 12 respectively disposed on the plurality of shield bodies 11. The plurality of shield bodies 11 respectively correspond to the plurality of socket connectors 2, the plurality of built-in bias radiators 3, and the plurality of light pipes 4. However, in other embodiments, the guiding shield 1 can also include only one shield body 11 and one compartment bracket 12, and the numbers of the socket connectors 2, the built-in bias radiators 3, and the light pipes 4 can also be adjusted correspondingly according to requirements, not limited to this first embodiment. In addition, the following description is made with one shield body 11 and one compartment bracket 12 of the guiding shield 1, and one socket connector 2, one built-in bias radiator 3, and one light pipe 4 corresponding to the above two components.

[0099] For one shield body 11 of the guiding shield 1, the shield body 11 extends along a front-rear direction D1 (the arrow direction is forward and the reverse direction is backward), and has a top wall 111, a bottom wall 112 spaced from the top wall 111 along an up-down direction D2 (the arrow direction is upward and the reverse direction is downward), and two side walls 113 spaced from each other along a left-right direction D3 (the arrow direction is right and the reverse direction is left). Specifically, at least one of the side walls 113 of the shield body 11 can be as Figure 1The partition wall 113’) that divides the guiding shield 1 into multiple shield bodies 11 as shown, and a rear wall 114 located at the trailing edge. And the shield body 11 also has a plurality of pins 115 extending downward from the multiple side walls 113 and the rear wall 114 and adapted to be fixed on the circuit board and / or connected to a ground trace (not shown in the figure). The partition bracket 12 of the guiding shield 1 and the shield body 11 jointly define an upper accommodation space 13 and a lower accommodation space 14, and the partition bracket 12 has an upper wall 121 and a lower wall 122 that are opposite to each other up and down, a front wall 123 connecting to the leading edge of the upper wall 121 and the lower wall 122, and two side connecting walls 124 connecting to the side edges of the upper wall 121 and the lower wall 122. The upper wall 121, the lower wall 122, the front wall 123 and the two side connecting walls 124 jointly define an inner accommodation space 125. In this first embodiment, the rear section of the upper accommodation space 13 and the rear section of the lower accommodation space 14 communicate with each other. The upper accommodation space 13 has an upper socket 131 located in the front, the lower accommodation space 14 has a lower socket 141 located in the front, and a bottom opening 142 located at the rear of the bottom and jointly defined by the side wall 113, the bottom wall 112 and the rear wall 114 of the shield body 11. Each side wall 113 of the shield body 11 has a fixing hole 113a formed therethrough, and the partition bracket 12 also has fixing tabs 126 formed on the upper wall 121 and the lower wall 122. The fixing tabs 126 are respectively passed through the fixing holes 113a of the two side walls 113 and then bent and fixed, so that the partition bracket 12 is stably assembled to the shield body 11.

[0100] The socket connector 2 is disposed on the circuit board and is disposed in the rear sections of the upper accommodation space 13 and the lower accommodation space 14 of the guiding shield 1 through the bottom opening 142. The socket connector 2 has an insulating housing 21 and a plurality of terminals 22 disposed in the housing 21. The housing 21 has two slots 211 facing forward and corresponding to the upper accommodation space 13 and the lower accommodation space 14 respectively. Each terminal 22 has a contact portion 221 located in the corresponding slot 211 and a tail portion 222 extending downward from the bottom of the housing 21. The tail portions 222 of the plurality of terminals 22 are respectively used for being disposed on the circuit board so that the socket connector 2 is fixed to and electrically connected to the circuit board.

[0101] When a pluggable module (not shown in the figure) is inserted into the upper accommodation space 13 or the lower accommodation space 14 through the upper socket 131 or the lower socket 141, the plug-in circuit board on the docking portion at the end of the pluggable module can be inserted into the corresponding slot 211 to be docked with the socket connector 2. In this first embodiment, the guiding shield 1 further includes a plurality of first grounding members 15 provided at the front end of the shield body 11, and a second grounding member 16 provided at the front section of the front wall 123, the upper wall 121 and the front section of the lower wall 122 of the partition bracket 12. The first grounding member 15 has a plurality of elastic fingers 151 extending rearward from the front end of the shield body 11 of the guiding shield 1 and distributed on the outer side and the inner side of the shield body 11. Those of the plurality of elastic fingers 151 located on the outer side of the shield body 11 are used to contact the edge of a mounting hole (not shown in the figure) of a chassis (not shown in the figure), and those of the plurality of elastic fingers 151 located on the inner side of the shield body 11 are used to contact the pluggable module. The second grounding member 16 has a sheet body 161 provided on the front side of the front wall 123 of the partition bracket 12, and two grounding sheets 162 respectively extending rearward from the upper edge and the lower edge of the sheet body 161 to the upper wall 121 and the lower wall 122 and extending into the upper accommodation space 13 and the lower accommodation space 14 respectively. Each grounding sheet 162 has a plurality of elastic fingers 162a extending rearward and used to contact the pluggable module. In addition, an upper opening window 111a communicating with the upper accommodation space 13 is formed on the top wall 111 of the shield body 11, and an upper stop portion 111b extending downward from the rear section of the upper opening window 111a into the upper accommodation space 13. A lower opening window 122a communicating the inner accommodation space 125 with the lower accommodation space 14 is formed on the lower wall 122 of the partition bracket 12, and a lower stop portion 122b extending downward from the rear section of the lower opening window 122a into the lower accommodation space 14. The upper opening window 111a is used for an external heat dissipation member (not shown in the figure) provided on the top wall 111 to extend into the upper accommodation space 13, and the upper stop portion 111b and the lower stop portion 122b are used to stop the pluggable module to limit the insertion position of the pluggable module.

[0102] Refer to Figure 2 、 Figures 5 to 8, the built-in bias radiator 3 is disposed in the inner accommodation space 125 within the compartment bracket 12 and has a built-in heat sink 31, and a bias spring 32 disposed between the built-in heat sink 31 and the upper wall 121 of the compartment bracket 12. The built-in heat sink 31 has a substrate 311, and a plurality of heat dissipation fins 312 extending upward from the substrate 311 and arranged side by side along the left-right direction D3. The substrate 311 has a thermal coupling portion 311a passing through the lower opening window 122a into the lower accommodation space 14. The thermal coupling portion 311a is used to contact the pluggable module inserted into the lower accommodation space 14 to enhance the heat dissipation performance of the built-in bias radiator 3. The bias spring 32 has a pressing plate 321 pressing against the top of the heat dissipation fins 312 of the built-in heat sink 31, and a plurality of plate-shaped spring pieces 322 extending from the pressing plate 321 and abutting against the upper wall 121 of the compartment bracket 12. It should be noted that the bias spring 32 can also be in other spring structures, not limited to this embodiment. Through the biasing force applied by the bias spring 32, the built-in heat sink 31 can be elastically moved up and down along the up-down direction D2, and the thermal coupling portion 311a of the built-in heat sink 31 can elastically contact the pluggable module to ensure the integrity of the contact and enhance the heat dissipation performance.

[0103] The partition bracket 12 has two light guide tube receiving grooves 127. In this first embodiment, the two light guide tube receiving grooves 127 are defined jointly by the partition bracket 12 and the built-in biasing radiator 3. The two light guide tube receiving grooves 127 are located between the inner sides of the two side connection walls 124 of the partition bracket 12 and the two outer sides of the plurality of heat dissipation fins 312, but are not limited thereto. The light guide tube 4 abuts against the socket connector 2 to be supported by the socket connector 2, and a front portion of the light guide tube 4 is partially disposed in the two light guide tube receiving grooves 127. A support spring 5 for pushing the light guide tube 4 toward the socket connector 2 is disposed between the light guide tube 4 and the partition bracket 12. The light guide tube 4 has two tube bodies 41 and a cross beam 42 integrally connected to the two tube bodies 41. The front sections of the two tube bodies 41 of the light guide tube 4 extend in the front-rear direction D1 and are partially received in the two light guide tube receiving grooves 127, and the rear sections are bent downward and are respectively located on the left and right sides of the socket connector 2. Each tube body 41 has a light incident end 411 facing downward and a light exit end 412 facing forward. The two tube bodies 41 of the light guide tube 4 are used to guide the light emitted by the light emitting element (not shown) on the circuit board from the light incident end 411 to the light exit end 412. In addition, the number of the light guide tube receiving grooves 127 can also be adjusted corresponding to the number of the tube bodies 41 of the light guide tube 4, and is not limited to this first embodiment. The support spring 5 is disposed between the cross beam 42 and the rear end of the partition bracket 12. Specifically, in this first embodiment, the support spring 5 is integrally formed to extend forward from the cross beam 42. However, in other embodiments, the support spring 5 can also be integrally formed on the partition bracket 12 or clamped between the cross beam 42 and the partition bracket 12. The support spring 5 has an elastic arm 51 having a V-shaped structure and extending forward, and a pressing portion 52 formed at the end of the elastic arm 51. The pressing portion 52 presses against the rear end of the partition bracket 12. More specifically, the pressing portion 52 presses against the middle portion in the left-right direction D3 of the rear end edge 122c of the lower wall 122 of the partition bracket 12, and the rear end edge 122c of the lower wall 122 of the partition bracket 12 has a folded double-layer structure to enhance the structural strength. In other embodiments, the pressing portion 52 can also press against other structures at the rear end of the partition bracket 12.

[0104] Refer to Figures 2 to 5 and Figure 9, the pressing portion 52 pressing against the rear end of the partition bracket 12 causes the cross beam 42 of the light guide tube 4 to lean against the socket connector 2 backward. Specifically, in this second embodiment, the rear end face of the cross beam 42 of the light guide tube 4 is assembled in a leaning manner on the portion of the housing 21 of the socket connector 2 located between the two slots 211. The cross beam 42 of the light guide tube 4 has a plurality of jacks 421 formed on the rear end face. The housing 21 of the socket connector 2 also has a plurality of studs 212 located between the two slots 211 and arranged in the plurality of jacks 421. It should be noted that in a variant embodiment, the plurality of studs 212 may also be formed on the cross beam 42, and the plurality of jacks 421 are formed on the housing 21 of the socket connector 2. The cooperation of the plurality of jacks 421 and the plurality of studs 212 can make the light guide tube 4 more stable. By the support spring 5 arranged between the light guide tube 4 and the partition bracket 12 and pushing the light guide tube 4 toward the socket connector 2, the assembly tolerance between the light guide tube 4 and the socket connector 2 can be absorbed, so that the light guide tube 4 is firmly fixed. Moreover, since no additional end cap (not shown in the figure) for fixing is required at the front end of the light guide tube 4, the built-in bias radiator 3 or other components can be further arranged in the partition bracket 12.

[0105] Refer to Figure 5 , Figure 6 , Figure 8 and Figure 9 , in addition, the cross-sectional area of the light guide tube receiving groove 127 of the partition bracket 12 is larger than the cross-sectional area of the tube body 41 of the light guide tube 4, so that the tube body 41 of the light guide member can be easily inserted forward from the rear end of the light guide tube receiving groove 127. The partition bracket 12 also has a plurality of light guide tube limiting pieces 128 formed in the corresponding light guide tube receiving groove 127 and extending toward the tube body 41 of the corresponding light guide tube 4 in different directions. In this first embodiment, the plurality of light guide tube limiting pieces 128 extend obliquely forward from above, below, left, and right of the tube body 41 toward the tube body 41. Through the light guide tube limiting pieces 128 formed in the corresponding light guide tube receiving groove 127 of the partition bracket 12 and extending toward the tube body 41 of the corresponding light guide tube 4 in different directions, the tube body 41 of the light guide tube 4 is more stably received in the light guide tube receiving groove 127 of the partition bracket 12. And since the plurality of light guide tube limiting pieces 128 extend obliquely forward, the plurality of light guide tube limiting pieces 128 can also play a guiding role when the tube body 41 is inserted into the light guide tube receiving groove 127 from the rear. In addition, in this first embodiment, at least one or more of the plurality of light guide tube limiting pieces 128 are elastic light guide tube limiting pieces 128', thereby avoiding damaging the tube body 41 during the insertion process of the tube body 41 and restricting the position of the tube body 41.

[0106] Refer to Figure 2 andFigure 4 In addition, a plurality of first through holes 123a are formed in the front wall 123 of the compartment bracket 12, and a plurality of second through holes 161a corresponding to the plurality of first through holes 123a are formed in the sheet body 161 of the second grounding member 16. The plurality of first through holes 123a include a plurality of first light-transmitting holes 123b corresponding to the light-emitting ends 412 of the two tube bodies 41 of the light guide tube 4, and a plurality of first heat-dissipating holes 123c for heat dissipation. The plurality of second through holes 161a include a plurality of second light-transmitting holes 161b corresponding to the plurality of first light-transmitting holes 123b, and a plurality of second heat-dissipating holes 161c for heat dissipation and corresponding to the plurality of first heat-dissipating holes 123c. The two tube bodies 41 of the light guide tube 4 respectively correspond to the two slots 211 of the socket connector 2, and the light-emitting ends 412 of the two light guide tubes can emit light through the plurality of first light-transmitting holes 123b and the plurality of second light-transmitting holes 161b to respectively indicate the operating states of the two slots 211 of the socket connector 2.

[0107] Referring to Figure 10 a second embodiment of the connector assembly 100 of the present invention. The difference between this second embodiment and the first embodiment is that the number of the support springs 5 integrally formed on the cross beam 42 of the light guide tube 4 is two, and the two support springs 5 are opposite to each other left and right, and the elastic arms 51 of the two support springs 5 extend inwards in a forward and mutually approaching manner.

[0108] In summary, the present invention can absorb the assembly tolerance between the light guide tube 4 and the socket connector 2 by providing the support spring 5 that is disposed between the light guide tube 4 and the compartment bracket 12 and pushes the light guide tube 4 towards the socket connector 2, so that the light guide tube 4 is firmly fixed. And, since an additional end cap for fixing is not required at the front end of the light guide tube 4, other components such as a radiator can be further provided in the compartment bracket 12. Further, through the light guide tube limiting piece 128 formed in the corresponding light guide tube accommodating groove 127 of the compartment bracket 12 and extending towards the tube body 41 of the corresponding light guide tube 4 in different directions, the tube body 41 of the light guide tube 4 is more firmly accommodated in the light guide tube accommodating groove 127 of the compartment bracket 12.

[0109] However, as described above, it is only an embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited thereby. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the claims and the content of the specification of the present invention still fall within the scope covered by the patent of the present invention.

Claims

1. A connector assembly, comprising: A guiding shield, including a housing and a partition bracket disposed within the housing, the partition bracket and the housing jointly defining an upper accommodation space and a lower accommodation space, the partition bracket having a light guide tube accommodation groove; A socket connector disposed within the guiding shield, the socket connector including a housing and a plurality of terminals disposed on the housing, the housing having two slots respectively corresponding to the upper accommodation space and the lower accommodation space; and A light guide tube supported by the socket connector and partially disposed within the light guide tube accommodation groove, and a support spring is disposed between the light guide tube and the partition bracket; Among them, The light guide tube has at least two tube bodies and a cross beam integrally connected to the plurality of tube bodies, the partition bracket having a plurality of light guide tube accommodation grooves respectively accommodating the plurality of tube bodies, and the support spring is disposed between the cross beam and the rear end of the partition bracket.

2. The connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein, The support spring is integrally formed and extends forward from the cross beam, the support spring having an elastic arm and a pressing portion formed on the elastic arm, the pressing portion pressing against the rear end of the partition bracket.

3. The connector assembly according to claim 2, wherein, The partition bracket further has an upper wall and a lower wall respectively jointly defining the upper accommodation space and the lower accommodation space with the housing, and the pressing portion presses against the rear end edge of the lower wall of the partition bracket.

4. The connector assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, The rear end surface of the cross beam of the light guide tube is assembled to a portion of the housing of the socket connector located between the two slots.

5. The connector assembly according to claim 4, wherein, A mating jack and a stud are disposed between the cross beam of the light guide tube and the housing of the socket connector.

6. The connector assembly according to claim 4, wherein, The partition bracket further has a plurality of light guide tube limiting pieces formed within the corresponding light guide tube accommodation grooves and extending toward the tube bodies of the corresponding light guide tubes in different directions.

7. The connector assembly according to claim 6, wherein, At least one of the plurality of light guide tube limiting pieces is elastic.

8. The connector assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a built-in biasing radiator disposed on the partition bracket, and the light guide tube accommodation groove is jointly defined by the partition bracket and the built-in biasing radiator.

9. The connector assembly according to claim 8, wherein, The partition bracket further has an upper wall and a lower wall respectively jointly defining the upper accommodation space and the lower accommodation space with the housing, the upper wall and the lower wall jointly defining an inner accommodation space for accommodating the built-in biasing radiator, the lower wall having a lower opening window, the built-in biasing radiator having a built-in heat dissipation member disposed within the inner accommodation space of the partition bracket and passing through the lower opening window into the lower accommodation space, and a biasing spring disposed between the built-in heat dissipation member and the upper wall of the partition bracket and enabling the built-in heat dissipation member to move elastically up and down.

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