Connector housing assembly, connector assembly and connector housing assembly method

Abstract

A connector frame assembly includes an outer frame formed by stamping and folding a single piece of metal, and multiple metal spacers. The top and bottom walls of the outer frame each have multiple rows of positioning portions, each row having multiple portions on the same vertical plane. Each metal spacer has multiple fixing members stamped on its two opposite outer sides, corresponding to the positioning portions. The multiple metal spacers are inserted one by one between the top and bottom walls of the outer frame, such that the fixing members of each metal spacer interfere with and are positioned by the positioning portions of each row on the top and bottom walls. The outer frame and the multiple metal spacers enclose multiple insertion frame spaces. Each insertion frame space has a heat dissipation vent on its top wall, multiple symmetrically arranged elastic portions on its bottom wall corresponding to the heat dissipation vent, and an insertion interface communicating with the insertion frame space along an insertion direction.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This invention relates to a connector housing assembly device, and more particularly to a connector housing assembly device, a connector assembly, and a connector housing assembly method. [Previous Technology]

[0002] A connector frame is currently available, comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, and a plurality of partitions disposed between the top wall and the bottom wall. The top wall and the bottom wall each have multiple rows of positioning portions, and each partition has a fixing member fixed to the positioning portion. The top wall, the bottom wall, and the plurality of partitions together define multiple insertion frame spaces. However, due to manufacturing tolerances, the positions of the corresponding positioning portions on the top wall and the bottom wall may deviate in the lateral direction, making it difficult to assemble the connector frame or causing the plurality of partitions of the assembled connector frame to become misaligned. [Summary of the Invention]

[0003] Therefore, one object of the present invention is to provide a connector housing assembly device, connector assembly and connector housing assembly method that can improve at least one problem in the prior art.

[0004] Therefore, in some embodiments of the connector frame assembly device of the present invention, it comprises an assembly frame formed by stamping and folding a single sheet of metal, and a plurality of metal spacers. A top wall and a bottom wall of the assembly frame are respectively provided with multiple rows of positioning portions, each row having multiple portions on the same plane in the vertical direction. Each metal spacer is formed by stamping another sheet of metal, and multiple fixing members corresponding to the positioning portions are stamped on the two opposite outer sides of the metal spacer. The plurality of metal spacers are inserted one by one between the top wall and the bottom wall of the assembly frame, such that the fixing members of each metal spacer interfere with and are positioned by each row of positioning portions on the top wall and the bottom wall. The assembly frame and the plurality of metal spacers enclose a plurality of insertion frame spaces. Each insertion frame space has a heat dissipation vent on its top wall, a plurality of symmetrically arranged elastic portions on its bottom wall corresponding to the heat dissipation vent, and an insertion interface communicating with the insertion frame space along an insertion direction.

[0005] In some embodiments, the outer frame of the assembly includes a first joint, a first side wall, a top wall, a second side wall, a bottom wall and a second joint connected in sequence, wherein the first joint and the second joint are joined to form a rectangular frame in which the top wall and the bottom wall are opposite each other and the first side wall and the second side wall are opposite each other.

[0006] In some embodiments, the outer frame of the assembly also includes a rear wall connected to the top wall, with third joints stamped on both sides of the rear wall, and fourth joints stamped at the rear ends of the first side wall and the second side wall to engage with the third joints.

[0007] In some embodiments, a plurality of grounding shields are also included, which are assembled to the edge of the interface of each of the plug-in frame spaces.

[0008] In some embodiments, each of the plug-in frame spaces is further provided with an installation port on the bottom wall, through which a socket connector is assembled into the plug-in frame space.

[0009] In some embodiments, the outer frame of the assembly includes a first sidewall, a top wall, a second sidewall, and a bottom wall connected in sequence. The first sidewall includes a first joint, and the bottom wall includes a second joint. The first joint and the second joint are joined to form a rectangular frame in which the top wall and the bottom wall are opposite each other, and the first sidewall and the second sidewall are opposite each other.

[0010] Therefore, in some embodiments of the connector frame assembly device of the present invention, it includes a connector frame assembly device and a heat dissipation device. The connector frame assembly device includes an outer frame formed by stamping and folding a sheet of metal, and a plurality of metal spacers. A top wall and a bottom wall of the outer frame are respectively provided with multiple rows of positioning portions, each row having multiple portions in the same plane in the vertical direction. Each metal spacer is formed by stamping another sheet of metal, and multiple fixing members corresponding to the positioning portions are stamped on the two opposite outer sides of the metal spacer. The plurality of metal spacers are inserted one by one between the top wall and the bottom wall of the outer frame, such that the fixing members of each metal spacer interfere with the positioning portions of each row of the top wall and the bottom wall, and the outer frame and the plurality of metal spacers form a plurality of insertion frame spaces. Each insertion frame space has a heat dissipation vent on its top wall, a plurality of symmetrically arranged elastic portions on its bottom wall corresponding to the heat dissipation vent, and an insertion interface communicating with the insertion frame space along an insertion direction. The heat dissipation device is located above the connector frame assembly. The heat dissipation device has a heat dissipation body and multiple thermal coupling protrusions. The multiple thermal coupling protrusions protrude from the heat dissipation body and extend into the multiple plug-in frame spaces through the multiple heat dissipation ports.

[0011] In some embodiments, the outer frame of the assembly includes a first joint, a first side wall, a top wall, a second side wall, a bottom wall and a second joint connected in sequence, wherein the first joint and the second joint are joined to form a rectangular frame in which the top wall and the bottom wall are opposite each other and the first side wall and the second side wall are opposite each other.

[0012] In some embodiments, the outer frame of the assembly also includes a rear wall connected to the top wall, with third joints stamped on both sides of the rear wall, and fourth joints stamped at the rear ends of the first side wall and the second side wall to engage with the third joints.

[0013] In some embodiments, the connector housing assembly further includes a plurality of grounding shields assembled to the edge of the interface in each of the mating housing spaces.

[0014] In some embodiments, each of the plug-in frame spaces is further provided with an installation port on the bottom wall, through which a socket connector is assembled into the plug-in frame space.

[0015] In some embodiments, the heat dissipation device is a radiator.

[0016] In some embodiments, the heat dissipation device is a liquid cooling plate.

[0017] In some embodiments, the outer frame of the assembly includes a first sidewall, a top wall, a second sidewall and a bottom wall connected in sequence. The first sidewall includes a first joint and the bottom wall includes a second joint. The first joint and the second joint are joined to form a rectangular frame in which the top wall and the bottom wall are opposite each other and the first sidewall and the second sidewall are opposite each other.

[0018] Therefore, in some embodiments of the connector frame assembly method of the present invention, the following steps are included. Step one: A first joint, a first sidewall, a top wall, a second sidewall, a bottom wall, and a second joint are stamped out of a single sheet of metal in sequence. The top wall has a plurality of heat dissipation vents and a plurality of positioning portions located between two adjacent heat dissipation vents, and the bottom wall has a plurality of elastic units and a plurality of positioning portions located between two adjacent elastic units. Step two: The first sidewall, the top wall, the second sidewall, and the bottom wall are folded into an assembly frame, such that the positioning portions of the top wall and the bottom wall of the assembly frame are on the same plane in the vertical direction. Step 3: Assemble multiple metal spacers, each formed by stamping another sheet of metal. Multiple fixing members are stamped on both sides of each metal spacer to interfere with the positioning portions of the top and bottom walls. The assembled outer frame and the multiple metal spacers form multiple insertion frame spaces. Each insertion frame space has an insertion interface facing a specific insertion direction, and the heat dissipation vent on the top wall corresponds to the elastic unit of the bottom wall. Step 4: Join the first joint portion with the second joint portion.

[0019] In some embodiments, in step one, each elastic unit stamped from the sheet metal includes a plurality of symmetrically arranged elastic portions.

[0020] In some embodiments, the first joint and the second joint are joined by riveting in step four.

[0021] In some embodiments, in step one, the sheet metal is also stamped to form a rear wall that connects to the top wall, and third joints are stamped on both sides of the rear wall. The rear ends of the first side wall and the second side wall are stamped to form a fourth joint, and in step four, the third joint and the fourth joint are joined together.

[0022] In some embodiments, the third joint and the fourth joint are joined by riveting in step four.

[0023] In some embodiments, step five is also included, which involves assembling multiple grounding shields to the edge of the plug interface in each plug frame space.

[0024] In this invention, the assembly frame, formed by stamping and bending the sheet metal and simultaneously having the top wall and the bottom wall, can complete the stamping and bending within a single mold. Therefore, the positions of the corresponding positioning parts of the top wall and the bottom wall can accurately correspond, without any positional deviation due to manufacturing tolerance issues. This avoids difficulties in assembling the assembly frame and prevents the multiple metal partitions of the assembled assembly frame from becoming skewed.

Implementation Method

[0025] Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that similar elements are represented by the same numbers in the following description.

[0026] Referring to Figures 1 to 4, a first embodiment of the connector assembly 100 of the present invention can be disposed on a circuit board 200. The connector assembly 100 includes two connector housing assembly devices 1 and a heat dissipation device 2. It should be noted that the number of the connector housing assembly devices 1 and the heat dissipation device 2 can be many-to-one as in this first embodiment, but in other embodiments it can also be one-to-one, one-to-many, or many-to-many, and is not limited to this embodiment.

[0027] The connector frame assembly 1 is disposed on the circuit board 200, and the connector frame assembly 1 includes an outer frame 11 formed by stamping and folding a piece of metal, a plurality of metal spacers 12, and a plurality of grounding shields 13. The outer frame 11 includes a first joint portion 111, a first side wall 112, a top wall 113, a second side wall 114, a bottom wall 115, and a second joint portion 116 connected in sequence, and a rear wall 117 connected to the top wall 113. In a variant embodiment, the outer frame 11 includes a first side wall 112, a top wall 113, a second side wall 114, and a bottom wall 115 connected in sequence. The first side wall 112 includes the first joint portion 111, and the bottom wall 115 includes the second joint portion 116.

[0028] Referring to Figures 4 to 7, the first joint 111 has a plurality of dovetail recesses 111a, and the second joint 116 has a plurality of dovetail protrusions 116a for riveting with the plurality of dovetail recesses 111a. After the first joint 111 and the second joint 116 are joined, the outer frame 11 of the assembly generally forms a rectangular frame extending along a front-back direction D1 (arrow pointing forward, reverse pointing backward), wherein the top wall 113 and the bottom wall 115 are opposite each other along a vertical direction D2 (arrow pointing up, reverse pointing down), and the first side wall 112 and the second side wall 114 are opposite each other along a left-right direction D3 (arrow pointing right, reverse pointing left), and the rear wall 117 is connected to the rear edge of the top wall 113. The rear wall 117 is stamped with third joint portions 118 on both sides in the left-right direction D3, and the rear ends of the first side wall 112 and the second side wall 114 are stamped with fourth joint portions 119 that engage with the third joint portions 118. The third joint portion 118 has a dovetail recess 118a, and the fourth joint portion 119 has a dovetail protrusion 119a for riveting engagement with the dovetail recess 118a.

[0029] The top wall 113 and bottom wall 115 of the outer frame 11 of the assembly are respectively provided with multiple rows of positioning parts 113a and 115a, each row having multiple parts on the same plane in the vertical direction (vertical direction D2). That is, each row of positioning parts 113a on the top wall 113 and the corresponding row of positioning parts 115a on the bottom wall 115 are located on the same plane with the normal vector facing the left-right direction D3.

[0030] Each of the metal spacers 12 is formed by stamping another sheet of metal, and the plurality of metal spacers 12 are disposed on the outer frame 11 of the assembly. The two opposite outer sides (top side and bottom side) of each metal spacer 12 are stamped to form a plurality of fasteners 121 corresponding to the positioning parts 113a and 115a. The plurality of metal spacers 12 are inserted one by one between the top wall 113 and the bottom wall 115 of the outer frame 11 of the assembly along the left-right direction D3, so that the fasteners 121 of each metal spacer 12 interfere with the positioning parts 113a and 115a of the top wall 113 and the bottom wall 115 respectively for positioning. In this first embodiment, the positioning portions 113a and 115a are through holes, the fixing member 121 is a protrusion, and at least a portion of the fixing member 121 can be bent after passing through the positioning portions 113a and 115a to strengthen the assembly structure strength between the positioning portions 113a and 115a and the fixing member 121.

[0031] The outer frame 11, formed by stamping and bending the sheet metal and simultaneously having the top wall 113 and the bottom wall 115, can be stamped and bent in a single mold. Therefore, the positions of the corresponding positioning portions 113a of the top wall 113 and the positioning portions 115a of the bottom wall 115 can accurately correspond along the vertical direction D2 and be located on the same plane, without any positional deviation due to manufacturing tolerance issues. This avoids difficulties in assembling the outer frame 11 and prevents the multiple metal partitions 12 of the assembled outer frame 11 from becoming skewed.

[0032] Referring to Figures 2 and 4 to 7, the outer frame 11 and the plurality of metal partitions 12 enclose a plurality of plug-in frame spaces 14. In this first embodiment, the number of metal partitions 12 is seven, so the number of plug-in frame spaces 14 is eight. However, the number of metal partitions 12 and the number of plug-in frame spaces 14 can be adjusted according to needs and is not limited to this first embodiment. Each plug-in frame space 14 has a heat dissipation vent 113b at its top wall 113, an elastic unit 115b including a plurality of symmetrically arranged elastic parts 115c at its bottom wall 115 corresponding to the heat dissipation vent 113b, a plug-in interface 15 communicating with the plug-in frame space 14 and opening forward along the front-to-back direction D1 (plug-in direction), and a mounting port 16 located at the rear at the corresponding bottom wall 115. The mounting ports 16 of the plurality of plug-in housing spaces 14 allow the plurality of socket connectors 300 (see Figure 2) provided on the circuit board 200 to enter. That is, the socket connectors 300 are assembled into the plurality of plug-in housing spaces 14 via the mounting ports 16 of the plurality of plug-in housing spaces 14. The insertion interfaces 15 of the plurality of plug-in housing spaces 14 allow a plug connector (not shown) to be inserted so that the plug connector mates with the socket connector 300.

[0033] The plurality of grounding shields 13 are assembled to the edge of the plug-in interface 15 of the plurality of plug-in frame spaces 14. Each of the grounding shields 13 has a front connection portion 131 assembled to the edge of the plug-in interface 15, and a plurality of grounding resilient fingers 132 extending rearward from the front connection portion 131. The plurality of grounding resilient fingers 132 located inside the assembly frame 11 are used to contact the plug-in connector, and the plurality of grounding resilient fingers 132 located outside the assembly frame 11 are used to contact the edge of the mounting hole of a mounting panel (not shown).

[0034] Referring to Figures 2 to 5, the heat dissipation device 2 is disposed above the two connector frame assembly 1. In this first embodiment, the heat dissipation device 2 is a heat sink 2A. The heat sink 2A ​​has a heat dissipation body 21 and a plurality of thermal coupling protrusions 22. The heat dissipation body 21 has a heat dissipation substrate 211 connected to the circuit board 200 through a plurality of fixing elements 400 and disposed on the top wall 113 of the two connector frame assembly 1, and a plurality of heat dissipation fins 212 extending upward from the heat dissipation substrate 211. The plurality of thermal coupling protrusions 22 protrude downward from the heat dissipation substrate 211 of the heat dissipation body 21 and extend into the plurality of plug-in frame spaces 14 through the plurality of heat dissipation ports 113b respectively. In this context, each of the elastic portions 115c of the aforementioned outer frame 11 is formed by cutting and stamping to create an upwardly protruding elastic protrusion, which is used to elastically push against the plug connector to ensure that the plug connector inserted into the outer frame 11 and the thermal coupling protrusion 22 of the heat dissipation device 2 can maintain contact.

[0035] Referring to Figures 8 and 9, a second embodiment of the connector assembly 100 of the present invention differs from the first embodiment in that the heat dissipation device 2 in the second embodiment is a liquid cooling plate 2B, which has a heat dissipation body 21 and a plurality of thermal coupling protrusions 22. The heat dissipation body 21 has a chamber for the flow of cooling liquid. The plurality of thermal coupling protrusions 22 protrude downward from the heat dissipation body 21 and extend into the plurality of insertion frame spaces 14 through the plurality of heat dissipation ports 113b respectively.

[0036] Referring to FIG10, a third embodiment of the connector housing assembly method of the present invention is used to manufacture the connector housing assembly device. The connector housing assembly method includes the following steps.

[0037] Referring to Figures 10 and 11, in step S1, a first joint 111, a first sidewall 112, a top wall 113, a second sidewall 114, a bottom wall 115, and a second joint 116 are stamped out of a single sheet of metal, along with a rear wall 117 connecting the rear edge of the top wall 113, as shown in Figure 11. The top wall 113 has a plurality of heat dissipation vents 113b and a plurality of positioning portions 113a located between two adjacent heat dissipation vents 113b, and the bottom wall 115 has a plurality of elastic units 115b and a plurality of positioning portions 115a located between two adjacent elastic units 115b. Each elastic unit 115b stamped out of the single sheet of metal includes a plurality of symmetrically arranged elastic portions 115c. A third joint 118 is stamped out on both sides of the rear wall 117, and a fourth joint 119 is stamped out at the rear ends of the first sidewall 112 and the second sidewall 114.

[0038] Referring to Figures 10, 12, 13 and 14, in step two S2, the first side wall 112, the top wall 113, the second side wall 114 and the bottom wall 115 are folded into a set of outer frames 11, so that the positioning parts 115a of the top wall 113 and the bottom wall 115 of the set of outer frames 11 are on the same plane in the vertical direction. That is to say, each row of positioning parts 113a on the top wall 113 and the corresponding row of positioning parts 115a on the bottom wall 115 are located on the same plane with the normal vector pointing towards the left and right direction D3. Step 3 S3: Assemble multiple metal spacers 12. Each metal spacer 12 is formed by stamping another sheet of metal. Multiple fasteners 121 are stamped on both sides of the metal spacer 12 to interfere with the positioning parts 113a and 115a of the top wall 113 and the bottom wall 115. After the assembly of the outer frame 11 and the multiple metal spacers 12, multiple insertion frame spaces 14 are formed. Each insertion frame space 14 has an insertion interface 15 facing the front-back direction D1 (insertion direction), and the heat dissipation vent 113b of the top wall 113 corresponds to the elastic unit 115b of the bottom wall 115. During steps S2 and S3 described above, the connection between the first sidewall 112 and the top wall 113 can be bent first, as shown in Figure 12; then the connection between the top wall 113 and the second sidewall 114 can be bent, as shown in Figure 13; finally, the connection between the second sidewall 114 and the bottom wall 115 can be bent, and the plurality of metal spacers 12 can be assembled into the outer frame 11 to form the plurality of interlocking frame spaces 14, as shown in Figure 14. In this third embodiment, the number of metal spacers 12 is three, and the number of interlocking frame spaces 14 is four, but the number of metal spacers 12 and the number of interlocking frame spaces 14 can be adjusted according to needs and are not limited to this third embodiment.

[0039] The above steps S1 and S2 can be completed in a single mold, so the positions of the positioning part 113a of the top wall 113 and the positioning part 115a of the bottom wall 115 can correspond accurately, and there will be no positional deviation due to manufacturing tolerance issues.

[0040] Referring to Figures 9 and 15, in step four S4, the first joint 111 is joined to the second joint 116 by riveting, and the third joint 118 is joined to the fourth joint 119 by riveting, as shown in Figure 14. Before joining the third joint 118 to the fourth joint 119, the connection between the top wall 113 and the bottom wall 115 needs to be bent.

[0041] Referring to Figures 9 and 16, in step five S5, multiple grounding shields 13 are assembled to the edge of the plug-in interface 15 in each plug-in frame space 14.

[0042] In summary, the assembly frame 11 of the present invention, which is formed by stamping and bending the sheet metal and simultaneously has the top wall 113 and the bottom wall 115, can complete the stamping and bending in a single mold. Therefore, the positions of the corresponding positioning portions 113a of the top wall 113 and the positioning portions 115a of the bottom wall 115 can correspond accurately, and there will be no positional deviation due to manufacturing tolerance issues. This avoids the difficulty in assembling the assembly frame 11 and prevents the multiple metal partitions 12 of the assembled assembly frame 11 from becoming skewed.

[0043] However, the above description is only an embodiment of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. Any simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application and the contents of the patent specification shall still fall within the scope of the patent of the present invention. [Simplified Explanation of the Diagram]

[0044] Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, wherein: FIG1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the connector assembly of the present invention disposed on a circuit board; FIG2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG1; FIG3 is an exploded perspective view of FIG1 viewed from another perspective, the circuit board being omitted in the figure; FIG4 is a perspective view of a connector housing assembly device of the first embodiment; FIG5 is a perspective view of FIG4 viewed from another perspective; FIG6 is an exploded perspective view of FIG4; FIG7 is an exploded perspective view of FIG5; FIG8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the connector assembly of the present invention disposed on the circuit board; FIG9 is an exploded perspective view of the second embodiment; FIG10 is a block diagram of a process flow of a third embodiment of the connector housing assembly method of the present invention; FIG11 to FIG16 are multiple perspective views used to illustrate the process flow of the third embodiment.

Claims

1. A connector frame assembly device, comprising: an assembly frame formed by stamping and folding a single sheet of metal, wherein a top wall and a bottom wall of the assembly frame are respectively provided with multiple rows of positioning portions, each row having multiple portions on the same plane in the vertical direction; and multiple metal spacers, each metal spacer being formed by stamping another sheet of metal, wherein multiple fixing members corresponding to the positioning portions are stamped on the two opposite outer sides of the metal spacer, the multiple metal spacers being inserted one by one between the top wall and the bottom wall of the assembly frame, such that the fixing members of each metal spacer interfere with and are positioned by each row of positioning portions on the top wall and the bottom wall, the assembly frame and the multiple metal spacers forming multiple insertion frame spaces; wherein... Each of the plug-in frame spaces has a heat dissipation vent on its top wall, a plurality of symmetrically arranged elastic parts on its bottom wall corresponding to the heat dissipation vent, and a plug interface communicating with the plug-in frame space along a plug-in direction.

2. The connector housing assembly as described in claim 1, wherein, The outer frame of the assembly includes a first joint, a first side wall, a top wall, a second side wall, a bottom wall, and a second joint connected in sequence. The first joint and the second joint are joined to form a rectangular frame in which the top wall and the bottom wall are opposite each other, and the first side wall and the second side wall are opposite each other.

3. The connector housing assembly as described in claim 2, wherein, The outer frame of the assembly also includes a rear wall connected to the top wall, with third joints stamped on both sides of the rear wall, and fourth joints stamped at the rear ends of the first side wall and the second side wall to engage with the third joints.

4. The connector housing assembly as claimed in claim 1 further includes a plurality of grounding shields assembled to the edge of the interposer in each of the interposer housing spaces.

5. The connector housing assembly as described in claim 1, wherein, Each of the plug-in frame spaces is provided with an installation port on the bottom wall, through which a socket connector is assembled into the plug-in frame space.

6. The connector housing assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The outer frame of the assembly includes a first sidewall, a top wall, a second sidewall, and a bottom wall connected in sequence. The first sidewall includes a first joint, and the bottom wall includes a second joint. The first joint and the second joint are joined to form a rectangular frame in which the top wall and the bottom wall are opposite each other, and the first sidewall and the second sidewall are opposite each other.

7. A connector assembly, comprising: a connector frame assembly device, including an assembly outer frame formed by stamping and folding a sheet of metal, wherein a top wall and a bottom wall of the assembly outer frame are respectively provided with multiple rows of positioning portions, each row having multiple portions in the same vertical plane, and multiple metal spacers, each metal spacer being formed by stamping another sheet of metal, and multiple fixing members corresponding to the positioning portions being stamped on two opposite outer sides of the metal spacer, the multiple metal spacers being inserted one by one between the top wall and the bottom wall of the assembly outer frame, such that the fixing members of each metal spacer interfere with and are positioned by each row of positioning portions on the top wall and the bottom wall, the assembly outer frame and the multiple metal spacers forming multiple insertion frame spaces, wherein... Each of the plug-in frame spaces has a heat dissipation vent on its top wall, a plurality of symmetrically arranged elastic parts on its bottom wall corresponding to the heat dissipation vent, and a plug interface communicating with the plug-in frame space along a plugging direction; and a heat dissipation device is provided above the connector frame assembly device, the heat dissipation device having a heat dissipation body and a plurality of thermal coupling protrusions, the plurality of thermal coupling protrusions protruding from the heat dissipation body and extending into the plurality of plug-in frame spaces through the plurality of heat dissipation vents respectively.

8. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein, The outer frame of the assembly includes a first joint, a first side wall, a top wall, a second side wall, a bottom wall, and a second joint connected in sequence. The first joint and the second joint are joined to form a rectangular frame in which the top wall and the bottom wall are opposite each other, and the first side wall and the second side wall are opposite each other.

9. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein, The outer frame of the assembly also includes a rear wall connected to the top wall, with third joints stamped on both sides of the rear wall, and fourth joints stamped at the rear ends of the first side wall and the second side wall to engage with the third joints.

10. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein, The connector housing assembly also includes a plurality of grounding shields assembled to the edge of the interface in each of the mating housing spaces.

11. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein, Each of the plug-in frame spaces is provided with an installation port on the bottom wall, through which a socket connector is assembled into the plug-in frame space.

12. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein, This heat dissipation device is a radiator.

13. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein, The heat dissipation device is a liquid cooling plate.

14. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein, The outer frame of the assembly includes a first sidewall, a top wall, a second sidewall, and a bottom wall connected in sequence. The first sidewall includes a first joint, and the bottom wall includes a second joint. The first joint and the second joint are joined to form a rectangular frame in which the top wall and the bottom wall are opposite each other, and the first sidewall and the second sidewall are opposite each other.

15. A method for assembling a connector frame, comprising the following steps: Step 1, stamping a first joint, a first sidewall, a top wall, a second sidewall, a bottom wall, and a second joint in sequence on a single sheet of metal, wherein the top wall has a plurality of heat dissipation vents and a plurality of positioning portions located between two adjacent heat dissipation vents, and the bottom wall has a plurality of elastic units and a plurality of positioning portions located between two adjacent elastic units; Step 2, folding the first sidewall, the top wall, the second sidewall, and the bottom wall into an assembly frame, such that the positioning portions of the top wall and the bottom wall of the assembly frame are on the same plane in the vertical direction; Step 3: Assemble multiple metal spacers, each of which is formed by stamping another sheet of metal. Multiple fasteners are stamped on both sides of the metal spacer to interfere with the positioning parts of the top wall and the bottom wall. The assembly frame and the multiple metal spacers form multiple insertion frame spaces. Each insertion frame space has an insertion interface facing a insertion direction, and the heat dissipation vent of the top wall corresponds to the elastic unit of the bottom wall. Step 4: Join the first joint and the second joint.

16. The connector housing assembly method as described in claim 15, wherein, In step one, each elastic unit stamped from the sheet metal includes a plurality of symmetrically arranged elastic parts.

17. The connector housing assembly method as described in claim 15, wherein, In step four, the first joint and the second joint are joined by riveting.

18. The connector housing assembly method as described in claim 15, wherein, In step one, the sheet metal is also stamped to form a rear wall that connects to the top wall. Third joints are stamped on both sides of the rear wall, and fourth joints are stamped at the rear ends of the first side wall and the second side wall. In step four, the third joints and the fourth joints are joined together.

19. The connector housing assembly method as described in claim 18, wherein, In step four, the third joint and the fourth joint are joined by riveting.

20. The connector housing assembly method as described in claim 15 further includes step five, assembling a plurality of grounding shields to the edge of the interface in each of the mating housing spaces.

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