Cable assembly

Claim 1

A cable assembly, comprising: an insulating housing defining a plurality of parallel channels extending in a first direction of the housing; a plurality of circuit modules each including a circuit board received in a corresponding channel of the housing, a plurality of cables mechanically and electrically connecting with the circuit board, a metallic grounding plate attached to a surface of the circuit board and a cable clamp bonding the cables together, the cable clamp defining at least one through hole extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction of the housing; a first fastening element inserted into the through holes of the cable clamps along the second direction and bonding the circuit modules together via the cable clamps; and a rear cover assembled to the housing and together with the housing to secure the circuit modules; wherein the cable clamp is formed by a pair of substantially identical metal halves, one metal half defining spring tabs and the other metal half defining holes receiving the spring tabs therein; wherein the spring tabs of the cable clamp separate adjacent cables from each other in a particular space; wherein the grounding plate has a plurality of ferrules and blades soldered to grounding traces on the circuit board; wherein the grounding plate provides a plurality of grounding fingers electrically soldered to grounding traces on the circuit board; wherein the rear cover includes first and second halves assembled together by a second fastening element inserted through the first and second halves and the circuit modules; wherein the first fastening element includes a flat metallic strip while the second fastening element includes a screw and nut.