Connector
US11372179B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4277
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A connector includes a cage and a heat-radiation element. A top wall of the cage includes an opening, and first engaging structures extending from the top wall of the cage toward an outside of the cage at a periphery of the opening. The heat-radiation element is disposed on the cage corresponding to the opening, and first notches corresponding to the first engaging structures are disposed on side walls of the heat-radiation element. Each first engaging structure passes through the corresponding first notch to engage the heat-radiation element on the cage. The cage has a receiving cavity and supporting structure at a bottom of the receiving cavity. When a mating connector is inserted into the receiving cavity, a bottom of the mating connector is supported by the supporting structure, a top of the mating connector abuts against the heat-radiation element through the opening, and the heat-radiation element remains substantially stationary.
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