Transceiver pluggable module
US6872094B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/6582
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A pluggable transceiver module for insertion into a cage includes a front shell and a housing. The housing includes a forward portion having electrical contacts and a rearward portion. The rearward portion is receivable in the cage. The rearward portion includes a tab that is receivable in a module latch on the cage for retention of the rearward portion within the cage. The rearward portion is configured to receive an electrical connection proximate an end thereof. The forward portion is received in the front shell and the forward portion includes a connector interface configured to receive a mating plug connector. An actuator is slidably coupled to the forward portion of the housing and is movable from a latched position to a released position. The actuator engages the module latch to release the housing from the cage when the actuator is moved to the released position. A bail member is rotatably coupled to the forward portion of the housing. The bail member engages the actuator to move the actuator between the latched position and the released position as the bail member is rotated between corresponding latched and released positions.
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