Receptacle assembly with heat extraction from a pluggable module
US9668378B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/2049
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A receptacle assembly includes a cage having an interior cavity that includes a port. The cage has a front end that is open to the port. The port is configured to receive a pluggable module therein through the front end of the cage. The cage includes a spring. A heat spreader includes a body having a cage segment that is configured to be mounted to the cage such that the cage segment extends over at least a portion of the cage with a module side of the cage segment facing the port. The body includes an extension segment that extends from the cage segment in a direction generally away from the cage. The extension segment is configured to be engaged in thermal communication with a heat exchanger. The spring is configured to engage the pluggable module when the pluggable module is received within the port such that the spring is configured to press the pluggable module in thermal communication with the module side of the cage segment of the heat spreader.
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