# US 10,320,113 B2 · Cage receptacle assembly with heat dissipation units > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,320,113 B2 - Document ID: US10320113B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/786,222 - Filed: 2017-10-17 - Published: 2019-04-18 - Granted: 2019-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2017-10-17 - Assignees: Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. - Applicants: Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. - Inventors: Nimer Khazen; Yaniv Kazav; Ayal Shabtay; Michal Shlomai; Tom David; Kfir Katz; Oren Weltsch; Beeri Halachmi; Aziz Mazbar - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10320113B2 ## CPC - H01R 13/6582: with resilient means for engaging mating connector - G02B 6/4261: {Packages with mounting structures to be pluggable or detachable, e.g. having latches or rails} - G02B 6/4269: {with heat sinks or radiation fins} - G02B 6/4277: {Protection against electromagnetic interference [EMI], e.g. shielding means (shielding of electric apparatus H05K9/00, of instruments G12B17/00)} - H01R 13/518: for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames - H01R 13/6592: the conductive member being a shielded cable - H05K 7/20418: {the radiating structures being additional and fastened onto the housing} - H05K 7/20727: {within server blades for removing heat from heat source} - G02B 6/4446: {Cable boxes, e.g. splicing boxes with two or more multi fibre cables} - H01R 12/722: {coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits} - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract Apparatuses and associated methods of manufacturing are described that provide a cage receptacle assembly configured to receive a cable connector. The cage receptacle assembly includes a cage body defining a first end and a second end. The cage body includes a top cage member attached to a bottom cage member via two side portions of the top cage member, and the bottom cage member defines an opening. The cage receptacle assembly defines a heat dissipation unit disposed within the opening of the bottom cage member, and the heat dissipation unit includes one or more heat dissipation elements allowing heat to be transferred from the cable connector to an external environment of the cage receptacle assembly. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cage receptacle assembly configured to receive a cable connector, the cage receptacle assembly comprising: a cage body defining a first end and a second end, wherein the cage body comprises: a top cage member defined by a top portion and two side portions, wherein the top cage member defines a top opening, and a bottom cage member attached to the top cage member via the two side portions of the top cage member, wherein the bottom cage member defines a bottom opening, and wherein the cage body defines a receiving space configured to at least partially receive the cable connector therein via the first end such that a top surface of the cable connector is disposed proximate the top cage member and associated top opening and a bottom surface of the cable connector is disposed proximate the bottom cage member and associated bottom opening, wherein the second end is configured to be received by a datacenter rack for enabling signals to pass between the cable connector that is at least partially received therein and the datacenter rack; a heat dissipation unit disposed within the top opening of the cage body, and a heat dissipation unit disposed within the bottom opening of the cage body, wherein each heat dissipation unit further comprises one or more heat dissipation elements configured to allow heat to be transferred from the cable connector that is at least partially received within the receiving space to an external environment of the cage receptacle assembly. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cage receptacle assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a printed circuit board assembly disposed adjacent the bottom cage member, wherein the printed circuit board assembly defines a corresponding opening configured to substantially align with the opening defined by the bottom cage member. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The cage receptacle assembly according to claim 2, wherein the heat dissipation unit disposed within the opening defined by the bottom cage member is further configured to be disposed within the corresponding opening of the printed circuit board assembly. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The cage receptacle assembly according to claim 3, wherein the heat dissipation unit of the bottom opening is dimensioned such that, when disposed within the corresponding opening of the printed circuit board assembly, contact between the heat dissipation unit and the printed circuit board assembly is precluded. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The cage receptacle assembly according to claim 1, wherein in an instance in which the cable connector is at least partially received within the cage body, the cage receptacle assembly is further configured such that the heat dissipation unit of the bottom opening contacts the cable connector. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cage receptacle assembly according to claim 1 wherein the bottom cage member is integral to the top cage member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The cage receptacle assembly according to claim 1, wherein the one or more heat dissipation elements disposed within the bottom opening comprise fins. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The cage receptacle assembly according to claim 7, wherein the fins are disposed substantially perpendicular with respect to the bottom cage member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The cage receptacle assembly according to claim 1, wherein the heat dissipation unit of the bottom opening comprises a first set of heat dissipation elements having a first height, and a second set of heat dissipation elements having a second height, wherein the second height of the second set of heat dissipation elements is greater than the first height of the first set of heat dissipation elements such that a portion of the second set extends through a plane defined by an inner surface of the heat dissipation unit corresponding to a location of the first set of heat dissipation elements. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The cage receptacle assembly according to claim 1, wherein the one or more heat dissipation elements of the heat dissipation units of the top opening comprise fins. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The cage receptacle assembly according to claim 10, wherein the one or more heat dissipation elements are longitudinal fins disposed along a length of the heat dissipation unit. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The cage receptacle assembly according to claim 1, wherein the cable connector is a quad small form-factor pluggable cable connector. ### Claim 13 A method of manufacturing a cage receptacle assembly configured to receive a cable connector, the method comprising: providing a top cage member defined by a top portion and two side portions, wherein the top cage member defines a top opening; providing a bottom cage member defining a bottom opening; attaching the bottom cage member to the top cage member via the two side portions of the top cage member to form a cage body defining a first end and a second end, wherein the cage body defines a receiving space configured to at least partially receive a cable connector therein via the first end such that a top surface of the cable connector is disposed proximate the top cage member and associated top opening and a bottom surface of the cable connector is disposed proximate the bottom cage member and associated bottom opening, wherein the second end is configured to be received by a datacenter rack for enabling signals to pass between the cable connector that is at least partially received therein and the datacenter rack; disposing a heat dissipation unit within the top opening of the cage body, and disposing a heat dissipation unit within the bottom opening of the cage body, wherein each heat dissipation unit comprises one or more heat dissipation elements configured to allow heat to be transferred from the cable connector that is at least partially received within the receiving space to an external environment of the cage receptacle assembly. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of manufacture according to claim 13, further comprising disposing a printed circuit board assembly adjacent the bottom cage member, wherein the printed circuit board assembly defines a corresponding opening configured to substantially align with the opening defined by the bottom cage member. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of manufacture according to claim 14, wherein the printed circuit board assembly adjacent the bottom cage member is configured such the heat dissipation unit disposed within the opening defined by the bottom cage member is disposed within the corresponding opening of the printed circuit board assembly. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of manufacture according to claim 15, wherein the heat dissipation unit of the bottom opening is dimensioned such that, when disposed within the corresponding opening of the printed circuit board assembly, contact between the heat dissipation unit and the printed circuit board assembly is precluded. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method of manufacture according to claim 13, wherein in an instance in which the cable connector is at least partially received within the cage body, the cage receptacle assembly is further configured such that the heat dissipation unit of the bottom opening contacts the cable connector. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The method of manufacture according to claim 13, wherein the heat dissipation unit of the bottom opening comprises a first set of heat dissipation elements having a first height, and a second set of heat dissipation elements having a second height, wherein the second height of the second set of heat dissipation elements is greater than the first height of the first set of heat dissipation elements such that a portion of the second set extends through a plane defined by an inner surface of the first set of heat dissipation elements. ### Claim 19 A cage receptacle assembly configured to receive a cable connector, the cage receptacle assembly comprising: a cage body defining a first end and a second end, wherein the cage body comprises a top cage member defined by a top portion and two side portions, wherein the top cage member defines a top opening, wherein the cage body defines a receiving space configured to at least partially receive a cable connector therein via the first end such that a top surface of the cable connector is disposed proximate the top cage member, and wherein the second end is configured to be received by a datacenter rack for enabling signals to pass between the cable connector that is at least partially received therein and the datacenter rack; a printed circuit board assembly attached to the top cage member via the two side portions of the top cage member, wherein the printed circuit board assembly defines a bottom opening; a heat dissipation unit disposed within the top opening, and a heat dissipation unit disposed within the bottom opening, wherein each heat dissipation unit further comprises one or more heat dissipation elements configured to allow heat to be transferred from the cable connector that is at least partially received within the receiving space to an external environment of the cage receptacle assembly.