US 10,374,355 B2 · Asymmetric latches for pluggable transceivers

Abstract

An interconnection system including a pluggable transceiver and a connector disposed in a cavity of a conductive cage. The pluggable transceiver may include a latching mechanism for locking to the conductive cage. The latching mechanism may include a pair of latches positioned on opposite sides of the pluggable transceiver. The latches may be spatially offset from each other along a longitudinal and/or vertical direction. Corresponding latching tabs in the conductive cage may be disposed in the same relationship, even in a ganged configuration when latching tabs for adjacent cavities are formed in a common wall between cavities. Cammed surfaces of a release mechanism, centered between latching edges of the transceiver latches may impart a latch releasing force at a central portion of the latching tab forcing the lathing tab back into the common wall, reducing rotational moment applied in prior designs, such as QSFP ganged cages.

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Dependent claims

A pluggable transceiver configured to be mated to a connector along a first direction, the pluggable transceiver comprising:

a housing comprising a back wall having an opening for receiving a cable therein and a bottom wall;
a transceiver disposed within the housing, the transceiver comprising a plurality of signal contacts spaced from one another along a second direction;
and
a release slide connected to the housing and comprising first and second release elements, the first and second release elements being spatially offset from one another along the first direction and/or along a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Asymmetric latches for pluggable transceivers

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Asymmetric latches for pluggable transceivers

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Abstract

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