Deep pluggable receptacle
AssigneePicoJool, Inc.
InventorsAlbert T Yuen, Paul K Rosenberg
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Abstract
A receptacle assembly may include a transfer subsystem (562, 1362) to receive a pluggable module (580) and securely engage the pluggable module with an interface (564, 1364). The interface is mechanically coupled with the transfer subsystem and configured to mate with the pluggable module and to reliably transfer optical signals and/or electric signals between the pluggable module and a printed circuit board (PCB) (510, 1210, 1310) and/or another electronic or photonic circuitry coupled with the PCB. The transfer subsystem has a transfer depth of at least 12 centimeters, which is the distance between the entrance (561) of the transfer subsystem and the interface.
Claims17
A data processing system, comprising:
- a PCB;
- a front panel located at or near an edge of the PCB;
- a rear panel located at or near another edge of the PCB;
- a data processor integrated circuit (a data processor IC) or data processor module electrically and mechanically coupled with the PCB more than twelve centimeters (12 cm) from the front panel;
- and a receptacle assembly configured to receive a pluggable module, wherein the receptacle assembly has an entrance at the front panel, and wherein the receptacle assembly comprises:
- a transfer subsystem to receive the pluggable module and securely engage the pluggable module with an interface;
- wherein:
- the interface is mechanically coupled with the transfer subsystem;
- the interface is configured to mate with the pluggable module and to reliably transfer signals between the pluggable module and the PCB or another electronic or photonic circuitry coupled with the PCB;
- the transfer subsystem has a transfer depth of at least 12 centimeters;
- and the transfer depth is a distance between the entrance of the transfer subsystem and the interface, wherein the interface is one of a socket exposing multiple electrical contacts and a photonic interface to receive optical signals from one or more optical fibers.
A receptacle for pluggable modules, comprising:
- a transfer subsystem to receive a pluggable module and securely engage the pluggable module with an interface, wherein:
- the interface is mechanically coupled with the transfer subsystem;
- the interface is configured to mate with the pluggable module and to reliably transfer optical signals and/or electric signals between the pluggable module and a printed circuit board (PCB) and/or another electronic or photonic circuitry coupled with the PCB;
- the transfer subsystem has a transfer depth of at least 12 centimeters;
- and the transfer depth is a distance between an entrance of the transfer subsystem and the interface, wherein the interface is one of a socket exposing multiple electrical contacts and a photonic interface to receive optical signals from one or more optical fibers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.