Latch assembly for a pluggable electronic module

A pluggable electronic module comprising:

• a housing configured to be received within a receptacle assembly;
• an electronic component held by the housing and configured to be mated with a connector of the receptacle assembly;
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• a latch assembly configured to lock the housing within the receptacle assembly, the latch assembly comprising a lever movably coupled to the housing and a yoke assembly operatively coupled to the lever, the lever and yoke assembly rotatable between a latched position and an unlatched position, the latch assembly further comprising a latch element coupled to the yoke assembly, the latch element movable between an engaged and an unengaged position as the yoke assembly is rotated between the latched and unlatched positions, respectively, the latch element being configured to lock the housing within the receptacle assembly when in the engaged position.

A pluggable electronic module comprising:

• a housing configured to be received within a receptacle assembly;
• an electronic component held by the housing and configured to be mated with a connector of the receptacle assembly;
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• a latch assembly configured to lock the housing within the receptacle assembly, the latch assembly comprising a lever movably coupled to the housing and a yoke assembly operatively coupled to the lever, the latch assembly further comprising a latch element coupled to the yoke assembly and a return spring engaging the latch element, the latch element movable between an engaged position and an unengaged position, the yoke assembly forcing the latch clement to the unengaged position when the lever is actuated and the return spring forcing the latch element to the engaged position when the lever is released.