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US 2017/0373418 A1Published application
Connector with thermal management
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsFrank L'Esperance, Jerry Kachlic
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Abstract
A connector is disclosed that includes a cage that defines a first port and second port that are vertically spaced apart. Card slots are positioned in the ports. A thermal management module is positioned between the two ports. The thermal management module directs thermal energy from one or both ports past a rear wall of the connector. A heat sink can be coupled to the thermal management module to improve thermal dissipation.
Claims14
A connector assembly, comprising:
- a wafer set, the wafers having terminals that have contacts that extend from the wafer in a first direction and tails that extend from the wafer in a second side, the contacts being arranged in rows;
- a first card slot and a second card slot spaced apart vertically, wherein the rows of contacts are positioned in the first and second card slots;
- a cage positioned around the wafers and the card slots and having a rear wall, the cage defining a first port and a second port, the first port aligned with the first card slot and the second port aligned with the second card slot;
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- a thermal management module with a nose and a rear, the nose positioned between the first and second port and including a first thermal interface configured to extend into the first port, the thermal management module including a heat pipe that extends from the nose to the rear, the rear extending rearward of the rear wall, wherein the heat pipe is configured to direct thermal energy from the nose to the rear.
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A connector assembly, comprising:
- a cage defining a first port and a second port, the cage including a rear wall and have a front edge that collectively define a first distance;
- a first card slot positioned in the first port and a second card slot positioned in the second port, the first and second card slots recess from the front edge;
- a thermal management module with a nose and a rear, the nose positioned between the first and second port and including a first thermal interface that extends into the first port, the thermal management module including a heat pipe that extends from approximate the nose to the rear, the rear extending rearward of the rear wall, wherein the heat pipe is configured to direct thermal energy from the nose to the rear
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.