Thermal transfer device for a pluggable module assembly
AssigneeTe Connectivity Corporation
InventorAlan Weir Bucher
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Abstract
A pluggable module assembly includes a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and sidewalls between the top wall and the bottom wall forming a cavity configured to hold an electrical component therein. The top wall has an opening above the cavity aligned with the electrical component receiving a thermal transfer device that is separate and discrete from the housing. The thermal transfer device transmits heat from the electrical component to fins separated by channels at an upper thermal interface. The upper thermal interface is exposed from above the housing for interfacing with an external heat sink for transferring heat from the thermal transfer device.
Claims20
A pluggable module assembly comprising:
- a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and sidewalls between the top wall and the bottom wall, the housing forming a cavity configured to hold an electrical component therein, the top wall having an opening above the cavity aligned with the electrical component;
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- a thermal transfer device separate and discrete from the housing, the thermal transfer device being received in the opening and extending into the cavity into thermal communication with the electrical component, wherein the thermal transfer device transfers heat from the electrical component to an upper thermal interface, the thermal transfer device including fins separated by channels at the upper thermal interface such that the upper thermal interface is non-planar, the upper thermal interface being exposed from above the housing for interfacing with an external heat sink for transferring heat from the thermal transfer device.
A pluggable module assembly comprising:
- a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and sidewalls between the top wall and the bottom wall, the housing forming a cavity configured to hold an electrical component therein, the top wall having an opening above the cavity aligned with the electrical component;
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- a thermal transfer device separate and discrete from the housing, the thermal transfer device being received in the opening and extending into the cavity into thermal communication with the electrical component, wherein the thermal transfer device transfers heat from the electrical component to an upper thermal interface, the thermal transfer device including fins separated by channels at the upper thermal interface such that the upper thermal interface is non-planar, wherein the upper thermal interface is positioned at or below the top wall of the housing.
A pluggable module assembly comprising:
- a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and sidewalls between the top wall and the bottom wall, the housing forming a cavity configured to hold an electrical component therein, the top wall having an opening above the cavity aligned with the electrical component;
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- a thermal transfer device separate and discrete from the housing, the thermal transfer device being received in the opening and extending into the cavity into thermal communication with the electrical component, the thermal transfer device including an upper member defining an upper thermal interface and a lower member having a lower thermal interface configured to interface with the electrical component, the upper member being in thermal communication with the lower member and transferring heat from the lower member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.