Pluggable electronic module and receptacle with heat sink
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorsEdward John Bright, Brian Patrick Costello, James Charles Shiffler, Daniel Eugene Stahl
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Abstract
A receptacle assembly includes a guide frame having top, bottom and side walls joined to form an interior cavity configured to receive an electrical module. One of the top, bottom and side walls has an opening therethrough, and a heat sink is mounted over the opening. The heat sink has an engagement surface located proximate the interior cavity of the guide frame, and the engagement surface of the heat sink is configured to physically contact a module when installed in said interior cavity. The heat sink dissipates heat generated in the module and facilitates a data transmission rate of 10 Gbs through the assembly.
Claims21
A receptacle assembly, comprising:
- a guide frame having top, bottom and side walls joined to form an interior cavity configured to receive an electrical module, one of said top, bottom and side walls having an opening therethrough;
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- a heat sink mounted over said opening in said one of said top, bottom and side walls, said heat sink having an engagement surface located proximate said interior cavity of said guide frame, said engagement surface of said heat sink being configured to physically contact a module when installed in said interior cavity.
A transceiver receptacle assembly, comprising:
- a guide frame having top, bottom and side walls joined to form an interior cavity configured to receive a transceiver, one of said top, bottom and side walls having an opening therethrough;
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- a heat sink mounted over said opening in said one of said top, bottom and side walls, said heat sink having an engagement surface located proximate said interior cavity of said guide frame, said engagement surface of said heat sink being configured to physically contact the transceiver when installed in said interior cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.