Heat sink assembly for a pluggable module
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorsBrian Patrick Costello, Jordan Marshall Cole
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Abstract
A heat sink assembly includes a base frame and a heat sink having a module engagement surface configured to be in thermal communication with an engagement surface of a pluggable module. The heat sink assembly also includes transfer links extending between the heat sink and the base frame. The transfer links are movable to transfer the heat sink with respect to the base frame. The heat sink is movable between a recessed position and an elevated position, wherein the transfer links maintain the heat sink in a predetermined orientation with respect to the engagement surface of the pluggable module as the heat sink is transferred, between the recessed position and the elevated position.
Claims20
A heat sink assembly comprising:
- a base frame;
- a heat sink having a module engagement surface configured to be in thermal communication with an engagement surface of a pluggable module, the heat sink being movable between a recessed position and an elevated position, the heat sink having sliding ramps extending beyond the module engagement surface, the sliding ramps being configured to rest upon the engagement surface of the pluggable module when the heat sink is in the elevated position to elevate the module engagement surface above the engagement surface of the pluggable module;
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- transfer links extending between the heat sink and the base frame, the transfer links being movable to transfer the heat sink with respect to the base frame.
A heat sink assembly comprising:
- a base frame;
- a heat sink having a module engagement surface configured to be in thermal communication with an engagement surface of a pluggable module, the heat sink being movable between a recessed position and an elevated position;
- transfer links extending between the heat sink and the base frame, the transfer links being movable to transfer the heat sink with respect to the base frame;
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- a spring connected between the heat sink and the base frame, the spring forcing the heat sink to the recessed position;
- wherein the transfer links maintain the heat sink in a predetermined orientation with respect to the engagement surface of the pluggable module as the heat sink is transferred between the recessed position and the elevated position.
A cage assembly for mating with a pluggable module having an engagement surface, the cage assembly comprising:
- a receptacle defining an interior space that receives the pluggable module, the receptacle having an outer opening providing access to the interior space, the receptacle having an interface connector therein for mating with the pluggable module, and the receptacle having a guide rail therein for guiding the pluggable module within the receptacle, the guide rail having a rail body having a cavity and the rail body having a beam opening open to the cavity;
- a heat sink assembly provided along the outer opening of the receptacle, the heat sink assembly having a base frame, a heat sink and transfer links extending between the heat sink and the base frame, the heat sink having a module engagement surface configured to be in thermal communication with an engagement surface of the pluggable module, the transfer links being movable to transfer the heat sink between a recessed position and an elevated position;
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- an actuator assembly received in the cavity, the actuator assembly having a button configured to be actuated by a user, and the actuator assembly having a beam extending through the beam opening and engaging one of the transfer links when the button is actuated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.