Electronic module with improved latch mechanism

An electrical module for latchable receipt within a cage having a deflectable locking tab thereof, comprising:

• a housing defining a front mating port and a rear locking port along a front-to-back direction, the front mating port facing toward horizontally while the rear locking port facing vertically;
• a locking piece formed on the locking port and projecting in a vertical direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction for latchable receipt within a locking hole in the locking tab;
• an ejector located around the locking port and defining at least one contacting portion located beside the locking piece and outwardly pivoted in the vertical direction for actuating the locking tab to be outwardly deflected to unlock the locking piece from the locking tab of the cage;
• a slider member back and forth moveable in the front-to-back direction between inner relaxed and outer tensioned positions with an arm defining a projecting section in the vertical direction to abut against the contacting portion so as to force said contacting portion to be pivoted outwardly when the slider member is moved rearwardly.

An electrical module assembly comprising:

• a cage defining a receiving space with a front opening in communication with an exterior, and a cantilevered deflectable locking tab around the front opening;
• an electrical module including:
• a housing adapted to be received in the receiving space of the cage and defining a front mating port and a rear locking port along a front-to-back direction, the front mating port facing horizontally while the rear locking port facing vertically;
• a locking piece formed on the locking port and projecting in a vertical direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction for latchable receipt within a locking hole in the locking tab;
• an ejector located around the locking piece and defining a contacting portion with an outer free end moveable relative to the housing in both the front-to-back direction and a vertical direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction;
• and
• a slider member back and forth moveable in the front-to-back direction between inner relaxed and outer tensioned positions, and essentially sandwiched between the ejector and the housing with an arm defining around the locking piece a projecting section, in the vertical direction, to abut against the contacting portion;
• wherein
• when the cage and the electrical module are mated with each other under condition that the locking piece of the electrical module is received in the locking hole of the locking tab of the cage, upon rearwardly moving the slider member in the front-to-back direction and via abutment between the projecting section and the contacting portion, the locking tab is forcibly outwardly deflected to release the locking piece from the locking hole so as to allow the electrical module to be withdrawn from the cage.