Pluggable module housing assembly
AssigneeInfinera Corporation
InventorMatthew Kelty
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Abstract
A pluggable module housing assembly comprises a base at least partially surrounding a socket having an entrance sized and dimensioned to receive a pluggable module. At least one guide extends adjacent to the socket. A heat sink assembly includes a riding heat sink having a module-contacting surface facing the socket, and an actuating assembly coupled to the base and to the riding heat sink. The actuating assembly is configured to move the riding heat sink relative to the base between a deployed position a first distance from the at least one guide, and a stowed position a second distance from the at least one guide, the second distance being greater than the first distance.
Claims11
A pluggable module housing assembly, comprising:
- a base at least partially surrounding a socket having an entrance sized and dimensioned to receive a pluggable module;
- at least one guide extending adjacent to the socket;
- a heat sink assembly including:
- a riding heat sink having a module-contacting surface facing the socket;
- and
- an actuating assembly coupled to the base and to the riding heat sink, the actuating assembly moving the riding heat sink relative to the base between a deployed position a first distance from the at least one guide, and a stowed position a second distance from the at least one guide, the second distance being greater than the first distance,
- wherein the actuating assembly comprises a lever having a first portion movably connected to the base and a second portion engaging the riding heat sink such that movement of the lever causes movement of the riding heat sink between the deployed position and the stowed position,
- wherein the lever is positioned to at least partially obstruct the entrance of the socket when the riding heat sink is in the deployed position and to clear the entrance of the socket when the riding heat sink is in the stowed position, and
- wherein the lever has a third portion extending across the entrance of the socket when the riding heat sink is in the deployed position, the third portion having a notch sized to receive a fiber-optic cable.
A circuit pack, comprising:
- a support;
- a pluggable module housing assembly coupled with the support and comprising:
- a base at least partially surrounding a socket having an entrance sized and dimensioned to receive a pluggable module;
- at least one guide extending adjacent to the socket;
- a heat sink assembly including:
- a riding heat sink having a module-contacting surface facing the socket;
- and
- an actuating assembly coupled to the base and to the riding heat sink, the actuating assembly moving the riding heat sink relative to the base between a deployed position a first distance from the at least one guide, and a stowed position a second distance from the at least one guide, the second distance being greater than the first distance,
- wherein the actuating assembly comprises a lever having a first portion movably connected to the base and a second portion engaging the riding heat sink such that movement of the lever causes movement of the riding heat sink between the deployed position and the stowed position,
- wherein the lever is positioned to at least partially obstruct the entrance of the socket when the riding heat sink is in the deployed position and to clear the entrance of the socket when the riding heat sink is in the stowed position,
- wherein the lever has a third portion extending across the entrance of the socket when the riding heat sink is in the deployed position, the third portion having a notch sized to receive a fiber-optic cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.