Release mechanism for pluggable fiber optic transceiver
First Claim
1. A pluggable transceiver comprising:
- a housing having a front wall defining a receptacle for receiving a fiber optic connector; and
a release mechanism including a faceplate pivotably connected to the housing such that the faceplate is rotatable from a first position in which the faceplate is positioned over the front surface of the housing to a second position in which the faceplate is pivoted away from the front surface of the housing.
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Abstract
A release mechanism for manually securing a pluggable fiber optic transceiver to a cage mounted on a host circuit board. The release mechanism includes a pivoting faceplate connected to a transceiver housing such that the faceplate is rotatable from a first position in which the faceplate is positioned over a front surface of the housing to a second position in which the faceplate is pivoted away from the front surface of the housing. The release mechanism also includes a lever that disengages a boss from an opening formed in a resilient transceiver latch of the cage when the faceplate is in the second position. In one embodiment the boss is mounted on the housing, and the lever pushes the transceiver latch away from the boss. In another embodiment, the boss is mounted on the lever.
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20 Claims
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1. A pluggable transceiver comprising:
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a housing having a front wall defining a receptacle for receiving a fiber optic connector; and
a release mechanism including a faceplate pivotably connected to the housing such that the faceplate is rotatable from a first position in which the faceplate is positioned over the front surface of the housing to a second position in which the faceplate is pivoted away from the front surface of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A pluggable transceiver comprising:
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a housing having a front wall defining a receptacle for receiving a fiber optic connector; and
a release mechanism including;
a faceplate pivotably connected to the housing such that the faceplate is rotatable from a first position to a second position, wherein the faceplate includes a cam; and
a lever movably mounted on the housing and having a first end located adjacent to the cam, wherein the cam is formed such that when the faceplate is rotated from the first position to the second position, the first end of the lever is displaced by the cam such that the lever moves from an unbiased position to a biased position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A transceiver assembly comprising:
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a cage defining a front opening and including a lower wall having a transceiver latch; and
a pluggable transceiver removably insertable into the front opening of the cage and connected to the cage by a boss inserted into the transceiver latch, the pluggable transceiver including;
a housing having a front surface defining a receptacle for receiving a fiber optic connector; and
a release mechanism including;
a faceplate pivotably connected to the housing such that the faceplate is rotatable from a first position position in which the faceplate is located adjacent to the front wall of the housing to a second position in which the faceplate is positioned away from the front surface of the housing, wherein the faceplate includes a cam; and
a lever movably mounted on the housing and having a first end located adjacent to the cam, wherein the cam is formed such that when the faceplate is rotated from the first position to the second position, the first end of the lever is displaced by the cam such that the lever moves from an unbiased position in which the boss is engaged with the transceiver latch, to a biased position in which the boss is disengaged from the transceiver latch. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification