Modular cage with heat sink for use with pluggable module
First Claim
1. An assembly for receiving an electronics component, comprising:
- a cage body substantially forming three of four sidewalls of the assembly, the three sidewalls including two lateral sidewalls having a set of holes; and
a heat sink having a bottom surface substantially forming a fourth of the four sidewalls, the heat sink having a set of pins that engage with the set of holes to connect the cage body with the heat sink; and
a sleeve at one end of the assembly forming an opening for accessing a chamber for receiving an electronics component, the chamber being formed by the four sidewalls of the assembly.
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Abstract
A heat sink and module cage assembly for receiving a pluggable electronics component, such as an opto-electronic transceiver module. The heat sink is attached to the module cage and includes a bottom surface forming one of four sidewalls of a chamber that receives the electronics component. The attachment of the heat sink in this manner enables the heat sink and module cage to be assembled during fabrication and prior to the assembly being shipped to a third party who may use the assembly on a printed circuit board. The top surface of the heat sink defines a plane that enables the assembly to be press fitted onto the printed circuit board using a flat rock tool. The sidewall of the cage assembly opposite the bottom surface of the heat sink includes leaf springs that bias the electronics module against the heat sink, thereby facilitating heat transfer to the heat sink.
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24 Claims
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1. An assembly for receiving an electronics component, comprising:
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a cage body substantially forming three of four sidewalls of the assembly, the three sidewalls including two lateral sidewalls having a set of holes; and a heat sink having a bottom surface substantially forming a fourth of the four sidewalls, the heat sink having a set of pins that engage with the set of holes to connect the cage body with the heat sink; and a sleeve at one end of the assembly forming an opening for accessing a chamber for receiving an electronics component, the chamber being formed by the four sidewalls of the assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An assembly for receiving an electronics component, comprising:
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a cage body having means for biasing formed in a bottom sidewall of the cage body that, when the assembly receives the pluggable electronics component, applies a force to the pluggable electronics component that biases the pluggable electronics component against a heat sink that is disposed in the assembly opposite the bottom sidewall; and a sleeve at one end of the assembly forming an opening for accessing a chamber positioned to receive said electronics component as said electronics component is plugged into the assembly, the cage body forming the bottom sidewall of the chamber. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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