Thermal management for communication system

    公开(公告)号:US11051425B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-29

    申请号:US16118714

    申请日:2018-08-31

    Abstract: A communication system includes a receptacle assembly and a pluggable module. The receptacle assembly has a receptacle housing includes walls forming a module cavity with a communication connector at a back end thereof. The receptacle assembly has a liquid cooling assembly having a liquid cooling channel coupled to the receptacle housing and a fitting in flow communication with the liquid cooling channel. The pluggable module is receivable in the module cavity and has a pluggable body holding a module circuit board and a liquid cooling assembly coupled to the pluggable body. The liquid cooling assembly includes a liquid cooling channel in thermal communication with the pluggable body and a module fitting mated with the fitting of the receptacle assembly to couple the liquid cooling channel of the pluggable module in flow communication with the liquid cooling channel of the receptacle assembly.

    DUAL HEAT TRANSFER ASSEMBLY FOR A RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLY

    公开(公告)号:US20210022268A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-21

    申请号:US16516741

    申请日:2019-07-19

    Abstract: A dual heat transfer assembly includes upper and lower heat transfer elements received in a separator channel of a port separator of a receptacle cage. The upper heat transfer element includes an upper thermal interface extending into an upper module channel to interface with an upper pluggable module. The lower heat transfer element includes a lower thermal interface extending into a lower module channel of the receptacle cage to interface with a lower pluggable module. The heat transfer elements include inner ends located in the separator channel. The heat transfer elements include biasing members engaging the heat transfer elements and biasing the heat transfer elements into thermal engagement with the pluggable modules.

    THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200077541A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-05

    申请号:US16118714

    申请日:2018-08-31

    Abstract: A communication system includes a receptacle assembly and a pluggable module. The receptacle assembly has a receptacle housing includes walls forming a module cavity with a communication connector at a back end thereof. The receptacle assembly has a liquid cooling assembly having a liquid cooling channel coupled to the receptacle housing and a fitting in flow communication with the liquid cooling channel. The pluggable module is receivable in the module cavity and has a pluggable body holding a module circuit board and a liquid cooling assembly coupled to the pluggable body. The liquid cooling assembly includes a liquid cooling channel in thermal communication with the pluggable body and a module fitting mated with the fitting of the receptacle assembly to couple the liquid cooling channel of the pluggable module in flow communication with the liquid cooling channel of the receptacle assembly.

    Heat spreader for an electrical connector assembly

    公开(公告)号:US10178804B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-08

    申请号:US15496718

    申请日:2017-04-25

    Abstract: A heat spreader includes a main body extending between a front and a rear configured to be mounted to a cage and heat transfer fingers cantilevered forward from the front of the main body. The heat transfer fingers each have a fixed end, a distal end, a top, a bottom and mating edges facing each other across gaps. The heat transfer fingers are configured to be received in corresponding channels between heat transfer fins of a pluggable module as the pluggable module is installed in the cage through the front end with the gaps receiving the heat transfer fins. The mating edges are configured to face and be thermally coupled to corresponding heat transfer fins. The heat transfer fingers transfer heat from the heat transfer fins rearward toward the distal ends and into the main body.

    ELECTRICAL DEVICE WITH A PLUG CONNECTOR HAVING A FLEXIBLE SECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20200235525A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-23

    申请号:US16250442

    申请日:2019-01-17

    Abstract: An electrical device including a plug connector. The plug connector includes a first flexible substrate having a plurality of signal contacts, the first flexible substrate extending from a terminating end to a mating end and configured to be flexible between the terminating end and mating end. A second flexible substrate extends in parallel spaced relation to the first flexible substrate to form a cavity between the first flexible substrate and second flexible substrate. The second flexible substrate having a plurality of signal contacts. The second flexible substrate extends from a terminating end to a mating end and configured to be flexible between the terminating end and mating end. The plug connector includes a rigid section disposed in the cavity at the mating end, the first flexible substrate moves in relation to the rigid section.

    COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING A RECEPTACLE CAGE WITH AN AIRFLOW CHANNEL

    公开(公告)号:US20200076455A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-05

    申请号:US16118755

    申请日:2018-08-31

    Abstract: A communication system having a circuit board with an airflow opening includes a receptacle cage configured to be mounted to the circuit board adjacent a communication connector. The receptacle cage has walls including a front wall, a rear wall and sidewalls defining a cavity. A module channel is defined in the cavity configured to receive a pluggable module. The module channel has a module port at the front wall that receives the pluggable module. An airflow channel is defined by at least one of the walls of the receptacle cage located between the module channel and the circuit board. The airflow channel is configured to be in flow communication with the airflow opening in the circuit board for cooling the pluggable module in the module channel. The airflow channel has an airflow port at the front wall.

    Communication system having a receptacle cage with an airflow channel

    公开(公告)号:US11088715B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-10

    申请号:US16118755

    申请日:2018-08-31

    Abstract: A communication system having a circuit board with an airflow opening includes a receptacle cage configured to be mounted to the circuit board adjacent a communication connector. The receptacle cage has walls including a front wall, a rear wall and sidewalls defining a cavity. A module channel is defined in the cavity configured to receive a pluggable module. The module channel has a module port at the front wall that receives the pluggable module. An airflow channel is defined by at least one of the walls of the receptacle cage located between the module channel and the circuit board. The airflow channel is configured to be in flow communication with the airflow opening in the circuit board for cooling the pluggable module in the module channel. The airflow channel has an airflow port at the front wall.

    POLARIZATION FEATURE FOR A RECEPTACLE CAGE

    公开(公告)号:US20210167554A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-03

    申请号:US17169606

    申请日:2021-02-08

    Abstract: A receptacle cage includes shielding walls forming a module channel configured to receive a pluggable module. The shielding walls include first and second side walls extending from a top wall to form a module channel configured to receive a pluggable module. The top wall is non-planar and has a shroud extending therefrom forming a cage polarization feature. The shroud has a first shroud side wall, a second shroud side wall and a shroud top wall forming a polarization feature channel configured to receive a polarization feature of the pluggable module.

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