Patent ID: 11876315
Assignee: MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A pluggable network interface device, comprising:
a housing running a first length from a first end to a second end, wherein the second end comprises an open electrical interconnection end for the pluggable network interface device, the housing comprising:
a first shell portion extending the first length and comprising a first cavity running along a portion of the first length; and
a second shell portion extending the first length and comprising a second cavity running along a portion of the first length, wherein the first shell portion is joined to the second shell portion, and wherein the first cavity and the second cavity together form a receiving cavity in the housing;

a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed at least partially within the receiving cavity, wherein the PCB extends a second length from the second end of the housing, wherein the PCB comprises a first notched region disposed in a first side of the PCB along the second length and a second notched region disposed in a second side of the PCB along the second length;
a first shield portion extending from the second end of the housing and comprising a first protrusion that extends into the first notched region of the PCB toward a center of the PCB; and
a second shield portion extending from the second end of the housing and comprising a second protrusion that extends into the second notched region of the PCB toward the center of the PCB;
wherein the first shield portion and the second shield portion block a path running from an outside of the housing to the PCB, wherein the first shield portion and the second shield portion are integrally formed from at least one of the first shell portion and the second shell portion of the housing, wherein a plurality of electrical contacts are disposed on an end portion of the PCB that extends beyond the first shield portion and the second shield portion along the second length, wherein the first protrusion of the first shield portion follows a shape of the first notched region, wherein the second protrusion of the second shield portion follows a shape of the second notched region, wherein the first protrusion is offset from the PCB providing a first gap between the first shield portion and the first notched region, and wherein the second protrusion is offset from the PCB providing a second gap between the second shield portion and the second notched region.