Patent ID: 9250027
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: F28F,G02B,H01R,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A thermal management system for an active cable connector, the system comprising: a first printed circuit board (PCB) including a first mounting surface and an opposing surface opposite the first mounting surface; a first heat-generating component that is mounted on the first mounting surface; a second PCB including a second mounting surface, wherein the first PCB and the second PCB are oriented such that the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface are facing in a common direction; a second heat-generating component that is mounted to the second mounting surface; a shell defining a cavity in which the first PCB and the second PCB are positioned, the shell including a plurality of heat-transfer areas on an internal shell surface, a first heat-transfer area of the plurality of heat transfer areas being positioned with respect to the first heat-generating component to absorb a first portion of thermal energy generated by the first heat-generating component; and a back plate positioned with respect to the first heat-generating component to absorb a second portion of the thermal energy generated by the first heat-generating component, positioned proximate to a second heat-transfer area of the plurality of heat-transfer areas to transfer the second portion of the thermal energy to the shell, and positioned between the second mounting surface of the second PCB and the opposing surface of the first PCB.