Patent ID: 9733441
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: G02B

Claim:
1. An optical communications system comprising: a system circuit board; a plurality of sockets disposed on a surface of the system circuit board; a plurality of optical communications modules, each module being installed in a respective socket, each module including at least a first heat sink device; and a heat dissipation system comprising at least a first heat dissipation clamp, the first heat dissipation clamp comprising a body and N force-application devices mechanically coupled to the body, where N is a positive integer that is greater than or equal to 2, the body being mechanically coupled to the system circuit board and thermally coupled to the heat sink devices of the modules, the body being made of a thermally-conductive material, each force-application device applying a respective force against a respective optical communications module that aids in maintaining an electrical interconnection between the module and the respective socket, and wherein heat is transferred from the first heat sink devices of the respective modules into the body of the heat dissipation clamp where at least some of the heat is dissipated.