Patent ID: 8057110
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: G02B,H05K

Abstract:
1. A staggered heatsink assembly configured to control the temperature of a pluggable electro-optic module disposed in an optical communications component, the staggered heatsink assembly comprising: a plurality of card guides, wherein each of the plurality of card guides comprises an internally-slotted rail that is configured to slidingly receive a guide manufactured into a side of the pluggable electro-optic module, wherein each of the internal slots is substantially coextensive with the corresponding rail along its length; one or more heatsink devices, each of the one or more heatsink devices comprising: a heat spreader coupled to the associated pluggable electro-optic module, wherein the heat spreader is in thermal communication with both the heatsink plate of a given heatsink device and the associated pluggable electro-optic module via a spring-loaded interface that biases the heatsink plate against the heat spreader.