Patent ID: 8670236
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A cage assembly for receiving a pluggable module, the cage assembly comprising: a cage having a front end, a mounting side, and an internal compartment, the front end being open to the internal compartment of the cage, the internal compartment being configured to receive the pluggable module therein through the front end; and a heat sink mounted to the mounting side of the cage, the heat sink having a module side that is configured to thermally communicate with the pluggable module, the module side of the heat sink comprising a platform; and an electromagnetic interference (EMI) gasket extending along at least a portion of an interface between the mounting side of the cage and the module side of the heat sink, wherein the EMI gasket is mechanically connected to the heat sink via at least one of an interference fit or a snap-fit with the platform of the module side of the heat sink.