Patent ID: 7918678
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly for mating with a pluggable module, the connector assembly comprising: a receptacle assembly for receiving the pluggable module; an interface electrical connector defining a back of the receptacle assembly, the interface electrical connector being configured to mate with the pluggable module; a guide rail defining a side of the receptacle assembly, the guide rail being configured to guide the pluggable module within the receptacle assembly, the guide rail having a rail body extending along a rail axis between a front end and a back end, the rail body having a cavity and the rail body having a side wall opening open to the cavity, the guide rail includes a pin extending into the cavity; and a latch assembly received in the cavity, the latch assembly includes a latch movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, the latch being pivoted between the latched position and the unlatched position about the pin extending into the cavity from the rail body, the latch being configured to extend through the side wall opening to engage the pluggable module when the latch is in the latched position, the latch assembly further includes an actuator extending from the front end of the rail body, the actuator includes an elongated slot that receives the pin, the actuator being actuated in a linear actuation direction along the rail axis to force the latch from the latched position to the unlatched position, the pin guiding the actuator in the linear actuation direction.