Patent ID: 7764504
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: G02B,H01R

Abstract:
1. A receptacle assembly comprising: a housing including an interior space that is sized and shaped to receive a pluggable electrical module and having an opening that provides access to the interior space such that the electrical module is movable through the opening into and out of the interior space, the housing comprising a plurality of walls having the interior space therebetween, the walls including a pair of opposing sidewalls having guiding tabs extending therefrom, one of the walls including a wall opening; an energy transfer element held by the housing and positioned to engage the electrical module, the transfer element absorbing thermal energy produced by the electrical module, the transfer element having opposite side portions that are each shaped to directly engage the guiding tabs of a corresponding sidewall, the guiding tabs being at most flush with an engagement surface of the transfer element so that the electrical module physically contacts the engagement surface of the transfer element; a heat sink remotely located from the transfer element; and a thermally conductive member extending through the wall opening and being physically connected to the heat sink and the transfer element to convey thermal energy therebetween; wherein the housing holds the heat sink and the transfer element apart from one another with the interior space therebetween such that the electrical module is located between the heat sink and the transfer element when inserted into the interior space.