US 12,309,976 B2
Network interface device having heat dissipating members
Ayal Shabtay, Haifa (IL); Alon Rokach, Haifa (IL); Bar Noyman, Kibbutz Kfar Hachoresh (IL); Jamal Mousa, Haifa (IL); Nimer Hazin, Bi'ina (IL); and Rom Becker, Ramat Yishai (IL)
Assigned to Mellanox Technologies Ltd., Yokneam (IL)
Filed by Mellanox Technologies Ltd., Yokneam (IL)
Filed on Nov. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/517,007.
Prior Publication US 2023/0137375 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. H05K 7/20 (2006.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/20409 (2013.01) [H01R 13/665 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A network interface device comprising:
a frame having: a first frame end, a second frame end, a top frame surface, a bottom frame surface, a first lateral frame surface and a second lateral frame surface, wherein the top frame surface comprises a longitudinal indent extending longitudinally along a portion of the top frame surface and between the first lateral frame surface and the second lateral frame surface; and
heat dissipating members protruding from the longitudinal indent of the top frame surface;
wherein the heat dissipating members are longitudinal fins extending longitudinally between the first frame end and the second frame end; and
wherein the longitudinal fins are spaced by a fin pitch with respect to each other, and wherein the fin pitch is predefined such that each of the longitudinal fins contacts one of conductive members of a receptacle cage of a data communication system when the network interface device is inserted into the receptacle cage.