US 12,322,904 B2
Receptacle assembly having a module orientation feature for pluggable module
Alan Weir Bucher, Manheim, PA (US); and Nitish Balakrishnan, Harrisburg, PA (US)
Assigned to TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed by TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Jun. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/831,888.
Prior Publication US 2023/0396023 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/64 (2006.01); H01R 13/659 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 13/64 (2013.01) [H01R 13/659 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A receptacle assembly comprising:
a receptacle cage including cage walls forming a cavity, the cage walls including a top wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall, the receptacle cage extending between a front and a rear, the cavity including a module channel configured to receive a pluggable module; and
a thermal transport assembly coupled to the receptacle cage, the thermal transport assembly including a thermal bridge being received in the cavity, the thermal bridge including a thermal interface at a bottom of the thermal bridge configured to interface with the pluggable module and remove heat from the pluggable module, the thermal bridge including an orientation tab extending from the bottom, the orientation tab including a mating interface for interfacing with the pluggable module, the orientation tab defining a keying feature for keyed mating with the pluggable module to orient the pluggable module in the module channel.